Jan 26, 2018, 4:02 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
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May 20, 2018, 8:23 am
#16
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I booked 1 paid and 3 award flights yesterday and all four accelerator offers were for 2.5 cpm. Blech! Had I seen the .9 cpm offers, I'd been a buyer.
For example, paid flight is offering 11,000 miles for $275 or 9,000 miles for $225. Ugh
For example, paid flight is offering 11,000 miles for $275 or 9,000 miles for $225. Ugh
May 20, 2018, 11:11 am
#17
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Jun 24, 2018, 6:02 am
#19
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This is my latest offer for next week:
Jul 24, 2018, 5:45 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ORD
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2.5 cents per RDM and 11 cents additional per PQM. I've already made 1K for 2019.
Jul 25, 2018, 12:17 am
#21
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: UA
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1K, trying to maintain.
For whatever reason, none of the flights I'm booked for are offering me Premier Accelerator options, only award accelerator, and I can't seem to find out what defines 'eligible flights'. (I've been doing a lot of domestic transcontinental recently, but have a flight to Germany booked as well).
I have been given an option on my homepage on the advertising banner to outright buy without flight, they're looking at about 18cpm, which seems unattractive. However, do the spends on that also count as PQD? Maybe I need to pay a quick visit to Australia instead...
For whatever reason, none of the flights I'm booked for are offering me Premier Accelerator options, only award accelerator, and I can't seem to find out what defines 'eligible flights'. (I've been doing a lot of domestic transcontinental recently, but have a flight to Germany booked as well).
I have been given an option on my homepage on the advertising banner to outright buy without flight, they're looking at about 18cpm, which seems unattractive. However, do the spends on that also count as PQD? Maybe I need to pay a quick visit to Australia instead...
Jul 25, 2018, 12:26 am
#22
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Welcome to FT!, California_Tanker
You have to select an AwardAccelerator option first. See image a couple of posts back.
Yes, that is another approach and generally more expensive. Neither approach counts for PQDs.
Yes, that is another approach and generally more expensive. Neither approach counts for PQDs.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Aug 25, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Aug 9, 2018, 10:24 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: LAX IAH AMS
Programs: UA GS 1MM
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Whats a good deal these days for buying miles?
I haven't bought miles in years.... I happened to look at a recent offer and it was 45,000 for $900. Not quite what I would consider a great deal.... .
What's considered a great deal these days?
What's considered a great deal these days?
Aug 9, 2018, 10:37 am
#24
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Chicago
Programs: UA GS 1MM, CM PP
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In other words, a fair offer but not enough to make me bite.
Aug 9, 2018, 10:45 am
#25
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Location: YYJ/YVR and back on Van Isle ....... for now
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The buy extra miles (has its own thread) when you purchase a ticket either with miles or dollars is / was running around 1.7 or 1.8 cents per mile IIRC. That seems to be the consensus on this board. And no, you don't actually have to fly, you can cancel the ticket for free within 24 hour.
Aug 25, 2018, 6:47 am
#26
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Location: SRQ
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"Eligible" means flights booked w/ United
1K, trying to maintain.
For whatever reason, none of the flights I'm booked for are offering me Premier Accelerator options, only award accelerator, and I can't seem to find out what defines 'eligible flights'. (I've been doing a lot of domestic transcontinental recently, but have a flight to Germany booked as well).
I have been given an option on my homepage on the advertising banner to outright buy without flight, they're looking at about 18cpm, which seems unattractive. However, do the spends on that also count as PQD? Maybe I need to pay a quick visit to Australia instead...
For whatever reason, none of the flights I'm booked for are offering me Premier Accelerator options, only award accelerator, and I can't seem to find out what defines 'eligible flights'. (I've been doing a lot of domestic transcontinental recently, but have a flight to Germany booked as well).
I have been given an option on my homepage on the advertising banner to outright buy without flight, they're looking at about 18cpm, which seems unattractive. However, do the spends on that also count as PQD? Maybe I need to pay a quick visit to Australia instead...
I purchased 14,000 Accelerator RDMs and PQMs last night. RDMs = $280 ($.02/Mile) PQM = $1,540 ($.11/Mile) all in = $1,820. Oh the cost of maintaining 1K !
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Aug 27, 2018, 4:22 am
#27
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Ventura
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At the end of the trip I’m currently traveling on I will be at 95,000 PQM exactly. I will be taking some island hopper flights in Y at the end of September and would really like to get instant upgrades into the P fare class. With that, and the fact that I would hit 100,000 exactly, I could justify spending $500 on 5000 PQMs. Problem is, when I look at premier accelerator options at the page before you actually pay for a selected itinerary, all I’m seeing are options for either 2k, 4k, 6k, 9k, 10k, or 15k. The itinerary I’m on right now offers me 14k and 21k. I know I’ve had a previous itinerary offer me exactly 5k but I only saw that amount after the itinerary was booked. For the record, I’ve looked at the “mystatus” united page where you can buy increments of 1k PQMs without RDMs but the rates are stupid, $.24 per PQM.
Does anyone have an offer of 5k PQMs tied to an itinerary and if so, what are the itinerary details?
Does anyone have an offer of 5k PQMs tied to an itinerary and if so, what are the itinerary details?
Aug 27, 2018, 10:15 am
#28
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP. Hilton Diamond
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At the end of the trip I’m currently traveling on I will be at 95,000 PQM exactly. I will be taking some island hopper flights in Y at the end of September and would really like to get instant upgrades into the P fare class. With that, and the fact that I would hit 100,000 exactly, I could justify spending $500 on 5000 PQMs. Problem is, when I look at premier accelerator options at the page before you actually pay for a selected itinerary, all I’m seeing are options for either 2k, 4k, 6k, 9k, 10k, or 15k. The itinerary I’m on right now offers me 14k and 21k. I know I’ve had a previous itinerary offer me exactly 5k but I only saw that amount after the itinerary was booked. For the record, I’ve looked at the “mystatus” united page where you can buy increments of 1k PQMs without RDMs but the rates are stupid, $.24 per PQM.
Does anyone have an offer of 5k PQMs tied to an itinerary and if so, what are the itinerary details?
Does anyone have an offer of 5k PQMs tied to an itinerary and if so, what are the itinerary details?
Aug 27, 2018, 1:38 pm
#29
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Sep 21, 2018, 1:19 pm
#30
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: 1K
Posts: 220
Anyone seen 0.12 rates this year? My offers are all 0.20and above. Need 26K to make 1K and looking to do TPAC of 18-20K then buying the remainder....but not at 0.23