Poll: Will the SWU changes increase or decrease your UA 2003 spending?
Feb 8, 2003, 5:24 pm
#1
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Original Poster
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Seattle
Programs: Ephesians 4:31-32
Posts: 10,690
Poll: Will the SWU changes increase or decrease your UA 2003 spending?
Will the new SWU changes be more likely to increase or decrease the amount of money you will give UA in 2003?
Please indicate your status and place your vote.
My status is:
A = UA 1K
B = UA 1P
C = UA 2P
D = No UA status
Choices:
A = More likely to Increase overall spending
B = More likely to Decrease overall spending
C = No effect on spending
Thank you for that assistance, venk.
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Please indicate your status and place your vote.
My status is:
A = UA 1K
B = UA 1P
C = UA 2P
D = No UA status
Choices:
A = More likely to Increase overall spending
B = More likely to Decrease overall spending
C = No effect on spending
Thank you for that assistance, venk.
[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 02-08-2003).]
Feb 8, 2003, 5:25 pm
#2
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Original Poster
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Seattle
Programs: Ephesians 4:31-32
Posts: 10,690
Status = A
Spending = B
Already has lost UA several thousands of $$$.
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Spending = B
Already has lost UA several thousands of $$$.
[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 02-08-2003).]
Feb 8, 2003, 5:27 pm
#3
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 685
Status=A
Spending=B. This is what I put in my email to UAL. There is no longer a reason for me to give them a few extra thousand dollars to get me from 1P to 1K.
[This message has been edited by usoftie (edited 02-09-2003).]
Spending=B. This is what I put in my email to UAL. There is no longer a reason for me to give them a few extra thousand dollars to get me from 1P to 1K.
[This message has been edited by usoftie (edited 02-09-2003).]
Feb 8, 2003, 5:41 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Texas, U.S.A.
Posts: 19,523
Status = A x 2 (200K+)
Spending = B
There was never tangible reason to continue to give business to United past 100K other than loyalty (which they earned and which I honored) and to continue to enjoy 1K travel benefits with United the airline.
Now with the new SWU rules and if they don't change back, I will likely give my second 100K and related $$$ to American Airlines (after having been comped status over there, if I do so), and still end up with 6 limted SWUs at United and 8 unlimited SWUs with American.
This is something I could easily have done this year, and enjoyed top status and more Systemwides at both! But I remained loyal to United.
And the worst part of this possible scenerio? If I like American enough, they may get all my business in 2004.
Spending = B
There was never tangible reason to continue to give business to United past 100K other than loyalty (which they earned and which I honored) and to continue to enjoy 1K travel benefits with United the airline.
Now with the new SWU rules and if they don't change back, I will likely give my second 100K and related $$$ to American Airlines (after having been comped status over there, if I do so), and still end up with 6 limted SWUs at United and 8 unlimited SWUs with American.
This is something I could easily have done this year, and enjoyed top status and more Systemwides at both! But I remained loyal to United.
And the worst part of this possible scenerio? If I like American enough, they may get all my business in 2004.
Feb 8, 2003, 5:48 pm
#5
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: 3A - most likey <> BKK <--> EZE; TACA 3A nobody, but GP million miler; Hilton Gold sometimes. Successfully divorced from CO PLAT.
Posts: 3,079
B
B
(There is no real added incentive to go beyond PE with UA. The extra 100K {beyond PE} that I had planned on giving UA this year will go elsewhere... just don't know where - as of today).
B
(There is no real added incentive to go beyond PE with UA. The extra 100K {beyond PE} that I had planned on giving UA this year will go elsewhere... just don't know where - as of today).
Feb 8, 2003, 5:54 pm
#6
In memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Chicago, IL (ORD), Phoenix AZ (PHX)
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM, Starwood Platinum, a nothing in several others
Posts: 5,176
Status = A
Spending = B
What I have booked so far will make me a 1P, but after that I plan to burn miles.
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gfowler-ord-1k
Living in SIN
Spending = B
What I have booked so far will make me a 1P, but after that I plan to burn miles.
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gfowler-ord-1k
Living in SIN
Feb 8, 2003, 5:56 pm
#7
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Reno, NV - UA 1K
Posts: 182
Status - A
Choices - B
But there is some good to come out of this- no more vanilla snack mix :-)
Choices - B
But there is some good to come out of this- no more vanilla snack mix :-)
Feb 8, 2003, 5:59 pm
#8
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,748
A
B
Will need to decide whether travel after AA EXP will go to LH or UA for * Gold. That depends on whether UA is still alive by then.
To be fair, you need to provide a choice
C = likely to spend the same
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B
Will need to decide whether travel after AA EXP will go to LH or UA for * Gold. That depends on whether UA is still alive by then.
To be fair, you need to provide a choice
C = likely to spend the same
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Feb 8, 2003, 6:03 pm
#10
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: The Internets
Posts: 8,266
Status: A
Spending: B
Spending: B
Feb 8, 2003, 6:12 pm
#11
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,502
Status: A
Spending: B
On a side note, I'll spend most of my miles this year as well.
Spending: B
On a side note, I'll spend most of my miles this year as well.
Feb 8, 2003, 6:15 pm
#12
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: La Jolla, CA; UA 1K & UGS; Northwest Silver Elite; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Diamond; SPG Gold; Marriot Silver Elite
Posts: 118
A
C (has no impact on my spending)
C (has no impact on my spending)
Feb 8, 2003, 6:18 pm
#13
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Once Seattle...then DC....now CDG.
Posts: 4,059
Status: A
Spenging: C
Spenging: C
Feb 8, 2003, 6:43 pm
#15
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: Many
Posts: 2,496
Status = A
Spending = B
Spending = B