New promotion - Mile Play -- targeted book/travel X trips by 12 Jan 2018, get Y miles
Dec 6, 2017, 2:09 pm
#77
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Houston
Programs: AA Plat Pro, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 206
Fare lock eligible
i currently have a fare lock in place which started prior to the promotion. If i purchase it now that I have registered for the promotion will that count? I am thinking not because the record locater may show up as being created prior to the start of the promo.
Dec 6, 2017, 3:01 pm
#78
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Florida
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Ambassador, Hilton Gold
Posts: 675
Dec 6, 2017, 3:13 pm
#79
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K 1MMer & LT UC (when flying UA); Hyatt Credit Cardist; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold via UA 1K
Posts: 6,960
Dec 6, 2017, 3:17 pm
#80
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Woodside, CA, USA
Programs: United Platinum
Posts: 517
And I am not sure that their targeting is based on people "not spending". Numerous 1Ks posting their offers, who by definition are spending at least $12K (absent foreign waivers anyway).
Maybe they have a "budget" of RDMs that they want to limit the promotion to, but it really is frustrating to be a witness to others getting a boatload of RDMs and not being able to partake as well.
I have been contemplating a trip in Jan, and a decent offer would have probably given me the push that I guess I need. Now, I just resent United for the whole thing.
Maybe they have a "budget" of RDMs that they want to limit the promotion to, but it really is frustrating to be a witness to others getting a boatload of RDMs and not being able to partake as well.
I have been contemplating a trip in Jan, and a decent offer would have probably given me the push that I guess I need. Now, I just resent United for the whole thing.
I'm not in the "he hasn't spent any money recently, get him excited" category, and I'm also not in the "he spends huge amounts and is GS or 1K" category. So I don't know why I'm targeted. Curious.
Bob
Dec 6, 2017, 3:55 pm
#81
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 578
Dec 6, 2017, 5:29 pm
#82
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: PHL, EWR
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, SG Plat Lifetime Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 7
I got a great offer, but the timing is unfortunate.
Book and take a trip in a premium cabin 3 times by January 12, 2018, to get 120,000 bonus award miles. (37 days left)
Unfortunate timing, I have already purchased a trip to India before this offer, and while I could make 2 more trips in business class before 1/12/18 (to and back from Seattle), I will not be able to avail of this offer. The other wrinkle is that each trip must be over $2000...
Cric8Fan (First post in this great forum)
Book and take a trip in a premium cabin 3 times by January 12, 2018, to get 120,000 bonus award miles. (37 days left)
Unfortunate timing, I have already purchased a trip to India before this offer, and while I could make 2 more trips in business class before 1/12/18 (to and back from Seattle), I will not be able to avail of this offer. The other wrinkle is that each trip must be over $2000...
Cric8Fan (First post in this great forum)
Dec 6, 2017, 6:12 pm
#83
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: COS
Programs: UA Gold/1.5MM (several years running now!), Marriott LTTE, Hertz Prez
Posts: 1,899
I began the year by booking P fares almost exclusively; grew tired of F disappointment syndrome, and went back to lowest available fare with UA.
Received my first post-merger targeted offer today of 5,000 miles for two premium bookings.
NOT!
Proof positive that a lame attempt at machine learning is afoot here, and that it's subject to an awfully high margin of error. Hopefully Santa is still checking who's been naughty or nice the old fashioned way (wait)...
So did you actually book a premium fare, or book Y and upgrade? I would suspect the latter scenario would be disqualifying, no?
Received my first post-merger targeted offer today of 5,000 miles for two premium bookings.
NOT!
Proof positive that a lame attempt at machine learning is afoot here, and that it's subject to an awfully high margin of error. Hopefully Santa is still checking who's been naughty or nice the old fashioned way (wait)...
So did you actually book a premium fare, or book Y and upgrade? I would suspect the latter scenario would be disqualifying, no?
Dec 6, 2017, 6:49 pm
#84
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UA 1K & 1MM/AA Gold & 1MM/HH Gold/Marriott Titanium
Posts: 2,930
Book and take a trip in a premium cabin 1 time by January 12, 2018 to get 39,000 bonus award miles.
Minimum cost = $1,000
Have an upcoming trip to Europe already booked, but only one way purchased in premium class :-(
Minimum cost = $1,000
Have an upcoming trip to Europe already booked, but only one way purchased in premium class :-(
Dec 6, 2017, 9:47 pm
#85
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LBB
Programs: UA 1K 1MM ★G | Marriott LTT | Hilton ♦ | Hertz PC | Global Entry TSA Pre ✓
Posts: 2,820
I began the year by booking P fares almost exclusively; grew tired of F disappointment syndrome, and went back to lowest available fare with UA.
Received my first post-merger targeted offer today of 5,000 miles for two premium bookings.
NOT!
Proof positive that a lame attempt at machine learning is afoot here, and that it's subject to an awfully high margin of error. Hopefully Santa is still checking who's been naughty or nice the old fashioned way (wait)...
So did you actually book a premium fare, or book Y and upgrade? I would suspect the latter scenario would be disqualifying, no?
Received my first post-merger targeted offer today of 5,000 miles for two premium bookings.
NOT!
Proof positive that a lame attempt at machine learning is afoot here, and that it's subject to an awfully high margin of error. Hopefully Santa is still checking who's been naughty or nice the old fashioned way (wait)...
So did you actually book a premium fare, or book Y and upgrade? I would suspect the latter scenario would be disqualifying, no?
Dec 6, 2017, 9:54 pm
#86
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Programs: AGR, UA, AA, Marriott; BeWelcome, Servas
Posts: 50
Buy Economy Plus 1 time by January 12, 2018 to get 1,600 bonus award miles.
I've been a member since 2009 but have relatively few miles: 13K lifetime, and 1315 unexpired miles.
I've been a member since 2009 but have relatively few miles: 13K lifetime, and 1315 unexpired miles.
Dec 7, 2017, 5:58 am
#89
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ORD
Programs: United Plat 2MM, Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,727
I bet there isn't an algorithm. The reason the promotions are all over the place is so United can get some data on what behaviors they can motivate, what behaviors they can't, and at what cost.
Dec 7, 2017, 6:20 am
#90
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DAY
Programs: UA 1K 1MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Amex MR; Chase UR; Hertz PC; Global Entry
Posts: 10,197
I'm not sure how they are targeting them either. I got what appears to be a very good offer (1 premium class flight, $1,700 minimum price, for 68,000 miles). I already had another trip booked for next week (in first on PS SFO-EWR and back) that will put me over 75K for platinum, and my total spend for the year will be over $20K. Admittedly, I had nothing booked for next year so far, but my trips are almost all business booked on 1-2 weeks notice so that's not unusual.
I'm not in the "he hasn't spent any money recently, get him excited" category, and I'm also not in the "he spends huge amounts and is GS or 1K" category. So I don't know why I'm targeted. Curious.
Bob
I'm not in the "he hasn't spent any money recently, get him excited" category, and I'm also not in the "he spends huge amounts and is GS or 1K" category. So I don't know why I'm targeted. Curious.
Bob
If I have a business trip pop up, I am going to fly regardless of their promotions. And actually, I am probably going to NOT take a trip in Jan because I am miffed that I didn't get an offer. They have reduced their perceived value proposition to a profitable customer.
As an overall business comment, the state of Marketing is not an impressive discipline at the moment, and United shows no signs of being a leader in the (mediocre) field.