Jul 15, 2013, 4:55 am
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Full details and a FAQ are available at www.united.com/rewardsplus and https://fly-united.marriott.com/en_US/ https://mrrewardsplus.com/en_US/details/
From the FAQS:
If I already have Marriott Gold Elite status or higher and MileagePlus Premier Silver status or higher, do I need to register for RewardsPlus?
No. Please note that the website will accept your registration, but your status will not change. You also do not need to register for the enhanced miles and points benefits that will launch in the coming weeks.
Feb 2017 Data Point:
You can expedite a 'pending' upgrade to Silver before March 1st if you need it:
i also lost my UA status Feb 1 and was also pending UA Silver for after 2.28 once my eligibility was confirmed. i called MAR Plat CS and asked about expediting because of an upcoming flight. i called MR Platinum at 11PM. The rep said she couldn't do it, the dept that does it was closed, but that she send a message to them. she didn't know how long it would take them, but thought it would be done within 2 days. 11 hours later, at 10am the next morning, UA Silver status was showing when i logged into my UA acct online.
From the FAQS:
If I already have Marriott Gold Elite status or higher and MileagePlus Premier Silver status or higher, do I need to register for RewardsPlus?
No. Please note that the website will accept your registration, but your status will not change. You also do not need to register for the enhanced miles and points benefits that will launch in the coming weeks.
Feb 2017 Data Point:
You can expedite a 'pending' upgrade to Silver before March 1st if you need it:
i also lost my UA status Feb 1 and was also pending UA Silver for after 2.28 once my eligibility was confirmed. i called MAR Plat CS and asked about expediting because of an upcoming flight. i called MR Platinum at 11PM. The rep said she couldn't do it, the dept that does it was closed, but that she send a message to them. she didn't know how long it would take them, but thought it would be done within 2 days. 11 hours later, at 10am the next morning, UA Silver status was showing when i logged into my UA acct online.
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Aug 10, 2013, 10:40 am
#286
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: New Jersey
Programs: Delta P, SPG G, Marriott S, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,007
Got the Platinum Challenge yesterday, and was updated on my account a little past midnight. Put in for the Silver upgrade on United through the link.
Already cancelled some Delta tickets I bought a day ago and rebooked on United. woot woot. Plus now I can really use ZFV fares.
Already cancelled some Delta tickets I bought a day ago and rebooked on United. woot woot. Plus now I can really use ZFV fares.
Aug 11, 2013, 9:11 pm
#287
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: River Forest, IL
Posts: 328
I have the United credit card- but most of my travel is through my employer and centrally billed - so I don't use my United card- now with silver I get the free bag, priority boarding and E+ at check in. I didn't get these benefits with my business travel before.
Aug 12, 2013, 3:08 pm
#289
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 87
Curious about whether the conversion rates are good enough to take advantage of. I'm at nearly 500K in Marriott points and only 70K in United. Wondering if I should consolidate United into Marriott or keep 'em there.
Aug 14, 2013, 3:24 pm
#291
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programs: OWEmerald; STARGold; BonvoyPlat; IHGPlat/Amb; HiltonGold; A|ClubPat; AirMilesPlat
Posts: 38,186
I want to book a ff seat. I have 100K ff miles on AP and no ff miles on United MP. I now have silver elite status on United as a result of my Marriott Plat status. The flights I want to book are all on United metal out of YYZ. If I book through AP using my ff miles, how do I go about using my United silver elite upgrades with an AP booking?
Aug 14, 2013, 10:39 pm
#292
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH Silver, MR Plat Prem & LT Plat, Hyatt Plat,SPG Plat, Hertz PC, National EE, UA 1K
Posts: 3,405
I did convert a TP a few weeks ago...and emailed MRCS with the language on the T&C's. Nothing says "a date TBD"...thought I could catch CS up.
Well...I get an email back..."you have to register".....which I did, so I thought I was in! I emailed back...I did register...and got the "it will be sometime in august" reply.
I need to convert 4 of the TP's and want this...will mean an extra 48K miles!
Aug 15, 2013, 8:36 am
#293
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA ExPlat, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 715
So I just got my platinum card from Marriott and the conversion rates for UA are listed as a benefit. I think it's 20% more when getting miles vs points but only 10% more miles when redeeming a vacation package.
Aug 15, 2013, 8:50 am
#294
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oregon
Programs: AA EXP, AS 75K, UA 1MM Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Plat, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 4,001
What UA/MP Silver upgrades are you intending to use? FF award tickets are not upgradeable (if you're talking economy to business/first class). As for getting your MP account number onto the reservation, once you book your Aeroplan award flights, call UA and ask them for their record locator and that you'd like to select seats and add your MP number to the booking. The only upgrade you are able to get on such an award as a Silver elite would be moving into an E+ seat at OLCI or airport check-in.
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While this is technically true, there are many reports of people getting the benefit anyway as long as their Mileage Plus number is entered into the reservation. It has been suggested that having the mileage plus card loaded into your MP profile may have a positive effect here. I have never personally used this (status) and YMMV.
Last edited by elCheapoDeluxe; Aug 15, 2013 at 9:08 am
Aug 15, 2013, 11:22 am
#295
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 642
So what happens after January 2014? Will this United/Marriott partnership continue? I'm a longtime Platinum, and have already been upgraded on two united flights to first, and enjoying the benefit. Curious, what happens after January 2014?
Aug 15, 2013, 11:32 am
#296
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oregon
Programs: AA EXP, AS 75K, UA 1MM Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Plat, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 4,001
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Aug 15, 2013, 1:26 pm
#297
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
There's often no problem for an AA lower-level elite to get upgraded (though in the AA case it takes "stickers") on a mainline DFW-HSV (Huntsville AL) flight. Yes, it's from DFW, but it is to HSV (where the first class cabin is very rarely filled up). It's too short a flight for a meal, etc.
I would think it's completely different getting upgraded on a 45-minute flight from SFO than a transcon from SFO.
Aug 15, 2013, 1:59 pm
#298
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DAY
Programs: UA 1K 1MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Amex MR; Chase UR; Hertz PC; Global Entry
Posts: 10,159
Members with any of the following credit cards are eligible for Complimentary Premier Upgrades even when traveling on award tickets, and regardless of the use of the qualifying card to actually purchase the ticket. The likelihood of a UA Silver getting any CPU whatsoever is another topic entirely.
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Presidential Plus
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These upgrades are not for upgrades to international business class...or even certain long-haul domestic segments.
Just don't want anyone to have false expectations.
Aug 15, 2013, 2:34 pm
#299
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oregon
Programs: AA EXP, AS 75K, UA 1MM Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Plat, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 4,001
I would think the difficult of getting upgraded has to do more with the specific flight than with the origin city.
There's often no problem for an AA lower-level elite to get upgraded (though in the AA case it takes "stickers") on a mainline DFW-HSV (Huntsville AL) flight. Yes, it's from DFW, but it is to HSV (where the first class cabin is very rarely filled up). It's too short a flight for a meal, etc.
I would think it's completely different getting upgraded on a 45-minute flight from SFO than a transcon from SFO.
There's often no problem for an AA lower-level elite to get upgraded (though in the AA case it takes "stickers") on a mainline DFW-HSV (Huntsville AL) flight. Yes, it's from DFW, but it is to HSV (where the first class cabin is very rarely filled up). It's too short a flight for a meal, etc.
I would think it's completely different getting upgraded on a 45-minute flight from SFO than a transcon from SFO.