Just got an email from UA stating:
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Amount of miles required to redeem for certain awards to change.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Effective 16 October 2006, the number of miles required to redeem for select Standard and Saver Awards will change. As an example, the Australia/New Zealand to North America United Economy Saver Award redemption amount will increase from 60,000 to 80,000 miles, matching most other US carriers' current standard award levels. Even with these changes, Mileage Plus award redemption levels remain among the lowest of international carriers with three classes of service.[/FONT]
Looks like the value of UA miles will decrease by 33% (increase of 20,000mi from 60,000mi).
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Amount of miles required to redeem for certain awards to change.[/FONT]
Looks like the value of UA miles will decrease by 33% (increase of 20,000mi from 60,000mi).