US Airways award travel chart change
Feb 11, 2013, 10:04 am
#76
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI
Programs: UA 1K, MR Titanium, IHG Gold, National Exec
Posts: 3,841
They were within their right to do it, but it still shows how bad an airline this is to put this change in without any advance notice. Big devaluations have occurred at many programs, but ones that come to mind like Starwood, etc, announce it and give at a least a month under the old rules before they cut over.
Feb 11, 2013, 10:25 am
#77
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: (near) Cambridge, MA
Programs: US GP (used to be *G, now,what)
Posts: 1,777
Feb 11, 2013, 12:16 pm
#78
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI
Programs: UA 1K, MR Titanium, IHG Gold, National Exec
Posts: 3,841
Feb 11, 2013, 2:22 pm
#79
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 7
Sell me miles then devalue them
Let's see...I luckily get targeted to buy miles with a 50% bonus (hurry offer ends 2/28/13)...sounds great...I buy 50k for $1,800+....so much for my bonus.
Feb 11, 2013, 2:36 pm
#80
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 2,704
The trick of the mileage game is to have nothing in your accounts more often than 10000000000 in your accounts.....thus avoiding these mishaps
Feb 11, 2013, 2:57 pm
#81
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Plat, SPG & Marriott Gold, CC Silver
Posts: 541
Feb 11, 2013, 7:46 pm
#83
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP,2MM, DL Gold,Starwood PLT
Posts: 3,876
Feb 11, 2013, 9:34 pm
#84
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AU
Programs: former Olympic Airways Gold (yeah - still proud of that!)
Posts: 14,405
Feb 11, 2013, 10:11 pm
#85
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest
Posts: 296
When they offer the 'double miles' purchase and your plan is international long haul premium I've found it a good deal.
Over the years my wife and I have gotten rather spoiled -- for the long haul flights we simply don't do coach. I recall a few years ago my wife was an invited speaker at a conference in Tel Aviv. The conference could not afford the business class flight -- used miles to upgrade for that. It made a huge difference (miles well spent). Of course in that scenario it was something of an 'over and back' -- outbound on Saturday, return on Thursday.
Because of our work schedules, we've never been able to tap into the off peak fares. At best we get the 100K Envoy round trips. I still look at those as a reasonable deal.
Over the years my wife and I have gotten rather spoiled -- for the long haul flights we simply don't do coach. I recall a few years ago my wife was an invited speaker at a conference in Tel Aviv. The conference could not afford the business class flight -- used miles to upgrade for that. It made a huge difference (miles well spent). Of course in that scenario it was something of an 'over and back' -- outbound on Saturday, return on Thursday.
Because of our work schedules, we've never been able to tap into the off peak fares. At best we get the 100K Envoy round trips. I still look at those as a reasonable deal.
Feb 11, 2013, 10:25 pm
#86
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 1,627
It's been a really long time since they adjusted that chart, so I don't think any of us should be surprised.
As for business ethics.... testing vaccines on babies in third-world countries without their parents' informed consent is unethical. Highly unethical. Changing the price you charge for your product or service is not unethical at all.
As for business ethics.... testing vaccines on babies in third-world countries without their parents' informed consent is unethical. Highly unethical. Changing the price you charge for your product or service is not unethical at all.
Aug 24, 2013, 2:39 pm
#87
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: York, PA
Programs: MRSPG LT Tit, HH Diamond, Hertz Pres.
Posts: 1,737
So I guess I am the idiot. Decide that this is the weekend I was going to look at dates for my off-peak envoy to Europe for spring, and its gone. How in the heck did I miss this thread 7 months ago
Aug 25, 2013, 8:26 am
#88
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ROA / CLT
Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Life Plat
Posts: 801
I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that they've been keeping those levels high until the merger with AA gets sorted out, since after that there will probably be some readjustment of flights into hubs like LHR and FRA after that.
Aug 25, 2013, 8:59 am
#89
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: York, PA
Programs: MRSPG LT Tit, HH Diamond, Hertz Pres.
Posts: 1,737
but I can get the low fares on United, with my miles, go figure
Aug 25, 2013, 11:29 am
#90
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
IMO, its a coin toss between US and UA for Europe travel in business class.I prefer the Envoy suites on US but living in DC I would not make a connection to get them vs a nonstop out of IAD. The UA flat-beds are just fine for me.