Programs: US silver soon to be kettle, spirit elite
Posts: 288
Similar situation and it stinks but will have to adapt. I was able to get upgraded on both ends of a vaca trip over Xmas to pls and that made the mrs very happy. Too many trips on spirit and dm miles but as a non business traveler every $1 counts. I will miss being able to check the bag and bringing beer back this year.
Purely anecodotally and a small sample at that, it seems that the soft landings go to people who either just (as in 100 miles / 1 segment) missed it or who have $ spends which outmatch their status.
But, because US sells status, it's got less motivation to give soft landings because it sells the same thing.
The real question to you is to ask what you want from status. Is it UG's, free luggage and so on. If you need to check a bag, 10 round trips = $500. If it's the UG, the minimum GO fare is $60 now, so 9 segments = $540. If US works for you in general, it's really not a bad deal to buy Silver, it's just a hunk of money in one hunk.
Purely anecodotally and a small sample at that, it seems that the soft landings go to people who either just (as in 100 miles / 1 segment) missed it or who have $ spends which outmatch their status.
But, because US sells status, it's got less motivation to give soft landings because it sells the same thing.
The real question to you is to ask what you want from status. Is it UG's, free luggage and so on. If you need to check a bag, 10 round trips = $500. If it's the UG, the minimum GO fare is $60 now, so 9 segments = $540. If US works for you in general, it's really not a bad deal to buy Silver, it's just a hunk of money in one hunk.
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This is exactly the way to look at it.
Programs: US Airways Chairman's Preferred, Best Western Platinum, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 354
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Originally Posted by thomwithanh
180 days and 180 posts on FT and it will become available.
Is this set in stone or is there any leeway? I have te 180 posts but will be a few days short of 180 days before my silver preferred that I have to give expires.
Programs: US GP, MR Platinum, PC Platinum, HHonors Gold, Avis First, Enterprise Plat
Posts: 102
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Originally Posted by WiscAZ
Is this set in stone or is there any leeway? I have te 180 posts but will be a few days short of 180 days before my silver preferred that I have to give expires.
Programs: US (Silver, *A Silver), AA, Starbucks (Gold)
Posts: 2,211
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Originally Posted by WiscAZ
Is this set in stone or is there any leeway? I have te 180 posts but will be a few days short of 180 days before my silver preferred that I have to give expires.
Maybe just PM the OP directly and work something out (or is that against the rules.)
