Jan 31, 2018, 2:04 pm
Mile Play promotion #2 -- targeted book/travel X trips by 11 March 2018, get Y miles
Mar 2, 2018, 5:20 am
#151
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Mar 2, 2018, 8:15 am
#153
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
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Mar 2, 2018, 9:57 am
#154
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA (SFO)
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My offer was for 8,800 miles - complete three trips, minimum $200 fare per trip. Didn't have to go out of my way and work travel funded my trips...so this promotion will be a success after my 3rd trip next week.
Mar 2, 2018, 10:17 am
#155
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Hertz PC
Posts: 657
Need one more trip (no min $ amount) by March 11 to get 12,000 bonus miles. Have nothing planned.
Is there a way to search for cheapest same day trip out of an airport? I live about same distance from MCI, OMA, DSM. And pretty flexible to take a trip anytime between now and March 11.
Is there a way to search for cheapest same day trip out of an airport? I live about same distance from MCI, OMA, DSM. And pretty flexible to take a trip anytime between now and March 11.
Mar 2, 2018, 10:32 am
#156
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Join Date: Jan 2018
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Need one more trip (no min $ amount) by March 11 to get 12,000 bonus miles. Have nothing planned.
Is there a way to search for cheapest same day trip out of an airport? I live about same distance from MCI, OMA, DSM. And pretty flexible to take a trip anytime between now and March 11.
Is there a way to search for cheapest same day trip out of an airport? I live about same distance from MCI, OMA, DSM. And pretty flexible to take a trip anytime between now and March 11.
However, if you're willing to leave Wednesday, have a quick overnight in PHL, then turn right back around and come back you may be able to do that for <200. https://goo.gl/flights/jCECy is an example, but there's others.
Mar 2, 2018, 10:38 am
#157
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
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Google Flights will allow you to plug in up to 5 origins and 5 destinations at a time - just plugging a few day trip destinations in I wasn't able to find anything for less than $350 or so - but YMMV depending on your luck. What's great too is that Google Flights will show you a calendar (just select My Dates Are Flexible or whatever) of different departure-return combinations.
However, if you're willing to leave Wednesday, have a quick overnight in PHL, then turn right back around and come back you may be able to do that for <200. https://goo.gl/flights/jCECy is an example, but there's others.
However, if you're willing to leave Wednesday, have a quick overnight in PHL, then turn right back around and come back you may be able to do that for <200. https://goo.gl/flights/jCECy is an example, but there's others.
Regarding the flight you sent, does Basic Economy count for this promotion? I guess I haven't necessarily seen anything against it, so maybe it would. If so, I saw some $180-$190 same day turn flights for IAH, DFW, and MIA on March 6th or 7th, I believe. It's a $50 buy up to regular economy on all of those flights if BE doesn't work...but at least it saves having to get a hotel room in PHL for the night!
Mar 4, 2018, 12:27 pm
#158
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Regarding the flight you sent, does Basic Economy count for this promotion? I guess I haven't necessarily seen anything against it, so maybe it would. If so, I saw some $180-$190 same day turn flights for IAH, DFW, and MIA on March 6th or 7th, I believe. It's a $50 buy up to regular economy on all of those flights if BE doesn't work...but at least it saves having to get a hotel room in PHL for the night!
n't get credited at all for anything else. If so, do they even show up in a MP account with zeroes for miles/dollars?
Last edited by Xyzzy; Mar 4, 2018 at 12:57 pm
Mar 4, 2018, 12:40 pm
#159
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LBB
Programs: UA 1K 1MM ★G | Marriott LTT | Hilton ♦ | Hertz PC | Global Entry TSA Pre ✓
Posts: 2,820
Mar 4, 2018, 8:02 pm
#160
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 25
Received "Book 2 trips of $100 minimum and receive 6,800 miles".
$100 must be base airfare. Excludes any taxes/fees/etc.
Found DFW-SFO for $113.25; LAX-DFW for $100.74. Both of them are K class (and not in the dreaded Basic Economy)
Very proud of the second find.
Cheers
$100 must be base airfare. Excludes any taxes/fees/etc.
Found DFW-SFO for $113.25; LAX-DFW for $100.74. Both of them are K class (and not in the dreaded Basic Economy)
Very proud of the second find.
Cheers
Mar 4, 2018, 8:05 pm
#161
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LBB
Programs: UA 1K 1MM ★G | Marriott LTT | Hilton ♦ | Hertz PC | Global Entry TSA Pre ✓
Posts: 2,820
Received "Book 2 trips of $100 minimum and receive 6,800 miles".
$100 must be base airfare. Excludes any taxes/fees/etc.
Found DFW-SFO for $113.25; LAX-DFW for $100.74. Both of them are K class (and not in the dreaded Basic Economy)
Very proud of the second find.
Cheers
$100 must be base airfare. Excludes any taxes/fees/etc.
Found DFW-SFO for $113.25; LAX-DFW for $100.74. Both of them are K class (and not in the dreaded Basic Economy)
Very proud of the second find.
Cheers
Mar 4, 2018, 8:41 pm
#162
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 25
Mar 4, 2018, 8:44 pm
#163
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Hertz PC
Posts: 657
Had an offer for 12,000 bonus award miles if did three trips by March 11. (no minimum in fine print)
Did my 3rd trip this weekend. Was originally going just be a round trip MCI-DEN ($279 on W fare). But ended up turning it into a mileage run for PQM.
App always offers these wacky routings for no change fees.
Went from MCI-DEN-MCI to MCI-IAH-SAN-DEN-MCI.
MCI-IAH CPU cleared
IAH-SAN buyup for $119 Got credit for 200% PQM
SAN-DEN no upgrade
DEN-MCI CPU cleared
Total PQM 4,122.
Most people probably not worth the time to do a mileage run like this but my day was free and 3 of the 4 legs up front not bad.
Did my 3rd trip this weekend. Was originally going just be a round trip MCI-DEN ($279 on W fare). But ended up turning it into a mileage run for PQM.
App always offers these wacky routings for no change fees.
Went from MCI-DEN-MCI to MCI-IAH-SAN-DEN-MCI.
MCI-IAH CPU cleared
IAH-SAN buyup for $119 Got credit for 200% PQM
SAN-DEN no upgrade
DEN-MCI CPU cleared
Total PQM 4,122.
Most people probably not worth the time to do a mileage run like this but my day was free and 3 of the 4 legs up front not bad.
Mar 5, 2018, 11:14 am
#165
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
Posts: 1,272
How long has it been since you completed the 2nd trip? Does the 2nd trip show in your UA profile recent account activity? It usually takes a couple (2-3) days for flights to show up in there for me, and I think it might have taken an extra day or so after that for my Mile Play credit to appear after my offer was completed.