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What’s the difference between a Core Member and a Next Member, and who qualifies as a Next Member?

A Core Member is the main person on the membership: the one whose name it’s under and who pays the full membership fee. A Next Member is an immediate family member who’s added to a Core Member’s membership at a discounted rate. Next Members share the same term and the same pool of benefits as the Core Member, but pay a lower fee.

Next Member applications only work if there’s a Core Member to anchor them. You can submit both at the same time, but the dependent application is always tied to the main one.

Important: Next Members are only available under Platinum, Diamond, and Reserve. Bronze and Gold are individual-only memberships. If you want family on the same membership, you need to enter at Platinum or higher.

The program defines “immediate family member” specifically. It includes your spouse, civil union partner (where the certificate was issued by an authority that legally recognizes it), biological children, legally adopted children, biological parents, and step-parents. Siblings, cousins, in-laws, and unmarried partners don’t qualify.

Each Next Member has to provide proof of the family relationship. For a spouse, that’s a marriage certificate or civil union certificate. For a biological child, a birth certificate. For an adopted child, a birth certificate plus the adoption certificate or court order. For a parent or step-parent, the Core Member’s birth certificate showing the relationship, plus a marriage certificate between the biological parent and step-parent where it applies.

Last verified 2 September 2026

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