Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Since we...
United Replaces Close-In Booking Fee…With A New Close-In Booking Fee
For months, United has proudly boasted that it is doing away with the $75 close-in processing fee for awards booked within 21 days of departure. What it did not mention was that that dollar fee for close-in bookings would...
Six Observations About Latest United MileagePlus Program Changes
With award charts no longer published, United Airlines has made changes to the way it prices awards on its own flights and on partner flights. Here are six observations. 1. Across-the-board increase in cost for close-in departures Across the...
Broken Promise: United Partner Awards Already Pricing Higher
We’re only a day into United’s new dynamic award pricing era and already we are seeing partner awards pricing higher. This directly contradicts what was promised when these changes were first announced in April. Back in April, United announced...