MVPG Guest Upgrade Expiration
Aug 21, 2013, 12:41 pm
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MVPG Guest Upgrade Expiration
I have always assumed that guest upgrades can only be used for flights which depart before the UG expires.
However, the $99 (now branded as $110) companion certs only have to be booked by the expiration and so can be used for flights departing long after the expiration, so I thought I'd take a look at the UG T&C on the outside chance that maybe the guest UGs work the same way. However, I can't find any statement on the Alaska website defining expiration at all.
Can anybody point to where this is specified ?
However, the $99 (now branded as $110) companion certs only have to be booked by the expiration and so can be used for flights departing long after the expiration, so I thought I'd take a look at the UG T&C on the outside chance that maybe the guest UGs work the same way. However, I can't find any statement on the Alaska website defining expiration at all.
Can anybody point to where this is specified ?
Aug 21, 2013, 4:05 pm
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I don't know where it is on the website, but I can tell you I was the beneficiary of a couple of generous people who gave me their expiring coupons last year (on 12/31/12) and I used them on travel in February 2013. Hoping I can pull that one off again this year! 
Aug 22, 2013, 12:03 pm
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Indeed. Just don't forget ^
Originally Posted by dgwright99
Wow, so expiration is the last chance to apply, and not last date of travel.
That makes these a lot more valuable than I had thought !
That makes these a lot more valuable than I had thought !
Aug 22, 2013, 3:39 pm
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So if I reach MVPG in May, will I receive the 4 guest upgrades when my status changes (in 2-3 days) and then 4 additional upgrades in January of 2015?
Mar 6, 2014, 1:09 am
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Nothing happens on January 1.
Mar 6, 2014, 9:06 am
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