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They are missing a huge point when it comes to Mileage runs. The majority of people doing mileage runs are not trying to earn miles to spend, they are doing it
by rjbrock 12y ago
They are missing a huge point when it comes to Mileage runs. The majority of people doing mileage runs are not trying to earn miles to spend, they are doing it in order to make the next level of status.
For United the benefits of 1k might be much greater than Platinum (the next level down), so if you are only 5 to 10k miles away you would do a mileage run.
The article also fails to mention that United has not changed the way you earn status. It is still miles traveled and mileage runs (assuming you have spent enough during the year) are still viable
- personZ 12y agoThat -- the quest for the next level of status -- is exactly what the article focuses on, so they didn't really miss it. And it explicitly mentions that the status levels now require a minimum spend in addition to a minimum of miles.
- apendleton 12y agoMileage runs for status on United have gotten more complicated, though, because you have to work towards both your mileage total and your spending total, and while partner trips count towards both, only trips on United planes or United tickets count towards the latter. This means you either have a much more restricted set of possible mileage run flights, or the average CPM of your non-mileage-run flights has to be higher.