Comments on: Time to bail on United miles? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: michael http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25418 michael Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:04:01 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25418 It is people like you that cause widespread panic, and the reason we have this massive sell-offs in the stock market. Everyone relax. Think it through. Oil is at massive lows. UA is reaping the benefits. It is people like you that cause widespread panic, and the reason we have this massive sell-offs in the stock market. Everyone relax. Think it through. Oil is at massive lows. UA is reaping the benefits.

]]> By: Zé Cacetudo | The Daily Hype http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25412 Zé Cacetudo | The Daily Hype Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:20:45 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25412 I switched my Star Alliance miles from Mileage Plus to the Swiss/Lufthansa miles & more program a couple of months ago. If these morons can't figure out how to hedge against fuel price increases without also locking themselves in at the top (which it appears they did), then they probably don't deserve to be in this business. Good thing I redeemed 95% of my UA miles for a ticket (on Swiss, natch) earlier this year. Done and done. I do believe they'll be going out of business before the end of 2009. A word of warning though - if you take this path as well, be sure to confirm that your mileage will accrue to the other Star Alliance account. Even after making the reservation with my Miles & More #, I found that the boarding passes had my Mileage Plus # on them each leg of a recent trip. It's a real pain in the ass to switch earned mileage from one program to another after the fact... sneaky little buggers! I switched my Star Alliance miles from Mileage Plus to the Swiss/Lufthansa miles & more program a couple of months ago. If these morons can’t figure out how to hedge against fuel price increases without also locking themselves in at the top (which it appears they did), then they probably don’t deserve to be in this business.

Good thing I redeemed 95% of my UA miles for a ticket (on Swiss, natch) earlier this year. Done and done. I do believe they’ll be going out of business before the end of 2009.

A word of warning though – if you take this path as well, be sure to confirm that your mileage will accrue to the other Star Alliance account. Even after making the reservation with my Miles & More #, I found that the boarding passes had my Mileage Plus # on them each leg of a recent trip. It’s a real pain in the ass to switch earned mileage from one program to another after the fact… sneaky little buggers!

]]> By: Andy http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25408 Andy Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:08:49 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25408 If United tanks (seems unlikely at this point, but who knows), then having an award reservation (made to burn miles) on one of their partners won't do you any good... it is very unlikely that it would be honored, since that partner airline wouldn't receive anything for carrying you! If United tanks (seems unlikely at this point, but who knows), then having an award reservation (made to burn miles) on one of their partners won’t do you any good… it is very unlikely that it would be honored, since that partner airline wouldn’t receive anything for carrying you!

]]> By: TravisL http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25404 TravisL Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:45:44 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/12/time-to-bail-on-united-miles/#comment-25404 I only fly once or twice a year, so my miles have never accumulated to the point where I can get a free ticket. I know Northwest sometimes offers magazine subscriptions in exchange for miles. Anything I can use a handful of United miles for? I only fly once or twice a year, so my miles have never accumulated to the point where I can get a free ticket. I know Northwest sometimes offers magazine subscriptions in exchange for miles. Anything I can use a handful of United miles for?

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