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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.
Book now
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 6, 2021, 11:37 am
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I'd love to take part in the challenge! But how if the US is not open for people from Schengen and no projection on when it will be possible again...?!
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:37 am
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Originally Posted by UA Insider
Hi alwaysflyingLA – one of the two offers is available to all MileagePlus members and they are for United or United Express flights.
Sorry about the confusing - it would be very hard, if not impossible, for many foreign members to take advantage of this offer since many borders are still closed (e.g. NZ, AUS, CHN, even Schengen area right now etc.)
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:37 am
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Impressive. With the 400 PQP corporate head start, easier for me to make 2600, rather than 10 flights + 2300.

Alternatively, make slightly less than qualifying (say 2500) and get the consolation (2250) for a total of 4750. Will this total then count towards the qualifying goal (2600 PQP)?

Can UA Insider confirm?
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by alwaysflyingLA
Yes, the corporate starter counts in this promo.
Earlier activities do not count: The “Promotion Period” is August 6, 2021 – November 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM local time.
Thank you. Missed the promotion period in T&C
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:40 am
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Originally Posted by TomMM
So if I fly ORD-FRA(UA) FRA-NBO(LH) on a UA ticket how will the PQP be calculated?
Originally Posted by fivesixseven
I'd love to take part in the challenge! But how if the US is not open for people from Schengen and no projection on when it will be possible again...?!
Exactly. And the terms and conditions didn't even mention this requirement.

Also no ideas if PQP from partner flights on UA stock would count or not. If they stick with their current wording (XXX Premier qualifying points (PQP) on United or United Express flights), I would say no.
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:42 am
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Sorry I'm slow, and this may have been spoken about earlier, but just wanted to verify.
I requalified for Silver before July 27th (Break out bonus), after my trip next month with the bonus 350 PQPs I will be about 1900 PQPs short of Gold (without the PQFs). If I only do that one trip between now and November will I only get the 350 bonus PQPs or will there be an additional bonus similar to the fly to finish?
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:45 am
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Not relevant for me, but this promo is more generous than AA's latest, since it grants PlusPoints if you meet it. With AA's, you don't get SWU, just status maintenance.

But what I would like to see is UA restore value to the MileagePlus program and to 1K status in particular.
Originally Posted by UA Insider
Understand that you require fewer PQP to requalify than the challenge requires, so we’ve written the terms of our offer to accommodate this scenario. If you meet annual requirements before November 30th, regardless of the challenge outcome, you will receive trip-based PQP bonuses under our Breakout Bonus offer after the challenge closes. Since you’re closer to 1K this could go towards earning extra PlusPoints after hitting the 1K PQP-only requirement of 15,000 PQP.
Awesome. So I can have even more PlusPoints expire unused next year!
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by UA Insider
If you’re currently a 1K (as of July 27, 2021) and don’t have 1K status through 2022, you’ll be eligible for a requalification challenge wherein you’ll have the opportunity to keep 1K status until January 31, 2023 if you meet the challenge requirements. You can also check at www.united.com/flytothefinish
Originally Posted by spartacusmcfly
For more PlusPoints and progress towards GS

You'll be treated, as someone who has not yet met the requirements of your current status, and will offered the Fly-To-The-Finish promotion -- which seems to be $3K in PQP or $2700 PQP + 10 PQF
So I had a look at everything. I'm a shade over 1,500 PQP away from qualifying anyway. I have that much booked, so I'm going to qualify on my own for 1K.

My offer is to earn 2700 PQP to retain 1K, which is clearly silly under the circumstances.

It seems to me that if I earn 2700 PQP the hard way, I will get 1K and be at 16,200 PQP total.

If I earn less than 2700 PQP, I will get 1K, and get a bonus 3,000 PQP. Which will get me to about 18,500 PQP.

(all this assuming no further bookings for the year which I currently have no line of sight into).

Interestingly, this leaves me clearly incentivized to NOT book on United, because I will *lose* PQP by booking flights.

UPDATED: Sorry - I had written this before reading all the posts. My bad. Looks like I will actually qualify and get the 3,000 PQP as I qualify on my own. All makes sense now!
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Last edited by cricketer; Aug 6, 2021 at 11:49 am Reason: mea culpa because I didn't bother reading everything first
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:54 am
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If flyertalkers have trouble understanding the promo than for 90% of premiers it will be impossible. I don’t understand why they don’t just make it simple. Something like fly 5 flights to keep your status or spend 3k to keep your status.
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:56 am
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Originally Posted by alwaysflyingLA
Exactly. And the terms and conditions didn't even mention this requirement.

Also no ideas if PQP from partner flights on UA stock would count or not. If they stick with their current wording (XXX Premier qualifying points (PQP) on United or United Express flights), I would say no.
The way I'm reading it, if you do the fly to the finish promo using PQF + PQP, then it has to be on UA / UAX metal only.
If you do the promo using PQP only (i.e. 3,000 for 1k), then partner metal counts too?
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by united 1k flyer
I don’t understand why they don’t just make it simple...spend 3k to keep your status.
That's exactly what this promotion is for 1K requal. It's actually quite simple.
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:58 am
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Originally Posted by united 1k flyer
If flyertalkers have trouble understanding the promo than for 90% of premiers it will be impossible. I don’t understand why they don’t just make it simple. Something like fly 5 flights to keep your status or spend 3k to keep your status.
99.9%.

This one takes the cake on confusing T&C. Some of the answers given here are not even stated in the T&C (such as qualifying for Breakout if you requalify and meet FtF).
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by united 1k flyer
If flyertalkers have trouble understanding the promo than for 90% of premiers it will be impossible. I don’t understand why they don’t just make it simple. Something like fly 5 flights to keep your status or spend 3k to keep your status.
If I am reading this, I understand 3000 PQP total - not 3000 PQP on United flights..... It would be nice if they honoured the offer they sent out instead of having to find out via unofficial channels that the T&Cs are wrong.


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Old Aug 6, 2021, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by alwaysflyingLA
Yes, the corporate starter counts in this promo.
Earlier activities do not count: The “Promotion Period” is August 6, 2021 – November 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM local time.
However, the Corporate Starter posted August 5. Unless Insider confirmed this is okay?
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Old Aug 6, 2021, 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
why is that requirement not specifically written in the terms and conditions?
It's written in the T&C's / FAQ's - link at bottom of promo page overview
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