Continue with Miles&More or switch to United?
Jun 10, 2022, 1:29 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2022
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Continue with Miles&More or switch to United?
Hi guys,
I have a M&M silver status with 70k award miles (from before the Covid days).
I'm about to take a long haul flight (5k in every direction) in business class - go with United and return with Air Canada.
United have an agreement with my workplace to get automatic silver status, and if I'll take this flight I would get to keep it for a year.
What do you guys think - would make more sense to create a fresh United MileagePlus account and "forfeit" my award miles? Given that it's usually faster to achieve gold status in United.
Or should I stick with M&M and keep crediting all my miles there, in order to make maximum use of award miles?
I have a M&M silver status with 70k award miles (from before the Covid days).
I'm about to take a long haul flight (5k in every direction) in business class - go with United and return with Air Canada.
United have an agreement with my workplace to get automatic silver status, and if I'll take this flight I would get to keep it for a year.
What do you guys think - would make more sense to create a fresh United MileagePlus account and "forfeit" my award miles? Given that it's usually faster to achieve gold status in United.
Or should I stick with M&M and keep crediting all my miles there, in order to make maximum use of award miles?
Last edited by Flyby972; Jun 10, 2022 at 1:42 pm
Jun 10, 2022, 4:28 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,971
Hard to say as it really depends on your travel patterns… I.e. how many flights a year, which cabin class, which airlines and routes.
IMHO Miles and More is only a worth a consideration, if you can achieve SEN (*G) or HON.
IMHO Miles and More is only a worth a consideration, if you can achieve SEN (*G) or HON.
Last edited by fassy; Jun 11, 2022 at 2:59 am
Jun 11, 2022, 12:52 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BCN/SIN
Programs: SEN**, Ex TK Elite+, Ex IB Sapphire, Hyatt Gold, Bonvoy, Meliá Platinum
Posts: 649
You have to calculate how many miles (and if that changes something in your status) you will earn flying on United and credited to M&M or United.
As far as I know, there is better crediting rate if you credit to the same airline programme. If you fly in LH group for that amount, you would get double status miles and therefore achieve G faster.
On contrary for 10000 USD I don't know what you achieve on United programme... If you mix programmes and credit to both, it will take you ages to fullfil target.
As far as I know, there is better crediting rate if you credit to the same airline programme. If you fly in LH group for that amount, you would get double status miles and therefore achieve G faster.
On contrary for 10000 USD I don't know what you achieve on United programme... If you mix programmes and credit to both, it will take you ages to fullfil target.
Jun 11, 2022, 3:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,971
Nowadays, you really have to do a bit of research based on which airlines and what booking classes you travel to make a solid choice.
Jun 11, 2022, 4:47 pm
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,038
UA has a low bar for 2022 to achieve status; just also check out the 'normal' levels that we expect to see return for 2023 onwards. If you book $5k TATL business class tickets routinely then UA is a great program for you and you will get status very quickly.
Jun 11, 2022, 5:27 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: CDG
Programs: SK Gold, AF Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,722
Almost always, in fact. Intra-EU in lowest Y gives 100 points on SK and 125 points on LH. Long-haul is even more laughable. TATL in cheapest Y gives what, 200 points?
Jun 12, 2022, 3:09 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: ZRH / YUL
Programs: UA, TK, Starwood > Marriott, Hilton, Accor
Posts: 7,295
In order to achieve or maintain any status with UA Mileage Plus, you need at least 4 segments operated by UA every year. If this doesn't line up with your travel pattern, then UA is not for you.
Jun 12, 2022, 3:27 am
#8
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: OSL/IAH/ZRH (time, not preference)
Programs: UA1K, LH GM, AA EXP->GM
Posts: 38,265
But normally, yes, you have to suffer 4 segments on UA in order to maintain any elite status in their program .... or pay something like a 300-1100 USD bribe in March in order to keep it.