Buy miles and get a 100% Bonus (June 1 - June 30)
Jun 1, 2012, 2:15 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: LX SEN
Posts: 313
Buy miles and get a 100% Bonus (June 1 - June 30)
The already announced promotion is online now.
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Limited time offer: Get a 100% Bonus - That's DOUBLE miles!
Buy miles between June 1 - 30, 2012 and get DOUBLE the number of miles up to 50,000 miles. For example, buy 10,000 miles and you will receive 20,000!
Buy miles between June 1 - 30, 2012 and get DOUBLE the number of miles up to 50,000 miles. For example, buy 10,000 miles and you will receive 20,000!
Jun 1, 2012, 2:30 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: Ex-NWA Plat
Posts: 1,480
Good - they have come to their senses that all the effort of stepped bonuses, Points.com interventions etc. dont work.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:53 am
#3
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: BKK, CDG, TLS
Programs: QR G, A3 G, EK G, IHG Amb, GHA Black, WOH LT something
Posts: 1,306
Bonus miles will be awarded upon completion of the transaction.
Jun 1, 2012, 6:03 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: Ex-NWA Plat
Posts: 1,480
Should I buy miles?
I want to use them for a January 2013 holiday - but not make a booking till later this year.
I am worried that the DM program will merge with AAdvantage in case the two airlines merge... and from what I can gather, the new airline will be part of OneWorld... (I want to use my miles to fly LH on the A380.)
I want to use them for a January 2013 holiday - but not make a booking till later this year.
I am worried that the DM program will merge with AAdvantage in case the two airlines merge... and from what I can gather, the new airline will be part of OneWorld... (I want to use my miles to fly LH on the A380.)
Jun 1, 2012, 6:16 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: LX SEN
Posts: 313
Should I buy miles?
I want to use them for a January 2013 holiday - but not make a booking till later this year.
I am worried that the DM program will merge with AAdvantage in case the two airlines merge... and from what I can gather, the new airline will be part of OneWorld... (I want to use my miles to fly LH on the A380.)
I want to use them for a January 2013 holiday - but not make a booking till later this year.
I am worried that the DM program will merge with AAdvantage in case the two airlines merge... and from what I can gather, the new airline will be part of OneWorld... (I want to use my miles to fly LH on the A380.)
Jun 1, 2012, 6:51 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 31
another promo. makes me happy, but makes me sad for my money!
Jun 1, 2012, 6:51 am
#7
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 175
most likely, you wont be able to fly LH380 with USDM anyways...
Jun 1, 2012, 6:53 am
#8
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
Kinda sorry I bought 90,000 miles last month for $1881 when that amount would get me 100,000 miles now.
Jun 1, 2012, 7:03 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
Jun 1, 2012, 7:06 am
#10
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: IAD, DCA
Programs: A3 Gold (*A Gold), CC Gold
Posts: 92
Is this a good deal? I don't understand how 2000 points for $35 (+7.5% tax) is a good deal. Couldn't I get more bang for my buck if / when the Grand Slam comes around? Not trying to sound condescending, just actually wondering.
Jun 1, 2012, 7:17 am
#11
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
my "waste" the past two years with GS has only been $300 or so. The rest I spent actually gave me goods or services in exchange for my hits.
as all the bloggers will comment on today (since they all will comment on this), this isn't bad IF you use it transatlantic or pacific in F during low season. but, again, how many of us would actually spend $4k on an F ticket in the first place?
Jun 1, 2012, 7:21 am
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,391
(Alternately, 90,000 miles gets you a C ticket to Hong Kong with a stopover in Europe.
)I don't think you'll find many business class tickets to Europe or Asia for $2000. A routing where you went something like ORD-PEK(stop)-FRA-LHR(stop)-ORD might be a significant portion of $2000 in coach.
Grand Slam is a fine event to use for mileage accumulation (that's my plan), but it only comes once a year. Sometimes you just want what is in effect a discounted ticket.
Jun 1, 2012, 7:31 am
#13
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,377
Not to quibble, but it's $1881.25 per 100K, which at least for now (likely to change) is good for a C-class ticket.
Jun 1, 2012, 7:56 am
#14
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
The advantage of getting the miles for 1881 is that you can use them on NON-US AIR flights for that Europe or Asia flight. If you want to use them on US go ahead and buy your ticket on US and collect the miles and elite miles etc. I have never redeemed on US Air but have over 600k miles to use for other Star Alliance flights.
Jun 1, 2012, 9:50 am
#15
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: FRA
Posts: 614
So here's the Question: I am having 2015 Miles (whooohow), would it be a good Idea to buy some? This would be my very first Buy at US Airways, just followed the Posts all the Time, but never acted...So....should i buy? To go to Asia? Or..Maybe Hawaii? Is that possible?
Last edited by blueeagle3; Jun 1, 2012 at 10:01 am