Originally Posted by
prometa
You raise a good point. But I think the appropriate comparator is the purchase value of the miles, because I don’t think I earn enough miles per annum to support every upgrade with miles over +P. Plus, as 1K I earn miles AND +P so there is an opportunity cost to miles supported upgrades.
i don’t know what CPM for purchased miles is, but a quick google suggests $0.036. That puts it close to my original calc.
You can generally find them around $0.021-$0.023/mi on Award Accelerator.
Originally Posted by
prometa
on SFO-MNL, I have seen PZ>0 and Y-J still in excess of $2500 for cash upgrade, and I have been checking multiple tickets daily. The change flight cost is about the same.
That particular flight seems to have really weird pricing. If you asked me to prove they were trying to make a profit on it, I couldn’t.
This is an individual calculation for every passenger, but I cringe when I see statements like yours, as you’re very much
not the usual cast.
For the most part, if you have to ask if you should stretch for a UA status level, the answer is probably ‘no.’ If someone’s in your position, paying a relatively small amount out of pocket in order to secure a near-perfect overwater upgrade rate, they’re not posting here to ask if they should stretch.
