what % of UA Forum members pay their own airfares?
Aug 19, 2008, 12:36 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: oakland
Programs: UA 1P
Posts: 66
what % of UA Forum members pay their own airfares?
it seems easy for all of us to criticize and complain about the dwindling quality of service, food, amenities, and equipment on UA. i wonder how many of us actually foot the travel bill out of our own pocket? it seems like the majority of us are employed by a larger company and thus are accumulating mileage courtesy of our employer. we can grumble and complain, and UA may listen to us because we have a 'machine' behind us that may be a raging Global Service participant. now, if we had to foot the bill out of our own pocket without re-imbursement, would we continue to choose UA everytime we fly or would we be more carrier selective?
Aug 19, 2008, 12:38 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Houston
Programs: United MileagePlus Premier Silver/Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 360
100% out of pocket.
Aug 19, 2008, 12:39 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA EXP, BA Silver, Marriott Plat., Hertz Pres. Circle, Avis First
Posts: 917
It has been about 15 months since I bought a ticket with my own money, but when I did it was on UA and I paid more than I could have elsewhere to make use of my 1k benefits.
Aug 19, 2008, 12:40 pm
#4
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UALifetimePremierGold, Marriott LifetimeTitanium
Posts: 71,107
Self-employed. 2-3 trips for clients they reimburse me. The rest is on my dime. On my way to 2MM w/ UA (would have been long ago, but in the past I used to fly whoever was convenient). Up until now I've picked UA over other carriers because of the bennies, but w/ all the nickel & diming & elimination of things like 500-mile min & now the BOB even in C & in Y TATL, I'm seriously rethinking that for the future.
OVMV. Cheers.
OVMV. Cheers.
Aug 19, 2008, 12:45 pm
#5
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Central Virginia
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 1,231
I foot 100% of my travel and am carrier selective and I have selected United and the *A. Even when others were footing the bill my preference was United. Been on all the others and have had good and not so good experiences on all.
Aug 19, 2008, 12:52 pm
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: SPI
Programs: AA Gold, UA LT Plat, Mar LTT
Posts: 18,147
All my travel, all the time, is self paid.
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Dave
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Dave
Aug 19, 2008, 12:52 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: ANP
Programs: UA 1k, Marriott Plat, HH gold, Avis/Hertz Pres
Posts: 1,408
all my travel except mabye one a year is all leasure travel I pay for
Aug 19, 2008, 12:58 pm
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,837
Accumulating mileage courtesy of my employer? No. My job pretty much doesn't require travel (last year's two trips to India in Y being an exception). It looks like I'll requalify for 1K (2nd year then), solely on my own dime.
Aug 19, 2008, 12:58 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: IAD, DCA
Programs: UA-Plat, Marriott-Plat, AAI, AAII
Posts: 3,758
100% my time and my dime.
Aug 19, 2008, 12:58 pm
#10
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS, PVD
Programs: United Mileage Plus (Premier Exec)
Posts: 219
About 60% of my travel is paid for by my company (business travel).
No matter if personal/business I expect the service I think I'm paying for. I can't imagine going to a nice restaurant and being served food rummaged from a dumpster and then being told "well your company is paying for the meal so be happy for that gruel..."
In fact, i think United would take business travelers more seriously than the person that flys to Florida for vacation once every 2-3 years.
No matter if personal/business I expect the service I think I'm paying for. I can't imagine going to a nice restaurant and being served food rummaged from a dumpster and then being told "well your company is paying for the meal so be happy for that gruel..."
In fact, i think United would take business travelers more seriously than the person that flys to Florida for vacation once every 2-3 years.
Aug 19, 2008, 1:05 pm
#11
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: BWI/DCA/IAD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titan., Hilton Diamond, Hertz Pres
Posts: 143
Aug 19, 2008, 1:07 pm
#13
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Programs: Starwood Gold, HiltonHHonors Silver, Marriott Silver, Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 1,775
I don't travel as part of my job. A good portion (75%?) of my leisure travel (1-2 trips per year) is funded by accumulating miles on loyalty cards or using 2-for-1 vouchers. The other I pay for out of pocket.
Aug 19, 2008, 1:09 pm
#14
In Memoriam
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: ORD, UA 1K, SPG
Posts: 421
My dime, my time!
Aug 19, 2008, 1:10 pm
#15
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Tucson - Seattle
Programs: UA 1K;
Posts: 2,474
Multi-year 1Ks...100% self paid.
It may be ending with UA.
It may be ending with UA.