WineCountryUA

Agree that is a clear question, it just wasn't the one that was responded to and unknown if the connection was made to the other "separate" question (would not be the first time a response only responded to the last post and not the earlier posts on the sequence). And it is not surprising, given the history of UA not discussing GS futures in public forums, the first post was not responded to.

And as the only actual response to a GS question, restating a public announcement, the response was moved to the GS thread which has long been recognized as a separate invited program.

Hipplewm

UA insuder responded to me directly - that was the quote that was transferred here - so it looked like that answer was given to a different question - I didn't cross post it, but whomever did cross posted it to a similar question, hence the confusion

All in all, unless you read both threads and followed it closely, it looks like the reply to me was from a different question, but it wasn't.

My question was clear and ua insider clearly either misread the question and answered like I said 2020 or deliberately dodged the question by reforming his answer in the form of 2020

WineCountryUA

The post that was responded to is fully encapsulated in the moved post.

UA has consistently declined to public speculate on the GS program.

Ari

They fuel speculation with little statements here and there-- they consistently decline to comment on the actual criteria for the program.

From the vague statements they do make, one can glean that it is for a subset of high-value flyers. Exactly what constitutes a high-value flyer can be measured in different ways and changes from year to year based on everyone's travel; everything is relative. The notion that "the requirements of the program are changing" seems strange-- the requirements are and have always the same: that one be a high-value flyer. What exactly constitutes a high-vale flyer is relative to every other flyer and changes a lot in a year when everyone flies much less, like when a pandemic hits; United isn't going to quantify that just like they don't quantify it any other year.

n8-the-gr8

I mean the fact is in a normal year I would imagine they don't finalize the spend threshold and invite numbers until end of year as they evaluate the invite pool and re-qualifications. So in a normal year for 2022 status that would be decided end of 2021. They invite people mid-year only on an exception basis when you spend more than any threshold they would come up with in existing program constructs, not because they know the next year threshold.

So certainly in current times when there is no way to predict travel demand in 6 months much less by end of next year, how would they have any updates on 2022 status thresholds for GS? If all you're looking for is an update along the lines of "we will evaluate in-year 2021 spend and determine a cutoff threshold at the end of the year which will be unpublished just like any other year" I don't think you need any further confirmation beyond just assuming this as the status quo approach. If they decide to change it in a meaningful way worth explaining I would expect them to communicate it once decided. Not sure what else there is to hypothesize about or expect to be communicated in the meantime? I would not expect to ever hear a communication around a lowered spend threshold, simply because I don't think they would know what it is. So if you usually use ~$50k as your normal target and are wondering what next year will be, I think you (and all of us) will have to keep guessing.

physioprof

My suggestion is that on the basis of how & when they made their announcment about 2021 GS status and the absence of any "pre-announcement" letting current GSs know when they were gonna decide, it most likely doesn't make any sense to read anything at all into how they respond to, or avoid, questions now about 2022 GS status.

ssaami

Does anyone care to speculate on what the $$ threshold will be this year for Global Services?

I am not sure if they will drop it (from whatever it currently is) to a new lower level (due to Covid).

Insight is always welcomed!!

physioprof

Impossible to even venture a guess that would have any meaning. Will certainly be very interesting to follow the GS qualification thread this year!

ICN1K

40K but I bet there will be a couple in the 30K-40K range

donjo

I will end the year with 138 flight segments. It was hard to get the spend anywhere near normal, despite flying quite a bit, as there were periods when the prices were way below normal. I too wonder if they will make some adjustments where I could "sneak" into this status.

physioprof

What was your total spend on UA/UX-operated flights?

donjo

About 20k

dkc715

If you desire GS in 2021, I suggest you call or email Pass Plus. You may find that cold hard cash gets you GS for a lot less than some might speculate. And the program allows funds to be used for a companion as long as you are both on the same record. With Club access granted to GS members effective tomorrow you get a little added bonus if you sign up.

jsl42

Is this a recent change?

dkc715

No. I believe it went into affect no later than mid 2019 and maybe a bit before. The info on the program on FT is quite stale (including the wiki), but it is my understanding that all individual flex contracts allow bookings for the member and one companion (and the companion can change with each ticket). Program is great if you still are traveling.