Feb 17, 2021, 6:18 pm
Last edit by: nexus7556
Take a Break from Business
While we love flying with you for work, we know that sometimes you need a break - that's why we're offering you (and all employees at your company) a discount on personal travel. Start booking your next adventure on united.com today.
Enjoy a 10% discount
Your company's partnership with United gives you 10% off domestic and varying discounts on international travel, whether you're flying Economy, Business or any cabin in between.*
*Basic Economy fares excluded
Family and friends included
Use your Break from Business discount to book up to nine travelers (including yourself) on the same reservation.
Travel the world
Your Break from Business discounts are valid anywhere United flies.*
*Fly from the U.S. to anywhere in the world, or fly from anywhere in the world to the U.S.
Additional Terms & Conditions
Before you can book Break from Business fares, you need to register to connect your work email to your MileagePlus account.
Valid on united.com while logged in to your MileagePlus account. The "Business travel" checkbox must be unchecked on the united.com homepage to view these discounts. Not yet available on mobile devices.
The Break from Business discount applies to published fares in all cabins and class of service, with the exception of Basic Economy. These fares are not combinable with other discounted fares, such as other private fares.
Subject to normal fare rules as stated on united.com.
Valid on United-marketed flights operated by United Airlines (UA), Lufthansa (LH), Air Canada (AC), and All Nippon Airways (NH). For flights originating in Japan, this discount is only valid on United-operated flights.
Discount valid for U.S. Point of Origin to all destinations and Worldwide Point of Origin to U.S. destinations.
Does not apply to government imposed taxes and fees.
While we love flying with you for work, we know that sometimes you need a break - that's why we're offering you (and all employees at your company) a discount on personal travel. Start booking your next adventure on united.com today.
Enjoy a 10% discount
Your company's partnership with United gives you 10% off domestic and varying discounts on international travel, whether you're flying Economy, Business or any cabin in between.*
*Basic Economy fares excluded
Family and friends included
Use your Break from Business discount to book up to nine travelers (including yourself) on the same reservation.
Travel the world
Your Break from Business discounts are valid anywhere United flies.*
*Fly from the U.S. to anywhere in the world, or fly from anywhere in the world to the U.S.
Additional Terms & Conditions
Before you can book Break from Business fares, you need to register to connect your work email to your MileagePlus account.
Valid on united.com while logged in to your MileagePlus account. The "Business travel" checkbox must be unchecked on the united.com homepage to view these discounts. Not yet available on mobile devices.
The Break from Business discount applies to published fares in all cabins and class of service, with the exception of Basic Economy. These fares are not combinable with other discounted fares, such as other private fares.
Subject to normal fare rules as stated on united.com.
Valid on United-marketed flights operated by United Airlines (UA), Lufthansa (LH), Air Canada (AC), and All Nippon Airways (NH). For flights originating in Japan, this discount is only valid on United-operated flights.
Discount valid for U.S. Point of Origin to all destinations and Worldwide Point of Origin to U.S. destinations.
Does not apply to government imposed taxes and fees.
- login to Concur
- click on the profile icon in the top right
- click Profile Settings
- click on Frequent-Flyer settings from the left-hand nav
- remove your United MP# for 24 hours by clicking on the trash bin icon next to your MP#
- then re-add it, wait another 24 hours for it to re-sync to United
related thread -- Corporate booking option on United.com & UA App
UA Corporate Leisure rate - United Corporate Direct, "Break from Business" Issues?
Feb 9, 2021, 3:13 pm
#32
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Platinum, Avis President's Circle
Posts: 412
I have been successful calling and having the rep manually price the Break from Business ticket using FFC. In one case, they couldn't force the fare and gave me the difference as an ETC. YMMV
Feb 9, 2021, 3:44 pm
#33
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
Feb 17, 2021, 5:29 pm
#34
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
I hadn't heard of this until booking a flight today. Noticed the "break from business" fares and booked successfully. I timed out during my first attempt to book, then the website glitched and didn't show me the "is this corporate travel" Yes/No box - I had to close, reopen, and refresh a few times to get it back.
I booked US domestic flights in April and May and got a "break from business" fare for both.
Uniteds page explaining this product:
https://united.business/breakfrombusiness
I booked US domestic flights in April and May and got a "break from business" fare for both.
Uniteds page explaining this product:
https://united.business/breakfrombusiness
Mar 21, 2021, 7:25 am
#35
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SBN
Posts: 144
Mar 21, 2021, 8:40 am
#36
Join Date: May 2010
Location: TPA
Programs: All The Programs
Posts: 2,209
Lots of misinformation here.
The reason it's getting a rocky start is (a) it's new, (b) the corporation has to agree to the employee offer, and (c) corporations are afraid that the options on united.com will confuse travelers who will start booking business travel on united.com, too.
Don't call your corporate travel agency. They won't know anything because this has nothing to do with them.
Back-end incentives don't work like people above describe and also has nothing to do with this.
The reason it's getting a rocky start is (a) it's new, (b) the corporation has to agree to the employee offer, and (c) corporations are afraid that the options on united.com will confuse travelers who will start booking business travel on united.com, too.
Don't call your corporate travel agency. They won't know anything because this has nothing to do with them.
Back-end incentives don't work like people above describe and also has nothing to do with this.
Last edited by TBD; Mar 21, 2021 at 8:46 am
Mar 27, 2021, 12:45 pm
#40
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
PowerPoint Presentation (miami.edu)
"While we love flying with you for work, we know that sometimes you need a break. Your companys relationship with United gives you access to up to 10% off your personal travel through April 1, 2021."
Mar 28, 2021, 2:56 pm
#41
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 2,442
I have been successful in creating a PNR without paying online and then have the agent sort out in the backend how to use the future flight credit. Worked out since the agent also could not get the fare but once he saw the PNR I had generated it was possible to do this via the rate desk.
- I created the itinerary I wanted on united.com. When i got to the payment screen, I chose "pay in person" with a United ticket office.
- I then called and said I had a future flight credit PNR and a placeholder PNR that showed the itinerary and rate I wanted. She copied everything over, canceled the placeholder PNR, and re-issued. I even got the balance as an ETC.
It helps that I'm GS and the agent knew exactly what do with it. Seemed appreciate for having me lay it all out for her.
On a later call I tried the same and the agent didn't know how to do it so she called her rate desk. but still worked out in the end.
Apr 22, 2021, 3:48 pm
#42
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: ORD LAS HKG
Programs: Bonvoy LTT; IHG DiamondAmb; WoH Globalist; UA1K2MM; NationalEE; AvisPC; HertzPC
Posts: 705
For anyone else who needs to do this, I just did it successfully.
- I created the itinerary I wanted on united.com. When i got to the payment screen, I chose "pay in person" with a United ticket office.
- I then called and said I had a future flight credit PNR and a placeholder PNR that showed the itinerary and rate I wanted. She copied everything over, canceled the placeholder PNR, and re-issued. I even got the balance as an ETC.
It helps that I'm GS and the agent knew exactly what do with it. Seemed appreciate for having me lay it all out for her.
On a later call I tried the same and the agent didn't know how to do it so she called her rate desk. but still worked out in the end.
- I created the itinerary I wanted on united.com. When i got to the payment screen, I chose "pay in person" with a United ticket office.
- I then called and said I had a future flight credit PNR and a placeholder PNR that showed the itinerary and rate I wanted. She copied everything over, canceled the placeholder PNR, and re-issued. I even got the balance as an ETC.
It helps that I'm GS and the agent knew exactly what do with it. Seemed appreciate for having me lay it all out for her.
On a later call I tried the same and the agent didn't know how to do it so she called her rate desk. but still worked out in the end.
Apr 22, 2021, 6:31 pm
#43
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,278
Essentially you can get rate quotes locked in that then the agent can either replicate or not .... if not, the rate desk can. Then you can purchase using FFC.
May 25, 2021, 8:41 am
#45
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: UA
Posts: 121
For anyone else who needs to do this, I just did it successfully.
- I created the itinerary I wanted on united.com. When i got to the payment screen, I chose "pay in person" with a United ticket office.
- I then called and said I had a future flight credit PNR and a placeholder PNR that showed the itinerary and rate I wanted. She copied everything over, canceled the placeholder PNR, and re-issued. I even got the balance as an ETC.
It helps that I'm GS and the agent knew exactly what do with it. Seemed appreciate for having me lay it all out for her.
On a later call I tried the same and the agent didn't know how to do it so she called her rate desk. but still worked out in the end.
- I created the itinerary I wanted on united.com. When i got to the payment screen, I chose "pay in person" with a United ticket office.
- I then called and said I had a future flight credit PNR and a placeholder PNR that showed the itinerary and rate I wanted. She copied everything over, canceled the placeholder PNR, and re-issued. I even got the balance as an ETC.
It helps that I'm GS and the agent knew exactly what do with it. Seemed appreciate for having me lay it all out for her.
On a later call I tried the same and the agent didn't know how to do it so she called her rate desk. but still worked out in the end.
Tweet'd and called. Both refused to honor the discount. Oh well - the difference is about $15. I just gave up.
The "new" checkout page was horrible! Not to mention that call center wait time is so looooong.
Last edited by alwaysflyingLA; May 25, 2021 at 10:33 am