Getting Comped 1K
Sep 27, 2008 | 7:45 am
#31
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I was prepared to switch my company's international travel to UA last year, and had already flown 5 trans-pacific round-trips in first on UA when contacting them. I had almost 300k status miles on Star Alliance alone that year. I asked for GS comp, said no. Asked for 1k comp (though I probably wouldn't have done it anyway), said no. Basically offered a worse deal to us than we already had, so I walked away. Haven't flow UA international since.
Maybe if you had discussed some sort of challenge (you mentioned you could bring other travelers in from your company), see how many folks really flew UA in the next 90 days, etc. to get GS. Seems like UA could have found some way to accomodate this situation.
Sep 27, 2008 | 10:37 am
#32
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Sep 27, 2008 | 2:51 pm
#33
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I called and asked if it was a mistake...they said it was legit and was granted by the marketing department.
Last edited by grisjuan; Sep 27, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Sep 27, 2008 | 5:00 pm
#34
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They sure do. A friend of mine flies exclusively AA, and has complimentary 1K status based on the company he works for - all of their consultants do. It's one of the very large auditing/consulting companies. I personally think it is a smart move on UA's part, since these people typically do a lot of travel.
Sep 27, 2008 | 8:57 pm
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They sure do. A friend of mine flies exclusively AA, and has complimentary 1K status based on the company he works for - all of their consultants do. It's one of the very large auditing/consulting companies. I personally think it is a smart move on UA's part, since these people typically do a lot of travel.
Sep 27, 2008 | 9:03 pm
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Sep 27, 2008 | 9:39 pm
#37
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No it is not. They do not hand out 1K nominations for corporate contracts. They hand out 2P, 1P, and GS. Sure, you can go the route that GS isn't officially a MP status, but saying that they give out 1K for corporate contracts since GS also get 1K benefits is far more confusing than the route you were going for.
My comment was referring to MayorMcKnife's post stating that corporate contracts get a certain number of GS nominations, and that 1K nominations can be requested as well. He clearly differentiated GS and 1K nominations. I was also referring to pmax's post about asking for a GS nomination, and then a 1K nomination. Again, he clearly differentiated a GS nomination from a 1K nomination, so I don't think people on this thread are confusing the two. There are no 1K nominations.
My comment was referring to MayorMcKnife's post stating that corporate contracts get a certain number of GS nominations, and that 1K nominations can be requested as well. He clearly differentiated GS and 1K nominations. I was also referring to pmax's post about asking for a GS nomination, and then a 1K nomination. Again, he clearly differentiated a GS nomination from a 1K nomination, so I don't think people on this thread are confusing the two. There are no 1K nominations.
Sep 27, 2008 | 9:57 pm
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Sep 29, 2008 | 2:20 pm
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