May 25, 2016, 6:43 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
promo link
Terms and Conditions
* For this promotion, only dollars spent on the "fare" on eligible flights operated by United and United Express will qualify toward meeting spending milestones. Certain specialty tickets, including but not limited to unpublished, consolidator/bulk, group, tour and opaque fares, will not be counted towards spending milestones. Dollars spent on tickets purchased for flights operated by a Star Alliance member airline or a MileagePlus partner airline with tickets issued by United (ticket number starting with "016") will not qualify for this offer. The "fare" is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. For tickets purchased in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we will convert the purchase to U.S. dollars using an industry-standard exchange rate. Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5% U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the base amount of the fare on itineraries wholly within the United States. This tax also applies to certain itineraries between the United States and Canada or Mexico. The U.S. Federal Transportation tax will not count toward meeting any spending milestone.
** For this promotion, bonus award miles will be awarded for each spending milestone that has been met, subject to the terms and conditions. Milestone bonuses may be earned only once. Partial bonuses will not be awarded for members who don't reach a certain milestone. All calculations made in connection with this offer will be made by United MileagePlus® in its discretion and considered final.
Only original recipients of this email invitation can register and participate in this promotion.
Registration is required by November 15, 2016. Only tickets purchased and ticketed after registration and within the ticketing dates will qualify.
Ticketing and dates: May 25, 2016, through November 30, 2016.
Dollars earned toward this promotion will count as Premier® qualifying dollars toward MileagePlus Premier status qualification, but do not guarantee status. All other qualification requirements must be met for the applicable Premier® status.
This offer is not combinable with other non-combinable offers.
Bonus award miles will post to your account six to eight weeks after the promotion ends on November 30, 2016. Bonus will be calculated using the originally ticketed fares and/or fare classes, as applicable, and subsequent changes to any fares and/or fare classes as a result of itinerary changes, complimentary or paid upgrades, purchase of travel products (including but not limited to United ClubSM, Premier Access®, Award Accelerator®, Premier AcceleratorSM), irregular operations or otherwise will not be considered.
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If you received complimentary Premier status:
Your complimentary status is one level higher than the MileagePlus membership status reflected in your MileagePlus account on May 7, 2016. Your status will be not be increased to any other level in connection with this offer. If flights taken prior to May 7, 2016, are credited to your account after May 7, 2016, and result in you meeting the qualification requirements for a higher Premier status, your status will not be complimentarily upgraded again. Qualifying for a higher status level than the complimentary status awarded in connection with this offer requires meeting the published qualification thresholds for Premier status.
The complimentary status is valid through January 31, 2017.
A Premier membership card and kit will be not issued for the complimentary status period. Your new benefits will be reflected in your Mileage Plus account once you log in and you may enjoy Premier benefits on United- or United Express-operated flights by providing your account number when making reservations or at check-in.
During the complimentary status period, you may not have access to all reciprocal Premier benefits with United's partner airlines, including access to Star Alliance lounges.
Members will not receive Regional Premier Upgrades as part of this offer unless the published qualification thresholds for Premier Platinum status have been earned in the current year.
Offer is subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
If you received an Economy Plus subscription:
The Economy Plus® subscription can be used only on flights operated by United and United Express in the 48 contiguous U.S. states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).
The Economy Plus subscription is complimentary, and will not result in the subscriber earning Premier qualifying dollars. The subscription is neither changeable nor transferable.
The Economy Plus subscription is valid through January 31, 2017, and can be used to request an Economy Plus seat at no cost on flights between May 10, 2016, and January 31, 2017. Any flights taken after January 31, 2017, will not qualify under the Economy Plus subscription.
Economy Plus seats on qualifying flights can be selected on united.com at booking, after booking before check-in, during check-in or at a check-in kiosk in the airport. Economy Plus seat assignments are not guaranteed.
The subscriber's MileagePlus number must be included in the reservation in order to receive the subscription benefits.
Offer is subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
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* For this promotion, only dollars spent on the "fare" on eligible flights operated by United and United Express will qualify toward meeting spending milestones. Certain specialty tickets, including but not limited to unpublished, consolidator/bulk, group, tour and opaque fares, will not be counted towards spending milestones. Dollars spent on tickets purchased for flights operated by a Star Alliance member airline or a MileagePlus partner airline with tickets issued by United (ticket number starting with "016") will not qualify for this offer. The "fare" is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. For tickets purchased in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we will convert the purchase to U.S. dollars using an industry-standard exchange rate. Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5% U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the base amount of the fare on itineraries wholly within the United States. This tax also applies to certain itineraries between the United States and Canada or Mexico. The U.S. Federal Transportation tax will not count toward meeting any spending milestone.
** For this promotion, bonus award miles will be awarded for each spending milestone that has been met, subject to the terms and conditions. Milestone bonuses may be earned only once. Partial bonuses will not be awarded for members who don't reach a certain milestone. All calculations made in connection with this offer will be made by United MileagePlus® in its discretion and considered final.
Only original recipients of this email invitation can register and participate in this promotion.
Registration is required by November 15, 2016. Only tickets purchased and ticketed after registration and within the ticketing dates will qualify.
Ticketing and dates: May 25, 2016, through November 30, 2016.
Dollars earned toward this promotion will count as Premier® qualifying dollars toward MileagePlus Premier status qualification, but do not guarantee status. All other qualification requirements must be met for the applicable Premier® status.
This offer is not combinable with other non-combinable offers.
Bonus award miles will post to your account six to eight weeks after the promotion ends on November 30, 2016. Bonus will be calculated using the originally ticketed fares and/or fare classes, as applicable, and subsequent changes to any fares and/or fare classes as a result of itinerary changes, complimentary or paid upgrades, purchase of travel products (including but not limited to United ClubSM, Premier Access®, Award Accelerator®, Premier AcceleratorSM), irregular operations or otherwise will not be considered.
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If you received complimentary Premier status:
Your complimentary status is one level higher than the MileagePlus membership status reflected in your MileagePlus account on May 7, 2016. Your status will be not be increased to any other level in connection with this offer. If flights taken prior to May 7, 2016, are credited to your account after May 7, 2016, and result in you meeting the qualification requirements for a higher Premier status, your status will not be complimentarily upgraded again. Qualifying for a higher status level than the complimentary status awarded in connection with this offer requires meeting the published qualification thresholds for Premier status.
The complimentary status is valid through January 31, 2017.
A Premier membership card and kit will be not issued for the complimentary status period. Your new benefits will be reflected in your Mileage Plus account once you log in and you may enjoy Premier benefits on United- or United Express-operated flights by providing your account number when making reservations or at check-in.
During the complimentary status period, you may not have access to all reciprocal Premier benefits with United's partner airlines, including access to Star Alliance lounges.
Members will not receive Regional Premier Upgrades as part of this offer unless the published qualification thresholds for Premier Platinum status have been earned in the current year.
Offer is subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
If you received an Economy Plus subscription:
The Economy Plus® subscription can be used only on flights operated by United and United Express in the 48 contiguous U.S. states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).
The Economy Plus subscription is complimentary, and will not result in the subscriber earning Premier qualifying dollars. The subscription is neither changeable nor transferable.
The Economy Plus subscription is valid through January 31, 2017, and can be used to request an Economy Plus seat at no cost on flights between May 10, 2016, and January 31, 2017. Any flights taken after January 31, 2017, will not qualify under the Economy Plus subscription.
Economy Plus seats on qualifying flights can be selected on united.com at booking, after booking before check-in, during check-in or at a check-in kiosk in the airport. Economy Plus seat assignments are not guaranteed.
The subscriber's MileagePlus number must be included in the reservation in order to receive the subscription benefits.
Offer is subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
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PROMOTION [targeted] - Extra RDMs for additional spend [May 25-Nov 30, 2016]
Jun 3, 2016, 1:15 pm
#421
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,722
Thanks for the link, radioactive!
Surprisingly I was able to register and received the following offer:
$5500 -> 16,000 miles
$6000 -> 24,000 miles
$8500 -> 39,000 miles
Too bad I did not see this last week as I just booked $6k+ worth of travel. But I guess this is one of the better offers, and expect to have more later this year, so I can't complain
Has anyone figured out how the targets were calculated? I had about $12k EQD last year, but maybe $1k to date this year. At my rate this is essentially a 3-4 mile bonus per $1 of EQD, which basically brings me up to 1K level ^^
Surprisingly I was able to register and received the following offer:
$5500 -> 16,000 miles
$6000 -> 24,000 miles
$8500 -> 39,000 miles
Too bad I did not see this last week as I just booked $6k+ worth of travel. But I guess this is one of the better offers, and expect to have more later this year, so I can't complain
Has anyone figured out how the targets were calculated? I had about $12k EQD last year, but maybe $1k to date this year. At my rate this is essentially a 3-4 mile bonus per $1 of EQD, which basically brings me up to 1K level ^^
Jun 3, 2016, 1:18 pm
#422
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: USA
Programs: 1K 1MM; Bonvoy Ambassador; Nat'l EE; Hertz PC; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,465
Really wish there was a tracking portal (like SPG does with the promo dashboard) to see the progress. (take note UAInsider)
Jun 3, 2016, 1:38 pm
#423
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: PIT
Programs: UA 1K, AA Gold, Marriott Plat
Posts: 143
My offer:
$9k > 13k
$9.5k > 20k
$11.5k > 33k
Currently 1K with $6k PQM
$9k > 13k
$9.5k > 20k
$11.5k > 33k
Currently 1K with $6k PQM
Jun 3, 2016, 2:39 pm
#424
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 304
$5,000 -> 67,000 miles
$8,500 -> 101,000 miles
$19,000 -> 167,000 miles
335,000 miles for $32,500 is insane. If I shift my Asia travel to United I'll probably make it - just wish I had seen this thread last week before I booked some upcoming trips.
$8,500 -> 101,000 miles
$19,000 -> 167,000 miles
335,000 miles for $32,500 is insane. If I shift my Asia travel to United I'll probably make it - just wish I had seen this thread last week before I booked some upcoming trips.
Jun 3, 2016, 5:24 pm
#425
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NJ, USA
Programs: UA MM
Posts: 671
Will they keep track of a few hours difference? I saw this a few hours after I booked travel for well over $2K 
. I cannot cancel and rebook as I booked it through company travel site and also applied/cleared GPUs.
. I cannot cancel and rebook as I booked it through company travel site and also applied/cleared GPUs.
Jun 3, 2016, 5:33 pm
#426
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: CLE
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hertz PC
Posts: 5,538
Jun 4, 2016, 6:07 am
#427
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Midwest
Programs: UA Silver, Bonvoy Titanium, Speedy Rewards Beverage Club
Posts: 480
I think I can guess the answer, but has anyone confirmed whether this is total spend or just for the offer recipient? In other words, if I am traveling with two others, does each ticket I buy under my account count towards the spend requirement or just my ticket.
Jun 4, 2016, 7:00 am
#428
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: South Wales, UK
Programs: UA 1k
Posts: 693
Agree that a tracking portal would be useful, but the mp desk should be able to tell you about your pqd spend towards the offer. They were able to confirm my date of registration for a similar offer, and the fact that the ticket purchased two days later was qualifying towards my spend target.
Jun 4, 2016, 9:02 am
#429
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: ORD | LGA | 2E
Programs: UA GS 1.6MM UC | AA CK 0.7MM AC | Bonvoy Ambassador | Hyatt Globalist | Hertz PC
Posts: 1,054
$10,000 for 14,000
$11,000 for 21,000
$12,500 for 35,000
My PQD was ~$10,500 at the time of the offer
I think my offer is pretty lousy but it actually turns out to basically be a waste for UA because I was highly likely to hit $25K spend on UA anyway this year. Now they're just giving me 70K additional miles for doing exactly what I would have done anyway.
Booked a discounted F fare on AA this morning for an upcoming ATL > ORD leg because @ $291 it was $40 cheaper than UA's A fare for the similarly timed flight. So this promotion hasn't even made enough of an impression on me to get them that incremental spend.
Who knows, maybe it works for someone. Just seems like the return on RDM for them is going to be pretty poor. My guess is this (along with a bunch of other high RDM promotions lately) just portends increases to RDM levels for award tickets etc...
$11,000 for 21,000
$12,500 for 35,000
My PQD was ~$10,500 at the time of the offer
I think my offer is pretty lousy but it actually turns out to basically be a waste for UA because I was highly likely to hit $25K spend on UA anyway this year. Now they're just giving me 70K additional miles for doing exactly what I would have done anyway.
Booked a discounted F fare on AA this morning for an upcoming ATL > ORD leg because @ $291 it was $40 cheaper than UA's A fare for the similarly timed flight. So this promotion hasn't even made enough of an impression on me to get them that incremental spend.
Who knows, maybe it works for someone. Just seems like the return on RDM for them is going to be pretty poor. My guess is this (along with a bunch of other high RDM promotions lately) just portends increases to RDM levels for award tickets etc...
Jun 4, 2016, 9:18 am
#430
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
Programs: Honors LT Diamond; United 1K; Hertz PC
Posts: 4,169
I remember seeing that in the FAQ but now I can't get the FAQ for the promotion to load...
Jun 4, 2016, 9:29 am
#431
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 31
Filed under: pipe dreams
My offer:
$16,000 / 37,000
$18,500 / 56,000
$23,500 / 93,000
Adding in already purchased tickets I am at around $30k PQD.
$16,000 / 37,000
$18,500 / 56,000
$23,500 / 93,000
Adding in already purchased tickets I am at around $30k PQD.
Jun 4, 2016, 10:09 am
#432
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Programs: United Global Services, Lifetime Hilton Diamond
Posts: 353
At first I was excited by the offer and then I realized that I had to purchase the dollar thresholds in addition to my current PQD not collectively so there is little chance I will make it the first level of $7,500 since I am already close to 1k anyway. I already don't have an easy time using any GPU's so it has no value to me to give UA more money with no benefits. As a side note, with this new Polaris-- I am waiting for the other shoe to drop--- increased PQD's next year and possibly making us pay co-pays to fly flights with that service like the PS service. My friends always argue that I show do a status match for AA, but let's see what the new year brings.
Jun 4, 2016, 11:06 am
#433
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: YYC, SFO, OAK
Programs: AS MVP 75K, AA Platinum, IHG Platinum, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 734
As someone who hasn't paid for a revenue flight on UA since 2013 (but have booked awards and have the Chase MP card), I got:
$500 = 10,000
$1,000 total = +15,000 (25K total)
$2,500 total = +25,000 (50K total)
Makes it tempting to shift some business over to UA now that I've requalified for AS MVP75K this year.
$500 = 10,000
$1,000 total = +15,000 (25K total)
$2,500 total = +25,000 (50K total)
Makes it tempting to shift some business over to UA now that I've requalified for AS MVP75K this year.
Jun 4, 2016, 11:32 am
#434
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
You're now registered for this exclusive offer. Book and travel on United® to reach your personalized milestones and watch your mileage balance grow. The more you fly, the more you earn.
These are your spending milestones:
Milestone 1: spend $2,000 and earn 15,000 bonus award miles
Milestone 2: spend $3,000 total and earn 23,000 more award miles
Milestone 3: spend $5,000 total and earn 38,000 more award miles
Start flying toward your spending milestones.
To be eligible, flights must be purchased after registration and flown before November 30, 2016.
So 76000 for 5000$ total spend - very tempting. Since I have already reached DM on DL for the next year this is really good.
These are your spending milestones:
Milestone 1: spend $2,000 and earn 15,000 bonus award miles
Milestone 2: spend $3,000 total and earn 23,000 more award miles
Milestone 3: spend $5,000 total and earn 38,000 more award miles
Start flying toward your spending milestones.
To be eligible, flights must be purchased after registration and flown before November 30, 2016.
So 76000 for 5000$ total spend - very tempting. Since I have already reached DM on DL for the next year this is really good.
Jun 4, 2016, 1:46 pm
#435
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: LAX IAH AMS
Programs: UA GS 1MM
Posts: 1,273
333,000 mile promotion
logged into UA.com com today and saw a promotion to earn 333,000 miles. The promotion is based on dollars spent and, at 3 points you earn miles for a total of 333,000 miles.
My first milestone is $33,500. Thing is, I'm already past that. Currently at $36,000 PQD.
Small print says tickets must be purchased after enrollment and flown before november.
So, does that mean I have to spend $33,500 MORE to get the points? Doesn't make sense...
My first milestone is $33,500. Thing is, I'm already past that. Currently at $36,000 PQD.
Small print says tickets must be purchased after enrollment and flown before november.
So, does that mean I have to spend $33,500 MORE to get the points? Doesn't make sense...
