Mileage Plus: Loyalty program for the new United in 2012

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Jun 29, 2011, 1:02 pm

#61

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Originally Posted by sbm12

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
<deep breath>
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Just kidding. Hardly a surprise and doesn't really matter too much. Nice to see the nod to "preserving" lifetime status in the announcement.

Don't worry. You'll get used to it!

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Originally Posted by bmvaughn

On the plus side, this announcement was supposed to happen in Q3, so glad to see they are doing better than estimates.

http://onepassmergerupdates.com/en/o...tones/Timeline

Sure, they made the "announcement" but other than the name of the program going forward and a bunch of details we already knew what did they really announce?

Jun 29, 2011, 1:12 pm

#62

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Originally Posted by agarc

I was so excited to open this thread and then... no program details.

At least he posted it here before we got our e-mails with the same announcement.

Jun 29, 2011, 1:12 pm

#63

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Originally Posted by PHLGovFlyer

Sure, they made the "announcement" but other than the name of the program going forward and a bunch of details we already knew what did they really announce?

They announced that they'll make a later announcement with more details, part of which will likely be another announcement about a new later announcement.

Jun 29, 2011, 1:14 pm

#64

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Interesting that they decided to keep the MP name when the website originally announced that a new program name would be announced. Sign that they recognize that there is some brand equity that United brings that is > CO?

Jun 29, 2011, 1:18 pm

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Probably cheaper to have kept the same name. Thus only CO accounts need to be merged or converted to the existing program.

Jun 29, 2011, 1:52 pm

#66

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Thanks UA Insider for the update ^

Maybe a change I actually like?

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Originally Posted by davef139

Hooray! Now I dont have to learn a new number.

Maybe/maybe not

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Originally Posted by cordelli

Thanks for the notice. I actually like the name.

Moi aussi

Jun 29, 2011, 2:11 pm

#67

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Mileage Plus is what I know and have far more of a history with, I'm happy the name will live on. Though I hope they adopt the CO policy of sending luggage tags to elites.

Jun 29, 2011, 2:20 pm

#68

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Just got the e-mail in the inbox announcing the new name... still nothing of note.

Jun 29, 2011, 2:23 pm

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Originally Posted by USFreak

Oh great....here comes StarNet blocking for the Continental FF's.....

That was going to happen no matter what the program was called.

It's a change they think you're going to like!

Jun 29, 2011, 2:47 pm

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Originally Posted by UA Insider

In addition, OnePass members will earn 2012 elite status based on their combined OnePass and Mileage Plus elite qualifying activity in 2011.

I sure hope this is also true for MP members!

Jun 29, 2011, 3:03 pm

#71

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scott, you mentioned mileage expiration. i have been used to co miles never expiring. i have over 1 mil miles in my account. do i have a deadline to use them? what gives?

Jun 29, 2011, 3:31 pm

#72

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Originally Posted by bearkatt

scott, you mentioned mileage expiration. i have been used to co miles never expiring. i have over 1 mil miles in my account. do i have a deadline to use them? what gives?

Not answering for Scott or the UA, I suspect the reference mention is if or if not there will be an expiration policy. I guess we will need wait until they are ready to roll out the program.

BTW, PMUA policy is all miles (regardless of when earned) are under an 18 month inactivity policy. Any activity extends the expiration 18 months -- such as credit card miles, donations, .... in addition to flight or award activities. Relatively easy to keep miles alive indefinitely.

Jun 29, 2011, 3:34 pm

#73

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I wish they would keep the online mileage redemption options for OnePass, I really don't like the UA MP redemption web site, but I love Continental's, especially how it lists both economy and first class redemption on the same page. Also, one thing I love about CO's web site is their flight status page. Much, much more informative than UA.