Jan 10 Race to Preferred Date Firm?
Jan 6, 2010, 12:38 pm
#31
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: Chick-Fil-A Red, Wawa, Red Cross blood donor
Posts: 4,824
Well, I'm thoroughly confused how I made Gold.
I easily qualified as Silver based on segments but fell well short on miles (to Silver status...nowhere near Gold). And more than half of my travel was on UA metal, not US. Did you have to sign up for the "Race to Preferred" promotion because I don't remember doing that (although I did sign up for the Grand Slam promotion...worthless to me).
I'm not complaining. And my excitement is short lived seeing how many other people here got the bump.
Maybe those upgrades won't come through after all. 
ETA: I found another thread that had a link to the promo. I only qualified for Silver. Must have been a gift from the US gods.
I easily qualified as Silver based on segments but fell well short on miles (to Silver status...nowhere near Gold). And more than half of my travel was on UA metal, not US. Did you have to sign up for the "Race to Preferred" promotion because I don't remember doing that (although I did sign up for the Grand Slam promotion...worthless to me).
I'm not complaining. And my excitement is short lived seeing how many other people here got the bump.
Maybe those upgrades won't come through after all. ETA: I found another thread that had a link to the promo. I only qualified for Silver. Must have been a gift from the US gods.
Last edited by bitburgr; Jan 6, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Jan 7, 2010, 5:22 pm
#32
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Washington, DC (DCA)
Programs: UA, AA, AS, SPG.
Posts: 3,463
My account was randomly upgraded from Gold to Platinum today. I only earned about 60k EQMs this year. I wonder if there was a glitch in Race to Preferred.
I only made one trip during the Race to Preferred promo which was on United for 12,855 miles.
EDIT: I just called and they let me buy up to CP for $800. I am not sure where they gor that price from since it doesn't even correspond to any of the buy up prices listed online but I am happy nonetheless!
http://www2.usairways.com/en-US/divi...preferred.html
I only made one trip during the Race to Preferred promo which was on United for 12,855 miles.
EDIT: I just called and they let me buy up to CP for $800. I am not sure where they gor that price from since it doesn't even correspond to any of the buy up prices listed online but I am happy nonetheless!
http://www2.usairways.com/en-US/divi...preferred.html
Last edited by uva185; Jan 7, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Jan 8, 2010, 8:35 am
#33
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: AA Platinum, PC Plat, Hertz 5*
Posts: 350
EDIT: I just called and they let me buy up to CP for $800. I am not sure where they gor that price from since it doesn't even correspond to any of the buy up prices listed online but I am happy nonetheless!
http://www2.usairways.com/en-US/divi...preferred.html
Not me, I just made gold. Called and they quoted the web price of $2K+ to upgrade to platinum and $2900 to upgrade to CP.
Jan 10, 2010, 2:16 pm
#34
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: United 1K, Bonvoy Ambassador / Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 23
First post... apologizing in advance for being a noob.
Today is Jan. 10. I qualified for Silver in Dec. (based on 30 segments, hit 32 total for the year). I just started my new job on Sept. 15, so almost all of my travel was done in Q4 last year.
I hit 20 segments from 10/1 to 12/25 for Race to Preferred. I should be hitting gold... yet have not received anything yet.
I am a little worried that I haven't received anything yet. Should I call?
Today is Jan. 10. I qualified for Silver in Dec. (based on 30 segments, hit 32 total for the year). I just started my new job on Sept. 15, so almost all of my travel was done in Q4 last year.
I hit 20 segments from 10/1 to 12/25 for Race to Preferred. I should be hitting gold... yet have not received anything yet.
I am a little worried that I haven't received anything yet. Should I call?
Jan 10, 2010, 2:48 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: PHL , EWR
Programs: AA Platinum, UA Gold, Hyatt Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 293
First post... apologizing in advance for being a noob.
Today is Jan. 10. I qualified for Silver in Dec. (based on 30 segments, hit 32 total for the year). I just started my new job on Sept. 15, so almost all of my travel was done in Q4 last year.
I hit 20 segments from 10/1 to 12/25 for Race to Preferred. I should be hitting gold... yet have not received anything yet.
I am a little worried that I haven't received anything yet. Should I call?
Today is Jan. 10. I qualified for Silver in Dec. (based on 30 segments, hit 32 total for the year). I just started my new job on Sept. 15, so almost all of my travel was done in Q4 last year.
I hit 20 segments from 10/1 to 12/25 for Race to Preferred. I should be hitting gold... yet have not received anything yet.
I am a little worried that I haven't received anything yet. Should I call?
Jan 10, 2010, 2:54 pm
#36
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: United 1K, Bonvoy Ambassador / Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 23
No, 18 of them were on US metal... the other two were United but they posted in my Dividend Miles account before the 12/25 ending date? Even so, it said all activity needed to be posted by 12/29 for it to count. It did that, clearly.
Jan 10, 2010, 4:38 pm
#37
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AA Nothing, Marriott Gold
Posts: 581
Segments had to be all US Metal to qualify. No code shares allowed.
Jan 10, 2010, 7:01 pm
#38
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: US-Gold, HH-Gold, Marriott-Gold, and a bunch of random others
Posts: 11
Any word on if this promo will run again?
Also, not sure if previously mentioned, but hotels seem to be upgrading to higher statuses quite a bit. I was short 7 stays last year for Hilton gold, but kept it all last year. I was short 3 nights on Marriott, and kept that as well. I do stay at those hotels over others (Starwoods, for instance) since I have gold. It is smart on their part!
Also, not sure if previously mentioned, but hotels seem to be upgrading to higher statuses quite a bit. I was short 7 stays last year for Hilton gold, but kept it all last year. I was short 3 nights on Marriott, and kept that as well. I do stay at those hotels over others (Starwoods, for instance) since I have gold. It is smart on their part!
Jan 15, 2010, 1:37 pm
#39
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: US CP and 1MM; HILTON DIAMOND; MARRIOTT PLAT
Posts: 80
Do the miles also have to be on US metal? My wife had 24K miles during the period but some of it was on *A.
Jan 15, 2010, 2:53 pm
#40
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
Jan 15, 2010, 6:03 pm
#41
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AA Nothing, Marriott Gold
Posts: 581
On both my flights yesterday (BWI-CLT, CLT-PHX) it seemed like have the plane was zone 1.
Seems like a lot of people got bumped to Gold / Platinum etc.
Seems like a lot of people got bumped to Gold / Platinum etc.
Jan 15, 2010, 9:28 pm
#42
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maine
Programs: US Airways Chairman, PetSmart PetPerks Elite
Posts: 366
I would assume so, they've been running it for the past 3 years, at least. Until this year, however, there was a fee attached to the program and you were only allowed to participate every other year. The fee varied depending on how many levels you planned to jump. The first year I participated I believe I paid $200, plus flying the required miles, for a jump from silver to platinum. It was nice to see them drop the fee...and I made my CP this time...and got my uprades today for PHL-PHX, PHX-ANC next Friday!!
Jan 16, 2010, 6:43 am
#43
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
It would be interesting to see the HARD numbers on elites 2009 vs. elites 2010.
Jan 16, 2010, 11:38 am
#44
Join Date: Apr 2006
Programs: US Air Chariman, Intercontinental Royal Amb, Hilton S, Starwood Gold, Nexus, Global Entry,Avis First
Posts: 11
Got my CP on Jan 1st......
Jan 16, 2010, 9:16 pm
#45
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AA Nothing, Marriott Gold
Posts: 581