Jul 20, 2013, 6:22 pm
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This is an archived thread, the active thread is UA Upsell Offers to Business/First/PP at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD)
UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
May 22, 2015, 11:25 am
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$21 from T is pretty much guaranteed to be charged differently on your CC.
Not strictly speaking a TOD, but when I booked an ORD-SFO r/t about 3 weeks out, I was offered Y->J $199 and Y->F $199 at booking. If I had taken both I would have given them about $900 total for the r/t, which is about what I've been paying for coach r/t lately (usually only book 5 or so days out). Sucks to know I could be flying J/F for the same cost if only my schedule were more firm.
Not strictly speaking a TOD, but when I booked an ORD-SFO r/t about 3 weeks out, I was offered Y->J $199 and Y->F $199 at booking. If I had taken both I would have given them about $900 total for the r/t, which is about what I've been paying for coach r/t lately (usually only book 5 or so days out). Sucks to know I could be flying J/F for the same cost if only my schedule were more firm.
May 22, 2015, 11:33 am
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May 22, 2015, 11:47 am
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I just booked a roundtrip JFK-LAX in BF on the outbound and economy on the return (I applied an RPU on the return after booking). Right before completion of payment I was offered a TOD upgrade to BF on the return for $600 and change. What's crazy is that I could have booked BF directly for the return for less than the TOD offer. The roundtrip fare for the ticket in BF would have been $1,196, or $598 each way. The TOD would have had me paying about $200 for coach plus $600+ for the upgrade. Nuts.
May 22, 2015, 11:54 am
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Right before completion of payment I was offered a TOD upgrade to BF on the return for $600 and change. What's crazy is that I could have booked BF directly for the return for less than the TOD offer. The roundtrip fare for the ticket in BF would have been $1,196, or $598 each way. The TOD would have had me paying about $200 for coach plus $600+ for the upgrade. Nuts.
May 22, 2015, 12:03 pm
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May 22, 2015, 12:09 pm
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May 22, 2015, 1:42 pm
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Jun 3, 2015, 7:13 am
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I'm UA Platinum booked in coach for a flight Thursday morning CLE-LAX. I got CPU'd just before T-24. (I'm 1/2 on CPUs so far, by the way.) Also traveling (on a separate itinerary) are TSMRSRNE and our nephew. I checked them in and they were both offered upgrades for $249 each. Declined. (I'm going to give my upgrade to our nephew.)
RNE, world's greatest uncle.
RNE, world's greatest uncle.
Jun 4, 2015, 7:59 am
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DEN-SFO
E fare
$129 offer
Accepted (original seat assignment was E-, middle) and was booked in PN.
E fare
$129 offer
Accepted (original seat assignment was E-, middle) and was booked in PN.
Jun 4, 2015, 10:12 am
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Another one ....
Booked DFW/ORD in G for 119 (good deal) and did not use my 1K number.
Got an upgrade offer on the itin page for $165. Added 1K number, went to $424.
One way P fare is 370.00
Got an upgrade offer on the itin page for $165. Added 1K number, went to $424.
One way P fare is 370.00
Jun 4, 2015, 11:03 am
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Jun 5, 2015, 12:48 pm
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I was on an E fare and offered a buy-up to F for $130. Every other time I've taken the buy-up offer, I've booked into Z/P/A and received the 1.5 segments and the fare bonus. I took the offer and was booked into PN. I contacted UA and asked why and they told me I bought up to an M fare and received the "instant upgrade" and I wasn't entitled to any type of bonus as the UG was "complimentary". Slightly annoyed as half the reason for buying up was for the extra .5 PQS
Jun 5, 2015, 1:07 pm
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You'll also get screwed during IRROPS. They really should not call instant upgrades "buy-ups".
Jun 8, 2015, 8:19 am
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CLE-MCO T fare (~ $300 R/T), UA Silver
Was being offered $560 before T-24, now being offered $129 at OLCI. Declined.
ua.com is selling F one way for $608 right now (A)
Was being offered $560 before T-24, now being offered $129 at OLCI. Declined.
ua.com is selling F one way for $608 right now (A)