RARE UNITED STATUS MATCH + BONUS

Expiration Date – January 31, 2016

United has an ongoing Premier Status Match Challenge that is open to most non-United Airlines Elite flyers with another major airline. As long as you have the proper qualifications, you’ll enjoy a faster way to MileagePlus Premier Status.

And for lucky “targeted” top-tier flyers, United has invited you by email to participate in a very special bonus offer. If you’ve received this invite, great! If not and you have a heavy flight schedule over the next few months and desire MileagePlus Elite status with 25,000 bonus miles or up to 50,000 bonus miles, we recommend you call United to request participation in this special “targeted” offer. The worse they can say is no and you can then opt to try for the ongoing Premier Status Match Challenge instead.

For these types of offers, United will typically target those who hold Elite status with Delta or American Airlines or who had Elite status with United in the past. But participation may also be granted for those with Elite status on over 40 other airlines on a case-by-case basis.

If you received the invite, registration for this very special “targeted” offer is required and you must choose between the two bonus options by January 31, 2016.

If accepted, you can choose between these two offers:

Below are the important terms of each offer. We suggest you read through the entire list of terms on the offer page.

Premier Status Match Offer + 25,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles:

• You will be granted Elite status during your trial period and in order to keep that Premier status after the initial 90 days and to qualify for the 25,000 MileagePlus bonus, a certain number of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQM) or Premier Qualifying Segments (PQS) will be required on flights operated by United, United Express or Copa Airlines (but not on United’s partner airlines):

• After registration, book your travel and fly during a 90-day period between November 1, 2015, and February 29, 2016

• Those who participated in OnePass or a MileagePlus status match program within the last 5 years do not qualify for this offer

• If you currently hold Star Alliance Silver or Gold status through another Star Alliance carrier, you cannot take advantage of this offer

• You may enjoy the Premier level benefits on United or United Express during the first 90 days by providing your account number (you will not be issued an Elite card unless you successfully complete the challenge); but you may not be granted reciprocal Premier benefits with United's partner airlines, including access to the Star Alliance lounges until you qualify and receive your membership card

• You will only be able to achieve the level you were matched to during the initial 90 days regardless of the number of miles you fly

• Bonus offer PQM/PQS, promotional PQM/PQS, and/or credit card PQM will not count toward this offer

• Bonus award miles do not count toward Premier status qualification or Million Miler status

Up to 50,000 Bonus MileagePlus Award Miles Offer:

• After registration, complete your eligible flights between November 1, 2015, and February 29, 2016

• "Longer segments" are defined as those with a scheduled distance of at least 3,000 miles or the Premium Service (p.s.) routes between New York/Newark (EWR) and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) and "shorter segments" are non-p.s. routes with a scheduled distance of less than 3,000 miles

• Paid qualifying flight segments flown on United or United Express in premium-cabin fare classes F, A, J, C, D, Z and P, or United Economy fare classes Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q and V are eligible

• United-marketed codeshare flights operated by other carriers are not eligible

• Bonus award miles do not count toward Premier status qualification or Million Miler status

The Wrap-Up:

If you’ve received an invite from United to participate in this offer, great! If not and you have a heavy flight schedule over the next few months and desire MileagePlus Elite status with 25,000 bonus miles or up to 50,000 bonus miles, we recommend you call United to request participation in this special “targeted” offer. The worse they can say is no and you can then opt to try for the ongoing Premier Status Match Challenge instead.

Be aware you only typically receive one chance every five years to participate in a United status match challenge, so choose your 90-day challenge period wisely!

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