United MileagePlus status extension into 2023
Dec 5, 2021, 8:40 am
#166
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,501
There were tea leaves throughout the year UA wasn't going let its elite group thin out - PQP bonuses up to 14,250, lower qualification requirements, GS blanket extension, even lower requalification requirements...
Dec 5, 2021, 9:00 am
#167
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton ♦ , Hyatt Carbonado, Wyndham ♦, Marriott PE, "Stinking Bum" elsewhere.
Posts: 4,998
It wouldn't make any difference to the UG rate for GSs which, according to my corporate GS friends and those posting here on FT, is currently abysmal.
Dec 5, 2021, 10:14 am
#168
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K 2.7MM, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, IHG Spire
Posts: 3,317
Dec 5, 2021, 10:20 am
#169
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA Plt, FB Silver
Posts: 846
Silver and not extended
Offered as a data point:
After several years without status, I qualified for 2021 Silver based on the lowered requirements last year. I currently have 3920 PQPs, earned mostly through CC spend, and only 2 segments (plus 2 PQFs through spend).
I was not extended.
After several years without status, I qualified for 2021 Silver based on the lowered requirements last year. I currently have 3920 PQPs, earned mostly through CC spend, and only 2 segments (plus 2 PQFs through spend).
I was not extended.
Dec 5, 2021, 10:31 am
#170
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton ♦ , Hyatt Carbonado, Wyndham ♦, Marriott PE, "Stinking Bum" elsewhere.
Posts: 4,998
It's both but, based on my personal observations, around half of the F cabin is cash sales to casual i.e. non-elite flyers. I always buy F on transcons and flights longer than 3 hours now, since about SEP of '20, and will buy Y and apply PPs on <3 hour flights. My UG rate on those short flights, with PPs applied, is less than 40%. I'm OK with Y on short flights but want F on longer flights, so I buy it at booking. I haven't tried the, book Y and wait for a good buy-up offer tack, but I doubt there's very many good offers on my transcons because F always seems to be sold-out many days before departure on most of my flights.
Dec 5, 2021, 10:37 am
#171
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: أمريكا
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When it's all revealed, I believe EVERY constituency will be happy. That said, I'm amazed UA can brilliantly market new routes (puzzle videos, Twitter buzz, media coverage), but absolutely bungle this rollout. Changes start quietly on Thursday, front line MP agents don't get the memo until Friday, media not notified so they speculate, conspiracy theories abound online, etc...
I understand Friday is a bad day to release news, but they could notify the media, have them embargo the story untill Monday morning, create buzz around a big announcement coming, and turn this into a positive. UA's Loyalty team needs to get help from UA's very capable Marketing team.
I understand Friday is a bad day to release news, but they could notify the media, have them embargo the story untill Monday morning, create buzz around a big announcement coming, and turn this into a positive. UA's Loyalty team needs to get help from UA's very capable Marketing team.
Dec 5, 2021, 10:42 am
#172
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Seems like United got it right, unless Delta was able to charge a massive premium by selling fewer seats. 20 months later, there are zero confirmed cases of inflight COVID transmission on US carriers as far as I'm aware.
Dec 5, 2021, 10:45 am
#173
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA 1K3M, Marriott(SPG) Lifetime Plat
Posts: 230
I'm a 1K 2MM that qualified for 2022 with FTF. Saw my 30 PP that were supposed to expire in early 2022 extend into 2023. I think the move by United is a good one to keep whomever they decided to keep. I don't think the folks who got extensions would receive any additional PP anyway with the extension.
I'm more curious as to which promos they'd add or PQPs they'd deposit into our accounts starting 1/1.
I'm more curious as to which promos they'd add or PQPs they'd deposit into our accounts starting 1/1.
Dec 5, 2021, 10:52 am
#174
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton ♦ , Hyatt Carbonado, Wyndham ♦, Marriott PE, "Stinking Bum" elsewhere.
Posts: 4,998
As silly as it was to block seats on DL to prevent COVID spread, it sure was nice flying on them while it lasted. It felt very exclusive to have a whole row to yourself most of the time (in F).
Dec 5, 2021, 11:12 am
#175
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 5,814
Probably based on a multiple factors based on activity prior based on corp (business) activity, location, and current activity.
Dec 5, 2021, 11:15 am
#176
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
Programs: Lifetime United Global Services, Delta Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador, & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,165
Dec 5, 2021, 11:25 am
#177
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: USA
Programs: UA Platinum, 1MM
Posts: 13,460
I got my PP extended the furthest, but this is crazy haphazard. Disappointing that UA appears to have so far not provide anything significant to those that actually made the effort to fly on UA this year and make status. I was happy to actually get on a plane and go to places again (did not get COVID on a plane nor feel perilously unsafe at any time during traveling), but still this is a nice slap in the face to the truest of loyal UA passengers.
Dec 5, 2021, 11:27 am
#178
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,460
In effect, at least if not in design — quite possibly!
Dec 5, 2021, 11:39 am
#179
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA MM Plat, UA 1MM, Hilton Lifetime Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold, CLEAR, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 3,618
I was I believe one flight from "organic" 1K and for the first time in my life was actually going to do a mileage run probably to LAX the week prior to Xmas. Was definitely NOT looking forward to it but obviously now I won't.
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Dec 5, 2021, 11:45 am
#180
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: UA MM
Posts: 4,124
Not sure if this is what you meant but it very well could have been that MP accounts linked to corporate contracts were targeted for automatic extension as one criterion.
