Comments on: United unveils option to book hotels and cars with miles, but is it worthwhile? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/09/30/united-unveils-option-to-book-hotels-and-cars-with-miles-but-is-it-worthwhile/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: trapezi-saloniou http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/09/30/united-unveils-option-to-book-hotels-and-cars-with-miles-but-is-it-worthwhile/#comment-74468 trapezi-saloniou Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:20:03 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=3820#comment-74468 Hello, i think that i noticed you visited my site thus i came to go back the choose?.I am attempting to find things to enhance my web site!I suppose its adequate to make use of some of your ideas!! Hello, i think that i noticed you visited my site thus i came to go back the choose?.I am attempting to find things to enhance my web site!I suppose its adequate to make use of some of your ideas!!

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]]> By: New Mileage Plus Options and New Rules http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/09/30/united-unveils-option-to-book-hotels-and-cars-with-miles-but-is-it-worthwhile/#comment-29491 New Mileage Plus Options and New Rules Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:48 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=3820#comment-29491 [...] you book rental car and hotel awards with your remaining Mileage Plus Miles. Over at the Upgrade Travel Better blog they ask the question if these awards are really worth it. Of course they are not worth [...] [...] you book rental car and hotel awards with your remaining Mileage Plus Miles. Over at the Upgrade Travel Better blog they ask the question if these awards are really worth it. Of course they are not worth [...]

]]> By: Ric Garrido http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/09/30/united-unveils-option-to-book-hotels-and-cars-with-miles-but-is-it-worthwhile/#comment-29489 Ric Garrido Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:41:07 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=3820#comment-29489 Here is my Loyalty Traveler analysis "Redemption Value Analysis for United Mileage Plus Hotel Awards" with a few sample tables to show the range of value for free hotel nights using miles compared with using miles for airline tickets. http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/2009/09/30/redemption-value-analysis-for-united-mileage-plus-hotel-awards/ Here is my Loyalty Traveler analysis “Redemption Value Analysis for United Mileage Plus Hotel Awards” with a few sample tables to show the range of value for free hotel nights using miles compared with using miles for airline tickets.
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/2009/09/30/redemption-value-analysis-for-united-mileage-plus-hotel-awards/

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]]> By: Ric Garrido http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/09/30/united-unveils-option-to-book-hotels-and-cars-with-miles-but-is-it-worthwhile/#comment-29470 Ric Garrido Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:23:14 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=3820#comment-29470 While most of the hotel redemption values I have checked fall in the $7.00 to $8.00/1,000 miles range, there are some better values. The InterContinental San Francisco had a redemption rate around $13/1,000 miles for one date I checked. 22,250 miles for a room when the lowest room rate (AAA rate) is $265.05. After tax this is a $300 per night room. As far as I can tell there did not appear to be additional tax or fees when redeeming United miles for the IC San Francisco room, but this is unclear. The website only showed miles with no mention of additional payment for tax or fees. That can be a big difference when the hotel tax is 15% like in San Francisco. Ironically the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco for this same date is $163 yet requires 42,000 United miles. I will post a detailed analysis of some room rates and miles cost for San Francisco and Las Vegas hotels on Loyalty Traveler later today. Also, my feeling is this is a good option for people like me who do not have 25,000 miles in their United account. (I have 22,000 miles currently with no near term plans to earn more.) I do not have enough miles to redeem for a free flight, but I have loads of hotel options with my United miles. A $300 hotel value for my 22,000 miles is a good deal for me. While most of the hotel redemption values I have checked fall in the $7.00 to $8.00/1,000 miles range, there are some better values.

The InterContinental San Francisco had a redemption rate around $13/1,000 miles for one date I checked.

22,250 miles for a room when the lowest room rate (AAA rate) is $265.05. After tax this is a $300 per night room.

As far as I can tell there did not appear to be additional tax or fees when redeeming United miles for the IC San Francisco room, but this is unclear. The website only showed miles with no mention of additional payment for tax or fees. That can be a big difference when the hotel tax is 15% like in San Francisco.

Ironically the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco for this same date is $163 yet requires 42,000 United miles.

I will post a detailed analysis of some room rates and miles cost for San Francisco and Las Vegas hotels on Loyalty Traveler later today.

Also, my feeling is this is a good option for people like me who do not have 25,000 miles in their United account. (I have 22,000 miles currently with no near term plans to earn more.) I do not have enough miles to redeem for a free flight, but I have loads of hotel options with my United miles.

A $300 hotel value for my 22,000 miles is a good deal for me.

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