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Update: This fantastic deal ends in five days on February 28! You can book through December 31 at the discounted prices.
You know those “secret” sales United has been having where they discount a lot of partner Business Class awards? Partner Business Class awards have cost more than United Business Class awards for a year now, but with these sales, both are the same price.
Well now United has published and expanded the sales.
- Book by February 28, 2015
- Travel by December 31, 2015
- Saver Award prices for Star Alliance and other worldwide partner airlines are temporarily reduced for select regions and cabins. Choose your favorite qualifying destination and book a flight by February 28 to take advantage of this offer
Here’s the chart of price reductions:
Interestingly the sale was posted February 3, but indicates United knew the sale has been going on since January 30.
For me, the exciting sales are the Business Class sales from the United States to Europe and Asia.
There is real value in partner Business Class to Europe and Asia at these prices, which are still higher than American’s prices to Asia and Europe, but are pretty good. Book your summer vacation to Europe now–I already explained how in complete detail.
The other sales don’t jump out at me as great deals, but all of them will be useful for someone.
These deals are automatic and hard-coded into the search results. You don’t have to do any registering to save miles on your next United award booked by February 28.
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I checked my booked United ord>kona didn’t change 45K+ $11..Does that sound right or should I call ??
That destination is not on sale.
I checked my booked United ord>kona didn’t change 45K+ $11..Does that sound right or should I call ??
That destination is not on sale.
I have searched MSP and ORD to various European cities for May and June and can find absolutely no Business class saver availability at all. It’s like it doesn’t even exist.
On direct United flights? They’re stingy for sure.
On everything that’s listed on the United website.
I have searched MSP and ORD to various European cities for May and June and can find absolutely no Business class saver availability at all. It’s like it doesn’t even exist.
On direct United flights? They’re stingy for sure.
On everything that’s listed on the United website.
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This discount is good for at least up to Januray 9, 2016 travel to Asia!!! Saw the OZ flights up to Januray 9 on Satuday before United stopped displaying them on United.com.
Fantastic! Thanks. That means that by Feburary 28, it should be good for most of January 2016.
This discount is good for at least up to Januray 9, 2016 travel to Asia!!! Saw the OZ flights up to Januray 9 on Satuday before United stopped displaying them on United.com.
Fantastic! Thanks. That means that by Feburary 28, it should be good for most of January 2016.
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been searching daily for weeks for a very simple one-way itinerary, SFO to BCN, on October 9, 10, 11, or 12, 2015. There has been exactly zero Saver availability in business class on any route on UA or any partners. Zilch.
Try segment by segment. I’d bet nearly anything there is a legal routing on those dates though it might not be the most convenient.
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been searching daily for weeks for a very simple one-way itinerary, SFO to BCN, on October 9, 10, 11, or 12, 2015. There has been exactly zero Saver availability in business class on any route on UA or any partners. Zilch.
Try segment by segment. I’d bet nearly anything there is a legal routing on those dates though it might not be the most convenient.
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I just had a chance to book 4 tickets for a summer trip for our family of 4 (2 adults, 1 child plus a lapped infant). EWR-BRU-FRA-BZG (destination), BZG-FRA-VCE (stop-over) or vice versa and finally MXP-FRA-JFK for 87500 per person as all the flights to Venice are going to be in business class (57500 miles per discounted rate) plus couch class on the way back (30000 without any changes). Now, when I attempt to make a slight change in a departure date keeping the business class I am getting quite a weird results. It looks like I need to have “Additional 22,000 miles” which does not make much sense because summing it up it, i.e. 57500 + 22000 is even more than devalued 70,000 UA miles for business trip to EU. Does anyone have an idea why it is so?
If the computer gives you a problem, call in.
I just had a chance to book 4 tickets for a summer trip for our family of 4 (2 adults, 1 child plus a lapped infant). EWR-BRU-FRA-BZG (destination), BZG-FRA-VCE (stop-over) or vice versa and finally MXP-FRA-JFK for 87500 per person as all the flights to Venice are going to be in business class (57500 miles per discounted rate) plus couch class on the way back (30000 without any changes). Now, when I attempt to make a slight change in a departure date keeping the business class I am getting quite a weird results. It looks like I need to have “Additional 22,000 miles” which does not make much sense because summing it up it, i.e. 57500 + 22000 is even more than devalued 70,000 UA miles for business trip to EU. Does anyone have an idea why it is so?
If the computer gives you a problem, call in.
I don’t see anything from MSP to GLA. Looking for space in September.
try a segment by segment search as detailed in many posts on the blog
I don’t see anything from MSP to GLA. Looking for space in September.
try a segment by segment search as detailed in many posts on the blog
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