Jan 26, 14, 2:34 pm
Last edit by: GregMM
- Offer apparently targeted at UA elites who flew US last year and credited miles to MileagePlus (possibly targeted only at those who bought premium tickets on US and credited to MP). You can only register for a promotion for which you were targeted, so this will only help if you were targeted but for some reason didn't get or lost the email.
- No offer for people whose primary address is non-US
- 4 RPU + 4 UC passes
http://news.united.com/servlet/formlink/f?JHQSTCTW - Some 1Ks get 4 RPUs + 20K PQM
http://news.united.com/servlet/formlink/f?JHQSTCTY - Some 1Ks get 4 RPUs only, no PQM
link: http://news.united.com/servlet/formlink/f?JHQSTCTU - Platinums get instant upgrade to 1K till 05/31 with 35K miles challenge for entire 2014 (+4RPU)
link: http://news.united.com/servlet/formlink/f?JHQSTCTT - Golds get instant upgrade to Platinum till 05/31 with 18K miles challenge for entire 2014 (+2RPU)
link: http://news.united.com/servlet/formlink/f?JHQSTCTS - Slivers get instant upgrade to Gold till 05/31 with 12.5K miles challenge for entire 2014 (+15,000 bonus award miles also)
link: http://news.united.com/servlet/formlink/f?JHQSTCTR
[Targeted] -- For you: Complimentary upgrades and 20,000 Premier qualifying miles
Jan 24, 14, 3:47 pm
#46
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, DL, AA, AS, HHonors, SPG, Kimpton, Hyatt, IC PC, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 7,194
Originally Posted by sbm12
Why not? They have all sorts of marketing efforts.
Originally Posted by StingWest
Hopefully instead, a positive marketing effort of some sort (although I don't want to make 1K too easy for people!)
PS: You did well on your 2013 upgrades - based on your stats
PS: You did well on your 2013 upgrades - based on your stats
At this point, with many people getting this, I believe it's a legit promo. I haven't gotten the email myself (but really hope to soon!). I don't have any paid trips on United flown or booked so far this year...
Jan 24, 14, 3:50 pm
#47
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, DL, AA, AS, HHonors, SPG, Kimpton, Hyatt, IC PC, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 7,194
It seems as though UA is simply giving everyone a status match challenge. The numbers are the same as the ones used for those challenges, except normally those don't come with the free upgrades.
Jan 24, 14, 3:52 pm
#48
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Digital Nomad Wandering the Earth - Currently in CHICAGO, USA
Posts: 56,271
Originally Posted by jchiguy1
That makes sense. You are also DCA based which is a battleground US/AA hub.
DCA will go from being a mini US hub to basically being a spoke in the new US dba AA Frankenstein's monster. With a few regional nonstops thrown in.
This is something I am already pissed about. Mergers suck.
Jan 24, 14, 3:53 pm
#50
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 1,432
Originally Posted by SANUAFlyer
I received the e-mail offer for 4 RPUs and 20,000 PQMs. Just registered...
How I wish I wasn't a DEN based flyer some days.
Jan 24, 14, 3:54 pm
#51
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, DL, AA, AS, HHonors, SPG, Kimpton, Hyatt, IC PC, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 7,194
Originally Posted by trm2
How much good are those 20k PQMs without PQDs?
Jan 24, 14, 3:55 pm
#52
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: UA 1K 3MM , Marriott Amb, Hyatt D, HH D, Hertz PC
Posts: 851
Originally Posted by kokonutz
True...but because of the merger at least 17 nonstop US cities will be cut.
DCA will go from being a mini US hub to basically being a spoke in the new US dba AA Frankenstein's monster. With a few regional nonstops thrown in.
This is something I am already pissed about. Mergers suck.
DCA will go from being a mini US hub to basically being a spoke in the new US dba AA Frankenstein's monster. With a few regional nonstops thrown in.
This is something I am already pissed about. Mergers suck.
Jan 24, 14, 3:57 pm
#53
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: United mileage Plus 1k and Million Miler, Krisflyer, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin
Posts: 210
Originally Posted by Sez_Who
They may be offering this in response to DL's offer from a week ago...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...000-miles.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...000-miles.html
Jan 24, 14, 4:01 pm
#56
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: KDCA/KIAD (Formerly KEWR/KPHL)
Programs: VX Gold; UA Silver (BLAH!); HHonors Diamond
Posts: 92
Originally Posted by mgcsinc
Try reading it again, slower this time. And if that doesn't work, see jadenus's post above. The world isn't that scary.
Okay that's what I needed. I've been elite long enough to know that when Continental would advertise "enhancements" I should always prepare to bend over. The term has a bit of a weird phrasing and doesn't make sense, but I wondered what the reaction would be with the "experts" to trust it or not. So your post was pretty darn helpful. Thanks and I'm taking off my tin foil hat now!
Jan 24, 14, 4:01 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: 1K, MM, Marriott Plat
Posts: 427
Originally Posted by FreFly
How do I become "one of the best customers of United". I can sure use RPUs and PQMs.
Jan 24, 14, 4:02 pm
#58
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 1,432
Here I was waiting for Feb 1 to roll around and hopefully the ranks of 1Ks thinning a bit and they pull this stunt. Conventional wisdom would indicate that there are a higher number of elites in each group as you move from GS->1K->PLAT->GOLD. So what does this mean to UG rates due to unearned RPUs, check-in lines, boarding lanes etc when you take a lower tier group, offer them 3 months of the next higher status and thereby potentially double (?) the size of "new" group? I think the next 90 days might be an absolute train wreck.
Jan 24, 14, 4:04 pm
#59
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: KDCA/KIAD (Formerly KEWR/KPHL)
Programs: VX Gold; UA Silver (BLAH!); HHonors Diamond
Posts: 92
Originally Posted by kokonutz
If we are going to start speculating about the targeting criteria, I will point out that I basically earned plat by flying on first and business class tickets on US last year. And the challenge only applies to UA and Copa metal PQM.
So I suspect getting US flyers who deposit their US flight to mileage plus to switch to UA metal may be part of the targeting matrix.
So I suspect getting US flyers who deposit their US flight to mileage plus to switch to UA metal may be part of the targeting matrix.
