cheltzel

Moderator note: Now good through 31 January.

Double RDM for all travel on UA895/UA896 September 1 - October 31

http://www.unitedairlines.com.hk/loc...nus_miles.html

jss

Thank CX for this--their new HKG-ORD service starts today

cheltzel

I'll take it. I am already booked a flight next week on UA895/896. I registered anyway. It says only on itineraries purchased after Sept 1, but you never know.

kb1992

Will one-way ORD-HKG within period also count?

ORDnHKG

Roundtrip travel is required in F, A, J, C, D, Z Y, B, M, U, H, Q, V, W, S booking classes

I don't find this so called "promotion" that really gives you anything.

First of all, the lowest fare bucket T, L, K are all excluded. It is currently running $1023 ai roundtrip for UA, matches CX's lowest cheapest Y fare. However, on UA, the $1023 fare is a K class, so it would be excluded in the promotion.

Second of all, you can't price as S, so basically you have to price in W, and that comes out as $1472 ai. Would paying extra $450 worth the extra 15574 RDM ? Keep in mind on a highly popular ORD-HKG, even if you use a SWU, you may still have a chance to stuck in Y for 16 hours.

I can only see this promotion is good for those already have plans to go in September or October, and I certainly wouldn't pay the extra $450 for those RDM. I would rather pay the lowest and route thru EWR, and still get the extra 5000 EQM and RDM instead.

meFIRST

Competition helps

cheltzel

Agreed on it not being a cost-effective basis for purchase.

But if you are already going to book the flights in one of the listed fare classes, whay not register to get the additional miles?

ljwobker

There are a lot of people who are sitting at 86k RDMs for a year, who would VERY gladly hand over $450 to get the extra 15k RDMs. I'm deep beyond 1k BIS this year, but there have been years in the past where picking up an extra 15k RDMs would be worth a lot of money to me....

BankerManUSA

I don't understand this response ljwobker. $450 for 15k RDM? Any kettle could go online to .bomb and buy 15k for $564. Seriously! Furthermore, as a 1P or up, if you flew ORD/HKG, you're already earning 15,574 RDM. The way I read the promotion's T&Cs, you're earning double the base miles, so a 1P or up, you're only going to earn an extra 7,787 plus any CoS bonus you might get.

I would never go out of my way to fly a route with bad upgrade odds and so many hours on an uncomfortable Y product for 15,000 RDMs. Maybe for 15,000 EQMs...

So, is there something special waiting for you when you hit 101,000 RDMs? I've got 1.5M RDMs and I can tell you nothing special happened for me...

wilp888

I think you are confusing RDM with EQM.

ORDnHKG

What do you get 100K RDM for ? 100K RDM doesn't grant you 1K status. One need 100K EQM to get 1K but 100K RDM wouldn't do you anything.

mobilebucky

Have to go to Singapore end of September, still debating whether I should route through HKG or NRT. I always like transiting at NRT in part because lousy departure time from SIN-HKG, this may tip me over. I was hoping they do DEQM promotion, one can only hope.

lax2010

I think so too!

ORDnHKG

I don't know if that qualify even if you buy on 895 and 896 since you are going to SIN but not HKG.

6. Award miles are valid for travel solely between Hong Kong and Chicago on United nonstop flight numbers 896 and 895.

payam81

Yea, UA 895 is a bit lousy with extra transit for ORD pax, however it gets to SIN at 23:30 vs. UA 803's 23:55 so the end result is pretty much the same if slightly better when connecting through HKG.

Besides, it's possible to get in to the city at HKG for the long(ish) layover, a luxury you can't afford when going through NRT due to the sheer distance to TKY.

I'd say go for the HKG connect.