(Targeted) UA "Explore The World" Run: DEN-AMA $80 a/i RT (.96 cents/AWARD mile)
May 4, 2012, 2:27 am
#31
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
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1/2/4 here, I probably banked 4,000 miles on UA last year, by accident :P Not that I don't like you guys, but I kept status with AC :P I have a couple of trips planned within this time period already but I'll be adding on a couple of cheap trips to make the 4.
May 4, 2012, 12:06 pm
#33
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Location: Between DCA and IAD
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May 4, 2012, 3:14 pm
#35
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 734
The deal would be a lot better if it were PQM and not RDM. A lot of short SFO-LAS trips are coming up. They're usually not worth paying for, but with 25k RDM's, it's debatable. If it were 25k PQM's, it would be a no-brainer.
May 8, 2012, 1:49 pm
#36
Formerly known as vgandhi
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: Delta 1 MM and Platinum, United Premier Platinum, Starwood Gold, Club Carlson Gold, Choice Gold
Posts: 623
Try to register at www.unitedmapyourdreams.com. See the promo discussion thread here.
This is a targeted promo offering bonus RDMs based on the number of roundtrips booked and flown from 4/15/12 to 7/15/12. I'm not eligible (probably because I "won" Months of Miles
).
Individual offers may vary, but the "main" one seems to be:
1 RT: 5K RDM
2 RT: 10K RDM
4 RT: 25K RDM
Four DEN-AMA runs cost $320. You'll get 4K EQM (after 500-mile minimums), 8 segments, and 33K RDM for 1Ks (500-mile minimum per segment plus 100% elite bonus = 8K RDM plus 25K promo bonus = 33K RDM).
Same-day $80 turns available on 6/1.
One-night $80 turns available on 5/27, 5/31. (Use same-day change to switch to same-day turn.)
Many $100 same-day turns are available through July, which would increase the cost to $400 for 33K RDM (still a fantastic deal).
This is a targeted promo offering bonus RDMs based on the number of roundtrips booked and flown from 4/15/12 to 7/15/12. I'm not eligible (probably because I "won" Months of Miles
).Individual offers may vary, but the "main" one seems to be:
1 RT: 5K RDM
2 RT: 10K RDM
4 RT: 25K RDM
Four DEN-AMA runs cost $320. You'll get 4K EQM (after 500-mile minimums), 8 segments, and 33K RDM for 1Ks (500-mile minimum per segment plus 100% elite bonus = 8K RDM plus 25K promo bonus = 33K RDM).
Same-day $80 turns available on 6/1.
One-night $80 turns available on 5/27, 5/31. (Use same-day change to switch to same-day turn.)
Many $100 same-day turns are available through July, which would increase the cost to $400 for 33K RDM (still a fantastic deal).
I got the following message when I enters my united number
According to our records, you are not eligible to participate in this promotion.
If you feel you've received this message in error, please contact a MileagePlus® customer service representative.
May 9, 2012, 12:29 pm
#37
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: WAS
Posts: 113
This feel like it should be a great deal for me, since I got the 1/2/4 offer, and as a not-very-frequent-flyer who's nowhere close to getting status I care more about the RDM than PQM. But I can't really make the math work out right to convince myself to fly some flights just for the miles.
Out of WAS, the cheapest flight I can find is IAD-JFK for $120. That's 456 miles flown, 5000 bonus miles, and, for me, 240 bonus miles if I use my Chase UA card for the purchase. That comes out to 2.1 CPM. But since my main goal with my RDMs is international economy awards, that doesn't seem like a no-brainer CPM rate, since so far I'm getting roughly the same CPM in value for my award bookings.
Should I be trying to think of it as it being close to breaking even, in terms of CPM spent vs expected value for my awards, that it's like getting an almost-free flight to New York (or whatever other destination works out reasonably well)? Or is it just not a good enough deal for my miles usage? Or am I just not in the proper FT MR mindset yet, and need to read more trip reports about luxurious trips in F?
Out of WAS, the cheapest flight I can find is IAD-JFK for $120. That's 456 miles flown, 5000 bonus miles, and, for me, 240 bonus miles if I use my Chase UA card for the purchase. That comes out to 2.1 CPM. But since my main goal with my RDMs is international economy awards, that doesn't seem like a no-brainer CPM rate, since so far I'm getting roughly the same CPM in value for my award bookings.
Should I be trying to think of it as it being close to breaking even, in terms of CPM spent vs expected value for my awards, that it's like getting an almost-free flight to New York (or whatever other destination works out reasonably well)? Or is it just not a good enough deal for my miles usage? Or am I just not in the proper FT MR mindset yet, and need to read more trip reports about luxurious trips in F?
Last edited by gumbotime; May 9, 2012 at 1:08 pm Reason: Fixed math
May 9, 2012, 12:46 pm
#38
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Providence, RI
Programs: AAEXP, BASlv, UAGold, Hyatt Diam, IHG Plt, SPG Plt, HH Diam, MR Plat, CC Gold, Nat ExecElite
Posts: 440
I think I got the worst offer of anyone... perhaps since I already have 35,000 EQMs this year?
Kevin, earn 5,000 bonus award miles for 8 roundtrips, 10,000 bonus award miles for 9 roundtrips and a maximum of 25,000 bonus award miles for 10 roundtrips.
Kevin, earn 5,000 bonus award miles for 8 roundtrips, 10,000 bonus award miles for 9 roundtrips and a maximum of 25,000 bonus award miles for 10 roundtrips.
May 9, 2012, 12:52 pm
#39
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVPG75K; UA 1K
Posts: 186
That's odd...not sure how they're targeting these offers, but I've flown 81,000 PQM since January and got the 1/2/4...
May 9, 2012, 3:46 pm
#40
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Away offshore
Programs: UA Silver, HH Diamond, peasant elsewhere
Posts: 247
Try to register at www.unitedmapyourdreams.com. See the promo discussion thread here.
This is a targeted promo offering bonus RDMs based on the number of roundtrips booked and flown from 4/15/12 to 7/15/12. I'm not eligible (probably because I "won" Months of Miles).
Individual offers may vary, but the "main" one seems to be:
1 RT: 5K RDM
2 RT: 10K RDM
4 RT: 25K RDM
Four DEN-AMA runs cost $320. You'll get 4K EQM (after 500-mile minimums), 8 segments, and 33K RDM for 1Ks (500-mile minimum per segment plus 100% elite bonus = 8K RDM plus 25K promo bonus = 33K RDM).
Same-day $80 turns available on 6/1.
One-night $80 turns available on 5/27, 5/31. (Use same-day change to switch to same-day turn.)
Many $100 same-day turns are available through July, which would increase the cost to $400 for 33K RDM (still a fantastic deal).
This is a targeted promo offering bonus RDMs based on the number of roundtrips booked and flown from 4/15/12 to 7/15/12. I'm not eligible (probably because I "won" Months of Miles
).Individual offers may vary, but the "main" one seems to be:
1 RT: 5K RDM
2 RT: 10K RDM
4 RT: 25K RDM
Four DEN-AMA runs cost $320. You'll get 4K EQM (after 500-mile minimums), 8 segments, and 33K RDM for 1Ks (500-mile minimum per segment plus 100% elite bonus = 8K RDM plus 25K promo bonus = 33K RDM).
Same-day $80 turns available on 6/1.
One-night $80 turns available on 5/27, 5/31. (Use same-day change to switch to same-day turn.)
Many $100 same-day turns are available through July, which would increase the cost to $400 for 33K RDM (still a fantastic deal).
I got the following message when I enters my united number
According to our records, you are not eligible to participate in this promotion.
If you feel you've received this message in error, please contact a MileagePlus® customer service representative.
May 9, 2012, 5:08 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: Flying Blue Gold and Virgin America for a few months
Posts: 507
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May 9, 2012, 6:12 pm
#42
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 331
Does anybody know if there is a way to track
1. If you are enrolled in the promo at all? I received the offer via email (7/8/9, as a Plat with 40 segments thus far in 2012), enrolled, but see no mention of it on my UA.com page.
2. How far along you are in the promo - i.e., how many RTs you have completed that meet the req's thus far?
Looks fairly opaque to me...would appreciate any insights, if there are any
Thanks!
1. If you are enrolled in the promo at all? I received the offer via email (7/8/9, as a Plat with 40 segments thus far in 2012), enrolled, but see no mention of it on my UA.com page.
2. How far along you are in the promo - i.e., how many RTs you have completed that meet the req's thus far?
Looks fairly opaque to me...would appreciate any insights, if there are any
Thanks!
May 10, 2012, 10:59 am
#43
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Huh, I tried it again and this time it worked. I may have put my old MP# in the first time instead of my new one though 
CMK10, earn 5,000 bonus award miles for 1 roundtrip, 10,000 bonus award miles for 2 roundtrips and a maximum of 25,000 bonus award miles for 4 roundtrips.
May 13, 2012, 1:46 pm
#45
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: LAX
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Posts: 6,851
any other low cost flights from LAX. I see LAS at $130 and SFO at $170 not much out there for 1 day turns in the next month, do you know of any. Thanks and Safe Travels