Originally Posted by
eeflyer
Is this true? I've tried pricing out multiple examples, but can't get the free leg to price out correctly. While the "calendar strip" at the top shows 0, none of the available flights are discounted to free. I've always thought that the excursionist perk had to be within the RT.
Is your one way Excursionist Perk flight within one defined MileagePlus region?
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/app...ofregions.aspx
I don't have enough miles in my account to go all the way through check out. However, I chose LAX-ICN-LAX for a week in December. I also chose IST-FRA in February. When selecting the IST-FRA leg the award calendar up top was showing 0 additional miles (while the actual leg prices at 15K as shown on the bottom). This should be discounted at check out. Do you go all the way to check out?
Maybe I misunderstood. Tiffany at OMAAT had a whole breakdown when it came out.
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...topover-rules/
What is the Excursionist Perk and how do I take advantage of it?
The Excursionist Perk is a free one-way award within select multi-city itineraries. Members who book an itinerary with three or more one-way awards will be eligible to receive one of those one-way awards for free, if it meets all of these conditions:
- The Excursionist Perk cannot be in the MileagePlus defined region where your travel originates. (For example, if your journey begins in North America, you will only receive the Excursionist Perk if travel is within a region outside of North America.)
- Travel must end in the same MileagePlus defined region where travel originates.
- The origin and destination of the Excursionist Perk is within a single MileagePlus defined region.
- The cabin of service and award type of the free one-way award is the same or lower than the one-way award preceding it.
- If two or more one-way awards qualify for this benefit, only the first occurrence will be free.