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]
Apr 7, 2014, 4:47 pm
#1246
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Apr 8, 2014, 9:37 am
#1247
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boulder, CO and Waimea, HI
Programs: UAL 1K MM
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Not sure why but I don't think I've ever received an offer to buy up at check in (get them at booking and generally ignore). Might this be because I use my mobile or is it that 1Ks just don't get TOD offers at check in?
Last edited by hans; Apr 8, 2014 at 9:47 am
Apr 8, 2014, 9:43 am
#1248
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NYC
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Received a $109 offer LGA-IAH from Y to F for a res I booked for 11/2014 LGA-IAH-SFO-LAX. K fare.
Probably the lowest buy up I've received after booking, ever. It was a cheaper buy up than the $129 SFO-LAX one!
Probably the lowest buy up I've received after booking, ever. It was a cheaper buy up than the $129 SFO-LAX one!
Apr 10, 2014, 11:02 am
#1249
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Ohio
Posts: 245
Date: Flight on April 11th
Route: PH-ORD-IAH-LAX
Status: Gold
Original Fare Class: H
Upgrade Price: $99 - $127 - $300
Accepted: No
Route: PH-ORD-IAH-LAX
Status: Gold
Original Fare Class: H
Upgrade Price: $99 - $127 - $300
Accepted: No
Apr 10, 2014, 11:18 am
#1251
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: Million Miler, 1K - Basically spend a lot of time on planes
Posts: 2,202
I'm a 1K and had 2 recent experiences with buy-ups on international flights:
February 14, 2014
LAX to LHR / UA934
W fare, GPU applied but did not clear at T-24
Offered upgrade to BF for $829 and took it. My rationale was that it was a Friday afternoon flight and someone was probably going to take it. After I purchased the upgrade, offered another buy-up to GF for $829. Declined.
March 15, 2014
LAX to PVG
V fare, GPU applied and again didn't clear
Offered upgrade at OLCI for $989 with 2 seats left.
Sat on it for a bit and then went on UA.com, where I saw R/RN=1. Called to have my GPU manually applied.
February 14, 2014
LAX to LHR / UA934
W fare, GPU applied but did not clear at T-24
Offered upgrade to BF for $829 and took it. My rationale was that it was a Friday afternoon flight and someone was probably going to take it. After I purchased the upgrade, offered another buy-up to GF for $829. Declined.
March 15, 2014
LAX to PVG
V fare, GPU applied and again didn't clear
Offered upgrade at OLCI for $989 with 2 seats left.
Sat on it for a bit and then went on UA.com, where I saw R/RN=1. Called to have my GPU manually applied.
Apr 10, 2014, 1:30 pm
#1252
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NYC
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Apr 15, 2014, 5:25 pm
#1253
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 838
Today I booked:
UA6456/UA1435 (SAT-IAH-LGA), for late May travel. The united.com fare was $170.00, though mine was discounted from that amount to $62.00 with a pmUA style "appreciation" e-cert that I applied at the beginning of the booking process.
Offered at purchase:
SAT-IAH: ~$125 (K to "First Class") -- did not accept
IAH-LGA: $109 (K to P) -- accepted
Not sure how that buy up was calculated, but that's one great deal.
I am a 1K.
UA6456/UA1435 (SAT-IAH-LGA), for late May travel. The united.com fare was $170.00, though mine was discounted from that amount to $62.00 with a pmUA style "appreciation" e-cert that I applied at the beginning of the booking process.
Offered at purchase:
SAT-IAH: ~$125 (K to "First Class") -- did not accept
IAH-LGA: $109 (K to P) -- accepted
Not sure how that buy up was calculated, but that's one great deal.
I am a 1K.
Apr 15, 2014, 8:08 pm
#1254
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Today I booked:
UA6456/UA1435 (SAT-IAH-LGA), for late May travel. The united.com fare was $170.00, though mine was discounted from that amount to $62.00 with a pmUA style "appreciation" e-cert that I applied at the beginning of the booking process.
Offered at purchase:
SAT-IAH: ~$125 (K to "First Class") -- did not accept
IAH-LGA: $109 (K to P) -- accepted
Not sure how that buy up was calculated, but that's one great deal.
I am a 1K.
UA6456/UA1435 (SAT-IAH-LGA), for late May travel. The united.com fare was $170.00, though mine was discounted from that amount to $62.00 with a pmUA style "appreciation" e-cert that I applied at the beginning of the booking process.
Offered at purchase:
SAT-IAH: ~$125 (K to "First Class") -- did not accept
IAH-LGA: $109 (K to P) -- accepted
Not sure how that buy up was calculated, but that's one great deal.
I am a 1K.
these offers would suggest it should have been around $400 one way.
Apr 16, 2014, 8:26 am
#1255
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NYC
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Posts: 2,389
Today I booked:
UA6456/UA1435 (SAT-IAH-LGA), for late May travel. The united.com fare was $170.00, though mine was discounted from that amount to $62.00 with a pmUA style "appreciation" e-cert that I applied at the beginning of the booking process.
Offered at purchase:
SAT-IAH: ~$125 (K to "First Class") -- did not accept
IAH-LGA: $109 (K to P) -- accepted
Not sure how that buy up was calculated, but that's one great deal.
I am a 1K.
UA6456/UA1435 (SAT-IAH-LGA), for late May travel. The united.com fare was $170.00, though mine was discounted from that amount to $62.00 with a pmUA style "appreciation" e-cert that I applied at the beginning of the booking process.
Offered at purchase:
SAT-IAH: ~$125 (K to "First Class") -- did not accept
IAH-LGA: $109 (K to P) -- accepted
Not sure how that buy up was calculated, but that's one great deal.
I am a 1K.
Apr 22, 2014, 10:51 pm
#1256
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Not TOD, but LAX-DFW on Sunday, $209.
Not in your dreams @:-)
#2 pm u/g list with 4 booked on CR7 two hours before flight; 90 minutes before flight, #1 on u/g list with 6 booked.
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Used my expired drink chits, didn't miss the snack box, and 3D was fine by me.
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Soon to be former 1K .....
Oh, YTD, 50K plus miles, 4.8K EQ$.
Last edited by l etoile; May 12, 2014 at 9:37 am
Apr 23, 2014, 2:43 am
#1257
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Posts: 2,189
Colleague just got $69 LAX to SFO (on to FAT on the prop). He purchased an E fare. He declined and chose an exit window. This colleage is silver thanks to the Marriott partnership (and a DL Plat).
Apr 28, 2014, 3:42 pm
#1258
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I am a statusless commoner, so interesting I got the same offer as you.
May 11, 2014, 9:22 pm
#1259
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: CLE
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Posts: 1,105
Just booked CLE-MCO/RSW-CLE in June. Immediately after booking, the pop-up offered an upgrade to F for $799 on the CLE-MCO segment! :lol: F is completely empty (737-9). I had already considered booking in P for $148 more but decided against it since Jeff doesn't even offer his paltry F meal on this flight anymore.
ETA: now that the res is confirmed and ticketed 7 minutes later, my Buy Up To First offer for the CLE-MCO segment is $541. This is some seriously bizzaro math with the UA upgrade computer...
ETA: now that the res is confirmed and ticketed 7 minutes later, my Buy Up To First offer for the CLE-MCO segment is $541. This is some seriously bizzaro math with the UA upgrade computer...
Last edited by paule123; May 11, 2014 at 9:27 pm
May 11, 2014, 10:29 pm
#1260
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Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 17,976
ORD-LHR May 8 and LHR-ORD May 12
Both H fares using a GPU from economy to business cleared; offering an upgrade to F on-line for 829 USD for each segment.
Declined.
Both H fares using a GPU from economy to business cleared; offering an upgrade to F on-line for 829 USD for each segment.
Declined.