WineCountryUA

Moderator note: A new version of this promotion has been announced for 4 Nov - 31 Jan 2012 with t&cs here: http://www.united.com/page/article/1,,53880,00.html


Did not see this or find it in a search

Found this in My Promotions today (had not checked in weeks)
No registration link, just a register hyperlink in MyPromotions

MPD771
Offer: Register and fly between Chicago (ORD) and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) on United® or Continental® by August 31, 2011, and earn double elite status miles (EQM) and double award miles. Even better, there's no limit to how many miles you can earn. Don't miss this chance to put your elite status on the fast-track. Register and fly today!

Ticketing dates: May 19, 2011 through August 31, 2011
Travel dates: May 19, 2011 through August 31, 2011

Offer valid only for Mileage Plus® members residing in Illinois and California. Residency will be determined by the primary address on the Mileage Plus account as of May 19, 2011.
Offer valid on nonstop flights between Chicago O'Hare (ORD) airport and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO), on roundtrip itineraries for travel solely between Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) and not on any connecting or additional city on the ticket.
Registration is required before travel begins and must be completed before August 31, 2011.
To be eligible for the offer, registration is required at united.com/offer/mpd771
Registered members will earn double elite status miles (EQM) and double award miles on all paid published fares flown during the offer period. Offer not valid on government fares.
Travel period: May 19, 2011 to August 31, 2011.
Ticketing period: May 19, 2011 to August 31, 2011.
Participation in this offer does not guarantee elite status.
E-Ticket® purchase required.
For tickets purchased in the U.S.: Tickets purchased through United Reservations are subject to a $25 ticketing fee and tickets purchased at airport ticket counters are subject to a $30 ticketing fee. Fees are subject to change.
Double EQM and double award miles are defined as two times the actual base flight miles credited to the account for qualifying flights taken during the offer period.
Bonus award miles and bonus EQM will be credited six (6) to eight (8) weeks after qualifying activity.
To be eligible, qualifying travel must be posted to the Mileage Plus account no later than December 30, 2011.
This offer does not apply to class-of-service bonus miles, elite bonus miles, other promotional award miles or promotional EQM.
Offer is not combinable with other non-combinable offers.
Passenger must be a member of the Mileage Plus frequent flyer program for travel to qualify for this offer. Flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account in order to qualify.
Offer valid on flights operated by United® and Continental®; offer is not valid on United or Continental-marketed codeshare flights operated by other carriers or on Star Alliance® flights.
Elite status miles (EQM) cannot be redeemed for award travel.
Offer subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
Miles accrued, awards issued and bonus offers are subject to the rules of the Mileage Plus program. The Mileage Plus program, including accruals, awards and a bonus mile offers, is subject to change without notice. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. United, Continental and Mileage Plus are registered service marks. For complete details about the Mileage Plus program, visit mileageplus.com. (MPD771)

Ready4Snow

You just beat me to this!

Looks like out of LAX you can get 0.034cpm if you get t-wares. I haven't looked at fares to see if there's anything cheaper available.

compwhiz

This blows! I have two ORD-SFO trips coming up within next two weeks that don't qualify because of ticketing dates....

WineCountryUA

probably related to

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...fo-loaded.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ted-il-ca.html

cheltzel

It was not there yesterday when I checked (around noon CDT).

I found it about 20 minutes ago in My Promotions.

aCavalierInCoach

Just what we need in SF and ORD... elite inflation...

demkr

That's too bad that it does not allow you to connect onward.

unavaca

The AA version has been heavily abused by not having this restriction. Given how long UA waited, I'm sure they learned from AA's mistake (sadly...)

crazeinc

Awesome, thanks for the heads up. I'll be able to take advantage of this next week.

unavaca

Direct signup link: http://united.com/offer/mpd771

demkr

That's true-atleast with this one people will likely have to pony up $ for as opposed to doing $109 SFO-DFW-LGA/BDL/DCA runs (3 years strong doing that one)

escapefromphl

Yes but it does allow the SFO/LAX-ORD segments to count on an onward connection.

unavaca

No it doesn't. The rules explicitly prohibit this.

This promo is pretty much only for SFO-ORD and LAX-ORD roundtrip non-stop.

escapefromphl

"Offer valid on nonstop flights between Chicago O'Hare (ORD) airport and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO), on roundtrip itineraries for travel solely between Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) and not on any connecting or additional city on the ticket."

Does that just mean the DEQM offer doesn't count for those segments that are not LAX/SFO - ORD or is does it restrict it to non-stop roundtrip tickets with origin destination LAX/SFO or ORD? It's slightly poorly worded.

SFO_Chad

Whew - glad I waited. I just ticketed a SFO-ORD round trip this morning sitting in the ORD RCC on my way home. Then I log onto FT and see this thread. My lucky day.

I too have 3 trips connecting through ORD and 1 SFO-ORD RT already booked. Oh well. You win some, you lose some.