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Old Jan 5, 2015, 9:19 pm
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I'm currently seeing:
  • TPAC #1 (in 2 weeks): 8cpm for PQM, 1.9cpm for RDM (9.9cpm a-i)
  • TG shorthaul itin on 016 stock: 10cpm for PQM, 2.1cpm for RDM
  • Domestic F itins (Feb): 10cpm for PQM, 2.1cpm for RDM
  • TPAC #2 (May): 8cpm for PQM, 1.9cpm for RDM
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Old Jan 5, 2015, 10:07 pm
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on domestic itin:
Accelerator RDM: 2.1˘
Accelerator PQM: 10˘

on int'l itin:
Accelerator RDM: 1.9˘
Accelerator PQM: 8˘
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 7:56 am
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yes, of course...You can buy the Award Accelerator miles
Originally Posted by TENYKS
if someone already bought the most number of miles(with or with discount), can he/she continue to buy Award Accelerator miles as part of the reservation?
To your heart's content. UA will love it.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by Keller281
To your heart's content. UA will love it.
I do about 6 TPAC roundtrips a year... on each trip, the maximum accelerator miles offered was 60,000 miles... so I can buy 6 x 60,000 miles = 360,000 miles?
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by TENYKS
I do about 6 TPAC roundtrips a year... on each trip, the maximum accelerator miles offered was 60,000 miles... so I can buy 6 x 60,000 miles = 360,000 miles?
Yes, but it's possible the offer will change after you begin your buying spree.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:22 am
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Originally Posted by RNE
Yes, but it's possible the offer will change after you begin your buying spree.
that's exactly what I was thinking.... will the offers get worse and worse after each trip?
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by TENYKS
that's exactly what I was thinking.... will the offers get worse and worse after each trip?
It's a possibility you should be aware of before embarking on this multistep strategy. That said, I suspect the price won't increase because Accelerator RDM prices (~2˘/per) are traditionally less volatile than PQM prices.

Edit: If you're actually going to execute this $7000+ investment in RDMs, I recommend doing so in rapid succession. Also, be sure to report back here to let us know how it went.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:42 am
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Yes, Yes, and if you have them booked...
Originally Posted by TENYKS
I do about 6 TPAC roundtrips a year... on each trip, the maximum accelerator miles offered was 60,000 miles... so I can buy 6 x 60,000 miles = 360,000 miles?
Buy them now, they are charging me 1.9 cent a mile..
They were 2.1 a few weeks ago. So, I plurge and I bought them all on my 5 trips X2 pax.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:55 am
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Looks like UA is back to tweaking rates depending on the itinerary.

Here's what I'm seeing.

Domestic:
12k or 15k miles
RDM = 2.1˘
PQM = 15˘

International:
30k or 40k miles
RDM = 1.9˘
PQM = 12˘
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by RNE
Looks like UA is back to tweaking rates depending on the itinerary.

Here's what I'm seeing.

Domestic:
12k or 15k miles
RDM = 2.1˘
PQM = 15˘

International:
30k or 40k miles
RDM = 1.9˘
PQM = 12˘
The same showed for me for the first time this morning.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:13 pm
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Accelerator rates have finally dropped for me too! For a Canada-US itinerary offering 5000/10000, the price jumped up to 2.3+12=14.3˘ around mid-December.

Now, it's down to 2.1+7=9.1˘. I'm a lowly GM.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 9:23 pm
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Two domestic award reservations (one XN, one YN) showing 5000 or 10,000 miles for 2.1 cents per RDM and 9.0 cents per PQM. Lower than the other day. I'm Silver so I'm not surprised it's higher than for a GM.
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Old Jan 6, 2015, 10:01 pm
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on my most recent reservation, UA is offering to sell me 30k or 60k miles.

what's the most number of Accelerator miles that they sell on any given reservation? 100k, perhaps?
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Old Jan 7, 2015, 7:13 am
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it depends on your long your trip is, your reservation(s)
Originally Posted by TENYKS
on my most recent reservation, UA is offering to sell me 30k or 60k miles.

what's the most number of Accelerator miles that they sell on any given reservation? 100k, perhaps?
They offered me 45,000 to 65,000.
And I am talking IAH Aulkland, NZ.
Never have seen a 100K offer.
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Old Jan 7, 2015, 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by TENYKS
what's the most number of Accelerator miles that they sell on any given reservation? 100k, perhaps?
Historically, quantities of RDM/PQM offered have exceeded 100k. On July 23, 2012, I purchased 105,966 RDMs in one chunk. (See link below.) The same quantity of PQMs were offered—but I didn't buy those.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/18989226-post168.html
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