Earning PQP on Expedia "Special Fare" ticket
Jan 20, 2020, 3:32 am
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Earning PQP on Expedia "Special Fare" ticket
I need to book an economy flight from DEN to TYO for next week. United wants $2,343 for the non-stop UA flight. Expedia sells the same flight (with one night hotel) for $1,796 as a "special fare".
Am I correct in understanding that the Expedia ticket is a bulk fare that earns PQP? If so, is there any reason I shouldn't buy the ticket through Expedia? By my calculations, the Expedia ticket would earn 2,314 PQPs (11,574 miles / 5) versus 2,244 PQPs for the United ticket.
Am I correct in understanding that the Expedia ticket is a bulk fare that earns PQP? If so, is there any reason I shouldn't buy the ticket through Expedia? By my calculations, the Expedia ticket would earn 2,314 PQPs (11,574 miles / 5) versus 2,244 PQPs for the United ticket.
Jan 20, 2020, 5:50 am
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Jan 20, 2020, 6:19 am
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I have a 'special fare' ticket from Expedia for the end of March for Florida to IST with two of the three legs each way on United and on 016- stock. When the whole PQP vs PQM thing happened, I looked and it seemed that the PQP earnings were based upon a specific ticket price that United was using that Expedia must have paid them. I called United and asked if this was a 'bulk'/'exception' fare and they said no after checking with a different department.
So, do not trust that Expedia 'special fare' tickets will necessarily be 'bulk' and earn big PQP.
Going forward, when I do this, I will probably cancel the ticket within the 24 hours if the receipt does not explicitly say 'bulk' or 'wholesale'.
So, do not trust that Expedia 'special fare' tickets will necessarily be 'bulk' and earn big PQP.
Going forward, when I do this, I will probably cancel the ticket within the 24 hours if the receipt does not explicitly say 'bulk' or 'wholesale'.