United Global Services Status (Qualification, Benefits, etc.) [Merged]
Sep 10, 2009, 8:58 am
#631
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
Do tell us the secret 
Sep 10, 2009, 9:20 am
#632
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: FLL, WAS, MEL, SIN
Programs: UA*Lifetime GS, Hyatt* Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 12,408
I travel enough for work on premium fares (F, A, C, D, and Z) to qualify and requalify each year. All my personal travels are on lowest possible domestic fares and lowest SWU-upgradable international fares.
The question should be "how you get to be GS buying only W fares?
Sep 10, 2009, 9:57 am
#634
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
Sep 10, 2009, 11:19 am
#635
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: LAS
Programs: UA 1MM, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Southwest A-List Preferred
Posts: 2,846
only W fares? I made GS last year on just E/U fares (100% domestic too) - but they are a bit "higher" up the UA ladder than W fares....interested to hear the discourse.
I found that many o/w tickets that I purchase automatically go into E/U class and low and behold was bumped to GS.
I found that many o/w tickets that I purchase automatically go into E/U class and low and behold was bumped to GS.
Sep 10, 2009, 11:35 am
#636
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lahaina, HI & Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 2,403
only W fares? I made GS last year on just E/U fares (100% domestic too) - but they are a bit "higher" up the UA ladder than W fares....interested to hear the discourse.
I found that many o/w tickets that I purchase automatically go into E/U class and low and behold was bumped to GS.
I found that many o/w tickets that I purchase automatically go into E/U class and low and behold was bumped to GS.
.....E/U are discounted TED fares. SEE http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ml#post1091854 (Unless this link has out of date info) You must have some other aspect to your flying profile that UA found attractive.
Sep 10, 2009, 11:37 am
#637
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: United GS+
Posts: 1,889
This doesn't make sense .....E/U are discounted TED fares. SEE http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ml#post1091854 (Unless this link has out of date info) You must have some other aspect to your flying profile that UA found attractive.
.....E/U are discounted TED fares. SEE http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ml#post1091854 (Unless this link has out of date info) You must have some other aspect to your flying profile that UA found attractive.
Sep 10, 2009, 11:49 am
#638
Senior Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: UA Plat/2MM [23-yr. 1K, now emeritus] clawing way back to WN-A List; MR LT Titanium; HY Whateverist.
Posts: 12,399
There are members of congress and other high state and federal gov't. officials who are GS and who travel on government fares, but their GS status comes from VIP designation as I believe that the GS program pulls together not only high yield ticket purchasers but components of UA's former VIP program(s).
Sep 10, 2009, 12:14 pm
#639
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lahaina, HI & Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 2,403
Sep 10, 2009, 12:52 pm
#640
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: LAS
Programs: UA 1MM, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Southwest A-List Preferred
Posts: 2,846
Sep 10, 2009, 1:02 pm
#641
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: TPA
Programs: UA Global Services 3MM, Hyatt Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 2,927
On ps flights if you use .bomb to book refundable coach fares, they book into E most of the time (not B or Y)...
I can tell you this: I had one R/T booked into E and it didn't count towards requal using gstracking...
I can tell you this: I had one R/T booked into E and it didn't count towards requal using gstracking...
Sep 10, 2009, 2:06 pm
#642
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: United GS+
Posts: 1,889
E most definitely does not count towards the 50k BIS F/P/A/C/D/Z/Y/B requal.
Last edited by iluv2fly; Sep 10, 2009 at 3:48 pm Reason: merge
Oct 24, 2009, 6:24 pm
#643
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH Silver, MR Plat Prem & LT Plat, Hyatt Plat,SPG Plat, Hertz PC, National EE, UA 1K
Posts: 3,410
GS agent asked me to hold, and in 2 minutes-YES 2 MINUTES had XF 2 both out and inbound!
Now-I just checked gstracker and I only have 57XX miles in the tracker!!! UHOH! (I do have 147 EQS's FLOWN this year, and about $52K in spend so far, so keeping my fingers crossed for a requal!!)
Oct 24, 2009, 6:50 pm
#644
Join Date: May 2003
Location: IAH
Programs: formerly UA GS, now lowly MM lifetime gold :(
Posts: 1,204
YMMV, but I had luck booking a reward for next month that was XF 1 outbount and XF2 inbound from IAD. I asked to be placed on LH out of EWR (closer airport, no connecting flight), but I really wanted to fly UA on the IAD route.
GS agent asked me to hold, and in 2 minutes-YES 2 MINUTES had XF 2 both out and inbound!
Now-I just checked gstracker and I only have 57XX miles in the tracker!!! UHOH! (I do have 147 EQS's FLOWN this year, and about $52K in spend so far, so keeping my fingers crossed for a requal!!)
GS agent asked me to hold, and in 2 minutes-YES 2 MINUTES had XF 2 both out and inbound!
Now-I just checked gstracker and I only have 57XX miles in the tracker!!! UHOH! (I do have 147 EQS's FLOWN this year, and about $52K in spend so far, so keeping my fingers crossed for a requal!!)
Oct 24, 2009, 8:46 pm
#645
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 11,486
IME on international awards XF is more readily available than XC. Maybe this reflects in GS res / IMs ability/willingness to clear.