2021 Status Buy up (Now available)
 

The link for upping your current status for 2021 now redirects to a landing page for unlocking 2021 Premier Status. When I sign in though, I receive a message that the offer has expired. My thought is that I am ineligible (but I would expect a message indicating such) or they have activated the page but not yet implemented the upgrade options.

Link copied form the 2020 status offers: https://promotions.united.com/offers/premierstatus

With the uncertain future of air travel and extension of previous year’s status, it would have to be an exceptional value for anyone to take part in upping their status level. Thoughts?

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You are just a few days too early

I guess I should have read the terms a little more closely. . . Thanks.

Anyone see any prices?

I would think prices will appear on January 15th. :)

That 2/29/21 will be interesting :)

Cut & paste error from 2020 T&Cs?

While it is still a few days early, the link is active and provided a message that “Unfortunately, the account number you entered is not eligible for this offer.” I obtained Platinum through FPQP and and reduced requirements.

My travel companion’s stats:
PQP: 6432
PQS: 13
2021 Status: Premier Gold
Upgrade to Premier Platinum: $449.

In past years you had to be somewhat close to the higher status level to be eligible. Such as above 85K PQMs to get a 1K offer in past years. But a similar criteria this time. We will have to have someone qualified to help determine the max gap allowed

I am not relieving an offer either -- as I did not meet the 2020 Plat level but my 2019 Plat status was extended thru 2021 (Jan 2022) as were others with 2019 status.

Here is what I received as a Platinum to buy up to 1K. Total PQP (excluding Chase PQP): 7,454
Total PQF: 54
2021 status earned: Premier Platinum

Upgrade to Premier 1K for $1,987

So, they want you to pay approx $550 more than it would have cost you to actually pay/fly with them to achieve 1K?
🤮

That has always been true with these second-chance offers. Cheaper to do the standard way. But for the procrastinators, there is a price. Not sure why this would not be expected.

Yeah - if you think about it, some would not try to meet the PQP thresholds if they knew they could, in effect, buy the remaining PQPs for less than what the remaining PQPs would be in ticket purchases.

Example; Flyer has 8500 PQPs and needs 500 for 1K. UA doesn't have much incentive to sell a status up for $400 (FF effectively gets 1K for $8900), but does at $600 (effectively 1K for 9100 PQPs - a $100 penalty for not making in the allocated time) .

parent’s stats:
PQP: 2773
PQS: 4
2021 Status: Premier Silver
Upgrade to Premier Gold: $1995.

Story of my life :-) I’m not eligible for the offer