Mile Play Promotion (9/2018)
Sep 12, 2018, 2:41 pm
#46
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Round Lake, IL
Programs: UA GS, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,064
Mine sucked - 4 premium class trips >550 for 6600 miles. Those same 4 trips would get me over 23000 miles by just buying and flying - no real incentive to push.
I may screw with them and change all my $1200 round trips to one ways to get it with no real effort. Earlier this year I was offered 60k for 3 premium trips over 1200. I had 3 but one segment was changed to a regional jet with no f cabin and got denied the miles. I fought hard and still got the shaft.
I may screw with them and change all my $1200 round trips to one ways to get it with no real effort. Earlier this year I was offered 60k for 3 premium trips over 1200. I had 3 but one segment was changed to a regional jet with no f cabin and got denied the miles. I fought hard and still got the shaft.
Sep 12, 2018, 3:07 pm
#51
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM
Posts: 6,362
If they're refundable, it's a no-brainer. If they're not, I'd be extremely wary. The only way to be sure this would work is to take two of your trips, change them to some cheap fare like LAX-SFO, take the resulting ETCs, and use them to book entirely new itineraries (new PNRs). So, you'd be out 2 change fees plus the residual value of the domestic flights, assuming you end up throwing them away. And, if these are business trips, you've likely created a mess when it comes time to file your expense report.
One of the upcoming trips is an already-changed, multi-city trip which I doubt I could now duplicate as a P fare for anything even close to what I paid. Sad to see the 100,000 mile offer "go to waste", but looks like I am unable to make it happen.
Sep 12, 2018, 3:10 pm
#53
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,417
It's possible that you could do it without the rigamarole by calling, paying the change fees, and asking if they'll just reissue the ticket. I just can't guarantee that it would work; you might be out two change fees for nothing.
If you're the gambling type, you could try doing it for the first flight, then look to see if it ends up counting toward your promotion totals, and, if it does, do it again for the second flight. At least the downside risk is limited...
Sep 12, 2018, 4:27 pm
#57
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott LTPP
Posts: 1
Book and take a trip in a premium cabin 5 times* by October 31, 2018 to get 110,000 bonus award miles.
*Each purchased fare must be a minimum of $2,000 to qualify
*Each purchased fare must be a minimum of $2,000 to qualify
Sep 12, 2018, 4:47 pm
#59
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,470
Sep 12, 2018, 5:03 pm
#60
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold (.85 MM), HH Diamond, SPG Platinum (LT Gold), Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 5,662
Not eligible apparently. Surprised, as I would have thought I was a good candidate. High PQD vs PQM, with no currently booked travel.