aacharya

It is not. Early adopters will also get the highest bonus.

ibuyyoufly

Call me a cynic, but remember, the 2014 MP program hasn't been formally announced yet. Since all these guys are doing is following DL, don't be surprised if they don't devalue the miles like the SkyPeso. Can they be trusted? Slippery slope.

787fan

but when they're buying it, there's no guarantee a higher bonus will ensue, so they have the most to risk if the total participants fall short

boss315

Do not pay any attention to the man behind the curtain! (Wizard of Oz reference..if you didn't catch it)

ozstamps

Yes but the 60K of that is a "bonus" correct .. so 160K in your account costs $US3762 as I posted.

These carpetbaggers are focused on quick cash injections to soothe stockholders, and I'll be amazed if the 60% is not "magically" reached.
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aacharya

That still is not a reverse pyramid, but what you note is true.

gusd

I wasn't contesting the math, but the "No idea why anyone flies them revenue" comment. You cannot buy miles infinitely so that you only fly by buying miles and don't have to fly revenue

ozstamps

Yes you can. Clearly you are unaware of the Award Accelerator program that has existed for 5 years or so. Cap does not apply. And is offered on award flights. @:-)

Wave a $100 Bill anywhere near Jeffy and he'll crash tackle you for it.

Elites and loyalty are expendable to these guys. Cash is not.

gusd

Right, but while with the bonus offer it gets to be cheaper, is it also cheaper if all you do is buy miles with the award accelerator?

LarkSFO

So 100,000 miles is $3,762.00. .0376 per RDM, an awful value proposition.

With the base 30% bonus miles: 130,000 RDM for $3,762 = .028 per RDM.

If it reaches the 60% bonus, assume 160,000 RDM for $3,762 = .0235 per RDM.


Right now through elite maximizer I am being offered 45,000 RDM at .021 each...

wco81

So would this count towards PQD if they offer this next year?

LarkSFO

That answer is clear. Yes, no, or maybe.

todorovic

Wirelessly posted (iPhone 5: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 6_1_4 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/536.26 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/6.0 Mobile/10B350 Safari/8536.25)

Love the clarity of your explanation

LeviLewis

Right now its at 35% but the more people buy the cheaper it gets for everyone. everyone buy 5000 miles and we can get it to 60% discount check out the link:

http://www.ualmiles.com/PROMO_buymil...92328E542FDA2B


Offer details:
To take advantage of this offer, you must use the order links on this page.
Promotional offer valid until 11:59 p.m. CT (Chicago local time) on September 5, 2013.
For a limited time, get a minimum of 30% bonus award miles and a maximum of 60% bonus award miles when you purchase miles via the above links.
Allow 48 hours for purchased miles to process and post to your MileagePlus account. Bonus miles will post up to 7 days after promotion ends.
Displayed price includes all taxes.
Minimum purchase of 5,000 miles required for this promotion.
Miles are available in increments of 1,000 miles.
Purchase up to 100,000 miles per account per calendar year.
For Give Miles transactions, both purchased miles and bonus miles will post to the recipient's MileagePlus account.
Credit card will be billed immediately upon purchase.
Mileage rates and other applicable fees are subject to change.
Miles are nonrefundable.
Purchased miles do not count toward MileagePlus Premier® status.
All MileagePlus Program Rules and terms and conditions apply.
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Miles accrued, awards, and benefits issued are subject to change and are subject to the rules of the United MileagePlus program, including without limitation the Premier® program (the "MileagePlus Program"), which are expressly incorporated herein. United may change the MileagePlus Program including, but not limited to, rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers or terminate the MileagePlus Program at any time and without notice. United and its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents are not responsible for any products or services of other participating companies and partners. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the member. Bonus award miles, award miles and any other miles earned through non–flight activity do not count toward qualification for Premier status unless expressly stated otherwise. The accumulation of mileage or Premier status or any other status does not entitle members to any vested rights with respect to the MileagePlus Program. All calculations made in connection with the MileagePlus Program, including without limitation with respect to the accumulation of mileage and the satisfaction of the qualification requirements for Premier status, will be made by United Airlines and MileagePlus in their discretion and such calculations will be considered final. Information in this communication that relates to the MileagePlus Program does not purport to be complete or comprehensive and may not include all of the information that a member may believe is important, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the information on the united.com website and the MileagePlus Program rules. United and MileagePlus are registered service marks. For complete details about the MileagePlus Program, go to united.com.

seanp7

It's up to 35% now already.

I may participate in this.