Jun 24, 2015, 10:22 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
United announces "MileagePlus Miles Never Expire" (effective immediately) Aug 2019
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25020401-post50.html
Mileage reinstatement from qualifying activities:
Missing mileage for partners must be requested through the United Airlines partner directly (visit www.united.com/retrocredit and select the "Non-airline partners" section). All requests need to be made within 12 months of the date of the qualifying activity. This could be flights or hotel stay or rental car credit that has not yet been posted. If the date was prior to expiration that should reinstate the expired miles.
Other mechanisms of mileage reinstatement:
United Airline's mileage expiration policy requires that accounts have qualifying activity at least once every 18 months to keep miles from expiring.
Here are some options to have miles reinstated (max look back is 18 months):
="1"%Check https://buymiles.mileageplus.com/united/index_en.html for details
Buy Back your miles – You can buy back your miles online. The cost varies depending on the amount of miles being reinstated.
Register and fly - Register for$200 $500 $100 and then complete qualifying roundtrip travel on United or United Express You must register within 18 months of your mileage expiration date, and complete travel within 90 days of registration. The registration fee is non-refundable.
Register and use a MileagePlus® Visa® - Register for$200 $500 $100 and then use a new or existing MileagePlus Visa card to make a purchase. You must register within 18 months of your mileage expiration date, and use your card within 90 days of registration. The registration fee is non-refundable. To apply for a MileagePlus Visa, visit the United Airlines Credit Card page.
To participate in either the “Register and fly” or “Register and use a MileagePlus® Visa®” mileage re-instatement promotions, please call the MileagePlus Service Center or [check [url]https://buymiles.mileageplus.com/united/index_en.html for details
8/9/16: There is a promotional offer where the Register and Fly/User a CC option is $100. Not sure how long it will last (still valid Nov 2018)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25020401-post50.html
Mileage reinstatement from qualifying activities:
Missing mileage for partners must be requested through the United Airlines partner directly (visit www.united.com/retrocredit and select the "Non-airline partners" section). All requests need to be made within 12 months of the date of the qualifying activity. This could be flights or hotel stay or rental car credit that has not yet been posted. If the date was prior to expiration that should reinstate the expired miles.
Other mechanisms of mileage reinstatement:
United Airline's mileage expiration policy requires that accounts have qualifying activity at least once every 18 months to keep miles from expiring.
Here are some options to have miles reinstated (max look back is 18 months):
="1"%Check https://buymiles.mileageplus.com/united/index_en.html for details
Buy Back your miles – You can buy back your miles online. The cost varies depending on the amount of miles being reinstated.
Register and fly - Register for
Register and use a MileagePlus® Visa® - Register for
To participate in either the “Register and fly” or “Register and use a MileagePlus® Visa®” mileage re-instatement promotions, please call the MileagePlus Service Center or [check [url]https://buymiles.mileageplus.com/united/index_en.html for details
8/9/16: There is a promotional offer where the Register and Fly/User a CC option is $100. Not sure how long it will last (still valid Nov 2018)
Reinstatement of Expired MileagePlus Miles [Consolidated]
Jul 16, 2015, 7:26 pm
#61
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 3
Don't Trust them
I used to set calendar reminders, but anymore I simply remember on my own. But you may not have the Krell brain I do.
Anyway, I want to add two thoughts.
Anyway, I want to add two thoughts.
- Don't establish this routine solely for MileagePlus; do so for all your loyalty programs.
- Because some programs expire annually, I don't simply remember annually, I do so semiannually. It's safer.
Aug 6, 2015, 12:10 pm
#62
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Queens, NY
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, OW Emerald, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,066
Woot, got very lucky and remembered I had a flight from Sept 2014 on Copa airlines. I was able to submit a missing mileage request and once they credited me for that flight, they automatically also reinstated my 16k expired miles.
Alls well that ends well ^
Alls well that ends well ^
Aug 26, 2015, 9:46 pm
#65
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,841
Not quite enough for a domestic economy RT (25,000). Enough for a domestic upgrade on a W fare (17,500 plus $75 for a non-elite).
Some use 1.5 cpm or higher.
UA sells miles for roughly 2 cpm -- so that would be an upper bound.
If these are from using a Chase MP credit cards, the Choice Points / miles have a 1 cpm value.
Aug 26, 2015, 9:50 pm
#66
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 83
What would you do with the 18,000 miles? When would you use the miles?
Not quite enough for a domestic economy RT (25,000). Enough for a domestic upgrade on a W fare (17,500 plus $75 for a non-elite).
Some use 1.5 cpm or higher.
UA sells miles for roughly 2 cpm -- so that would be an upper bound.
If these are from using a Chase MP credit cards, the Choice Points / miles have a 1 cpm value.
Not quite enough for a domestic economy RT (25,000). Enough for a domestic upgrade on a W fare (17,500 plus $75 for a non-elite).
Some use 1.5 cpm or higher.
UA sells miles for roughly 2 cpm -- so that would be an upper bound.
If these are from using a Chase MP credit cards, the Choice Points / miles have a 1 cpm value.
Thanks
Aug 26, 2015, 9:52 pm
#67
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,841
What is the $$$ cost of the ticket and does using miles (reinstated at $150) make sense?
Aug 26, 2015, 9:58 pm
#68
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 83
Well, I was thinking of the domestic RT for sometime in the future. I am still unsure about the One Way International, though. The OW ticket that I am considering is about $820, whereas United is asking 42.5K miles + $80 Fee for the same ticket.
Aug 26, 2015, 10:12 pm
#69
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,841
Aug 26, 2015, 10:16 pm
#70
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 83
Got it.. So then if I am getting 18,000 miles for $150, that would mean I am getting those miles at 0.8 cpm, which is better than 1.74 cpm. So in this situation it is a good deal to re-instate the miles, right?
Aug 26, 2015, 10:24 pm
#71
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,841
That's a decision for you to make but the analysis gives you a basis to make the decision.
Oct 15, 2015, 4:57 pm
#72
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: California
Programs: UA, AA, Delta, US Air, Alaska
Posts: 35
Deceased member UAL miles and how to reactivate them
A deceased family member had 61,000 UAL miles expire in October 2013. I have his account number and password, so for $400, I can get them reinstated. Is there any danger in waiting until 2016 to reinstate them? Also, how do I pay for them with my credit card in my name and not his? I don't want to trigger something with UAL.
Oct 15, 2015, 11:50 pm
#73
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,841
Originally Posted by [email protected]
A deceased family member had 61,000 UAL miles expire in October 2013. I have his account number and password, so for $400, I can get them reinstated. Is there any danger in waiting until 2016 to reinstate them? Also, how do I pay for them with my credit card in my name and not his? I don't want to trigger something with UAL.
only miles expired in the last 18 months are eligible
Oct 16, 2015, 11:31 am
#75
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Welcome to FT, samsam12, were your 400k miles expired/lost more than 18 months due to inactivity when you called UA?