Star Alliance upgrade awards using US miles (master thread)
Aug 21, 2010, 6:24 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: US-CP, UA, Marriott Rewards, HHonors, Avis,
Posts: 4,549
Right, but the tally of how many miles you will get is the extras you are buying plus the ones you'd be getting anyway. Or at least it was last time I booked on usairways.com; they may have changed it when they put it up as a full-time feature.
Just making up numbers here as an example:
My flight mileage 2000 miles
My CP bonus 2000 miles
(so I'm getting 4000 miles already)
Doubling for $100 is another 4000 miles
But the website says "Total Miles Earned (or something like that) 8000 miles" next to the price, which, if you're not paying attention, can look like you're paying $100 for 8000 miles, not $100 for 4000 miles.
Just making up numbers here as an example:
My flight mileage 2000 miles
My CP bonus 2000 miles
(so I'm getting 4000 miles already)
Doubling for $100 is another 4000 miles
But the website says "Total Miles Earned (or something like that) 8000 miles" next to the price, which, if you're not paying attention, can look like you're paying $100 for 8000 miles, not $100 for 4000 miles.
Aug 21, 2010, 7:56 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Lifetime Plat, SPG Plat, AMEX Plat, Hertz PC, Travels too Much Platinum
Posts: 3,290
Aug 22, 2010, 12:00 am
#18
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Purgatory
Programs: Too many to list. Status is a half dozen.
Posts: 9,235
Just making up numbers here as an example:
My flight mileage 2000 miles
My CP bonus 2000 miles
(so I'm getting 4000 miles already)
Doubling for $100 is another 4000 miles
But the website says "Total Miles Earned (or something like that) 8000 miles" next to the price, which, if you're not paying attention, can look like you're paying $100 for 8000 miles, not $100 for 4000 miles.
My flight mileage 2000 miles
My CP bonus 2000 miles
(so I'm getting 4000 miles already)
Doubling for $100 is another 4000 miles
But the website says "Total Miles Earned (or something like that) 8000 miles" next to the price, which, if you're not paying attention, can look like you're paying $100 for 8000 miles, not $100 for 4000 miles.
Aug 22, 2010, 4:41 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Programs: AA ExP (former HP/US), Marriott (former SPG) Lifetime Platinum, and most other major hotel programs
Posts: 455
At 2.1 cents per mile for 9000 miles or less, that's approximately the same as buying miles at the current promotion (buy miles promo). But if you're talking about 10,000 miles or more (or would consider paying to get 10,000 or more), it's cheaper to use the buy miles option.
Dec 12, 2010, 1:12 pm
#20
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP (One World Emerald), Hilton Gld, Marriot Slvr
Posts: 252
Dec 14, 2010, 9:26 am
#21
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Near PHL, PA and GCM, CI and sometimes PLJ, Placencia. Belize
Programs: AA-EXP, DL-Gold, Bonvoy-Gold
Posts: 246
Bump
Anyone have any news on this..??
Dec 14, 2010, 6:41 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: CLT
Programs: US CP, HH DIA, IC AMB
Posts: 326
upgrade awards
On the ANA website it was announced 12/14/10 upgrade awards with US Airways with the mileage charts.
Dec 14, 2010, 9:06 pm
#23
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Purgatory
Programs: Too many to list. Status is a half dozen.
Posts: 9,235
As expected, it's the standard *A upgrade program. Must be full fare Y, B, C or D. And requests are 2 segments at a time max.
On the Use Miles section. North America-Europe/South America/North Asia: Y-C is 30K, C-F is 50K. North America-S & Central Asia/Middle East/South Pacific/Africa: Y-C 40K, C-F 60K
US Airways Star Alliance Upgrades
On the Use Miles section. North America-Europe/South America/North Asia: Y-C is 30K, C-F is 50K. North America-S & Central Asia/Middle East/South Pacific/Africa: Y-C 40K, C-F 60K
US Airways Star Alliance Upgrades
Dec 15, 2010, 1:06 am
#24
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: United 1k (finally!), Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 655
Wow. Awesome!
Given that CO has had reasonable B fares, and US sometimes has them too, I might buy B fares on US, and attempt to use UA miles to upgrade, or use US miles to upgrade CO.
A perk only some will ever use, but still awesome to see it exist, especially considering how many years we've heard it would be coming ...
Given that CO has had reasonable B fares, and US sometimes has them too, I might buy B fares on US, and attempt to use UA miles to upgrade, or use US miles to upgrade CO.
A perk only some will ever use, but still awesome to see it exist, especially considering how many years we've heard it would be coming ...
Dec 15, 2010, 3:32 am
#25
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: LH SEN, SPG Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,021
Great to see this implemented! I'm a bit disappointed to see the mileage levels are quite high, I was expecting to see more favorable levels compared to their award cost.
Upgrade C to F RT is as much as the full F trip Europe to to N Asia.
Upgrade C to F RT is as much as the full F trip Europe to to N Asia.
Dec 15, 2010, 7:28 am
#26
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: *G, SPG, OW Sapphire
Posts: 2,565
Perhaps a hint at future devaluation of *A awards...I hope not.
Dec 15, 2010, 8:10 am
#27
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
Seems as if you can "pool" miles to sponsor upgrades:
https://shopping.usairways.com/upgrade/default.aspx
https://shopping.usairways.com/upgrade/default.aspx
Dec 15, 2010, 8:42 am
#28
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 558
Seems as if you can "pool" miles to sponsor upgrades:
https://shopping.usairways.com/upgrade/default.aspx
https://shopping.usairways.com/upgrade/default.aspx
I'm always looking to get some value from the kids FF accounts, other than continuing to bank 5K-10K per year, and this may be a way to get something worthwhile out of them.
Dec 15, 2010, 9:04 am
#29
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 246
Well, I tried to use this for upgrade on ANA for trip to Tokyo next month (business to first), no luck, after completing info on first page and submitting, I received an error message saying that their were connection problems and I should try later.
Dec 15, 2010, 11:15 am
#30
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: United 1k (finally!), Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 655
Anyway, I've been playing with the tool, and I'm quite surprised US actually implemented a web interface for this which works (it was able to tell me that my reservation was not in a valid fare class which is true); will probably try an upgrade on a CO or AC B fare soonish, both carriers have reasonable B fares.
EDIT: Wow, it lists AC! Nicely done US IT, as you've beaten quite a few carriers to list them as part of the upgrade program.
SON OF EDIT: Hrm, it doesn't seem to list fares that other carriers allow upgrades (ANA allows E fares to be upgraded). Wondering if thats an oversight in the T&C ...
Last edited by NCommander; Dec 15, 2010 at 11:33 am