Is it worth $550 and 20k miles per person to upgrade to business class on United red-eye IAH -> AMS?

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That seems excessive

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I would book directly into business. You'd probably end up with a P class fare for <3k round trip. Also, see if you can get to AMS via ORD on either segment. That'll give you the opportunity to check out the new Polaris lounge there. Look for the 767s on the IAH - ORD segment as those birds have lie flat seats.

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Either cash or miles would be fine. Wouldn't do both.

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Def get the upgrade for Australia. The 789s in Y are terrible. Bulk head Center section in J is the way to go! Btw if you know anyone who is 1k / GS they can get you upgraded using a GPU.

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You might want to check out UA.com in expert mode and look for RN inventory before you go on a mileage run. GS members can upgrade into PN. My fav travel hack for ANZ is to convert T to XN and then use a GPU to get into PN.

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D3, because I need to upgrade 3 tickets and don't have enough miles --140kx3. Plus my Spouse is 50k miles short of lifetime, so we want to purchase tax to get the mile credit for those. @P1 thanks for the tip, I will check it out.

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Here's another way to put it. If they offered you that to stay in economy, would you take it?

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Depends on how much you want it. I can't sleep any better in first class, so not worth it for me.

In flew that recently and was in Econ plus. There were empty seats and it was not too bad a flight. Was able to sleep in Econ plus.

UA's int'l upgrades are rarely worth it. The copays are outrageous for a business product that's average at best (assuming it's not a Polaris configuration). If you want J or F on UA, just book it with miles, works out better than booking Y and upgrading

D3 do you feel Australia upgrade is worth it? I am looking at booking Y and upgrading with 30k miles +$600. Total cost for business comes to 2400+60k mi. Versus paying 6-7k$ for ticket Thoughts? I cannot imagine flying coach to Australia

I am oh so close to 1k. May need to do the math on a mileage run to get it before this trip. Thanks.

A1 Why not book at 140k + taxes? On the flip side, if you do book as a revenue fare, I have GPUs I'm not gonna use. I don't mind a trade/sell

D3 want to post a burner to negotiate for those GPUs?

Yes. Use it. AA charges a lot more and not guaranteed at time of purchase.

*tix not tax

Depends on plane type, I bet that's a non lay-flat biz class, not worth it

burnburn4815@mail.com if anybody is interested

M2 To Aus? It's lie flat. It's a 787 with a 2-2-2 configuration up front.

E+ isn't so bad, most of these flights aren't too full up there. Definitely would do that instead of paying for the upgrade costs

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