I have not read the report yet, except post #1. I registered for the ETF early on, acquired award tickets when UA had its *A partner sale in April 2022. My trip was to include Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

A conflict arose, and while I still could have made the ETF in an extremely shortened trip, I was unable to change the award tickets without paying almost 100,000 miles additional. UA still had (has) its no penalty cancellation policy for awards, so I canceled and my only loss was the registration fee. I am planning to attend the 2024 event.

I hope you had a great time there!