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View Poll Results: How will these promotions impact your status plans for 2022?
Will / will try to requal with Fly to the Finish
176
39.73%
With BreakOut Bonus will / will try to achieve a higher elite status than originally planned
65
14.67%
With BreakOut Bonus will / will try to achieve more PlusPloints than originally planned
38
8.58%
Neither promo will make any difference in status / PlusPoints outcome
103
23.25%
Not bothering or able to re-qual status this year
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13.77%
Voters: 443. You may not vote on this poll

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Fly to the Finish: Offer details


MileagePlus number: XXXXXXX
Meet these goals by Nov. 30, 2021, to requalify for ..... status through Jan. 2023 and earn ... PlusPoints


Code:
PQF PQP or PQP
 Silver 4 600 700
 Gold 6 1,200 1,400
 Platinum 8 1,800 2,000
 Premier 1K 10 2,700 3,000

New!

Your MileagePlus credit card can help you meet challenge requirements or annual Premier status requirements. For this offer only, you can earn PQF just by using your United Chase MileagePlus credit cards.
  • Earn one PQF after you spend $4,000 across your United Chase MileagePlus credit cards during the promotion period.
  • Earn a maximum of two PQF after you spend $8,000 across your United Chase MileagePlus credit cards during the promo period.
  • PQF earned from card spending counts toward your Fly to the Finish Challenge goals as well as the published PQF thresholds for each level of Premier status.
If you’re up to the challenge, get started by booking your next United flight today.
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Can’t meet the challenge? Don’t worry – we’ve got your back!Premier members eligible for the Fly to the Finish challenge who don't meet the requirements will be eligible to earn trip bonuses for PQP-eligible trips on United or United Express taken within the promotional period after the challenge period is over. You’ll earn 1,000 bonus PQP on your first trip, 250 on your second and 250 on your third. For this promotion only, an award trip can count toward one of the three eligible PQP trip bonuses. Breakout Bonus terms apply.
By participating in this promotion, you acknowledge your agreement to the terms and conditions. See frequently asked questions here.

Terms and Conditions

Fly to the Finish: Terms and Conditions
  • MileagePlus members must satisfy the following three conditions to be eligible for the “Fly to the Finish” offer:
    1. Member had Premier status on July 27, 2021 (the “Status Date”).
    2. Member has not qualified to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year (ending January 31, 2023).
    3. Member satisfies one of the cases outlined below:
    1. Member needs more than the following amounts of Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) to qualify to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year, pursuant to United’s “PQP-only” annual Premier qualification requirements:
    2. Member needs more than the following amounts of Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) to qualify to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year, pursuant to United’s PQP and PQF combination annual Premier qualification requirements:
Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP needed
Silver More than 350
Gold More than 700
Platinum More than 1,000
1K More than 1,500

Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP needed PQF needed
Silver More than 350 More than 1 PQF
Gold More than 700 More than 1 PQF
Platinum More than 1,000 More than 1 PQF
1K More than 1,500
More than 1 PQF Note: Members who do not satisfy one or more of the above three conditions will instead be eligible for the “Breakout Bonus” offer described below.
  • The “Promotion Period” is August 6, 2021 – November 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM local time.
  • Eligible members must satisfy the following requirements during the Promotion Period to qualify to retain the status they held on the “Status Date” through January 31, 2023:
Status held on July 27, 2021 Premier Qualifying Flight (PQF) and PQP Requirements PQP-Only Requirement
Code:
        PQF      PQP      or PQP 
 Silver   4       600        700
 Gold     6     1,200      1,400
 Platinum 8     1,800      2,000
 Premier 1K 10  2,700      3,000
  • Applicable requirements determined by Premier status of eligible member on the “Status Date”.
  • Eligible members who are also “Corporate Members” will automatically receive the following PQP deposits at the start of the Promotion Period, and no later than August 10, 2021, which will count toward satisfying the offer requirements:
Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP Deposit
Silver 100
Gold 200
Platinum 300
1K 400
  • A “Corporate member” is defined as a member who has flown while using a corporate account tour code on United or United Express between January 1, 2019 and July 26, 2021.
  • Under this offer, a member is only eligible to qualify for the Premier status they held on the “Status Date”. Members cannot qualify for a Premier status level that is higher or lower than the status they held on the “Status Date” in connection with this offer.
  • Status earned in connection with this offer will be granted no later than December 21, 2021.
  • Members who are eligible for the Fly to the Finish offer but who do not satisfy the offer requirements during the Promotion Period will be eligible to instead to earn PQP pursuant to the terms of the “Breakout Bonus” offer, which will be deposited no later than December 21, 2021, as applicable.
  • Members who earn status in connection with the Fly to the Finish offer will also be eligible to earn PQP pursuant to the terms of the “Breakout Bonus” offer if, prior to the end of the Promotion Period, such member also satisfies the standard (i.e., non-promotional) requirements to qualify, for the 2022 program year, for the Premier status that such Member held on the Status Date. Any such PQP will be earned only pursuant to the terms of the “Breakout Bonus” offer, and will be deposited no later than December 21, 2021, as applicable.
  • Members who earn status in connection with the Fly to the Finish offer but who do not, prior to the end of the Promotion Period, satisfy the standard (i.e., non-promotional) requirements to qualify, for the 2022 program year, for the Premier status that such Member held on the Status Date will not be eligible to earn PQP in connection with the Breakout Bonus offer.
  • Only United and United Express flights qualify for this offer.

Pluspoints Accrual

  • Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members who satisfy the applicable Fly to the Finish offer requirements will receive their applicable allotment of PlusPoints no later than 40 days thereafter.
  • Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members who satisfy the applicable Fly to the Finish offer requirements and also satisfy the standard (i.e., non-promotional) requirements to qualify, for the 2022 program year, for the Premier status that such Member held on the Status Date will not receive a second allotment of PlusPoints.

Earning Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) with United Chase MileagePlus credit cards:

  • In connection with this offer, eligible MileagePlus members may earn up to a maximum of 2 PQF for purchases using a United Chase MileagePlus credit card.
    • Earn 1 PQF: One PQF will be awarded for purchases of $4,000 or more during the “Promotion Period”.
    • Earn 2 PQF: One additional PQF (totaling two PQF) will be awarded for purchases of an additional $4,000 or more (totaling $8,000 or more) during the “Promotion Period”.
    • Purchases made with an eligible card by you or an authorized user of the account are net of returns and refunds. The following types of transactions won’t count: balance transfers, cash advances or cash-like transactions, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders or wire transfers, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.
    • Bonus PQF may take up to 54 days to post the MileagePlus account but will post no later than December 21, 2021.
  • Chase is not responsible for the provision of, or the failure to provide, the stated benefits and services. Bonus PQF and PQP awards will post directly to your MileagePlus® account and will not appear on your credit card statement.

Breakout Bonus: Terms and Conditions

Eligibility

Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP needed
Silver Less than or equal to 350
Gold Less than or equal to 700
Platinum Less than or equal to 1,000
1K Less than or equal to 1,500

Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP needed PQF needed
Silver Less than or equal to 350 0-1 PQF
Gold Less than or equal to 700 0-1 PQF
Platinum Less than or equal to 1,000 0-1 PQF
1K Less than or equal to 1,500 0-1 PQF
  • Eligibility for the “Breakout Bonus” offer is limited to the following MileagePlus members:
    1. Members without Premier status as of July 27, 2021 (the “Status Date”)
    2. Members with Premier status on the Status Date who had qualified, prior to the Status Date, to retain such status through the end of the MileagePlus 2022 program year (January 31, 2023).
    3. Member satisfies one of the cases below:
    1. Member needs less than or equal to the following amounts of Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) to qualify to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year, pursuant to United’s “PQP-only” annual Premier qualification requirements:
    2. Member needs less than or equal to the following amounts of Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) to qualify to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year, pursuant to United’s PQP and PQF combination annual Premier qualification requirements:
  • The “Promotion Period” is defined as August 6, 2021 – November 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM local time.

“Breakout Bonus” Flight Promotion

  • PQP will be awarded to eligible members as follows based upon member status on the Status Date:

Trip 1 Trip 2 Trip 3
General 250 75 75
Silver 350 100 100
Gold 700 175 175
Platinum 1,000 250 250
1K 1,500 375 375
  • “Trip” is defined as a unique travel itinerary that includes at least one PQP-eligible flight segment operated by United or United Express, or a unique travel itinerary that includes at least one eligible award flight operated United or United Express, as documented by a unique ticket number, and is flown within the Promotion Period.
  • Only the first three Trips taken during the Promotion Period will be eligible for bonus PQP under this offer.
  • A Trip’s first flight segment must begin no earlier than August 6, 2021 to be eligible.
  • A Trip does not need to be completed prior to the end of the Promotion Period to qualify, but a United or United Express flight segment must be completed within the Promotion Period for the Trip to be eligible.
  • Booking date is not a determining factor on whether a trip is eligible for a PQP bonus; Trips booked before the beginning of the Promotion Period that are otherwise eligible will qualify for this offer.
  • PQP will be earned upon completion of the first United or United Express flight segment in a Trip but may take up to 10 days to post to the MileagePlus account.
  • An award Trip must be redeemed and flown within the Promotion Period to qualify. An award Trip must be redeemed using the eligible member’s miles and flown by the same eligible member to earn Bonus PQP for this offer. A maximum of one award Trip is eligible for PQP bonus for this offer.
  • Bonus PQP will be awarded based upon the member’s Premier status as of the Status Date, even if a member earns a higher status during the Promotion Period.
  • In some cases, a Trip may include more than one ticket number including (a) when more than four coupons are included in an itinerary and another conjunctive ticket number must be issued, or (b) when a member exchanges an existing ticket for a new ticket. In these instances, the new ticket number will not be considered a new and separate Trip but will be considered part of the originally ticketed Trip.
  • Members who are eligible for the Fly to the Finish offer but who do not satisfy the offer requirements during the Promotion Period will be eligible to instead earn PQP pursuant to the terms of the “Breakout Bonus” offer, which will be granted no later than 12/21/2021. Members who earn status in connection with the Fly to the Finish offer are not eligible for the Breakout Bonus offer.

Earning Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) with United Chase MileagePlus credit cards:

  • In connection with this offer, eligible MileagePlus members may earn up to a maximum of 2 PQF for purchases using a United Chase MileagePlus credit card.
    1. Earn 1 PQF: One PQF will be awarded for purchases of $4,000 or more during the “Promotion Period”.
    2. Earn 2 PQF: One additional PQF (totaling two PQF) will be awarded for purchases of an additional $4,000 or more (totaling $8,000 or more) during the “Promotion Period”.
    3. Purchases made with an eligible card by you or an authorized user of the account are net of returns and refunds. The following types of transactions won’t count: balance transfers, cash advances or cash-like transactions, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders or wire transfers, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.
    4. Bonus PQF may take up to 54 days to post the MileagePlus account but will post no later than December 21, 2021.
  • Chase is not responsible for the provision of, or the failure to provide, the stated benefits and services. Bonus PQF and PQP awards will post directly to your MileagePlus® account and will not appear on your credit card statement.
General: Frequently Asked Questions
Why is United offering two different promotions?
  • The Fly to the Finish offer is for Premier members who have not yet requalified, for the MileagePlus 2022 program year, for the Premier status level they held on July 27, 2021 (with limited exceptions). With this offer, eligible members can meet challenge requirements and requalify for status through January 31, 2023.
  • The Breakout Bonus offer is for members that have already requalified (or are very close to requalifying), for the MileagePlus 2022 program year, for the Premier status they held on July 27, 2021 as well as to any MileagePlus members without Premier status. This promotion allows members to earn bonus PQP on up to three trips taken before November 30, 2021.
How do I know which offer I’m eligible for?
  • If you don’t have Premier status, you are eligible for our Breakout Bonus offer.
  • If you had Premier status on July 27, 2021 but have not yet met requirements for that level of status through the 2022 program year, you’re eligible for our Fly to the Finish challenge (with limited exceptions). You can always see your progress toward Premier status at mystatus.united.com, and you can check your offer eligibility by signing into our offer page at flytothefinish.
Fly to the Finish: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the Fly to the Finish?
  • MileagePlus members must satisfy the following three conditions to be eligible for the “Fly to the Finish” offer:
  1. Member had Premier status on July 27, 2021 (the “Status Date”).
  2. Member has not qualified to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year (ending January 31, 2023).
  3. Member satisfies one of the cases outlined below:
  1. Member needs more than the following amounts of Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) to qualify to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year, pursuant to United’s “PQP-only” annual Premier qualification requirements:
  2. Member needs more than the following amounts of Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) to qualify to retain the Premier status held on the “Status Date” through the 2022 MileagePlus program year, pursuant to United’s PQP and PQF combination annual Premier qualification requirements:
Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP needed
Silver More than 350
Gold More than 700
Platinum More than 1,000
1K More than 1,500

Status held on July 27, 2021
PQP needed PQF needed
Silver More than 350 More than 1 PQF
Gold More than 700 More than 1 PQF
Platinum More than 1,000 More than 1 PQF
1K More than 1,500 More than 1 PQF
Note: Members who do not satisfy condition #3 will automatically be enrolled in the “Breakout Bonus” offer described below.
What happens if I don’t meet the Fly to the Finish challenge requirements during the Promotion Period?
Members who are eligible for the Fly to the Finish offer but who do not satisfy the offer requirements during the promotion period will be eligible to instead to earn PQP pursuant to the terms of the “Breakout Bonus” offer, which will be deposited no later than 12/21/2021, as applicable.
If I meet the Fly to the Finish challenge requirements during the Promotion Period, can I also qualify for the and Breakout Bonus offer?
  • Members who earn status in connection with the Fly to the Finish offer will also be eligible to earn PQP under the “Breakout Bonus” offer if, prior to the end of the Promotion Period, such member also satisfies the standard (i.e., non-promotional) requirements to qualify, for the 2022 program year, for the applicable Premier status that such Member held on the status date.
  • Members who earn status in connection with the Fly to the Finish offer but who do not, prior to the end of the Promotion Period, satisfy the standard (i.e., non-promotional) requirements to qualify, for the 2022 program year, for the applicable Premier status that such Member held on the status date will not be eligible to earn PQP in connection with the Breakout Bonus offer.
When can I expect the PQF for credit card spend to post to my account?
  • Bonus PQF may take up to 54 days to post the MileagePlus account but will post no later than December 21, 2021.
Breakout Bonus: Frequently asked questions
Who is eligible for the Breakout Bonus?
  • This promotion is available to all MileagePlus members without Premier status, and Premier members who already have qualified for 2022 Premier status at the level of Premier status they held on July 27, 2021.
What is a “trip”? What trips are eligible for the Breakout Bonus offer?
  • “Trip” is defined as a unique travel itinerary that includes at least one Premier Qualifying Point (“PQP”)-eligible flight segment operated by United or United Express, or a unique travel itinerary that includes at least one eligible award flight operated United or United Express, as documented by a unique ticket number, and is flown within the promotional period.
  • Only the first three Trips taken during the promotional period will be eligible for bonus PQP under this offer.
  • Trips must begin no earlier than August 6, 2021 to be eligible. This means the first flight segment of your trip cannot depart before this date to be eligible for this promotion.
  • Up to one award trip can be included in the Breakout Bonus offer.
Can I use my miles to book an award trip for someone else and earn bonus PQP?
  • No. An award Trip must be redeemed using the eligible member’s miles and flown by the same eligible member to earn bonus PQP for this offer. A maximum of one award Trip is eligible for PQP bonus for this offer.
Can multiple ticket numbers be considered a single trip?
  • In some cases, different ticket numbers will be considered part of the same trip including when more than four coupons are included within an itinerary and a conjunctive ticket number must be issued, or when a ticket is exchanged. In these instances, the conjunctive ticket(s) and/or exchanged ticket(s) will be considered part of the originally ticketed trip.
My trip begins within the promotional period but was booked before this promotion was offered. Is it still eligible?
  • There are no booking date restrictions with this offer, so if a Trip satisfies the eligibility criteria in the offer terms, it will qualify for bonus PQP as a part of the Welcome-Back Bonus offer.
When can I expect the Premier Qualifying Flight(s) (“PQF”) earned through this offer for credit card spend to post to my account?
  • Bonus PQF may take up to 54 days to post the MileagePlus account but will post no later than December 21, 2021.


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Old Aug 20, 2021, 7:06 am
  #541  
 
Join Date: May 2009
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Originally Posted by frustratedfarmer
I plan on buying my 1k renewal, I just need to know if I need to do a mileage run or accomplish it through some other manner - CC spend, etc. I'm willing to spend the ~3k to make this happen, but I want to make sure it counts. I guess I should just spend the weekend flying a pointless flight, but I would prefer to just write a check (a la accelerator PQP) and go boating instead ;-)
Book expensive short flights in F last minute. No need to spend the weekend - just do a turn to a nearby airport.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 7:41 am
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Can anyone shed light on PQP “breakout bonus”?

TIA
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 7:56 am
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The BB PQP count towards status levels that will earn you PP, as well as the milestones beyond earning status that will earn you more PP.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 11:43 am
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I did just this - I found a short flight in F that is 1477 PQP out and 1628 back.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 12:14 pm
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The Promotions Are Working

If my recent travels are any indication, I would surmise that the PQP promotions United has been running are working well. I just completed my 30th segment this year and I've watched the upgrade lists steadily grow longer and longer each week. For example, LAX-SFO on 8/19/21 I was 29 of 49 as Platinum. I have benefited handsomely from all of the bonuses and promotions that United has run this year. At the start of the year I was simply hoping to qualify for Gold again. Now I am $1,000 PQP away from 1K - and I will probably go out of my way to spend more on my Thanksgiving and Christmas flights to ensure I cross the $13,500 threshold. I'm curious how many others are potentially spending more money on fares than they would have without any of the promotions this year. Or, how many people would have switched airlines had they been freed from the chains of MileagePlus?
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 12:49 pm
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Is there any specific place where you can track the progress of this promotion specifically on the MP portal? I see my regular progress but that doesn't help me in figuring out how far on track I am towards the 10PQF and 2700 PQP 1K requirement.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 12:51 pm
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I'd recommend creating a spreadsheet to track progress. A lot of us do this to map out future flights and close any gaps to earn the desired status.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 2:28 pm
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Originally Posted by UA Insider
Throughout 2021, United demonstrated that we are committed to being flexible with our MileagePlus program to do the right thing for our members. Since January, members have been engaging with MileagePlus promotions to stay on track towards requalifying for Premier status, reach a higher level of Premier status, or reach Premier status for the first time – even when they weren’t flying.

At the beginning of 2021, we automatically gave all Premier members 25% of the PQP-only requirement needed to requalify for Premier status and offered double PQP on the first three PQP-eligible trips through March. With our Pick Your Path promotion, Premier members had the option of choosing Easy PQP, a PQP deposit equal to 10% of the PQP-only requirement with no strings attached, or our Welcome Back Bonus offer where we gave PQP bonuses equaling 25% of the PQP-only requirement with 3 PQP-eligible trips.

Effective August 6th until November 30, 2021, all MileagePlus members are eligible for one of two promotions:
  • Our Fly to the Finish challenge helps Premiers that haven’t yet requalified maintain their level of Premier status through January 31, 2023 by meeting even lower PQF and PQP requirements from now through November 30.
  • Our Breakout Bonus offer helps Premiers who have already requalified and members without status another opportunity to earn PQP bonuses for up to 3 trips taken before November 30th – one of them can even be an award trip!
And all members who are also cardmembers can get credit towards Premier status when they’re not flying by earning up to 2 PQF through November 30 with spend on their Chase United MileagePlus credit card.

For full details, visit www.united.com/flytothefinish
I have no idea where I was on July 27
but just broke
the $15k expenditure threshold to get 1k again for 2022. I have to take a few more trips
back to the SF Bay Area this year: How
will this benefit me exactly? Sorry for sounding stupid.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by ekwang
I have no idea where I was on July 27
but just broke
the $15k expenditure threshold to get 1k again for 2022. I have to take a few more trips
back to the SF Bay Area this year: How
will this benefit me exactly? Sorry for sounding stupid.
If you have re qualified or made a higher level (anytime before the end of the promo not using Fly to the Finish), you are eligible for BreakOut Bonus. In the case of 1K, those extra PQPs may help get you closed to getting additional PlusPoints.
Or those extra PQPs may not make any difference at all.
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Old Aug 20, 2021, 6:33 pm
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This promotion was clearly decided upon prior to the recent Delta surge. The Delta Variant has changed everything. United should just follow Delta Airlines and others and just extend elite status for everyone for another year as opposed to continuing with this confusing promotion. Members who have earned PQD/PQFs this year should just have those rolled over to next year to help qualify with 2023 status. If all other airlines extend and United doesn't, they will be at a disadvantage so might as well be proactive now.

Either that or allow for non flying activity PQDs earned through credit card spend, purchase of PQDs, etc. to count towards this promotion.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by PrivatePilot
This promotion was clearly decided upon prior to the recent Delta surge. The Delta Variant has changed everything. United should just follow Delta Airlines and others and just extend elite status for everyone for another year as opposed to continuing with this confusing promotion. Members who have earned PQD/PQFs this year should just have those rolled over to next year to help qualify with 2023 status. If all other airlines extend and United doesn't, they will be at a disadvantage so might as well be proactive now.

Either that or allow for non flying activity PQDs earned through credit card spend, purchase of PQDs, etc. to count towards this promotion.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by PrivatePilot
This promotion was clearly decided upon prior to the recent Delta surge. The Delta Variant has changed everything. United should just follow Delta Airlines and others and just extend elite status for everyone for another year as opposed to continuing with this confusing promotion.
This promotion and blanket extension of status are not mutually exclusive. As United themselves stated to those who do not meet the requirements to requalify "we've got your back'. The promotion does bring secondary benefit to United (more cash) and some elites (higher status, added benefits). I wouldn't worry too much if you are grounded by delta variant - you will likely still keep your status - but just don't complain a year from now when the rest of us are burning our well earned PlusPoints...
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 8:16 pm
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Originally Posted by chavala
I wish we had an UNLIKE button
+1 there will be wave after wave of Covid for the next couple of years. 2022 will be nothing like a normal travel year either. At some point being an airline that awards status for flying this year will be a competitive advantage.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 10:05 pm
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I'm still not sure if the BreakOut Bonus will apply for itineraries that had an outbound prior to the calendar period, but the inbound during the period. I have two of those.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 10:08 pm
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Originally Posted by dkmatter
I'm still not sure if the BreakOut Bonus will apply for itineraries that had an outbound prior to the calendar period, but the inbound during the period. I have two of those.
This is from the T&Cs
Trips must begin no earlier than August 6, 2021 to be eligible. This means the first flight segment of your trip cannot depart before this date to be eligible for this promotion.
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