Jul 12, 2013, 12:34 pm
Last edit by: edcho
7/12/2013 @ 1:16 AM ET - Post 1 - An tweet noticed by penner42 in regards to "a new rewards experience" coming to MileagePlus members. Direct link for tweet post is here and for Facebook is here.
7/12/2013 @ 2:33 PM ET - Post 179 - An update by UA Insider telling us to hang tight.
Note: The Mercedes-Benz offer for Premier members is NOT related to this.
7/12/2013 @ 2:33 PM ET - Post 179 - An update by UA Insider telling us to hang tight.
Hi everyone,
Wanted to jump in here and let you know that we are indeed looking ahead to an announcement about new reward opportunities for MileagePlus members—over and above what you’ve seen already this week. I’ll ask that you sit tight for the next few days, but rest assured you can expect full details from me the minute we go live. And while I know you’ll give us honest feedback (as always), I do believe this is something to look forward to :-).
Aaron Goldberg
Sr. Manager – Customer Experience Planning
United Airlines
Wanted to jump in here and let you know that we are indeed looking ahead to an announcement about new reward opportunities for MileagePlus members—over and above what you’ve seen already this week. I’ll ask that you sit tight for the next few days, but rest assured you can expect full details from me the minute we go live. And while I know you’ll give us honest feedback (as always), I do believe this is something to look forward to :-).
Aaron Goldberg
Sr. Manager – Customer Experience Planning
United Airlines
New rewards experience coming
Jul 12, 2013, 10:55 am
#151
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Location: ANP
Programs: UA 1k, Marriott Plat, HH gold, Avis/Hertz Pres
Posts: 1,408
TPG says its a United and Mercedes Benz Partnership...
oh wow
Link: http://goo.gl/AF1Su
discounts and miles for leasing/purchasing
oh wow
Link: http://goo.gl/AF1Su
discounts and miles for leasing/purchasing
BUT glad its not a devaluation
Jul 12, 2013, 11:02 am
#154
Join Date: May 2004
Location: OAK
Programs: UA Gold MM / AS MVP Gold
Posts: 2,504
The silence from UA Insider is deafening.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:09 am
#155
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: BOS
Posts: 3,534
I hope their marketing team is paying attention. It is extremely telling that as soon as one of these nebulous announcements comes out the assumption is almost uniformly that it's another "enhancement" for UA's bottom line at the expense of its customers.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:09 am
#156
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Location: DEN
Programs: UA Gold-MM, AA Gold-MM, F9-Silver, Hyatt Something, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,392
WN and B6 don't have any partners. Does VX? I think that's the point.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:11 am
#157
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Osaka
Programs: United Mileage Plus Premier Executive
Posts: 581
Oh Jeff.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:14 am
#159
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Posts: 66,769
we're still within 12 hours of the original tweet. No announcement by CoB today would be a different story.
On FT? Probably the standard reaction from nearly any FT forum anticipating any travel supplier announcement.
On FT? Probably the standard reaction from nearly any FT forum anticipating any travel supplier announcement.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:17 am
#160
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Jul 12, 2013, 11:19 am
#161
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Programs: UA PP, AA, DL, BA, CX, SPG, HHonors
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let's be honest ... UA miles has been the most useful for quite sometime, so it's only realistic that they would want to bring it back to the level of their competitors
as long as they only do a minor devaluation, i'm fine with it. I, however, would be sincerely pissed if they went to 3-tier award with 0.001% chance of scoring a low-level one.
as long as they only do a minor devaluation, i'm fine with it. I, however, would be sincerely pissed if they went to 3-tier award with 0.001% chance of scoring a low-level one.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:25 am
#162
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: UA IK, Hyatt Plat, Avis PP
Posts: 225
If it was a big positive change, UA Insider would have announced it. My guess is it's gimmicky and tied to credit cards. It will be useless to anyone above silver.
Jul 12, 2013, 11:28 am
#163
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Huge +1 to this
Jul 12, 2013, 11:30 am
#164
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: HHonors diamond, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, UA Silver, Marriott Silver
Posts: 280
Just made a reservation hold but not ticketed it yet. Hopefully the hold price will be valid even after announcement
Jul 12, 2013, 11:33 am
#165
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: DCA
Programs: DL DM, AA EXP, various hotel
Posts: 2,227
If this were the Benz deal, I would think that UA Insider would have stepped in clarify that by now. Right?