Jun 2, 2016, 5:24 pm
Last edit by: bdraco
Island Hopper Flight Date: MONDAY October 24, 2016 - Departs HNL @ 7:25am (may need to overnight if flying in the night before)
Reception at GUM: TUESDAY evening October 25, 2016 after landing at GUM.
GUM Airport Tour: WEDNESDAY October 26,2016
Can I book an award? Absolutely! 25k for HNL > GUM, 35k US > HNL > GUM.
Discount on paid tickets? Yes - use offer code ZWWW536956 when searching for flights on ua.com (more details in 2nd post in thread).
Hotels? The event hotel will be the Westin Resort Guam. Room rates are as follows:
Base room: $160 plus tax
Ocean view room: $180 plus tax
To get these rates you will have to call the hotel directly and mention the UA Frequent Flyer Giving event. The direct number is +1.671.647-1020. Starwood reservations knows nothing of our special rate.
Resturants? TBD.
Shirts: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0HGWZuqDGYrIBR
Reception at GUM: TUESDAY evening October 25, 2016 after landing at GUM.
GUM Airport Tour: WEDNESDAY October 26,2016
Can I book an award? Absolutely! 25k for HNL > GUM, 35k US > HNL > GUM.
Discount on paid tickets? Yes - use offer code ZWWW536956 when searching for flights on ua.com (more details in 2nd post in thread).
Hotels? The event hotel will be the Westin Resort Guam. Room rates are as follows:
Base room: $160 plus tax
Ocean view room: $180 plus tax
To get these rates you will have to call the hotel directly and mention the UA Frequent Flyer Giving event. The direct number is +1.671.647-1020. Starwood reservations knows nothing of our special rate.
Resturants? TBD.
Shirts: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0HGWZuqDGYrIBR
OCT 23-25, 2016 - GUM Airport Tour + Island Hopper Event w/ FFG and UA
May 26, 2016, 5:42 pm
#31
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PDX/OGG/HKG
Programs: UA MM/Plat, AS MVP
Posts: 53
Definitely interested. I'd probably try to slot in a few days on PNI either on the way over, or backtrack after the GUM arrival before moving on to HKG or SIN.
I did the run in Oct 2014 and am still in contact with the mechanic that befriended me. I'd love to fly with him again.
I did the run in Oct 2014 and am still in contact with the mechanic that befriended me. I'd love to fly with him again.
May 31, 2016, 10:02 pm
#32
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 1,812
Alright everyone, October 24 will be the date of the Island Hopper from HNL. GUM tour will be on October 26. More details will come, such as the location/cost of the group hotel, Meeting Works code, cost of the program, registration website, etc. But this should allow people to start booking flights, especially those trying to use Mileage Plus availability. You should be able to leave GUM late afternoon (suggest 5pm or later) on the 26th.
Jun 1, 2016, 5:30 pm
#35
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
Programs: UA MM 1K, AA MM Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 3,236
Alright everyone, October 24 will be the date of the Island Hopper from HNL. GUM tour will be on October 26. More details will come, such as the location/cost of the group hotel, Meeting Works code, cost of the program, registration website, etc. But this should allow people to start booking flights, especially those trying to use Mileage Plus availability. You should be able to leave GUM late afternoon (suggest 5pm or later) on the 26th.
Edit: On the Island Hopper, I only see Standard Business - no Saver Business or any Economy for the 24th. Is UA holding some seats?
Edit2: Tried again just requesting HNL-GUM one way, and it does show Saver Economy, along with Standard Business award.
Last edited by tarheelnj; Jun 2, 2016 at 5:56 am Reason: Added comment about award availability
Jun 2, 2016, 12:25 pm
#37
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 1,812
Great news! Still working on freeing up the dates. You mentioned in your initial post there would be a discount of some % for paid segments. How do we access the discount if we want to use it?
Edit: On the Island Hopper, I only see Standard Business - no Saver Business or any Economy for the 24th. Is UA holding some seats?
Edit2: Tried again just requesting HNL-GUM one way, and it does show Saver Economy, along with Standard Business award.
Edit: On the Island Hopper, I only see Standard Business - no Saver Business or any Economy for the 24th. Is UA holding some seats?
Edit2: Tried again just requesting HNL-GUM one way, and it does show Saver Economy, along with Standard Business award.
We'll pass along the discount code to people who are registered for the event once we have the details to be able to do both the registration and have the discount set up with UA.
GUM based folks can come along, but they still need to pay as normal for the registration of the event.
Jun 2, 2016, 1:32 pm
#38
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Guadalajara MX,
Programs: VB, UA, AM
Posts: 164
I am interested. Cannot give confirmation for October dates until at least August but will try for sooner. So should we wait until further info comes out regarding discount/codes for the flight??
Would very much enjoy taking the island hopper again.
Would very much enjoy taking the island hopper again.
Last edited by GDL; Jun 2, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Jun 2, 2016, 2:17 pm
#39
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 1,812
Jun 2, 2016, 5:13 pm
#41
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
Programs: (ಠ_ಠ)
Posts: 9,077
Greetings Everyone - for those who are considering booking paid tickets there is a discount available via the UA meeting works code ZWWW536956 in the second post upthread.
Also please remember awards (especially for the Island Hopper!) may also be available.
Also please remember awards (especially for the Island Hopper!) may also be available.
Jun 2, 2016, 7:26 pm
#42
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC / TYO / Up in the Air
Programs: UA GS 1.7MM, AA 2.1MM, EK, BA, SQ, CX, Marriot LT, Accor P
Posts: 6,322
Just farelocked my ticket - hope I can figure out things in next week. FYI every time I tried to enter that code it bombed out - must be a website issue.... FWIW - from the northeastern US the P fare was about the same price as economy (I'm continuing on to Narita so that could be why)
Jun 3, 2016, 3:40 am
#45
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC / TYO / Up in the Air
Programs: UA GS 1.7MM, AA 2.1MM, EK, BA, SQ, CX, Marriot LT, Accor P
Posts: 6,322
That's odd - I'm paying less from the east coast and then heading to Narita from GUM and then back to the Northeast - perhaps you should try it again later - .bomb may have been flaky.....