United discontinued the ability to use Choices miles for up to 5K PQMs annually
Jun 5, 2013, 2:31 pm
#46
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I spoke with the escalated customer care team for Chase. They acknowledge that the Choices program was a United operated program and not one that was part of their services. They're aware changes are being made by United and will regret my cancellation.
I wonder if all this cracking down on PQM accumulation is an attempt to actually place some real value on elite status. Maybe this is actually a good thing in disguise.
And yet, my $140 feels like more and more of a rip off this year.
I wonder if all this cracking down on PQM accumulation is an attempt to actually place some real value on elite status. Maybe this is actually a good thing in disguise.
And yet, my $140 feels like more and more of a rip off this year.
Jun 5, 2013, 2:41 pm
#47
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I'd be fine with that (although I think cardholders should have been given more notice). I'd be fine with UA reducing the number of Elite Accelerator miles one can purchase, or stating they cannot be used toward 1K status (protect 1K to BIS like UA did for many years?), though again with notice/grandfathering.
Jun 5, 2013, 2:48 pm
#48
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Given the push came from Houston,I await an Insider's explanation. Especially why there is no notice and we find out the hard way.
Jun 9, 2013, 10:02 pm
#49
Join Date: Mar 2005
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This is wrong. I loved being able to use this benefit. I was so impressed that AMEX gave me to option to cancel their card because of the changes to Hilton HHonors.
United should have given us some notice about this change or say that it would go in effect next year.
They just don't seem to think up there in Chicago.
United should have given us some notice about this change or say that it would go in effect next year.
They just don't seem to think up there in Chicago.
Jun 11, 2013, 5:41 pm
#51
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You must have previously earned award miles with your MileagePlus credit card and be a current Cardmember to be able to login. Also, if you close your MileagePlus credit card account, you will forfeit your MileagePlus Choices program balance
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...questions.html
Remember using Choice Points also reduces your MP RDMs.
Jun 11, 2013, 8:36 pm
#52
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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I closed a Platinum Visa with 90,000 choices and the choices went poof because I no longer had the card. A year or so later I opened a United Select Visa and the 90,000 choices reappeared along with the card opening bonus of 50,000.
Jun 11, 2013, 8:55 pm
#53
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But if I am understanding correctly, if you close the account, while the Choices disappear, your RDM balance will NOT decrease.
Jun 11, 2013, 9:05 pm
#54
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Jun 11, 2013, 9:06 pm
#55
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correct -- Choice Points are extra benefits of a subset of your RDMs. You lose that feature but not the RDMs if you close all your MP Chase cards.
Jun 11, 2013, 9:47 pm
#56
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Jun 23, 2013, 11:39 pm
#57
Join Date: Nov 2011
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I spoke with the escalated customer care team for Chase. They acknowledge that the Choices program was a United operated program and not one that was part of their services. They're aware changes are being made by United and will regret my cancellation.
I wonder if all this cracking down on PQM accumulation is an attempt to actually place some real value on elite status. Maybe this is actually a good thing in disguise.
And yet, my $140 feels like more and more of a rip off this year.
I wonder if all this cracking down on PQM accumulation is an attempt to actually place some real value on elite status. Maybe this is actually a good thing in disguise.
And yet, my $140 feels like more and more of a rip off this year.
Jun 24, 2013, 9:15 pm
#58
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This is not the place where I should hear about a change like this
I wasn't planning on needing to redeem Choices miles this year--I did it last year, but it turned out that I didn't need them--but it's careless, sloppy behavior to make this change with zero notice to paying customers. What's the cost to have somebody write an e-mail saying "Sorry, we're making this change, here's why" and send that to the affected cardholders?
(No, really, I had no idea about the end of the Choices option until opening this thread earlier tonight. Call me out to lunch if you must...)
(No, really, I had no idea about the end of the Choices option until opening this thread earlier tonight. Call me out to lunch if you must...)
Jun 24, 2013, 9:39 pm
#59
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Houston
Programs: United Platinum, Chase Presidential Plus
Posts: 299
With all the attempts to make it harder to get elite status, does anyone think that the Presidential Plus legacy card EQM benefit will go away? I noticed for next year, PP is the only card where you are waived from spending to get status (with no minimum spend on the card). It seems like this can't last forever.
Jun 24, 2013, 11:00 pm
#60
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With all the attempts to make it harder to get elite status, does anyone think that the Presidential Plus legacy card EQM benefit will go away? I noticed for next year, PP is the only card where you are waived from spending to get status (with no minimum spend on the card). It seems like this can't last forever.
If you are PMUA, you are either already hosed, being hosed, or soon to be hosed.
Book away my friends. Book away.
And Chase still has not sent us anything in writing.