http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-11724 Mark Ashley Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:50:18 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-11724 Jim, you're right, the 15K awards are not a permanent feature after all. When this post first appeared in May 2006, the short-hop award was described without an expiration date. Now, in April 2007, that award is gone. Thanks for pointing that out, and I'll look into the short lifespan of the short-hop award some more. Jim, you’re right, the 15K awards are not a permanent feature after all. When this post first appeared in May 2006, the short-hop award was described without an expiration date. Now, in April 2007, that award is gone. Thanks for pointing that out, and I’ll look into the short lifespan of the short-hop award some more.

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-11721 Jim Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:40:21 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-11721 You are wrong on United's short hop award...it is not permanent it expired 2/28/07 just like American's! You are wrong on United’s short hop award…it is not permanent it expired 2/28/07 just like American’s!

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-9634 Reduced mileage awards are back on American Airlines » Upgrade: Travel Better Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:55:56 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-9634 [...] limit is a frustratingly small 700 miles. (See my earlier comments on United’s revised rules here.) Those 50 miles can make a big [...] […] limit is a frustratingly small 700 miles. (See my earlier comments on United’s revised rules here.) Those 50 miles can make a big […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-6490 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Short hops — July 24, 2006 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:03:35 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-6490 [...] Too many miles Me, I get tense when I have too many miles in my account. Not only do the miles not earn interest, but I have the creeping feeling that airlines will devalue them. So my first thoughts, when I read that someone has amassed 31 million Delta SkyMiles: “This guy must be nuts.” Or lazy. Or maybe he really has been trying to cash ‘em in, calling and calling, trying to get those first class tickets to LAX… Saving for an award may make sense, but hoarding is foolish. Spend faster! [...] […] Too many miles Me, I get tense when I have too many miles in my account. Not only do the miles not earn interest, but I have the creeping feeling that airlines will devalue them. So my first thoughts, when I read that someone has amassed 31 million Delta SkyMiles: “This guy must be nuts.” Or lazy. Or maybe he really has been trying to cash ‘em in, calling and calling, trying to get those first class tickets to LAX… Saving for an award may make sense, but hoarding is foolish. Spend faster! […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-1142 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Air Canada joins race to the bottom on frequent flyer mile expiration Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:53:37 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/04/making-sense-of-the-changes-to-united-mileage-plus/#comment-1142 [...] Now Air Canada does one worse. As View From the Wing reports, the maximum life of an Aeroplan mile, even if you keep adding miles diligently to your account, will be limited to 7 years. On top of that, your account can be closed down if you don’t have activity for 12 months. As Gary Leff writes, that is indeed “draconian.” It makes United Airlines’ recently-effected reshuffling of the Mileage Plus program seem like an upgrade (which it isn’t, so don’t get any ideas). [...] […] Now Air Canada does one worse. As View From the Wing reports, the maximum life of an Aeroplan mile, even if you keep adding miles diligently to your account, will be limited to 7 years. On top of that, your account can be closed down if you don’t have activity for 12 months. As Gary Leff writes, that is indeed “draconian.” It makes United Airlines’ recently-effected reshuffling of the Mileage Plus program seem like an upgrade (which it isn’t, so don’t get any ideas). […]

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