Jan 31, 2017, 8:35 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
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Oct 4, 2017, 5:00 pm
#31
Join Date: May 2006
Location: EWR
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Don't wait. The closer you are to Gold the more UA will charge you for the miles. Buy them before your trip if you want to save money.
Oct 4, 2017, 5:48 pm
#32
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,058
I did some trial runs to see how much it would cost me to buy the upgrade now and found it pretty consistently around 10 cpm:
(The first itin is what I'm actually booked on now and the minimum mileage offered was 17.5k. The second itin is based on what's available now for making a booking, but offered 10k miles.)
Also, can the Premier Accelerator be used several times in a year? e.g. The LAX-SAN ticket offers both the 2,000 mi for $210 and 1,000 mi for $105. If I could do (4 @ $210) + (1 @ $105), I could get my needed 9,000 mi for $945.
(For those who may not have been following my queries, I currently have 0 PQM/PQS/PQD, but will have 41,842 PQMs after I finish the trip. There is more to my itin than just the BKK-SAN / IAH-BKK, but on separate PNRs.)
(The first itin is what I'm actually booked on now and the minimum mileage offered was 17.5k. The second itin is based on what's available now for making a booking, but offered 10k miles.)
Also, can the Premier Accelerator be used several times in a year? e.g. The LAX-SAN ticket offers both the 2,000 mi for $210 and 1,000 mi for $105. If I could do (4 @ $210) + (1 @ $105), I could get my needed 9,000 mi for $945.
(For those who may not have been following my queries, I currently have 0 PQM/PQS/PQD, but will have 41,842 PQMs after I finish the trip. There is more to my itin than just the BKK-SAN / IAH-BKK, but on separate PNRs.)
Last edited by wpcoe; Oct 4, 2017 at 5:50 pm Reason: remove illogical paragraph, a/k/a brain fart...
Oct 18, 2017, 10:45 pm
#33
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Left Coast
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Also, is there any way to find the lowest cpm prospectively or do we have to slog through dummy bookings on .bomb until we find the lowest?
And when doing these dummy bookings, does fare class and/or cabin make a difference in cpm offered? One way vs RT?
(Just on 1984's "tip" a SAN-BKK dummy booking got me from 15 cpm to 12 cpm; thanks!)
Last edited by weezl; Oct 18, 2017 at 10:50 pm
Oct 23, 2017, 9:55 am
#34
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Yes, as noted in the above thread
Oct 30, 2017, 11:37 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2006
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4d ago I my accelerator rate was down to 12.5 cpm, now it is 27.5. That was fast. Suspect this late in the year it will not be dropping again.
Nov 2, 2017, 11:54 pm
#36
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 90
I was just offered 12.5cpm (6k for $750 or 9k for $1125) during check in on a P class fare (RT, domestic).
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Nov 3, 2017, 7:30 am
#37
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: CHS
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This was this morning for me, on a flight that was prebooked (award ticket even)
Nov 3, 2017, 7:58 am
#38
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Location: CT/NY
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I have been getting 12-12.5cpm consistently.
Nov 3, 2017, 1:32 pm
#39
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
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Flight with family (Plat, Silver, Silver) - 2+10 cpm (for a preposterous 20k miles)
Wife's flight solo - 2+9 cpm (for a more reasonable 9k miles).
Though in both instances the miles would put us well past next tier. I believe when I purchased the amount of miles available was lower, but similar price.
Wife's flight solo - 2+9 cpm (for a more reasonable 9k miles).
Though in both instances the miles would put us well past next tier. I believe when I purchased the amount of miles available was lower, but similar price.
Nov 7, 2017, 2:32 pm
#40
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 62
Well then, I had some award bookings that were giving me around 9-10 cpm for premier accelerator in October, and when I checked now, all three are around 27.5 cpm. I wonder why weezl and I have that issue while others are still seeing 9-10cpm.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Nov 7, 2017 at 2:48 pm Reason: split post
Nov 10, 2017, 2:40 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Programs: UA 1K, UA .53 MM, Marriott Gold, Nexus, GE, TSA Pre, Hertz PC
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Girlfriend (Silver) and I (Gold) are traveling together tomorrow.
$460 for 4,000 PQM and Award Miles for her.
$1,110 for 4,000 PQM and Award miles for me.
$460 for 4,000 PQM and Award Miles for her.
$1,110 for 4,000 PQM and Award miles for me.
Nov 10, 2017, 2:49 pm
#42
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Nov 10, 2017, 3:02 pm
#43
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Will cross Plat thresholds on 11/28/17.
Nov 10, 2017, 5:18 pm
#44
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Nov 10, 2017, 6:01 pm
#45
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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Last month when I was a non-status MP member, purchasing Award + Premier Accelerator miles was approx 10 cpm. Today six weeks later with MP Gold status, they are 12cpm.