Flying with my SO from NYC to Italy in December. Used plus points on United to request an upgrade for a red eye long haul, but on the waitlist (I’m 1K). Looks like there’s decent availability in first class, but debating whether or not I should use 25K points each to confirm us seats in Polaris. Thoughts? Thanks!

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25k is like 250 bucks. It’s not a bad price to pay per person for a long haul red eye international Polaris flight.

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No brainer. Go for it.

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That’s a pretty good deal. 25K points is easy to get

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25K miles for NYC to Italy Polaris upgrade is a steal. However, if your plus points are expiring Jan 2023, then it might be worth the gamble.

Thankfully flight isn't crazy long like US to Asia ones, so you should be fine however it turns out.

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As others said, 25K for the upgrade is a steal, especially if it is confirmed!

If pluspoints are expiring, I’d do the 25K upgrade and sell the pluspoints on eBay.

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