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CO/UA Million Mile (and Beyond) Flyer Benefits, Effective Spring 2012
Sep 21, 2011, 10:03 am
#61
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Homosassa, FL & Ringwood, NJ -UA-G(Lifetime); SPG-Plat (Lifetime)
Posts: 6,120
Overall, I (1.4M) and my wife (1.3M) are OK with the changes, as we are both 1MM on our own (How else do you stay married for 43 years 
).
I was hoping that CO/UA would get really creative to blow away the competion and come up with some type of 'Family' program where they would add the (in our case) 1.4 and 1.3 and give us status based on 2.7M. It would sure incentivise us to go for 3 MM.
Perhaps next year...............
).I was hoping that CO/UA would get really creative to blow away the competion and come up with some type of 'Family' program where they would add the (in our case) 1.4 and 1.3 and give us status based on 2.7M. It would sure incentivise us to go for 3 MM.
Perhaps next year...............
Sep 21, 2011, 10:11 am
#62
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: CLE
Programs: CO Gold - 1MM, IC Plat, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,644
Not sure if it is still possible or might help you, but 2-3 years ago I emailed OnePass and they sent me a word document detailing each years activity from when I joined in 1994. It also showed status levels.
Sep 21, 2011, 10:15 am
#63
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Chicago
Programs: UA 1P (1MM), AA PLT (2MM)
Posts: 709
After reading what I could here--all I can say is I'm glad I"ll be hitting 2MM on AA next month.^ It looks like current UA 1MM flyers get a serious downgrade. 
Sep 21, 2011, 10:18 am
#64
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Greater DC
Programs: UA plus
Posts: 12,943
Current are okay, they are grandfathered. Its the new ones esp those so close but not over the line getting screwed with the new 'benefits' ... Oh, well no surprise and even a bit less painful than expected
Sep 21, 2011, 10:22 am
#65
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Programs: Hyatt LT Globalist, Marriot LT Titanium, UA 2.4MM, HH Gold, AS MVPG
Posts: 3,400
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Sep 21, 2011, 10:23 am
#66
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Chicago
Programs: UA 1P (1MM), AA PLT (2MM)
Posts: 709
Yes we are grandfathered but it seems we are going from PE to PG--wheras PP has most of the benefits we have been getting now.
Sep 21, 2011, 10:23 am
#67
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,850
Unfortunately, for extreme travelers, if they haven't done it from jump, it's well-nigh impossible. Not even the grand compilation that many of us ordered/received has this broken out.
BUT, if UACO thinks it can, then there's every good reason for them to have and provide this to MP members ASAP, because it's a huge business driver. Win for them and for us.
SO, Mr. O'Leary, does UACO have this information already, or can you tell us how soon we can ask, and how? ....
BUT, if UACO thinks it can, then there's every good reason for them to have and provide this to MP members ASAP, because it's a huge business driver. Win for them and for us.
SO, Mr. O'Leary, does UACO have this information already, or can you tell us how soon we can ask, and how? ....
Just to understand the 1 time calibration.
I currently have about 1.43 million UA lifetime miles. Going back to 2004 (I don't think there was any COS bonus or DEQM before that anyway) I calculate about 370K EQM miles that are not part of this total. So I add those together, giving me 1.8 million UA liftime miles. I then have only about 15K CO miles, so the grand total will be 1,815,000 for the new program. So I'll be at the 1MM level, but I only need to earn 185,000 BIS miles going forward to move up to the 2MM level.
Correct? ....
I currently have about 1.43 million UA lifetime miles. Going back to 2004 (I don't think there was any COS bonus or DEQM before that anyway) I calculate about 370K EQM miles that are not part of this total. So I add those together, giving me 1.8 million UA liftime miles. I then have only about 15K CO miles, so the grand total will be 1,815,000 for the new program. So I'll be at the 1MM level, but I only need to earn 185,000 BIS miles going forward to move up to the 2MM level.
Correct? ....
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Sep 21, 2011 at 11:07 am Reason: self merge
Sep 21, 2011, 10:27 am
#68
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Programs: Hyatt LT Globalist, Marriot LT Titanium, UA 2.4MM, HH Gold, AS MVPG
Posts: 3,400
Why are they getting screwed? Both current and anybody joining the ranks in the future will be at the same levels?
Sep 21, 2011, 10:31 am
#69
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL Diamond, UA 1K MM, SPG Plat For Life, Marriott Plat, Nexus/GlobalEntry
Posts: 9,198
As a single person I also would have been happier to continue to get regional upgrades and a future lifetime RCC membership. But, I intend to take full use of the "significant other" benefit even if my relationship with the person isn't quite as significant as UA would prefer!
Clarification question... it's only EQM's that will be calculated? Just want to be sure we're not talking about bonus elite RDM's or RDM's earned from credit card purchases?
Clarification question... it's only EQM's that will be calculated? Just want to be sure we're not talking about bonus elite RDM's or RDM's earned from credit card purchases?
Sep 21, 2011, 10:36 am
#70
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Greater DC
Programs: UA plus
Posts: 12,943
UA MM benefits today get you premex not premier because it is a harder earn, being so close but not over the line, the prize just changed to premier .... Thats a loss imo
Sep 21, 2011, 10:38 am
#71
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Near SEA
Programs: UA MM, AS MVPG75K, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 7,969
Nothing changed there.
The website states all bonus EQM. Check the website, it answers most questions.
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Sep 21, 2011, 10:39 am
#72
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Always on the move
Programs: Something lifetime here and there
Posts: 1,867
Just to understand the 1 time calibration.
I currently have about 1.43 million UA lifetime miles. Going back to 2004 (I don't think there was any COS bonus or DEQM before that anyway) I calculate about 370K EQM miles that are not part of this total. So I add those together, giving me 1.8 million UA liftime miles. I then have only about 15K CO miles, so the grand total will be 1,815,000 for the new program. So I'll be at the 1MM level, but I only need to earn 185,000 BIS miles going forward to move up to the 2MM level.
Correct?
I currently have about 1.43 million UA lifetime miles. Going back to 2004 (I don't think there was any COS bonus or DEQM before that anyway) I calculate about 370K EQM miles that are not part of this total. So I add those together, giving me 1.8 million UA liftime miles. I then have only about 15K CO miles, so the grand total will be 1,815,000 for the new program. So I'll be at the 1MM level, but I only need to earn 185,000 BIS miles going forward to move up to the 2MM level.
Correct?
However, the real question is when did that start on the CO side? (CO people need to chime in on this start date). If it started earlier than that, then your COS and DEQM should go back to that start date.@:-)
Sep 21, 2011, 10:42 am
#73
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Newport, NJ, USA
Posts: 2,114
I second the comment. While it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, this program seems to have done an outstanding job of pleasing most of the people.
Sep 21, 2011, 10:46 am
#74
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,686
I love this change, although I have to imagine that this will create even more elite inflation.
The lifetime GS benefit is pretty crazy. You could ostensibly fly United as 1K on cheap fares and then one day make GS.
The lifetime GS benefit is pretty crazy. You could ostensibly fly United as 1K on cheap fares and then one day make GS.
Sep 21, 2011, 10:48 am
#75
In memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: ORD & BKK
Programs: UA 1K/MM; *A Gold Life; CX Gold; Marriott Platinum LT; SPG Plat; HHonors Diamond
Posts: 343
Since the beginning of 2007, once I started getting close to earning real status, I started tracking activity in a spreadsheet (booking dates, flight dates, price, BIS, EQM's--both UA & *A, --lifetime miles, date cleared for upgrade, etc). So I have a 4 year history after leaving the GM category when I was a much more casual flyer. But I bet my very accurate records will not correspond with the recalibration--and probably it will be impossible to argue the point, since we will probably just get an aggregate adjustment without any detail.