Targeted (TB4M32) Restore your past MileagePlus Premier status, earn bonus RDM [2015]
Jul 29, 2015, 6:17 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: UA SP, DL SM MM, AS 75K, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond.
Posts: 2,596
Kudos to Spin88 for the typically creative tongue in cheek assessment.
Clearly, Anderson's comments about seeing United elites coming to Delta is true. If United is doing this now, for those that have left already, what will they do for the even great numbers who have found the exit door this year? I'd wager, UA lost more elites in June and July of this year, than in all of 2014.
Clearly, Anderson's comments about seeing United elites coming to Delta is true. If United is doing this now, for those that have left already, what will they do for the even great numbers who have found the exit door this year? I'd wager, UA lost more elites in June and July of this year, than in all of 2014.
Jul 29, 2015, 6:20 pm
#20
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: UA SP, DL SM MM, AS 75K, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond.
Posts: 2,596
Jul 29, 2015, 6:27 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DSM
Programs: UA 1K, AA EP, DL PL, HH Dia, Marriott Gld, National Exp
Posts: 722
Thanks for the laugh 
(translated from United Speak into English)
A mass e-mailed offer for those smart enough to have bailed on UA already
"For a limited time, enjoy a mass-emailed opportunity to return to the highest MileageMinus Premier status level that you had in 2013 or 2014.
All you have to do to restore your former, and now devalued, status level, and enjoy our new lower service levels and chart bottoming service quality for a 90-day trial period is register below. And if you earn the required number of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQM) or Premier Qualifying Segments (PQS) during the trial period, your restored status will extend through January 31, 2017, and you'll also receive 10,000 bonus miles which will we hope obscure the massive devaluations we have made to our reward costs and availability
Register today and complete your qualification to enjoy the reduced benefits of your past Premier status and no longer see TOD upgrade offers. See a full list of currently reduced (see them now before we reduce them further) MileageMinus Premier benefits
This offer is valid exclusively for MileageMinus members who had Premier Silver or higher status in 2013 or 2014 and received this offer via mass mailed email.
Qualification requirements for this offer
Former status level Qualification requirements
Premier Silver 7,000 PQM or 8 PQS and at least one cancellation or MX delay of over 4 hours
Premier Gold 12,500 PQM or 15 PQS and at least two cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours.
Premier Platinum 18,000 PQM or 22 PQS and at least two cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours, along with once messed up reservation.
Premier 1K® 25,000 PQM or 30 PQS and at least three cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours, including one that requires a forced overnight stay.
Terms and conditions:
Only the original recipients of the email invitation to the offer can participate in the demotion."
A mass e-mailed offer for those smart enough to have bailed on UA already
"For a limited time, enjoy a mass-emailed opportunity to return to the highest MileageMinus Premier status level that you had in 2013 or 2014.
All you have to do to restore your former, and now devalued, status level, and enjoy our new lower service levels and chart bottoming service quality for a 90-day trial period is register below. And if you earn the required number of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQM) or Premier Qualifying Segments (PQS) during the trial period, your restored status will extend through January 31, 2017, and you'll also receive 10,000 bonus miles which will we hope obscure the massive devaluations we have made to our reward costs and availability
Register today and complete your qualification to enjoy the reduced benefits of your past Premier status and no longer see TOD upgrade offers. See a full list of currently reduced (see them now before we reduce them further) MileageMinus Premier benefits
This offer is valid exclusively for MileageMinus members who had Premier Silver or higher status in 2013 or 2014 and received this offer via mass mailed email.
Qualification requirements for this offer
Former status level Qualification requirements
Premier Silver 7,000 PQM or 8 PQS and at least one cancellation or MX delay of over 4 hours
Premier Gold 12,500 PQM or 15 PQS and at least two cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours.
Premier Platinum 18,000 PQM or 22 PQS and at least two cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours, along with once messed up reservation.
Premier 1K® 25,000 PQM or 30 PQS and at least three cancellations and/or MX delay of over 4 hours, including one that requires a forced overnight stay.
Terms and conditions:
Only the original recipients of the email invitation to the offer can participate in the de
motion."
Jul 29, 2015, 6:29 pm
#22
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Virginia, USA
Posts: 4,512
Jul 29, 2015, 6:29 pm
#23
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,542
It's not the mileage, but the lack of any PQD requirement that's really insulting.
Although I'm not so sure there will be so many takers for reasons already mentioned upthread.
Jul 29, 2015, 6:32 pm
#24
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott Platinum/LT Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 5,595
Perhaps not on track to make 1k next year? Or a way around PQDs?
I wish I would have gotten it. I was 1k during the 2 look back years, Gold now, and will probably be Gold in 2016. But if I could do just 25k now and get 1k next year I certainly would.
I wish I would have gotten it. I was 1k during the 2 look back years, Gold now, and will probably be Gold in 2016. But if I could do just 25k now and get 1k next year I certainly would.
Jul 29, 2015, 7:32 pm
#25
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
I'm interested in the other promo not really this one. The one in the other thread about extra miles... I've been searching the website and can't figure it out.
Ya I won't get near to 1K this year. I'll be lucky to hit Platinum...
Ya I won't get near to 1K this year. I'll be lucky to hit Platinum...
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jul 30, 2015 at 12:57 am Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member -- please use multi-quote
Jul 29, 2015, 7:38 pm
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,161
so all you need a 5 r/ts BOS-LAX @ $143 right now to get back 1K even 2 yrs back? Are you serious UA? That's just sick.
Jul 29, 2015, 7:51 pm
#27
Moderator: Budget Travel forum & Credit Card Programs, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYJ/YVR and back on Van Isle ....... for now
Programs: UA lifetime MM / *A Gold
Posts: 14,434
Twice
Lost a day of vacation each time, though the second time I was able to preserve the u/g next day.
Oh, and lost prepaid hotel each time
Jul 29, 2015, 8:14 pm
#28
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CLE
Programs: UA 1K MM, DL Plat
Posts: 982
I have to wonder just how targeted this is...
1K through 1/2017 for 25k w/o PQD is just downright staggering. This is the class that they "protect" via FEQM exemptions and all manner of other hurdles. Then they're going to reward someone who walked away as far back as 2013 for a pittance, and exempt them from the rules they've jammed down everyone else's throat?
If I wasn't already convinced that current mgmt was a bunch of yahoos, this would surely do it. Why not just hang a "oh god, we're desperate and will do anything for HVFs" banner on EWR Term C??
1K through 1/2017 for 25k w/o PQD is just downright staggering. This is the class that they "protect" via FEQM exemptions and all manner of other hurdles. Then they're going to reward someone who walked away as far back as 2013 for a pittance, and exempt them from the rules they've jammed down everyone else's throat?
If I wasn't already convinced that current mgmt was a bunch of yahoos, this would surely do it. Why not just hang a "oh god, we're desperate and will do anything for HVFs" banner on EWR Term C??
Jul 29, 2015, 9:01 pm
#29
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: 6 year GS, now 2MM Jeff-ugee, *wood LTPlt, SkyPeso PLT
Posts: 6,526
Clearly, Anderson's comments about seeing United elites coming to Delta is true. If United is doing this now, for those that have left already, what will they do for the even great numbers who have found the exit door this year? I'd wager, UA lost more elites in June and July of this year, than in all of 2014.
What I think is most telling about this is how amateur this is. Sad offer, made via e-mail? Come on. The former customers are an important resource, that are best reached via a professional outreach, implied apology, and touting improvements (real improvements) and explaining why they ought to come back. Doing it this way, United is in essence burning up an opportunity. Were I Jeff, I would have said "wait until we have something real we can discuss with these former customers then do a professional outreach to them." Done this way, it smacks of some degree of panic, and its not likely (when UA is having a clearly well know crisis of poor service) to result in much new business.
I don't think this offer is likely to get many folks to return from AA or VX or AS or DL or WN to UAfkaCO (aka "the airline at the bottom of every survey or list)"
You fly United, don't you feel violated (or at least a feeling of impending doom) every-time you buy a ticket?
Jul 29, 2015, 9:32 pm
#30
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LA
Posts: 1,281
UA better hope that these promos really do bring back some of their lost customers, as they are going to have to make up for the difference of the customers they have kept to date who now walk away from UA because of how they are waging the war on their current elites. Now seeing this one, I am very much so thinking of moving my business away from them after this year.
This could come back to bite UA in the you know what.
This could come back to bite UA in the you know what.