Originally Posted by
narvik
Makes me wonder how many miles you'all have in your accounts then.
(I'm at 201000 right now.)
37k UA. I've been burning. I have quite a few miles in other programs (AS, SQ, BA, AV), plus transferable currencies (Chase/Amex).
Originally Posted by
narvik
I would not have had the flexibility in booking several award trips, then canceling them once I was sure I couldn't make a particular flight (for free as a 1K).
This sounds fine to me so long as there's an intent to fly when you book the award. OTOH, I've cancelled an awful lot of awards this year - mainly due to either a change in plans or something better becoming available - and I do wonder if there's some threshold for cancellations where UA starts to pay closer attention.