Public service announcement before I share my recent experience:
MANY of these status match programs/policies are ONE TIME ONLY. I would only recommend asking for a match if you REALLY plan on spending the money/time with the new airline or hotel chain. You never know when you are going to need it again!
As for me, I will be doing several trips to PEK over the next 18 months in C. With Air China's (CA) JFK-PEK route, UA's IAD-PEK route and CA's possible membership in *A, I thought it made sense. YM(or opinion)MV.
Hi jwking,
Congratulations! You have been awarded Premier Executive status in the Mileage Plus program! This will make your travel with us comfortable, simple and more rewarding than ever.
Your status will be effective for 90 days. To keep the status through February 2008, just earn 12,500 base flight miles or 15 base flight segments on United, Ted or United Express within the 90-day timeframe. Once you meet that threshold, a Premier Executive kit will be generated and mailed. Until you have a card, be sure to add your Mileage Plus number to your reservation in order to fully benefit from your elite status.
To maintain the status throughout all of 2008, you must earn 50,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) or 60 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS) by December 31, 2007. EQM and EQS are earned on United, United Express, Ted and the Star Alliance members listed below:
Adria Airways | Air Canada | Air New Zealand | All Nippon Airways | Asiana | Austrian Airlines Group | Blue1 | bmi | Croatia Airlines | LOT Airlines | Lufthansa | SAS | Singapore Airlines | South African Airways | Spanair | Swiss International Air Lines | TAP Portugal | THAI | US Airways
For details about the Mileage Plus elite program, visit www.united.com/elite. I hope you will travel with us often and experience the exceptional service and style reserved for our elite members around the world.
Thank you for choosing United, and enjoy your Premier Executive membership! I particularly like the part that says: "To keep the status through February 2008, just earn 12,500 base flight miles or 15 base flight segments on United, Ted or United Express within the 90-day timeframe."
I have been told that their CA codeshare will count towards this total.
*fingers crossed*