Jan 18, 2015, 2:58 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
A friendly reminder from your volunteer moderators.
Year-end questions such as these are bound to come up and we are happy to have this thread exist as a source of information. However, we would also request members take note of the following:
Please do not offer or solicit transfers of upgrade instruments in this forum, even in "jest".
see Posting Offers for Miles, Vouchers, Upgrades Not Allowed. for more
Members with questions about the Coupon Connection Forum are kindly asked to refer to the following thread:
The Coupon Connection and related issues (master thread)
Note you need 180 posts and 180 days of FT membership, at a minimum, to access CC forum
Thank you,
l'etoile, Ocn Vw 1k, J.Edward, Pat89339 and WineCountryUA
United MileagePlus Forum volunteer moderators
Safe, allowed uses other than for yourself
-- offer (for no consideration) to family / friends / coworkers / ....
Year-end questions such as these are bound to come up and we are happy to have this thread exist as a source of information. However, we would also request members take note of the following:
Please do not offer or solicit transfers of upgrade instruments in this forum, even in "jest".
see Posting Offers for Miles, Vouchers, Upgrades Not Allowed. for more
Members with questions about the Coupon Connection Forum are kindly asked to refer to the following thread:
The Coupon Connection and related issues (master thread)
Note you need 180 posts and 180 days of FT membership, at a minimum, to access CC forum
Thank you,
l'etoile, Ocn Vw 1k, J.Edward, Pat89339 and WineCountryUA
United MileagePlus Forum volunteer moderators
Safe, allowed uses other than for yourself
-- offer (for no consideration) to family / friends / coworkers / ....
-- asking a GA to do a surprise / delight upgrade of someone using your instruments
-- If requalified as 1K, UA has in recent years, allowing the extending of two GPUs until April
What to do with excess/expiring PlusPoints (was RPU / GPU) ? vs letting them expire.
Jun 15, 2022, 2:51 pm
#122
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: MBS/FNT/LAN
Programs: UA 1K, HH Gold, Mariott Gold
Posts: 9,630
FWIW, I only gift them to coworkers, close family and friends.
Jun 15, 2022, 2:52 pm
#123
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 695
Should merge with Consolidated UA PlusPoints Question & Answer Thread
The answer is yes. You can apply them to any traveler online or via the phone with their PNR/last name. You may not exchange pluspoints for gifts/money.
2 minutes late to posting though. Seems like 3 people already posted the same answer before me.
The answer is yes. You can apply them to any traveler online or via the phone with their PNR/last name. You may not exchange pluspoints for gifts/money.
2 minutes late to posting though. Seems like 3 people already posted the same answer before me.
Jun 15, 2022, 3:02 pm
#125
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Programs: Delta DM
Posts: 425
Should merge with Consolidated UA PlusPoints Question & Answer Thread
The answer is yes. You can apply them to any traveler online or via the phone with their PNR/last name. You may not exchange pluspoints for gifts/money.
2 minutes late to posting though. Seems like 3 people already posted the same answer before me.
The answer is yes. You can apply them to any traveler online or via the phone with their PNR/last name. You may not exchange pluspoints for gifts/money.
2 minutes late to posting though. Seems like 3 people already posted the same answer before me.
OPS
Jun 15, 2022, 3:18 pm
#126
Join Date: May 2021
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Silver
Posts: 70
There are many ways to do it, and United has gone after people before.
Jun 15, 2022, 3:22 pm
#127
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,139
Pluspoints applied to people who dont share your home airport, home address is quite far from yours, no shared PNR history, etc. Its probably a rating, if you drop pluspoints on multiple different PNRs that are all different routes/locations/etc, revenue management/security will flag it and start looking around.
Jun 15, 2022, 3:37 pm
#128
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Honolulu Harbor
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 15,019
There’s a thread full of sob stories from people who have had their accounts closed, accumulated miles and Plus Points lost, and status forfeited when UA comes across sold mileage/points. UA will also pose as buyers to ferret out sellers. A lot of people don’t know the points/miles in their account don’t actually belong to them. UA, in effect, grants people the right to use points and miles subject to program rules. Someone attempting to sell Plus Points is trying to sell something that belongs to United.
Jun 15, 2022, 3:49 pm
#129
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Programs: Delta DM
Posts: 425
Very interesting! Is UA really that concerned about who uses the points? I kinda figured it doesn't matter if I use them or my best friend or even a stranger. If I choose to gift them to someone (regardless of who it is) I don't think UA should be able to prevent me from doing so. Am I missing something with this line of thinking?
OPS
OPS
Jun 15, 2022, 3:56 pm
#130
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,400
Very interesting! Is UA really that concerned about who uses the points? I kinda figured it doesn't matter if I use them or my best friend or even a stranger. If I choose to gift them to someone (regardless of who it is) I don't think UA should be able to prevent me from doing so. Am I missing something with this line of thinking?
OPS
OPS
If you sell them, or trade them for something else, etc., then you're in violation of program rules.
UA does not want any competition when it comes to upgrade sales.
Jun 15, 2022, 5:39 pm
#131
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA MM Plat, UA 1MM, Hilton Lifetime Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold, CLEAR, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 3,618
There’s a thread full of sob stories from people who have had their accounts closed, accumulated miles and Plus Points lost, and status forfeited when UA comes across sold mileage/points. UA will also pose as buyers to ferret out sellers. A lot of people don’t know the points/miles in their account don’t actually belong to them. UA, in effect, grants people the right to use points and miles subject to program rules. Someone attempting to sell Plus Points is trying to sell something that belongs to United.
Jun 15, 2022, 6:49 pm
#132
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Honolulu Harbor
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 15,019
As explained earlier, the Plus Points don't belong to you - you earn use of UA's Plus Points and RDMs in accordance wth the rules. UA sets the rules, so they can prohibit selling. What you're missing is that you are bound by the rules UA sets and that you agree to as a MileagePlus participant. This is not too difficult to understand (actually, it is to some people who sell and then whine on the "My account has been locked!" thread)