Starting to collect MP - am I stupid?
Sep 11, 2006, 8:54 am
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Starting to collect MP - am I stupid?
Ok, I'm just 2400 miles short of SEN extention till 2010, so I figured out after reaching this I'll collect miles with MP and make Premier Executive this year as well in order to become 1K next year a little easier (25% bonus). As I fly mostly Y the SWUs would come in handy and as I have some time to renew SEN this makes most sense to me. What do you guys think? My flying pattern is as follows:
Intercontinental: 90% LH, 10% UA
Within Europe: 60% LH, 30% LX, 10% Condor
Within the US: 90% UA, 10% dunno
Within Asia: 100% SQ
Within DE: 100% LH
98% of my tickets are coach with cheepo booking classes.
Intercontinental: 90% LH, 10% UA
Within Europe: 60% LH, 30% LX, 10% Condor
Within the US: 90% UA, 10% dunno
Within Asia: 100% SQ
Within DE: 100% LH
98% of my tickets are coach with cheepo booking classes.
Sep 11, 2006, 9:05 am
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Sure, I always post my LH T, L, E, U and W class flights to MP. For transatlantic C class, it's basically a tie. Flights in Y on UA metal should always go to MP. And sometimes, thanks to promos, even flights in paid UA F (and A) should be posted to MP instead of M&M.
Example:
My recent LAX-ORD-SYR-ORD-LAX trip to the ulev MiniDO in A class resulted in 21,000 MP miles. It could even be 21,500 miles in the end.
With M&M and the 325% bonus, I'd only have gotten ca. 16,500 M&M miles.
Example:
My recent LAX-ORD-SYR-ORD-LAX trip to the ulev MiniDO in A class resulted in 21,000 MP miles. It could even be 21,500 miles in the end.
With M&M and the 325% bonus, I'd only have gotten ca. 16,500 M&M miles.
Sep 11, 2006, 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by Thomas_B
(...)I'll collect miles with MP and make Premier Executive this year as well in order to become 1K next year a little easier (25% bonus)
Sep 11, 2006, 9:59 am
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As a MP 1P (premier executive) you get 100% redeemable miles bonus on all UA and US flights and LH flights between the US and Europe, but no elite qualifying bonus. So you would still need 100K EQMs to qualify for 1K in 2007.
Sep 11, 2006, 9:59 am
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Originally Posted by flysurfer
Sure, I always post my LH T, L, E, U and W class flights to MP. For transatlantic C class, it's basically a tie. Flights in Y on UA metal should always go to MP. And sometimes, thanks to promos, even flights in paid UA F (and A) should be posted to MP instead of M&M.
Example:
My recent LAX-ORD-SYR-ORD-LAX trip to the ulev MiniDO in A class resulted in 21,000 MP miles. It could even be 21,500 miles in the end.
With M&M and the 325% bonus, I'd only have gotten ca. 16,500 M&M miles.
Example:
My recent LAX-ORD-SYR-ORD-LAX trip to the ulev MiniDO in A class resulted in 21,000 MP miles. It could even be 21,500 miles in the end.
With M&M and the 325% bonus, I'd only have gotten ca. 16,500 M&M miles.
Sep 11, 2006, 10:01 am
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UA Miles for L,T on LH metal?
Originally Posted by flysurfer
Sure, I always post my LH T, L, E, U and W class flights to MP. For transatlantic C class, it's basically a tie. Flights in Y on UA metal should always go to MP. And sometimes, thanks to promos, even flights in paid UA F (and A) should be posted to MP instead of M&M.
Example:
My recent LAX-ORD-SYR-ORD-LAX trip to the ulev MiniDO in A class resulted in 21,000 MP miles. It could even be 21,500 miles in the end.
With M&M and the 325% bonus, I'd only have gotten ca. 16,500 M&M miles.
Example:
My recent LAX-ORD-SYR-ORD-LAX trip to the ulev MiniDO in A class resulted in 21,000 MP miles. It could even be 21,500 miles in the end.
With M&M and the 325% bonus, I'd only have gotten ca. 16,500 M&M miles.
Sep 11, 2006, 10:52 am
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interesting...
Just reviewed that link... You earn 100% of miles for Economy travel even if outside the US? Wasn't that 50% a while ago? Also, does anyone know what minimum miles are like on MP for LH flights?
Also, UA lists here 100, 125, 150% for M, C, F, resp. Are these percentages also EQM? Or is EQM only 1x ? How about EQM minimum miles?
It'd be nice if there was a tool where you could convert your LH M&M account history into MP miles, because right now, I have no good feeling of where I'd stand in MP land
Since I am ~500 miles away from renewing SEN until 2010, I may consider UA next year (hehe even a bit closer than you, Thomas 
).
Thanks
Also, UA lists here 100, 125, 150% for M, C, F, resp. Are these percentages also EQM? Or is EQM only 1x ? How about EQM minimum miles?
It'd be nice if there was a tool where you could convert your LH M&M account history into MP miles, because right now, I have no good feeling of where I'd stand in MP land
Since I am ~500 miles away from renewing SEN until 2010, I may consider UA next year (hehe even a bit closer than you, Thomas ).Thanks
Last edited by sfosenkid; Sep 12, 2006 at 4:43 am
Sep 11, 2006, 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by andre1970
In reality there is...
Perhaps I'll have to reconsider my view of UA MP. I've heard that the miles can be hard to use though, like in many US FFPs. Does anyone have firsthand experience with how the availability of awards using MP miles compares to availability when using M&M miles?
Sep 11, 2006, 12:53 pm
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Regarding availability, I keep reading how many people have trouble getting award seats on UA. Personally (and it may just be luck), I've booked about 20 award trips between the US and Germany on UA and always was able to get my choice of either an eco or a business award transiting either through IAD or ORD. Lufthansa has a spotless record in my case as well, though.
Sep 11, 2006, 1:38 pm
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Originally Posted by sfosenkid
Just reviewed that link... You earn 100% of miles for Economy travel even if outside the US? Wasn't that 50% a while ago? Also, does anyone know what minimum miles are like on MP for LH flights?
Sep 11, 2006, 3:36 pm
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Originally Posted by alex0683de
You mean flights in L and T are actually credited to UA?
Sep 11, 2006, 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by alex0683de
According to this there is no mileage accrual for L or T fares within Europe. Have you gotten credit for them, flysurfer?