MileagePlus Account Balance (How many miles do you all keep in your accounts?)
Jun 15, 2013, 9:41 am
#46
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,187
That is curious. Award upgrades are possibly the best $ per mile use of MP miles, followed by international C. I just booked tix to PEK in C that would have cost me over $10k. I spent 60k miles. $0.17/mile isn't the best I've done, but it isn't bad. Of course, if you don't value F or C at all, I guess it's a different decision.
Jun 15, 2013, 10:01 am
#47
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Tampa
Programs: UA Global Services and 3MM, Lifetime Hilton Diamond/Marriott Titanium Ambassador, Hertz PC
Posts: 250
~ 3.5MM mileage balance... I have burned some ~3.5MM over the past 15 years or so... So I have "banked" at least 7MM miles since 1998.
Jun 15, 2013, 6:36 pm
#48
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Virginia City Highlands
Programs: Nothing anymore after 20 years
Posts: 6,900
Jun 15, 2013, 8:55 pm
#49
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: UA GS>1K>Nothing; DL DM 2MM; AS 75K>Nothing>MVP
Posts: 9,341
I think a lot of people feel that way... or more precisely they don't think it's worth spending the miles/ money for a better seat. I'm exactly the opposite, I'd probably cut my travel by 80% if I had to fly in Y.
Jun 15, 2013, 10:32 pm
#50
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sacramento
Programs: UA 2MM/GS; SPG Lifetime Plat; MHC Lifetime; Tar Heel forever; and I "Dig the Pig" at Piggly Wiggly
Posts: 12,152
Only about 15% of my travel is for business, and all of that is within California. That's the only time I fly Y ... if I do not get upgraded.
The rest of my travel is personal ... and I buy discounted C or GF. Because my personal travel is flexible, I will not book a trip if I am not guaranteed to be in C (at least) or GF.
Jun 16, 2013, 12:59 am
#51
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: UA GS>1K>Nothing; DL DM 2MM; AS 75K>Nothing>MVP
Posts: 9,341
Exactly the same.
Only about 15% of my travel is for business, and all of that is within California. That's the only time I fly Y ... if I do not get upgraded.
The rest of my travel is personal ... and I buy discounted C or GF. Because my personal travel is flexible, I will not book a trip if I am not guaranteed to be in C (at least) or GF.
Only about 15% of my travel is for business, and all of that is within California. That's the only time I fly Y ... if I do not get upgraded.
The rest of my travel is personal ... and I buy discounted C or GF. Because my personal travel is flexible, I will not book a trip if I am not guaranteed to be in C (at least) or GF.
I don't know if the carriers realize that for some customers, travel is very discretionary.
Nov 6, 2013, 11:53 am
#52
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS, UA 2MM, HH LT Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,803
What's your MileagePus Balance?
Just out of curiosity, what's your MP balance today and where do you envision it in 12 months?
I'm sitting on 900K miles and I hope to be at close to ZERO Jan 1, 2015. I have no idea if my balance is atypical or not.
I'm sitting on 900K miles and I hope to be at close to ZERO Jan 1, 2015. I have no idea if my balance is atypical or not.
Nov 6, 2013, 11:55 am
#53
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 304
It's 250K less than it was when the Great Devaluation was announced ;-)
Nov 6, 2013, 11:59 am
#54
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 16,901
I'm down to 106K right now, but we just had a fabulous trip to Japan...
Nov 6, 2013, 12:03 pm
#55
Join Date: May 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 151
I'm down to 705K after booking a couple of trips yesterday to Bali and Thailand. All flights on *A partners, which would be cost prohibitive after February 1st, 2014. And I'm still looking for additional award trips to book before doomsday hits.
Nov 6, 2013, 12:04 pm
#56
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: iad/dca
Programs: UA Million Mile Gold, Club, AA, Delta, Marriott, Hertz G, A/Club
Posts: 1,106
1,057,207
Nov 6, 2013, 12:08 pm
#57
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: AA US
Posts: 378
Zero. I gave away about 300,000 miles out of disgust with UA's service failures of a couple summers ago coupled with their discontinuation of some routes/connex that I liked.
Lately, however, there are signs of improvement and I'm willing to try UA again.
Lately, however, there are signs of improvement and I'm willing to try UA again.
Nov 6, 2013, 12:11 pm
#58
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Jose Cuervo Gold, Bud Light Platinum, Schwab 401K, VW Bug 2MM
Posts: 1,103
approx 400k, soon to be 0 and never replenished again until mileageminus is worth more relatively than aadvantage. fortunately not bound by any single carrier since I live in a large city
edit: noticed in the title you called it MileagePUS. Good description
edit: noticed in the title you called it MileagePUS. Good description
Nov 6, 2013, 12:15 pm
#59
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS, UA 2MM, HH LT Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,803
MODS please feel free to correct the typo
Nov 6, 2013, 12:17 pm
#60
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
986! I burned them all this past summer on *A partner travel(I try not to let them accumulate for long) and am now happy I did so. I'm not sure I'm going to rebuild at this point, as the types of trips I've used them for in the past won't be possible any more.