Upgrades
Jan 24, 2004 | 1:32 pm
#1
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Location: mill valley ca usa
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Upgrades
Intermittently we have been "elite"
To start requalifing we are flying to LON
for a quick trip[1/27-1/31-3x miles thereafter] using ua vacation package.
@ this fare no upgrades for miles. Any ideas
about how to get to business class? Thx
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dlc
To start requalifing we are flying to LON
for a quick trip[1/27-1/31-3x miles thereafter] using ua vacation package.
@ this fare no upgrades for miles. Any ideas
about how to get to business class? Thx
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dlc
Jan 24, 2004 | 1:33 pm
#2
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Unexpired "Sweet Spot" Upgrade cert or hope for an Operational Upgrade.
Jan 24, 2004 | 1:46 pm
#3
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We are really new to this--like today
what is a "sweet spot"
thx
what is a "sweet spot"
thx
Jan 24, 2004 | 1:49 pm
#4
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They were international upgrade certificates given mid-2003 to United's 100,000 mile flyers. They upgrade pretty much any fare. There are still a few out there, you might find some in the Coupon Connection forum here on Flyertalk.
Jan 24, 2004 | 1:52 pm
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Welcome to Flyertalk, by the way, Flyermarin94941 
Some links might be of use --
Coupon Connection forum
The letter and terms and conditions of the sweet spot certificates can be found in this thread.
For a good discussion of operational upgrades see the post by PremEx in this thread.
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Some links might be of use --
Coupon Connection forum
The letter and terms and conditions of the sweet spot certificates can be found in this thread.
For a good discussion of operational upgrades see the post by PremEx in this thread.
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View from the Wing: A blog about Free Miles and Free Markets
Jan 24, 2004 | 8:28 pm
#6
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Posts: 104
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Flyermarin94941:
Intermittently we have been "elite"
To start requalifing we are flying to LON
for a quick trip[1/27-1/31-3x miles thereafter] using ua vacation package.
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Intermittently we have been "elite"
To start requalifing we are flying to LON
for a quick trip[1/27-1/31-3x miles thereafter] using ua vacation package.
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Jan 25, 2004 | 12:37 am
#7
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gleff...that second link seems to refer to a dud image now. Try:
http://members.aol.com/premex/upload...03swusweet.jpg
http://members.aol.com/premex/upload...03swusweet.jpg
Jan 25, 2004 | 12:41 pm
#8
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Flyermarin94941:
Intermittently we have been "elite"
To start requalifing we are flying to LON
for a quick trip[1/27-1/31-3x miles thereafter] using ua vacation package.
@ this fare no upgrades for miles. Any ideas
about how to get to business class? Thx
</font>
Intermittently we have been "elite"
To start requalifing we are flying to LON
for a quick trip[1/27-1/31-3x miles thereafter] using ua vacation package.
@ this fare no upgrades for miles. Any ideas
about how to get to business class? Thx
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Jan 25, 2004 | 9:51 pm
#9
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sounds great see you there?
But we need sweet spots to upgrade
But we need sweet spots to upgrade
Jan 26, 2004 | 2:04 am
#10
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How to get sweet spot upgrades? Been with United for 16 years, mostly as Premier Exec but currently 1k and never heard of the document?
Jan 26, 2004 | 2:06 am
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They were given to 1K's in the middle of 2003. Did you have 1K status then?