We still don’t have an official announcement about one-way Star Alliance awards on United, but they are definitely bookable now by calling United Reservations. We can also breathe a collective sigh of relief: multiple UA res. agents have confirmed...
RE: What United Giveth, United Taketh Away
Earlier today, I blogged about my confirmed upgrade from IAD-BOS mysteriously disappearing overnight. From what I gathered at Dulles this morning, someone with a fat-finger in inventory management accidentally cleared all the waitlisted upgrades last night (to put it...
What United Giveth, United Taketh Away
I’m scratching my head as I sit in the Philadelphia Red Carpet Club this morning. I’ve got a meeting in Boston today and am traveling from PHL-IAD-BOS. Last night, I got a text message from United that my upgrade...
One-Way Star Alliance Awards Coming Tomorrow on United Airlines
As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, United is on the brink of an announcement introducing one-way Star Alliance (and perhaps partner) awards. It is still not clear whether stopovers will remain on round-trip awards, Star and partner flights...