August 2018 Mile Play promo -
Jun 28, 2018, 3:31 pm
#76
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: BDL/NYC/BOS
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fly a trip (min $200), get 2500mi. i've been eligible for mileplay each time around; i believe i've only used an offer once. my prior minimum spend for mileplay "trips" was $125.
Jun 28, 2018, 3:37 pm
#77
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: SPG, Marriott, UA, AA, CX, SQ
Posts: 165
mine isn’t bad at all -
1 x $150 touching EWR for 4,400 by 8/12 ... too bad I can’t even find any excuses to book another trip
me guess they’ve gotten reasonably good at weeding out all your “expected travel” and the miles are close to driving pure incremental behavior
Ive gotten mile play promos nearly every time, and not once I could take advantage of it =(
1 x $150 touching EWR for 4,400 by 8/12 ... too bad I can’t even find any excuses to book another trip
me guess they’ve gotten reasonably good at weeding out all your “expected travel” and the miles are close to driving pure incremental behavior
Ive gotten mile play promos nearly every time, and not once I could take advantage of it =(
Jun 28, 2018, 10:22 pm
#80
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
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Jun 29, 2018, 1:20 am
#82
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Silicon wasteland
Programs: UA 1KMM
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Jun 29, 2018, 9:40 am
#84
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Just to make sure you're aware, you know the $225 is base fare, not the total price, right? So if you booked a flight that cost you $229, your base fare is probably less than $200, which won't count for the promo.
Jun 29, 2018, 10:13 am
#85
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Bay Area - East Bay
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Jun 29, 2018, 10:21 am
#86
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One other thing that I just thought of...have you considered just purchasing addt'l RDMs when you book another flight? They're usually offered at 3cpm, I believe, and you just bought a flight that's costing you roughly 4.6cpm (based on a guess that the flight actually cost you $250 or so). Again, just a thought!
[EDIT]I didn't count the fact that you'll get RDMs for the flight, and based on the fact that you're UA Platinum, you should be getting an addt'l 2061 RDMs for your 229 base fare, I believe. So, you'll be getting 7461 miles for ~$250. That's ~3.35cpm. Not bad all in all.[/EDIT]
Last edited by mpiotrow; Jun 29, 2018 at 10:24 am Reason: Added info about RDMs for the flight
Jun 30, 2018, 2:09 am
#87
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Wow, that one is pretty good actually! 2.7cpm, I'd hop on that one (maybe do a TCON in F or TPAC mileage run) ...
What kind of flying pattern do you have typically? For instance, I've never flown in a premium cabin, so I'm guessing the algorithm knows not to offer me premium cabin challenges.
What kind of flying pattern do you have typically? For instance, I've never flown in a premium cabin, so I'm guessing the algorithm knows not to offer me premium cabin challenges.
Jun 30, 2018, 10:06 am
#90
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: PVR/CLE
Programs: UA 1MM
Posts: 282
Thx again for your help.
I did book CLE-IAH $885 base fare (needed $850) about $95 add-on taxes, airport fees etc. You were right there were no same day turnarounds less than your $1557 you found. So, staying a couple days in Houston catching up with friends. Don't need a car, don't need a hotel, so happy to kill a couple birds with one stone and get the miles.
This is the first offer where 1) I was eligible and 2) was a good deal for that many miles.
Appreciate you, again, for trying to help.