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EveryDay Awards - UA MP award changes 1 Nov 2017 (Everyday award/dynamic price, No RTW, No Show fee,..)
principle change - Standard awards being replaced by "EveryDay Award" with variable pricing
What is the Excursionist Perk?
Previous thread -- UA award booking,change questions/fees/issues/routing/excursionist problems {Archive}
- No more free stopover - replaced with Excursionist Perk
- Agents no longer have the ability to find routings or build itineraries that do not show up on united.com
- Manually constructing trips using multi-city search results in multiple award fares being charged
- Changing any segment basically requires current availability for all existing Os&Ds in the PNR (as if a brand new booking is made)
- Singapore Airlines segments are priced separately (add-ons)
Useful Links
EveryDay Awards - UA MP award changes 1 Nov 2017 (Everyday award/dynamic price, No RTW, No Show fee,..)
principle change - Standard awards being replaced by "EveryDay Award" with variable pricing
What is the Excursionist Perk?
The Excursionist Perk is a free one-way award within select multi-city itineraries. Members who book an itinerary with three or more one-way awards will be eligible to receive one of those one-way awards for free, if it meets all of these conditions:
The Excursionist Perk cannot be in the MileagePlus defined region where your travel originates. (For example, if your journey begins in North America, you will only receive the Excursionist Perk if travel is within a region outside of North America.)
The Excursionist Perk cannot be in the MileagePlus defined region where your travel originates. (For example, if your journey begins in North America, you will only receive the Excursionist Perk if travel is within a region outside of North America.)
- Travel must end in the same MileagePlus defined region where travel originates.
- The origin and destination of the Excursionist Perk is within a single MileagePlus defined region.
- The cabin of service and award type of the free one-way award is the same or lower than the one-way award preceding it.
- If two or more one-way awards qualify for this benefit, only the first occurrence will be free.
Previous thread -- UA award booking,change questions/fees/issues/routing/excursionist problems {Archive}
UA award booking, change questions / issues / routing / excursionist problems / help
Jul 1, 2024, 10:01 am
#496
Join Date: Jul 2022
Programs: MilagePlus
Posts: 8
I have a question that is likely asked before but would appreciate if someone can help.
Found and booked saver award ticket for IAH-ZRH
IAH-DCA -EWR-ZRH. EWR ZRH is Polaris, domestic legs are YN.
Problem is I will have to leave 7:30 AM for first flight while EWR-ZRH is a 6:15 PM flight. IAH-EWR have almost hourly flights. So the question is will SDC work in making this 2 stopper award ticket to 1 stop and better connection ticket without significant miles requirements?
all one stopper showed me 155K Vs 80K for this 2 stopper at the time of booking.
Platinum , if that helps/matters,
Thanks!
Found and booked saver award ticket for IAH-ZRH
IAH-DCA -EWR-ZRH. EWR ZRH is Polaris, domestic legs are YN.
Problem is I will have to leave 7:30 AM for first flight while EWR-ZRH is a 6:15 PM flight. IAH-EWR have almost hourly flights. So the question is will SDC work in making this 2 stopper award ticket to 1 stop and better connection ticket without significant miles requirements?
all one stopper showed me 155K Vs 80K for this 2 stopper at the time of booking.
Platinum , if that helps/matters,
Thanks!
Jul 1, 2024, 10:20 am
#497
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 909
Excursionist with mixed booking classes
Hello. I am looking at booking an award multi destination award with the outbound and excursionist flight in business. The excursionist flight booked into business with no additional mileage charges without issues with the inbound flight in economy..
If I book the outbound in economy and the inbound flight in business the excursionist flight booked in business but with mileage charges.
Must the outbound flight need to be booked in the same class as the "middle" excursionist flight?
Thanks
If I book the outbound in economy and the inbound flight in business the excursionist flight booked in business but with mileage charges.
Must the outbound flight need to be booked in the same class as the "middle" excursionist flight?
Thanks
Jul 1, 2024, 10:31 am
#498
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Los Angeles / Basel
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 27,015
Same fare class or lower of the preceiding flight.
So, for example:
LAX-LHR J
excuristionst perk: J/Y
return doesn't matter, must just end in same region as origin
but something like:
LAX-LHR Y
excurstionst perk: Y only
LHR-LAX J
Doesn't matter that return is in J. What matters is the preceding segment.
So, for example:
LAX-LHR J
excuristionst perk: J/Y
return doesn't matter, must just end in same region as origin
but something like:
LAX-LHR Y
excurstionst perk: Y only
LHR-LAX J
Doesn't matter that return is in J. What matters is the preceding segment.
Jul 1, 2024, 10:36 am
#499
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 909
Same fare class or lower of the preceiding flight.
So, for example:
LAX-LHR J
excuristionst perk: J/Y
return doesn't matter, must just end in same region as origin
but something like:
LAX-LHR Y
excurstionst perk: Y only
LHR-LAX J
Doesn't matter that return is in J. What matters is the preceding segment.
So, for example:
LAX-LHR J
excuristionst perk: J/Y
return doesn't matter, must just end in same region as origin
but something like:
LAX-LHR Y
excurstionst perk: Y only
LHR-LAX J
Doesn't matter that return is in J. What matters is the preceding segment.
Thanks. This is what I have been experiencing.
Jul 1, 2024, 11:05 am
#501
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,766
I have a question that is likely asked before but would appreciate if someone can help.
Found and booked saver award ticket for IAH-ZRH
IAH-DCA -EWR-ZRH. EWR ZRH is Polaris, domestic legs are YN.
Problem is I will have to leave 7:30 AM for first flight while EWR-ZRH is a 6:15 PM flight. IAH-EWR have almost hourly flights. So the question is will SDC work in making this 2 stopper award ticket to 1 stop and better connection ticket without significant miles requirements?
all one stopper showed me 155K Vs 80K for this 2 stopper at the time of booking.
Platinum , if that helps/matters,
Thanks!
Found and booked saver award ticket for IAH-ZRH
IAH-DCA -EWR-ZRH. EWR ZRH is Polaris, domestic legs are YN.
Problem is I will have to leave 7:30 AM for first flight while EWR-ZRH is a 6:15 PM flight. IAH-EWR have almost hourly flights. So the question is will SDC work in making this 2 stopper award ticket to 1 stop and better connection ticket without significant miles requirements?
all one stopper showed me 155K Vs 80K for this 2 stopper at the time of booking.
Platinum , if that helps/matters,
Thanks!
Irrespective, yes, you can SDC with award tickets. X or XN (or YN, if that is what you have) will need to be available. With that TATL segment in IN you will most likely have to call to make that SDC work.
Jul 1, 2024, 11:36 am
#502
Join Date: Jul 2022
Programs: MilagePlus
Posts: 8
Some of this doesn't make sense. 80k would require the domestic legs to be in X or XN class, not in YN.
Irrespective, yes, you can SDC with award tickets. X or XN (or YN, if that is what you have) will need to be available. With that TATL segment in IN you will most likely have to call to make that SDC work.
Irrespective, yes, you can SDC with award tickets. X or XN (or YN, if that is what you have) will need to be available. With that TATL segment in IN you will most likely have to call to make that SDC work.
Flight 1 of 3 UA698
Class: United Economy (YN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Thu, Jul 11, 2024 07:30 AM
11:32 AM Houston, TX, US (IAH)
Washington, DC, US (DCA) Flight 2 of 3 UA4411
Class: United Economy (YN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Thu, Jul 11, 2024 02:00 PM
03:22 PM Washington, DC, US (DCA)
New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR) Flight Operated by GOJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS. Flight 3 of 3 UA134
Class: United Polaris business (JN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Fri, Jul 12, 2024 06:15 PM
08:15 AM New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR)
Zürich, CH (ZRH) Confirmation Number: xxxxxx
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Jul 1, 2024, 11:59 am
#503
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Chicago
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 692
I thought that it would be XN and IN but that is what the ticket says..
Flight 1 of 3 UA698
Class: United Economy (YN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Thu, Jul 11, 2024 07:30 AM
11:32 AM Houston, TX, US (IAH)
Washington, DC, US (DCA) Flight 2 of 3 UA4411
Class: United Economy (YN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Thu, Jul 11, 2024 02:00 PM
03:22 PM Washington, DC, US (DCA)
New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR) Flight Operated by GOJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS. Flight 3 of 3 UA134
Class: United Polaris business (JN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Fri, Jul 12, 2024 06:15 PM
08:15 AM New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR)
Zürich, CH (ZRH) Confirmation Number:
Flight 1 of 3 UA698
Class: United Economy (YN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Thu, Jul 11, 2024 07:30 AM
11:32 AM Houston, TX, US (IAH)
Washington, DC, US (DCA) Flight 2 of 3 UA4411
Class: United Economy (YN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Thu, Jul 11, 2024 02:00 PM
03:22 PM Washington, DC, US (DCA)
New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR) Flight Operated by GOJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS. Flight 3 of 3 UA134
Class: United Polaris business (JN) Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Fri, Jul 12, 2024 06:15 PM
08:15 AM New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR)
Zürich, CH (ZRH) Confirmation Number:
Jul 1, 2024, 12:15 pm
#504
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,766
Since the OP has a YN/JN award an SDC for IAH-EWR should be a piece of cake - probably still needs a phonecall w/ that JN TATL segment
Jul 1, 2024, 1:48 pm
#505
Join Date: Jul 2022
Programs: MilagePlus
Posts: 8
yeah no clue how that happened, its probably because of the history of this booking. Was trying to book it via ORD 2 days ago and system crapped on me ( its a 4 PAX booking). I called the agent and gave them the card id where the system crashed. She checked and told me that the fare is gone but there is availability on LX 9 out of ORD. She did some magic, and booked me LX 9 for 80K Vs 88K as norma for partner flights.
Today I saw this routing showing for 80K and called to change ( because 800PQP is better than 87 PQP
.. she changed it and this is what I have.. so I think YN/JN was when the last agent booked me on LX doing whatever she did!.
Anyway thanks for the replies, hopefully SDC works!
Today I saw this routing showing for 80K and called to change ( because 800PQP is better than 87 PQP
.. she changed it and this is what I have.. so I think YN/JN was when the last agent booked me on LX doing whatever she did!.Anyway thanks for the replies, hopefully SDC works!
Jul 1, 2024, 4:11 pm
#506
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Delaware
Programs: UA Mileage Plus, Amtrak Guest Rewards
Posts: 1,431
Anyway, thanks for the help all.
Last edited by phkc070408; Jul 3, 2024 at 4:22 am