Originally Posted by sean1964
am a united mp in the uk. me and my wife are both 1064 short of premier this year, and know we wont be going anywhere else this year. have booked co on 26/1 man-ewr (£159 inc tax).any point ringing co about getting elite status with them? thanks
Not really, if you have only one trip and it's international.
#1 - comps are supposed to be once in a lifetime. that may or may not hold true, but why chance it to take advantage of status on only one trip?
#2 - if you're a united premier that'll get you only continental silver. the only benefit on your international flight will be bonus miles. no upgrades or lounge access.
#3 - you can get the miles for your flight into your united account, though they won't be status miles. just transfer them from continental to amtrak to united.
#4 - why don't you tack on a quick mileage run while in the status to maintain premier status?