Jan 20, 2017, 12:57 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
In recent years, in January (typically second week or so), UA has offered status-buy programs to those that failed short of the normal requirements in the previous year. Generally UA has limited to no more than an additional 15K PQMs or 15 PQSs ( and similiar limits for PQDs).
2017 offer link or alternative link or united.com/premierstatus2017
recent programs
January 2013
January 2014
January 2015
January 2016
Is it worth it to stretch for 1K (over Plat)? [2016 Consolidated]
Is it worth it to stretch for Plat (over Gold)? [2016 Consolidated]
Is it worth it to stretch for Gold (over Silver)? [2016 Consolidated]
Is it worth it making Premier Silver? [2016 Consolidated]
2017 offer link or alternative link or united.com/premierstatus2017
recent programs
January 2013
January 2014
January 2015
January 2016
Is it worth it to stretch for 1K (over Plat)? [2016 Consolidated]
Is it worth it to stretch for Plat (over Gold)? [2016 Consolidated]
Is it worth it to stretch for Gold (over Silver)? [2016 Consolidated]
Is it worth it making Premier Silver? [2016 Consolidated]
2017 UA MP elite status buy-up offers (for higher status than earned in 2016)
Jan 20, 2017, 12:20 pm
#1
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2017 UA MP elite status buy-up offers (for higher status than earned in 2016)
Didn't make 1K for 2017 and wound up as Platinum.
Got my offer this morning. ~$4500.
Got my offer this morning. ~$4500.
Last edited by milepig; Jan 20, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Jan 20, 2017, 12:27 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Jan 20, 2017, 12:42 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2005
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I never got one.
Jan 20, 2017, 12:42 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAX
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Heh.... just received an offer for Gold --> Plat ~$2,000.
No thanks.
No thanks.
Jan 20, 2017, 12:50 pm
#5
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Jan 20, 2017, 1:20 pm
#6
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My GM spouse had 23k pqm and $2300 PQD
offered $1100 to buy up to silver
LOLOLOL
offered $1100 to buy up to silver
LOLOLOL
Jan 20, 2017, 1:28 pm
#8
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Might I suggest we don't have a string of "not me"s. They will likely be the predominance of the situations.
In the past, 15K PQMs (or for the segment folks 15 PQSs) were the max shortfall, what would be interesting is offers with greater shortfalls.
Also, the offers previous tended to exceed the PQD shortfall , it would be interesting to hear offers less than the PQD shortfall.
Place in the wiki link to previous years threads on the offers
and links to "Is it worth it to stretch for ...." for those wondering the value of the offers.
In the past, 15K PQMs (or for the segment folks 15 PQSs) were the max shortfall, what would be interesting is offers with greater shortfalls.
Also, the offers previous tended to exceed the PQD shortfall , it would be interesting to hear offers less than the PQD shortfall.
Place in the wiki link to previous years threads on the offers
and links to "Is it worth it to stretch for ...." for those wondering the value of the offers.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jan 20, 2017 at 1:35 pm Reason: wiki comments
Jan 20, 2017, 1:41 pm
#9
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
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Jan 20, 2017, 2:49 pm
#10
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 109
Got offer Gold -> Plat ~2,000
was 11,000 miles short
(only had $4,500 pqd -- have the cc so this requirement is waived)
was 11,000 miles short
(only had $4,500 pqd -- have the cc so this requirement is waived)
Jan 20, 2017, 2:54 pm
#11
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20000 PQM/2500 PQD, offering Silver for $1399. LOL.
Jan 20, 2017, 3:37 pm
#12
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Yeah. But I couldn't make it work out. The accelerator itself would haven't closed the spend gap and I had no decent upsell, except in retrospective it would have been cheaper!
Jan 20, 2017, 4:03 pm
#14
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I had 22K in spend last year, but only 75K PQM. I got no offer for 1K. Would be interesting to see what it was. I haven't been 1K in a while, so if it was something small, I might've taken it.
Jan 20, 2017, 4:52 pm
#15
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