Mar 29, 2018, 3:06 pm
May 2018 Mile Play promo -- targeted book/travel X trips by 13 May, get Y miles, ....
Mar 30, 2018, 8:06 pm
#76
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Our nation's capital
Programs: UA 1K & 0.6 MM
Posts: 781
I think my buy-ups to P mixed in with GPUs are making them give me great offers that I just can't make work, both now and the last one.
130,000 miles for 2 premium cabin trips over $2,000.
The T&Cs state "only the originally ticketed fare class will be considered for qualification of offer requirements." We are only allowed to buy in economy, so my buy-up wouldn't count (which I think is stupid, but whatever). Furthermore, the $2k has to be on United metal, which again is an issue since I can't get to BKK or ALA on United only. So even if I forced travel to try to get those tantalizing 130,000 miles, it just ain't gonna happen.
130,000 miles for 2 premium cabin trips over $2,000.
The T&Cs state "only the originally ticketed fare class will be considered for qualification of offer requirements." We are only allowed to buy in economy, so my buy-up wouldn't count (which I think is stupid, but whatever). Furthermore, the $2k has to be on United metal, which again is an issue since I can't get to BKK or ALA on United only. So even if I forced travel to try to get those tantalizing 130,000 miles, it just ain't gonna happen.
Mar 30, 2018, 11:05 pm
#77
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA/NYC/IAD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 1,915
I think my buy-ups to P mixed in with GPUs are making them give me great offers that I just can't make work, both now and the last one.
130,000 miles for 2 premium cabin trips over $2,000.
The T&Cs state "only the originally ticketed fare class will be considered for qualification of offer requirements." We are only allowed to buy in economy, so my buy-up wouldn't count (which I think is stupid, but whatever). Furthermore, the $2k has to be on United metal, which again is an issue since I can't get to BKK or ALA on United only. So even if I forced travel to try to get those tantalizing 130,000 miles, it just ain't gonna happen.
130,000 miles for 2 premium cabin trips over $2,000.
The T&Cs state "only the originally ticketed fare class will be considered for qualification of offer requirements." We are only allowed to buy in economy, so my buy-up wouldn't count (which I think is stupid, but whatever). Furthermore, the $2k has to be on United metal, which again is an issue since I can't get to BKK or ALA on United only. So even if I forced travel to try to get those tantalizing 130,000 miles, it just ain't gonna happen.
Mar 31, 2018, 12:05 am
#78
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.99MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,769
Mar 31, 2018, 12:19 pm
#82
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: California
Programs: UA 1k
Posts: 107
My May offer was 56,000 miles for 1 (!) trip with a $1,700 fare; that seemed pretty good ...
Of course it came just days after I'd booked a UA trip to Asia in early April and on another *A to Europe at the end of the month. :-(
Is there any way to get them to apply it to an already booked trip? (The rules are pretty clear on that, so I expect no)
Of course it came just days after I'd booked a UA trip to Asia in early April and on another *A to Europe at the end of the month. :-(
Is there any way to get them to apply it to an already booked trip? (The rules are pretty clear on that, so I expect no)
Mar 31, 2018, 12:37 pm
#83
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston,TX
Programs: UA Plat, Mil Miler, Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite, National Exec. Elite, Hertz Prez Circle
Posts: 191
Mine is 4 trips (minimum of $450 each) by May 13th for 5,400 miles. Common....really? Only 5400 miles for spending 450*4 = $1850?
Mar 31, 2018, 4:00 pm
#84
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LBB
Programs: UA 1K 1MM ★G | Marriott LTT | Hilton ♦ | Hertz PC | Global Entry TSA Pre ✓
Posts: 2,820
Mar 31, 2018, 5:28 pm
#86
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,416
I'm 0'fer on at least the last three promos. A little surprising b/c my UA spend has dropped pretty significantly this year. You'd think their algorithm would pick that up.
Apr 1, 2018, 1:42 pm
#88
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: united
Posts: 1,636
I think part of what is going on here is that the dollarization of FF miles have made the programs far less valuable for economy class fliers. So UA is using this to encourage those folks, who in the past might have been swayed to make a trip to get some miles, to do some impulse travel.
Apr 4, 2018, 11:38 am
#89
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,024
How do mixed class itineraries work? I have a short-haul intra-Asia hop in Y on a partner airline followed by a TPAC in C on UA all on the same PNR - putting the TPAC on a separate PNR and buying the short haul leg increases the fare meaningfully. The most punitive reading of the T&Cs suggests that all legs have to be on UA and all in biz/first fare classes. Does anyone have experience with the previous iteration of the promo?
My offer is 2 trips at $1.6k each for 29k miles.
My offer is 2 trips at $1.6k each for 29k miles.
Apr 4, 2018, 12:10 pm
#90
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: PIT
Programs: UA 1K, AA Gold, Marriott Plat
Posts: 143
How do mixed class itineraries work? I have a short-haul intra-Asia hop in Y on a partner airline followed by a TPAC in C on UA all on the same PNR - putting the TPAC on a separate PNR and buying the short haul leg increases the fare meaningfully. The most punitive reading of the T&Cs suggests that all legs have to be on UA and all in biz/first fare classes. Does anyone have experience with the previous iteration of the promo?