WineCountryUA

No further compensation (the compensation is the free housing / meal).
Question -- if you are going to continue travel why have you cancelled the hotel?
What was the underlying reason for the flight delay? weather, mechanical, ...?? Might be some miles as additional compensation if mechanical.

awu25

I was actually able to cancel just one night for no charge and still keep my discounted rate for the rest of the nights. Just wanted to see what the protocol was here. I'm not sure what the delay was since it had occurred 4-5 flights earlier and they couldn't catch up. Most likely won't contact UA then.

Thanks

alex_b

There is no harm in contacting them with a very short note stating your flight was delayed by Xhrs, this cost you $XXX in an unused hotel room plus the inconvenience of missing a day of your vacation and that you would like to be compensated for this.

The worst that will happen is they'll say no and you'll have wasted 5 minutes of your life filling in a web form.

PS I'd disagree with WineCountry, whilst they're very unlikely to give you cash for the hotel stay (this is what travel insurance is for) I wouldn't be surprised if you got a travel voucher for a few hundred dollars for your trouble.

RichardInSF

Once I have bought a ticket, if I have forgotten the fare category and the fare rule, how do I see them on the UA website? I can't find any of that!

Thanks in advance for any tips.

WineCountryUA

Assuming you have purchased the ticket from United, the first email you receive (usually tilted "united.com reservation for XXXX") has the fare basis -- just under the total fare block. This is not available post purchase on the web site.
As far as the fare rules, if you did not capture them during purchase, you will need to find an alternative source. Either by doing an dummy booking or going to alternative source -- I have used EF or KVS or ....

or call ....

RichardInSF

Thanks, that was amazingly obscure (and in the past I have deleted those emails once I get the ticket issued one but will do so no more). I do subscribe to EF so was able to get the fare rule.

There is no valid reason other than the stupidity of the designers why this information is not included in the online booking.

goodeats21

Quick question.

I am looking to book an award trip with my miles for a friend to meet up with me at International destination....US citizen with expired passport.

Is there any issue (or will it even allow me?) to book the ticket now, before the passport is renewed? I assume I can go back at some later time and enter the passport info once it is received?

Any other pitfalls to watch out for? Unfortunately, we will be on different routings due to availability, so no way for me to address issues once we are underway. Thanks.

KVS

Passport info is not required to make a booking.

goodeats21

Thanks KVS.

lovetotravel22

I currently have the MP Awards card ($60 fee), which used to be the old MP Signature but have been considering upgrading to the MP Explorer card. I called Chase and they said if I just do an upgrade, then I will not be able to get the 30k bonus miles because it is not considered a new account. I use my MP Awards card for absolutely everything, have an excellent credit history, always paid off my bills in full, and travel at least 4x/year. I tend to fly on airlines with first free baggage check so I really don't fly on United that much but the Explorer card comes with that perk, and even with the higher annual fee...it seems worth it. I have read that some old Awards cardholders have been able to upgrade to the Explorer card and still get the bonus miles.

Can anyone confirm this and how did you go about it? I want to maintain my credit history on the Awards card and prefer not to cancel, but not sure about the idea of applying for a new Explorer card and having both cards.

Also have heard that the Chase Sapphire Preferred card is an excellent option for everyday spending and can transfer the points 1:1 to United MP.

Thanks!

goodeats21

Hi Lovetotravel22.

Welcome to FlyerTalk.

I don't have any first hand experience with converting your card to Explorer card, but I would think Chase Sapphire Preferred would be a good option for you.

If you are not paying for travel on United much, then the benefits of the Explorer card may not be advantageous to you (free checked bag, "priority" boarding, etc).

Assuming you want the miles just for award travel, CSP (Chase Sapphire Preferred) would be a great option. You earn 2x points for ALL travel, not just United charges. The Ultimate Rewards shopping mall is another great source of points and posts more reliably than United's shopping mall (IME). Signup bonus will help you get started...I think 50,000 points, but you will need to research a bit to confirm.

Points transfer to United Mileage Plus on a 1:1 basis...and as an additional benefit, you can also transfer them to other air and hotel programs, so they are more flexible.

There is a monster thread on CSP if you would like to read more:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...ts-thread.html

Good luck.

jatink129

Hello all,
Have any of you ever had any luck with getting UA to apply more than one Gift card to a transaction?

I have GC in various denominations ($150-$300 each) and would like to use them to pay for a $900 ticket, but the system won't let me, nor would the CSR.

Was wondering if there was a way around this?

Thanks.

RNE

On my CLE-EWR-IST itinerary, I can upgrade both segments with dollars and miles ($550 + 20,000 mi.), but both are waitlisted. My question: What happens if one segment clears, say the domestic, but the international does not. Does UA keep all my dollars and miles? Is there a refund for a segment that doesn't clear? Can I just waitlist the international portion? That's all I really care about anyway.

WineCountryUA

you can waitlist for a specific segment only, but you must call -- cannot do online

BUT NO NEED TO DO THAT because
(note the above is a slight rewording of the older similar policy -- note it is now clearer concerning the case of multiple BF flights)


http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-upgraded.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-upgraded.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...no-refund.html

RNE

Appreciate the thorough answer.

Edit: I decided not to play the waiting game; I bought up to FC and BF. A pittance to score a lie-flat seat for a 10+ hour flight.

RNE, I'm worth it.