Originally Posted by jiburi
It's likely that United will be revising award charts, as oneworld QANTAS just announced award level changes.
based from tinkybelle posting,
bus award SYD-HNL is now 160k but will be 144K
bus award SYD-LAX up from 160K to 192K.
bus award SYD-sin up from 100K to 120K
first award SYD-JFK up from 200K to 384K
Upgrade policy are also changing with cheap fares no longer qualifying for upgrades.
Jiburi
if true, this makes my decision to stick with jl, in spite of the 70% accrual, easier. when miles cease to have any meaning, my priorties shift towards convenience, lack of change fees, and civilized service. as for domestic us flights, i've found that hp is pretty good (insofar as my travel patterns are concerned); i use wn for the rest and don't really bother with ff matters.
however, i've decided to put a considerable chunk of my transpacs on ua because, as of now, mp kicks butt and E+ is a pretty good product. if i fly nw, i think i'll just credit to hp.