View Poll Results: What is the best benefit of United Airlines MileagePlus? READ POST BELOW FIRST
Unlimited Domestic Upgrade program for all Premier members
41
15.65%
Regional Premier and Global Premier Upgrades for Premier Platinum and above
56
21.37%
EconomyPlus for up to 8 companions on same itinerary for Premier Platinum and above
6
2.29%
Several co-branded Chase cards allow for upgrades on award tickets.
3
1.15%
Lounge access for Premier Gold Elite members and above when traveling internationally.
16
6.11%
No phone booking, same-day change or award fees for Premier Platinum and above
37
14.12%
Million Miler Status spouse/SO status match
23
8.78%
Paid Global Entry fee for Premier Platinum and above
8
3.05%
Complimentary access to Economy Plus for all Premier members
67
25.57%
I nominate a different benefit – see my post below (POST YOUR SUGGESTION BELOW)
5
1.91%
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2014 FlyerTalk Awards: United Airlines MileagePlus benefits nominations
Dec 3, 2013, 12:49 pm
#1
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2014 FlyerTalk Awards: United Airlines MileagePlus benefits nominations
This poll will determine which benefit for this rewards program will appear on the January ballot for the 2014 FlyerTalk Awards.
Please note that once you have cast a poll vote, it cannot be changed.
You may vote in any or all of the nominations polls across FlyerTalk. Simply navigate to your favorite program’s forum and cast your vote. Links to all polls can be found here!
This poll will close December 17, 2013.
Official FlyerTalk Awards balloting begins January 14, 2014.
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Dec 5, 2013, 8:46 am
#2
Moderator: Midwest, Las Vegas & Dining Buzz
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 17,971
Same-day change.
Dec 6, 2013, 10:50 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,907
You lump free SDC with other items that only Plat gets free and list it as Plat and above. Gold has free SDC also.
Dec 6, 2013, 1:20 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: IAH
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, A3 Gold
Posts: 601
GPU when used to fly LH F.
Dec 7, 2013, 5:25 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: UA-GS, Hyatt-Defiantly Diamond, Marriott-Platinum, SPG-Platinum
Posts: 499
I'd also nominate traveling companion CPU at the same level as the premier member. Other airlines essentially downgrade the premier member to the lowest level among the traveling companions.
Dec 7, 2013, 5:36 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: IAH
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, A3 Gold
Posts: 601
Agreed. There are others that could be detached such as RPU for Plat+ and GPU for 1k+.
I'd also nominate traveling companion CPU at the same level as the premier member. Other airlines essentially downgrade the premier member to the lowest level among the traveling companions.
I'd also nominate traveling companion CPU at the same level as the premier member. Other airlines essentially downgrade the premier member to the lowest level among the traveling companions.
Dec 7, 2013, 5:38 pm
#7
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,907
Dec 7, 2013, 6:01 pm
#8
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.99MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,772
Not practical for the intent use -- 2014 FlyerTalk Awards. The selected item will be combined with a selected item from each airline, hotel, car rental, ... program and a best in class section made for each in regional / ww categories. Having different status levels just is not practical.
Dec 8, 2013, 1:30 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Carmel Valley(was Hawaii)
Programs: United 1K 2.7 MM
Posts: 1,172
I thought RPU and GPU were only 1k and GS?
Dec 8, 2013, 1:31 pm
#10
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,907
Dec 9, 2013, 9:43 am
#11
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Ohio
Posts: 245
i nominate something different.
all the MP members on flyertalk that makes it a perk =D
all the MP members on flyertalk that makes it a perk =D
Dec 10, 2013, 10:24 am
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike.. but I wanna go home with the armadillo
Programs: CO, NW, & UA forum moderator emeritus
Posts: 35,383
The whole no junk fees thing (particularly for award tix) is truly awes
me. I think it's highly underrated on the poll.
me. I think it's highly underrated on the poll.
Dec 10, 2013, 10:19 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Micronesia
Programs: NZG, UAG, QFG, EKS, Tabua
Posts: 13
I nominate the "Upon qualification, Premier status is valid through the end of the program year in which you qualified, as well as the entire following year." Several other programmes you get exactly one year from the anniversary of reaching status. This means as I will qualify for gold on my United flight January 7th 2014, I will maintain gold status to end of 2015. This is handy for me because I also am trying to maintain GE status on Air NZ (much harder now with the required 60% on Air NZ ticketed flights), still need to bank star alliance towards AirNZ.
Dec 10, 2013, 10:29 pm
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike.. but I wanna go home with the armadillo
Programs: CO, NW, & UA forum moderator emeritus
Posts: 35,383
n flying 50k qualifying miles between January 1 and January 7, 2014? That's impressive! While the two year program (as some here call this kind of qualification) is a good benefit, most US-based programs have similar rules.
Dec 11, 2013, 7:24 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MP,MR Silver,Avis
Posts: 848
That may even be more impressive than UA1Flyer making 1K in January 2012 was.