$7000 oversold offer on UA 310, Mar 23
Mar 24, 2019, 10:01 am
#76
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,217
If this is any consolation, most of the time when I volunteer they end up not needing the seat(s) so I am one of the last to board so can be a bear trying to put the carryon in the overhead. Most of the time, IME, when they ask for volunteers the seats are not needed. Although I have a had a couple of nice vouchers.
Mar 24, 2019, 12:22 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Connecticut
Programs: UA GS, UA MM, Starwood Platinum
Posts: 60
This happened last year to some of my travel party on an award trip from to SFO from the East Coast with an LAS connection. $7000 each to take a later flight LAS to SFO. Presidents Day weekend..must have had some high rollers needing to get to SFO. Most I’ve ever gotten is $1K HNL-EWR overbook..two days in a row last Christmas.
Mar 24, 2019, 12:30 pm
#78
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Northern California
Programs: UA-Plat, UA-MM, Hertz PC, HH, APEC ABTC
Posts: 235
That really was a stupendous offer, and I would have taken it. The best I've ever gotten was $950 for an 18 hour delay on EWR-CDG. Had one more cheesesteak in Jersey before switching to moules marinieres in France. Win-Win.
Mar 24, 2019, 12:56 pm
#79
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 2,279
Mar 24, 2019, 12:56 pm
#80
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
Mar 24, 2019, 1:27 pm
#82
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: COS
Programs: UA Gold/1.5MM (several years running now!), Marriott LTTE, Hertz Prez
Posts: 1,899
Probably worth noting that they must be redeemed within a year, but that can be done for bookings beyond the one-year anniversary of issue. I have a trip coming up in June that was partially funded by a cert from the Jan/Feb '18 timeframe.
Mar 24, 2019, 1:27 pm
#83
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PMD
Programs: UA*G, NW, AA-G. WR-P, HH-G, IHG-S, ALL. TT-GE.
Posts: 2,907
I have family members helping me reach $25k card spend. I'm gold and they're silver/general. So if I were to get such a voucher, it'll pretty much go their way to make one of them gold (I can't fly that many PQM). And after one RT long-haul in revenue J, there maybe some value left for me to buy a one-way J. Wow that's a lot to consider if I ever hear such an offer onboard: my travel plan for the rest of the year, and theirs. (e.g. $5k bad, $7k good). Lots of calculations to run in the head!
Mar 24, 2019, 1:34 pm
#84
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
Programs: Honors LT Diamond; United 1K; Hertz PC
Posts: 4,156
Previous reports are that ORC credits don't count toward GS which would support that assumption (since it's not $ attached to a ticket)
Mar 24, 2019, 1:49 pm
#85
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
Mar 24, 2019, 2:04 pm
#86
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,827
and
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...ty-policy.html
However, offers in >$1,000 are unicorns (hence the activity of this thread). most will never be in a position to grab one but $300- $700 while still very rare are more common.
Mar 24, 2019, 2:05 pm
#87
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
I don't know... They're treated as a cash form of payment for fari g purposes. If GS looks at -ticket value spend- (e g.value of used tickets) vs "inbound cash" ($$$ charged to any CC and attached to the flyer's MP account) I-- which I think it does -- I don't think they can peel that out separately.
Previous reports are that ORC credits don't count toward GS which would support that assumption (since it's not $ attached to a ticket)
Previous reports are that ORC credits don't count toward GS which would support that assumption (since it's not $ attached to a ticket)
Mar 24, 2019, 2:38 pm
#88
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,116