A couple of years ago I made a similar post revealing my mileage tracking spreadsheet for United (or any airline for that matter). And while I love technology and my favorite app that still tracks my United balance (and so much more: PageOnce), I get a certain satisfaction out of my old school method. I…
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I’m Off on a Weeklong Mileage Run… In Style!
I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I’m off on a mileage run of sorts that began Saturday. I’ll be crisscrossing the country numerous times and traversing the Pacific Ocean on a pair of flights. And I say “mileage run of sorts” since it doesn’t fall into the ultra lowball cents-per-mile category, as well as my…
United MileagePlus, TSA Secure Flight Names Must Now Match
This morning I arrived off a red eye, went to the United Club and had a mini panic attack when logging into United.com and seeing this: I’m in the beginning of a mileage run (of sorts… more on that in a future post) that includes international travel and that was a message I didn’t want…
United’s Premier Accelerator Rates Have Dropped… But Still Pricey
I never really paid attention to United’s Award and Premier Accelerator program until just recently. If you’re not familiar with it, the program allows you to purchase redeemable MileagePlus miles with the option to add Premier Accelerator giving you an equivalent amount of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQMs). The offer appears on each of your ticketed…
United Airlines MileagePlus Explorer Credit Card: Good Deal?
I visited a friend last week who doesn’t fly a huge amount each year and he asked me what I thought about United’s Mileage Plus Explorer credit card. United is aggressively promoting the card (and yes… I’m featuring it here now, too), but he wondered if he should hold off applying for the current offer…
United Awarded Marketer of the Year, Plus Some Insightful Nuggets
Last week, the Direct Marketing Association named United Airlines and Macy’s joint marketers of the year. Initially, the United nod had me scratching my head. But after reading a bit more of the background and realizing how different and specialized the email are that I receive now post-merger, I pretty much agree. They still have…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 21, 2012
American Airlines has some pretty darn good first class fares out there today. In looking at flights from Los Angeles, nonstops to Miami are available for $388 one-way, Chicago $420 and Boston $454. Hat tip: Airfarewatchdog. United Airlines expanded the recent Southwest fare increase of $10 roundtrip to include domestic flights longer than 500 miles.…
United’s Generous Compensation, Yet Impersonal Reply About My Cancelled Flight
I posted last week about how I proactively rebooked myself and was able to keep my upgrade after my United Airlines Sydney to Los Angeles flight cancelled. The next day, I emailed ‘1K Voice’ asking for compensation for the 24-hour delay and subsequent expenses incurred for an extra day in Australia. I further explained that…
United Airlines MileagePlus Explorer and Club credit cards by Chase
[Edited 7/2/12: The offers below have expired] As other BoardingArea bloggers have posted already today, we all received an email from our affiliate company advising us that our links for the United Airlines MileagePlus Explorer and MileagePlus Club cards will be deactivated on Monday, July 2. But don’t panic if you’ve been meaning to apply…
United Airlines introduces Outperform Recognition Program and sweepstakes
United Airlines today launched a new employee recognition program that also enters MileagePlus members into a sweepstakes. You can nominate up to five employees from June 1 to September 30, 2012 by using United’s mobile app (Apple and Android devices only). Your name then gets placed in the pool from which United will randomly draw…