I received the following email from United MileagePlus this morning, offering up to 30% off purchased award miles. While there’s no language stating this offer is exclusive to the email recipient, it does provide a special link that is hard-coded with my MileagePlus information. And since there’s no ability to change the populated MileagePlus number…
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United’s Social Media Team Wows With a Fantastic Million-Mile Congrats
Earlier today, I landed in San Francisco on United Airlines flight 892 from Seoul and officially rolled over one million lifetime miles in the MileagePlus program. I’ll have a full trip report in the future with some additional background, but I have to quickly post about the fantastic response I received from United’s social media…
United Premier Gold Elite Status Wins Over Platinum, Unless…
Last month I wrote a post questioning if I should aim for United MileagePlus Premier Platinum elite status over simply holding Gold for 2014. And I’ve come to a decision. As I mentioned: Whether or not to strive for a higher (or any) elite status really comes down to two considerations: Your planned flying in…
Jumping the Upgrade Queue on United Airlines
As I mentioned earlier this week, I flew a mileage run on United this past Saturday from Reno to Washington Dulles and back. Having a couple of Regional Premier Upgrades (RPUs) that would otherwise have gone unused the remainder of the year, I decided to apply them when I booked the ticket last month. The…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 5, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: Act fast if you’re interested in a 60% bonus when purchasing United Airlines MileagePlus miles. The “People Power” promotion ends tonight at midnight central time. Meanwhile at United, the airline has recalled all of its furloughed pilots (nearly 600 in total) based on “future…
Update: United MileagePlus Buy Miles Bonus Now at 60 Percent
I posted about United’s “People Power†MileagePlus promotion on Tuesday, where members can earn up to a 60 percent bonus on purchased miles depending on how many participate in the program. More than 1,500 members have bought miles through the dedicated link, so the maximum bonus of 60 percent will apply to everyone. The offer…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 3, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: I certainly didn’t see this route coming. British Airways today announced new nonstop Austin-London service using Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Five-times weekly flights begin March 2014, with daily service commencing in May. In negative British Airways news, a passenger bought a promoted tweet after the…
United Offers 3-Day 30-60 Percent Bonus on Purchased Miles
United Airlines today launched a new MileagePlus “People Power†purchased miles promotion (phew… that’s a lot of “Psâ€), where you can earn a 30-60 percent bonus when buying miles. The actual bonus amount depends on how many members participate via the dedicated link. Here’s how it works: Each participating member will receive a minimum 30…
Using Premier Accelerator as a Fast Track to United Elite Status
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ll be about 11,000 Premier Qualifying Miles (PQMs) short of Platinum status for 2014 after flying what I have booked for the rest of the year. And I’m currently debating whether to go for Platinum, or settle with lifetime Gold. At this point, my travel plans on United Airlines and Star…
Pondering United Premier Platinum Over Gold for 2014
“To Plat or not to Plat, that is the question.†I started pondering this last night after updating my mileage spreadsheet to see that after flying what I have booked for the rest of the year, I’ll be about 11,000 miles short of Premier Platinum next year. I had long resigned myself not to go…