Originally Posted by
JCBR
Yes agree it was a FF counter - but for what purpose ? I only need to be kept up to date on this if there is a reason. I feel like I was tempted with something then when I got it they changed the rules.
Anyway it is a discretionary card so I am not entitled to it - just sulking a bit.
I understand, but the FF tracker itself never had a goal on it. The counter is to keep track of FF miles for those that do get an offer.
GS qualification/requalification methods have always been unknown and advertised as varying from year to year. In the past United has offered a FF requalification method to SOME people. In pre-2010 years, it appears that many people got offers to requality for 50k FF miles. It definitely was not offered to everyone. In 2010 (for 2011 requal), some people were given different levels of FF requal (50k, 60k, 70k) based on their flying patterns. Some people didn't get a guaranteed FF target requal method -- just like in previous years.
Originally Posted by
German Expat
I didn't fly any full fare CO miles yet but my UA full fare miles counter is working again. Not sure what this is good for since it seems not to be used for re qualification.
How do you know it isn't used for requal? FF requal offers have been made to some for the last handful of years, or at least as long as I've been looking at GS. If some people get a guaranteed FF requal method in 2011 (for 2012 GS) the counter will be useful.
I don't understand all the frustration. To keep the top level special the rules will change year to year. Some people got used to a relatively low bar for requal. Loads were high in 2010 and UA raised the bar and filtered out some old GS. No filter is perfect, so I'm sure some high-rev people got cut when they shouldn't have, and some requaled when they weren't high rev. UA gave those who got cut a second chance by giving them a revenue requal goal. If a flyer isn't able to reach that revenue goal then he/she isn't GS material.