im not sure what 3p is but if its an elite statuts, i dont have any status with united or any miles either... i ended up just staying in economy and thank g-d got a couple extra seats for kids...
btw, fairmont kea lani is great, thanks to "tagent" the flight attendant that hooked me up on this forum... he came through...
as a separate tip i also saved 14.50 a night with free internet access by signing up for fairmont presidents club for free...
294 wasnt for the tix that was for the cost of the e+ upgrade roundtrip for 3 tix