Mile Play Promotion (9/2018)
Sep 21, 2018, 4:16 pm
#181
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 8,157
Oh United, why do you hate me...
5 premium cabin trips
$2,000 each
140,000 miles
For comparison, my previous one was 18,000 files for 3 premium cabin trips with the same minimum.
Now whilst the award this time is enough to actually be worth something, the simple fact is that I've probably booked 2 trips THIS YEAR that met that criteria - there's zero chance I'm going to be doing 5 more in the next 6 weeks...
5 premium cabin trips
$2,000 each
140,000 miles
For comparison, my previous one was 18,000 files for 3 premium cabin trips with the same minimum.
Now whilst the award this time is enough to actually be worth something, the simple fact is that I've probably booked 2 trips THIS YEAR that met that criteria - there's zero chance I'm going to be doing 5 more in the next 6 weeks...
Sep 21, 2018, 9:47 pm
#182
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 58
Oh United, why do you hate me...
5 premium cabin trips
$2,000 each
140,000 miles
For comparison, my previous one was 18,000 files for 3 premium cabin trips with the same minimum.
Now whilst the award this time is enough to actually be worth something, the simple fact is that I've probably booked 2 trips THIS YEAR that met that criteria - there's zero chance I'm going to be doing 5 more in the next 6 weeks...
5 premium cabin trips
$2,000 each
140,000 miles
For comparison, my previous one was 18,000 files for 3 premium cabin trips with the same minimum.
Now whilst the award this time is enough to actually be worth something, the simple fact is that I've probably booked 2 trips THIS YEAR that met that criteria - there's zero chance I'm going to be doing 5 more in the next 6 weeks...
Sep 21, 2018, 10:15 pm
#183
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 8,157
So if booked as a round-trip, then the entire round-trip is the minimum $2000.
For more expensive trips it would be possible to split into multiple "trips", but in most cases that's cause the price to jump given how UA normally prices international business class.
Sep 22, 2018, 5:00 am
#184
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 182
Just got the notification in the app for "MilesPlay" for the first time. But it appears to be some kind of joke: spend $1100 on a premium ticket and get 2200 miles? I can get nearly that many miles by just buying the premium ticket with my United Club card. Promotion fail, as far as I am concerned. From reading the thread it seems like my offering is drastically less than the usual.
Sep 22, 2018, 5:41 am
#185
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Haze gray and underway
Programs: UA 1K 2MM, HH Diamond, Marriott 'clink clink' Titanium
Posts: 1,784
My +1’s offer is ONE, yes ONE segment thru EWR with no set spend for 9K miles. Bleep I will start, stop, or pass thru EWR at least 9 times during the promo.
PS: She hasn’t flown a Paid segment in two years.
PS: She hasn’t flown a Paid segment in two years.
Last edited by Dublin_rfk; Sep 22, 2018 at 5:48 am
Sep 22, 2018, 2:09 pm
#187
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Programs: Marriott Titanium Elite (Lifetime Gold), United 1K
Posts: 128
2 premium cabin trips for 20k, minimum of $450. Doable, but I only have the last two weeks of October to book them due to previous bookings so I don't think I'm going to be able to make it happen.
Sep 22, 2018, 2:50 pm
#188
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 182
Just got the notification in the app for "MilesPlay" for the first time. But it appears to be some kind of joke: spend $1100 on a premium ticket and get 2200 miles? I can get nearly that many miles by just buying the premium ticket with my United Club card. Promotion fail, as far as I am concerned. From reading the thread it seems like my offering is drastically less than the usual.
Sep 22, 2018, 6:21 pm
#189
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 58
'"Trip" is defined as each unique travel itinerary as documented by United with a confirmation number.'
So if booked as a round-trip, then the entire round-trip is the minimum $2000.
For more expensive trips it would be possible to split into multiple "trips", but in most cases that's cause the price to jump given how UA normally prices international business class.
So if booked as a round-trip, then the entire round-trip is the minimum $2000.
For more expensive trips it would be possible to split into multiple "trips", but in most cases that's cause the price to jump given how UA normally prices international business class.
Sep 23, 2018, 2:13 am
#190
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: LAX and LHR. UA lifetime Gold 1.9MM 1K , DL Gold Medallion, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, Avis President's Club
Posts: 3,592
Mine was similar: 81,000 for 2 trips, at least $2,000 spend. I didn't bite, since all my travel to the end of the year is already booked. But then I get an email from United saying "You're registered for MilePlay. Let the fun begin".
Sep 23, 2018, 12:53 pm
#193
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Sep 26, 2018, 3:59 pm
#195
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
I have made bold relevant terms
Originally Posted by https://promotions.united.com/offers/mileplay
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4. The final fare amount for the Trip will be used to determine satisfaction of offer requirements, including itinerary changes that result in an increase or decrease to the fare and paid upgrades that result in an increase to the fare.
For this promotion, only dollars spent on the "fare" on eligible flights operated by United® and United Express® will qualify toward meeting spending milestones. Certain specialty tickets, including but not limited to unpublished, consolidator/bulk, group, tour and opaque fares, will not be counted towards spending milestones. Dollars spent on tickets purchased for flights operated by Star Alliance™ member airline or a United MileagePlus® partner airline with tickets issued by United (ticket number starting with "016") will not qualify for this offer. The "fare" is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. For tickets purchased in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we will convert the purchase to U.S. dollars using an industry standard exchange rate. Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5% U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the base amount of the fare on itineraries wholly within the United States. This tax also applies to certain itineraries between the United States and Canada or Mexico.
4. The final fare amount for the Trip will be used to determine satisfaction of offer requirements, including itinerary changes that result in an increase or decrease to the fare and paid upgrades that result in an increase to the fare.
For this promotion, only dollars spent on the "fare" on eligible flights operated by United® and United Express® will qualify toward meeting spending milestones. Certain specialty tickets, including but not limited to unpublished, consolidator/bulk, group, tour and opaque fares, will not be counted towards spending milestones. Dollars spent on tickets purchased for flights operated by Star Alliance™ member airline or a United MileagePlus® partner airline with tickets issued by United (ticket number starting with "016") will not qualify for this offer. The "fare" is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. For tickets purchased in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we will convert the purchase to U.S. dollars using an industry standard exchange rate. Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5% U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the base amount of the fare on itineraries wholly within the United States. This tax also applies to certain itineraries between the United States and Canada or Mexico.