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UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
May 11, 2018, 12:14 pm
#3676
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: UA 1K MM; Bonvoy Titanium; most other FF programs...
Posts: 654
Yesterday: DFW-LAX on an E175. $159 for First. Contemplated taking it, but didn't want to trade my economy aisle for First window just to have a cold beef noodle entree. Was fine with my free drink and tapas box in Y.
May 14, 2018, 11:07 am
#3677
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold (.85 MM), HH Diamond, SPG Platinum (LT Gold), Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 5,656
Booked DEN-PHL recently, and the best seat was a middle seat in E+. Upgrade offer has fluctuated to very high numbers, but currently at a low of $209. Searched the spreadsheet and didn't see much info on this city pair. Thoughts?
May 14, 2018, 12:20 pm
#3678
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,419
Route fare differential is $199, how much is it to just GG BUYUP? I would expect an offer at check-in between $169 and $209.
May 14, 2018, 12:22 pm
#3679
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,466
May 14, 2018, 12:41 pm
#3680
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS/ BOM
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,567
Have an offer for $1902 to go from J to F on an upcoming MUC-IAD flight on 772. Funny thing is that I am upgraded in J with a GPU 
May 14, 2018, 12:42 pm
#3681
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold (.85 MM), HH Diamond, SPG Platinum (LT Gold), Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 5,656
It was as high as $4xx yesterday, came down this morning. To Findark, GGBuyup is around $700 roundtrip. Knowing the new "lack" of decent catering for lunch flights, I'm not thrilled to upgrade at a cost for minimal offerings. A better seat and a some free drinks appeal to me, not to mention PQM's. Feel like I'm back to my old days of grabbing a sandwich in DEN before departure, now even if sitting in First... I already know PQD's won't increase from my current booking, but I'm okay with that as I will exceed $12K this year. So going from 10E to First, plus a drink or two, and double PQM's for $209.
May 14, 2018, 6:20 pm
#3682
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 856
For this TOD upgrade to ZN fare, should I be receiving the miles for the original booking class?
I received some weird numbers, none of the RDMs, PQMs, PQD matched that given in the original booking.
I received some weird numbers, none of the RDMs, PQMs, PQD matched that given in the original booking.
May 14, 2018, 6:39 pm
#3683
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
Safe Travels,
James
May 14, 2018, 7:14 pm
#3684
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,419
May 15, 2018, 5:48 am
#3686
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
Just booked YOW -> HKG on UA - accidentally clicked through buy up offers so didn't notice what the pricing was.
Going back to the UA site and clicking redeem upgrade I've got the following options:
I'm a cheap skate, don't need the PQM bump and don't mind sitting 15+ hours in a bulkhead E+ seat so I think I'll pas on those.
Safe Travels,
James
Going back to the UA site and clicking redeem upgrade I've got the following options:
- Wed Jun 6 - EWR > NRT - $2,294 USD to buy into Polaris J on 777-300ER
- Thurs Jun 14 - NRT > EWR - $3,780 USD to buy into Polaris J on 777-300ER
I'm a cheap skate, don't need the PQM bump and don't mind sitting 15+ hours in a bulkhead E+ seat so I think I'll pas on those.
Safe Travels,
James
- EWR -> NRT - $2,294 USD/person
- NRT -> EWR - $1,100 USD/person
Safe Travels,
James
May 15, 2018, 6:17 am
#3687
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
Rechecked the upgrade on my EWR -> NRT segments and now see the following offers:
Safe Travels,
James
- EWR -> NRT - $2,294 USD/person
- NRT -> EWR - $1,100 USD/person
Safe Travels,
James
May 15, 2018, 2:46 pm
#3688
Join Date: May 2006
Location: STL
Programs: UA Platinum, AA Platinum Pro, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,429
Usually only get "buy-up" offers at the T-24 check-in. Logged onto the app today, at T-48 and was surprised to see ORDLAS upgrade for $179; I was booked on a Y fare and wasn't able to confirm in advance.
May 15, 2018, 3:46 pm
#3689
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Seattle
Programs: United 1K, Alaska MVP 75K, HH Diamond
Posts: 638
May 3 IAD - LHR UA924 - $829.
May 16, 2018, 4:39 am
#3690
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
Rechecked the upgrade on my EWR -> NRT segments and now see the following offers:
Safe Travels,
James
- EWR -> NRT - $2,294 USD/person
- NRT -> EWR - $1,100 USD/person
Safe Travels,
James
Does UA have set times of day where they drop the buy up offers (i.e. early in the morning)? Would be curious to hear other's expectations with this since I doubt this has anything to do with load factors in J.
Safe Travels,
James