JR East has released all the benefits for each stage (rank) of the “JRE POINT Stages,” a membership ranking system to be launched on October 1 for JRE POINT. There are four stages: Stage 1-3 and “Premium,” which are applied based on six months of usage and registration results. With a few exceptions, higher stage members are also entitled to the benefits of lower stages.
When you register for JRE POINT, you are in “Stage 1” and will receive email newsletters about campaigns, etc. From “Stage 2,” in which you are promoted by earning 300 points or more, you will receive coupons for NewDays app, Beck’s Coffee Shop, and JRE MALL, as well as a 10,000 yen discount on a season passport for the Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort (1039-2 Yuzawa, Yuzawa-cho, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata). (1039-2 Yuzawa, Yuzawa-cho, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata Prefecture), as well as a 10,000 yen discount on a season passport to the ski resort.
From Stage 3, which requires the registration of Suica and View Card in addition to the acquisition of 3,000 points or more and the use of 1,000 points or more, a coupon will be added that offers an 8% discount (up to 20,000 yen) on the JR East View Dynamic Rail Pack as many times as needed. In addition, a limited-time campaign offering double Ekinaka Station Building points will also be offered.
At the highest “Premium” stage, which is reached by earning 10,000 points or more and using 3,000 points or more, the points required to redeem for the random travel product “Somewhere to Boon! which can be applied for through Ekinet, the points for exchange are discounted from the usual 6,000 points to 4,000 points, and a coupon that can be used at JR East Hotels’ directly managed restaurants is given as a present. During the Ekibiru-Ekinaka point campaign, the points are tripled.
In addition, members in the premium stage for two or more terms will have a priority application plan for the cruise train “TRAIN SUITE Shikijima”, and “Somewhere in Boon! can be used by two people for one person’s points only once. They will also receive a pair of lunch coupons for a restaurant at the hotel “Mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection” (1-10-30 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo).
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