El Al’s Matmid Program Renewal for Members Living Outside of Israel

I received an email from El Al, for it’s frequent flyer program, Matmid, stating that “EL AL is renewing the Matmid Frequent Flyer Club program and invites you to check out the many benefits and changes in the new plan for members living outside of Israel, which shall come into effect as of February 10, 2015. ”  Honestly, I’m not 100% sure what El Al means by renewing, but I’m guessing that El Al is announcing new changes to the Matmid program, effective this February.  You can bet there are more devaluations than benefits in store for El Al’s frequent flyers.

The email links to a page at the El Al website entitled Matmid Program Renewal (there’s that term again), which lists 13 topics, each with their own link to new pages, as follows:

NEW! – EXECUTIVE Members Circle

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Bonus tickets for EL AL flightsSpecial fares for EXECUTIVE Members

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Reach the premium tiers faster and enjoy benefits especially reserved for members

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Updates in point accrual on EL AL flights to all destinations and for all classesAdditional points for EXECUTIVE Members

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Fuel Surcharge When Utilizing Bonus Tickets

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Money + points for EXECUTIVE Members

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Tier based pointsTOP Platinum members will enjoy 70% additional points per flight

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Update on prices in points for Economy Class Plus

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Update on price in points for Preferred Seat

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Baggage award benefits(as of December 10, 2014)

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Preference on last minute upgrade lists(as of December 10, 2014)

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Updates on hospitality at the King David Lounge at Ben-Gurion Airport and overseas lounges

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Bonus tickets for UP flights at special fares

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Validation of partner points in the Matmid program

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Updates in point accrual and utilization for Duty Free products on EL AL flights

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Termination of the AA agreement

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Code Share Agreement with JetBlue B6 Airline

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