LifeMiles+Money price changed?
Mar 11, 2022, 5:14 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 6
LifeMiles+Money price changed?
The option to "buy" miles during the booking process ("LifeMiles+Money") used to reliably show 1.5˘/mile if you used ~50% money at checkout. I had assumed that was the universal price, regardless of the carrier or route. I can confirm seeing 1.5˘/mile LifeMiles+Money as of Mar. 7, 2022. Now it's showing 3.5˘/mile for the route I'm looking at (HNL-PNI). Looking at various other routes, I'm seeing the price fluctuate (2˘/mile, 1.5˘/mile). Anyone else seeing that? You think it's just a temporary glitch?
New guy here—let me know if I missed something.
New guy here—let me know if I missed something.
Mar 11, 2022, 6:48 am
#2
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: QF, LM
Posts: 250
The option to "buy" miles during the booking process ("LifeMiles+Money") used to reliably show 1.5˘/mile if you used ~50% money at checkout. I had assumed that was the universal price, regardless of the carrier or route. I can confirm seeing 1.5˘/mile LifeMiles+Money as of Mar. 7, 2022. Now it's showing 3.5˘/mile for the route I'm looking at (HNL-PNI). Looking at various other routes, I'm seeing the price fluctuate (2˘/mile, 1.5˘/mile). Anyone else seeing that? You think it's just a temporary glitch?
New guy here—let me know if I missed something.
New guy here—let me know if I missed something.
Have not the time t check right now, but a question - what percentage of cash/points are you using? It was always a sliding scale with sweet spots...
Mar 11, 2022, 3:36 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 6
You’re right. I think the sweet spot of 1.5˘/mile used to live in the 44%-56% range, on the right side of the slider. That sweet spot seems to be gone, at least for some routes.