escapefromphl

Saw this on Rapid Travel Chai blog, more evidence they might have noticed some elites leaving?

An exclusive offer for select former Premier members

For a limited time, enjoy an exclusive opportunity to return to the highest MileagePlus Premier status level that you had in 2013 or 2014.

All you have to do to restore your former status level for a 90-day trial period is register below. And if you earn the required number of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQM) or Premier Qualifying Segments (PQS) during the trial period, your restored status will extend through January 31, 2017, and you'll also receive 10,000 bonus award miles.

Register today and complete your qualification to enjoy the benefits of your past Premier status. See a full list of current MileagePlus Premier benefits

This offer is valid exclusively for MileagePlus members who had Premier Silver or higher status in 2013 or 2014 and received this offer via email.

Qualification requirements for this offer

Former status level Qualification requirements
Premier Silver 7,000 PQM or 8 PQS
Premier Gold 12,500 PQM or 15 PQS
Premier Platinum 18,000 PQM or 22 PQS
Premier 1K® 25,000 PQM or 30 PQS
Terms and conditions:

Only the original recipients of the email invitation to the offer can participate in the promotion.

demkr

Another insult to those of us who earned our status through PQD requirements which were also increased this year. This airline continues to disappoint.

ryman554

Dunno, isn't this (modulo the 10k rdm) very similar to status match conditions?

physioprof

I get that it's somewhat annoying that UA is targeting supposedly less-valuable flyers for some of these promotions, but I don't get that it is an "insult" to those of us who regularly meet the normal requirements. They are trying to lure people back in to being regular UA flyers.

rankourabu

I hope I get this offer after Jan.31, 2017 when my UA status drops to dirt.
25k PQM is one trip to Asia in K.

FlytheTail

Offers like these tempt me to book on other airlines with whom I have status from January to June next year. My guess is UA has been seeing an exodus of elites.

Jalen500

I get trying to get flyers back.. But than for those that have stayed loyal.. Don't ignore them on all promos...

dank0014

Complete insult to those who earn it fairly....guess maybe I should just not go for their established criteria as no worries, UA will just give me free status the year after

spin88

(translated from United Speak into English)

A mass e-mailed offer for those smart enough to have bailed on UA already

"For a limited time, enjoy a mass-emailed opportunity to return to the highest MileageMinus Premier status level that you had in 2013 or 2014.

All you have to do to restore your former, and now devalued, status level, and enjoy our new lower service levels and chart bottoming service quality for a 90-day trial period is register below. And if you earn the required number of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQM) or Premier Qualifying Segments (PQS) during the trial period, your restored status will extend through January 31, 2017, and you'll also receive 10,000 bonus miles which will we hope obscure the massive devaluations we have made to our reward costs and availability

Register today and complete your qualification to enjoy the reduced benefits of your past Premier status and no longer see TOD upgrade offers. See a full list of currently reduced (see them now before we reduce them further) MileageMinus Premier benefits

This offer is valid exclusively for MileageMinus members who had Premier Silver or higher status in 2013 or 2014 and received this offer via mass mailed email.

Qualification requirements for this offer

Former status level Qualification requirements
Premier Silver 7,000 PQM or 8 PQS and at least one cancellation or MX delay of over 4 hours
Premier Gold 12,500 PQM or 15 PQS and at least two cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours.
Premier Platinum 18,000 PQM or 22 PQS and at least two cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours, along with once messed up reservation.
Premier 1K® 25,000 PQM or 30 PQS and at least three cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours, including one that requires a forced overnight stay.

Terms and conditions:

Only the original recipients of the email invitation to the offer can participate in the demotion."

bmr12

Interesting. Maybe that whole "increasing the bar" with PQDs isn't working out too well for them. Between the inferior product and once-again deteriorating reliability there may be a significant shift in some buying patterns.

Kacee

And they apparently still haven't figured out that it's much easier to keep an existing customer than to bring back one you've already lost.

LASUA1K

How do I try these promos? Any link?

JBord

Not sure there's any correlation to PQDs. Why would someone come back if they know they won't qualify in 2017 based on PQDs? For a year of status and then back to AA and maybe start over? I think you hit the nail on the head with your second sentence though.

Yep. Paired with their strategy to not attract new customers, you have to wonder what will happen next time the economy falters.

lax2010

25,000 PQM is a cheap way to get 6 GPU's assuming that is part of the 1K deal!

luckypierre

Bingo...that idea seems so apparent to me, both from personal experience in developing customer relationships and industrial commentary.

Presumably as the airline sector becomes more oligopolistic, it is easier to delude oneself into believing the customer has no choice but accept an inferior good. At least at the moment, choice still exists.