Author Topic: Starting in 2014: Changes to Premier qualification - UA (Read 6742 times)

Ike · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2013, 08:34:34 PM »

do you think HUCA will work with Chase to get a PP card? Got an explorer, club, and business.

Ike · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2013, 08:38:22 PM »

25k spend on one card will waive the need....guess will be buying a lot of gift cards

Dan · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2013, 08:44:59 PM »

Shouldn't be hard at all considering that you're CLE based.
Add AP and it's a cinch.

Ike · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2013, 08:49:03 PM »

AJK · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2013, 09:27:19 PM »

Quote from: Ike on June 18, 2013, 08:49:03 PM

AP?

Amazon Payments.

myb821 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 18, 2013, 09:31:39 PM »

Quote from: Ike on June 18, 2013, 08:38:22 PM

25k spend on one card will waive the need....guess will be buying a lot of gift cards

not to get to 1k

Ike · « **Reply #26 on:** June 18, 2013, 09:50:40 PM »

Thanks...AJK. If spending the 25K waives the need for 7,500 spending with United, should be OK.

meshugener · « **Reply #27 on:** June 18, 2013, 10:44:10 PM »

Quote from: Dan on June 18, 2013, 08:31:30 PM

-Move your UA address out of the US
-Spend 25K on United Explorer (earning 35K miles) or on United Club (earning 37.5K miles).
-Find a rep to switch you to PP and earn FEQMs.

Not the end of the world.

Dear Goliath,

Doesn't work like that for us - simple, stupid folks.

Quote from: Dan on June 18, 2013, 08:31:30 PM

-Move your UA address out of the US

Nu nu, give it a few months and all the bloggers will post this, followed by a massive flow of address changes.
Now its up to UA whether to send warning emails or just shut down accounts.

Quote from: Dan on June 18, 2013, 08:31:30 PM

-Spend 25K on United Explorer (earning 35K miles) or on United Club (earning 37.5K miles).

Good idea, bur=t not for everyone, especially for a churner who has other spending obligations throughout the year.

Quote from: Dan on June 18, 2013, 08:31:30 PM

-Find a rep to switch you to PP and earn FEQMs.

Again, I'm talking to Goliath.
Find me one DDFer/FTer/MPer who managed to do that in the past year.

chff · « **Reply #28 on:** June 19, 2013, 01:54:53 AM »

MORE BAD NEWS

http://hackmytrip.com/2013/06/united-increases-award-change-fees-for-non-premier-members-effective-immediately/

Ergel · « **Reply #29 on:** June 19, 2013, 02:01:28 AM »

As you can see, before today, a non-Premier member could make free changes 21 days of more before departure, as long as the origin and departure stayed the same. This was great for all members of MileagePlus. It is now a $75 fee to change an award ticket outside of 21 days before date of travel.

that's a huge blow to the value of United miles

Drago · « **Reply #30 on:** June 19, 2013, 05:26:00 AM »

Quote from: Dan on June 18, 2013, 08:31:30 PM

-Move your UA address out of the US

I can't see this one lasting, b/c it's too big a loophole.

Quote from: chff on June 19, 2013, 01:54:53 AM

MORE BAD NEWS

http://hackmytrip.com/2013/06/united-increases-award-change-fees-for-non-premier-members-effective-immediately/

Just terrible.

Chaikel · « **Reply #31 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:45:06 AM »

2 blows in one week? And Wednesday has only just begun

meshugener · « **Reply #32 on:** June 19, 2013, 07:04:11 AM »

Wow!
A $200 redeposit fee?

Slowly, the foreign airlines are becoming more valuable.
SQ: no close in booking fee vs UA $75, $20 change fee vs UA $75/$100, $30 redeposit fee vs UA $200.

dirah · « **Reply #33 on:** June 19, 2013, 07:59:42 AM »

Quote from: chff on June 19, 2013, 01:54:53 AM

MORE BAD NEWS
http://hackmytrip.com/2013/06/united-increases-award-change-fees-for-non-premier-members-effective-immediately/

Are PP cardholders affected by this?

how · « **Reply #34 on:** June 19, 2013, 08:11:29 AM »

Quote from: shmooz on June 18, 2013, 06:53:17 PM

Seems waived for PP cardholders, nice perk

whats pp?

dirah · « **Reply #35 on:** June 19, 2013, 08:17:35 AM »

Quote from: how on June 19, 2013, 08:11:29 AM

whats pp?

Presidential Plus.

how · « **Reply #36 on:** June 19, 2013, 08:18:47 AM »

Isn't that CO?

AJK · « **Reply #37 on:** June 19, 2013, 09:14:53 AM »

Quote from: chff on June 19, 2013, 01:54:53 AM

MORE BAD NEWS

http://hackmytrip.com/2013/06/united-increases-award-change-fees-for-non-premier-members-effective-immediately/

Much worse news than the elite PQDs. Oiy.

Ergel · « **Reply #38 on:** June 19, 2013, 09:19:32 AM »

Quote from: AJK on June 19, 2013, 09:14:53 AM

Much worse news than the elite PQDs. Oiy.

+1

itsyehuda · « **Reply #39 on:** June 19, 2013, 11:07:17 AM »

Quote from: Dan on June 18, 2013, 08:31:30 PM

-Move your UA address out of the US
-Spend 25K on United Explorer (earning 35K miles) or on United Club (earning 37.5K miles).
-Find a rep to switch you to PP and earn FEQMs.

Not the end of the world.

Close to it