My disappointment with 1K, How to get more out of your 1K status.
Mar 7, 2018, 10:25 am
#226
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I think most people are like this and just want a fair price, a window or isle seat, and to arrive on time. Unfortunately for those of us that fly 200 flights a year and stay 300 nights in hotels, the travel experience becomes our life. I spend far more time in hotels than at my home and the quality of the hotel/room/bed is hugely important to me. Same with the flight experience.
Mar 7, 2018, 6:40 pm
#227
Join Date: Apr 2015
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Mar 7, 2018, 10:02 pm
#228
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Colorado
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Mar 8, 2018, 8:25 am
#229
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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I guess that's what I would do as there's nothing that you can do at this point. Did you check if your Global Entry has expired? It's for 5 years. When did you sign up for it?
Is your flight Thursday also a one-way only or was it booked roundtrip? We can call the process random but there are also some algorithms involved.
Is your flight Thursday also a one-way only or was it booked roundtrip? We can call the process random but there are also some algorithms involved.
Mar 8, 2018, 8:33 am
#230
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Mar 8, 2018, 8:38 am
#231
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Yes, I went to the GE office during layover in IAH and they looked it up. It expired 4 days before I traveled. So I just applied to renew it Does that mean I will not get any pre check now until I renew, or do you also get them through 1K status? My KTN is always attached to the reservation via our company booking org. Would I need to remove that for now (if 1K status gets pre check) , as TSA lady said it was declined due to that KTN being out of date. thx
This is not an endorsement, but if you're concnerned about not having pre-check for a while, why not do the free month of Clear
Mar 8, 2018, 8:39 am
#232
Join Date: Oct 2009
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i remember thinking 1K was the top of the mountain—back when it was. Remember the secret “1K website” and photo contest? When I reached it in 2008, there was a big downturn, no fare class restrictions for GPU, upgrades always cleared and there were many promotions like DEQM that provides even more GPU’s and such.
Then along came the US merger followed by the CO merger and constant devaluations and “changes you’re going to like”.
Hitting 1K wound up being the equivalent of “drink more Ovaltine” on my decoder ring.
Then along came the US merger followed by the CO merger and constant devaluations and “changes you’re going to like”.
Hitting 1K wound up being the equivalent of “drink more Ovaltine” on my decoder ring.
Mar 8, 2018, 9:54 am
#233
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You won't get pre-check through your status. Therefore, your statement of "I will not get any pre check now until I renew" is accurate. Unless you're booking a multiple reservation PNR with one of the travelers having a current KTN. Then you usually will get pre-check because you are on the same PNR.
This is not an endorsement, but if you're concnerned about not having pre-check for a while, why not do the free month of Clear
This is not an endorsement, but if you're concnerned about not having pre-check for a while, why not do the free month of Clear
How are other people on this thread get" x% of time it goes through "?
thx
Mar 8, 2018, 9:59 am
#234
Join Date: Jan 2016
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I don't understand your next question
Rephrase?
Mar 8, 2018, 10:13 am
#235
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Yep. Me too. I was 1K for six years and plat for many years prior to that. This is my first year as plat again and I'm in danger of not making plat for next year. I passed up a chance to give United $2k to keep my 1K status for another year but didn't do it. I'll apply parts of that $2k to pay for upgrades to maintain Group 1 boarding then put up with the loss of the United 1K Service Desk which was really the best part of 1K IMHO.
Mar 8, 2018, 11:06 am
#236
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Yes, I went to the GE office during layover in IAH and they looked it up. It expired 4 days before I traveled. So I just applied to renew it Does that mean I will not get any pre check now until I renew, or do you also get them through 1K status? My KTN is always attached to the reservation via our company booking org. Would I need to remove that for now (if 1K status gets pre check) , as TSA lady said it was declined due to that KTN being out of date. thx
Mar 8, 2018, 11:55 am
#237
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Not necessarily - I just renewed my Global Entry(thanks Sapphire Reserve) online and it went through with no interview after pending for a week or so. However, I did this before it expired.
Mar 8, 2018, 12:40 pm
#238
Join Date: Jan 2016
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On one side I'm glad that I was able to pinpoint a possible reason for you not getting TSA Pre but I'm sorry that you will not get it back until you go for the GE interview as I guess that for the renewing you also need the interview. Hopefully, they'll process your application fast and you live in a location with an interview location. When I had the interview I had to drive to the interview location and worrying that I would miss my time slot, I arrived one hour early, so with the roundtrip drive it ended up wasting a full day of work. My wife was smarter. She took advantage of a planned vacation in Washington, DC to set her interview in a Federal building downtown that was three blocks from the museum she was visiting, so only wasted 30 minutes.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:02 pm
#239
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So, just got to airport and noticed there is suddenly no tsa pre on either of my boarding passes - pbi to aus via iah. Never seen that before. Called 1k desk and they said that randomly happens sometimes. What is really odd is that is also missing on the return leg tonight, which is a separate one way reservation, so to me, it now seems not random . She said my KTN ( from my global entry) is in the system etc. Any ideas ? Never had this before. Thx
It has nothing to do with booking one ways. I book almost all one ways.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:43 pm
#240
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Simonoaks came back and acknowledged that the Global Entry card had expired. That's why there were boarding passes on 2 days with no TSA PRE. But already reapplied so things will go back to normal if the application is successful. And will go back like all of us to have it happen only from time to time.