United Airlines Mileage Plus Members Bid for Baseball's All Star Experience
CHICAGO, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines customers may bid farewell to Yankee Stadium at baseball's all star game if they are a lucky winner of a new Mileage Plus Auction. The one-time auction includes two tickets to nearly everything that the all-star weekend has to offer, including game tickets, first class travel on United and hotel accommodations for three nights in Manhattan.
"Our customers will enjoy this fun and exciting way to use their miles for a historic baseball experience at Yankee Stadium," says Robert Sahadevan, vice president of Mileage Plus - United Airlines. "Our most frequent travelers place a great value on the miles they earn, and United will continue to offer exciting rewards that recognize their loyalty." In addition to two roundtrip, first class tickets on United, the winning bidder will receive two tickets to each of the following: the All Star Game, All Star Sunday, the Home Run Derby, the Pre-Home Run Derby Reception, and an exclusive after party. The high bidder will be able to capture all of the excitement of the historic day with a new Canon 8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera.
Bidding begins on united.com today at 40,000 Mileage Plus miles and ends on June 19. Full terms and conditions are available below** and at united.com.
About United United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA) operates more than 3,200* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 965 destinations in 162 countries worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at http://www.united.com/.
*Based on United's flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008.
** Terms and Conditions
Package includes roundtrip airport transfers and gratuities. Package does not include transportation/gratuities to and from events. Package is non- refundable, non-transferable, and not available for resale. Roundtrip First Class(R) will be booked where and when First Class is available. If flight plans include a market which is not served by United First class, the winner and guess will be booked in economy. First Class airfare is only eligible from a market within the United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, to a New York City airport (JFK, LGA, EWR). Flight bookings are subject to availability. Daily breakfast will be provided by the hotel. Hotel stay valid from July 13 (check-in) through July 16 (check-out). Must be 21 or older to attend after party.
By bidding on an item, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions of this agreement.
-- Neither United Airlines, Inc., its third party service provider, nor
Mileage Plus Auctions is an "auctioneer" in the traditional sense. Although we are referring to Mileage Plus Auctions as an online auction
website, it is important to realize that we are not a traditional
"auctioneer." Instead, our Website http://www.united.com/auctions acts as a
venue to allow Mileage Plus members to bid for and acquire awards
utilizing mileage bidding in an auction-style format commonly referred
to as "online auctions". -- Void where prohibited. -- United maintains the right to obtain and verify the registered
information of all users who bid on auctions and cancel any and all
bids at its discretion, or end any auction early if necessary. -- Mileage Plus Auctions is subject to the terms of the Mileage Plus
program. The Mileage Plus Program, including accruals, awards and bonus
miles offers, is subject to change without notice. United and Mileage
Plus are registered service marks. For complete details about the
Mileage Plus program, visit united.com. Registration -- In order to enter the auction site you will need to be a registered
user on United.com and enter your Mileage Plus number. -- You must complete a bidder's profile and provide an e-mail address
prior to bidding. As a condition of bidding, you agree to receive e-
mails at this e-mail address. Bidding Rules -- You must have enough available Mileage Plus Miles in your account at
the time you place your bid, and at the time you win the bid
-- All bids are final. If you choose not to accept an item successfully
bid upon, you forfeit all claims to Miles redeemed for the item and
United Airlines shall have the right, at its discretion, to resubmit
such items for auction. -- If a bid is placed during the last 5 minute(s) of the auction, the
auction will be automatically extended for an additional 5 minute(s)
from the time of the latest bid. This auction will close once all
bidding activity has stopped for a period of 5 minute(s). -- Earlier bids of the same amount win over later bids. -- If the auction closes before your bid is completed, your bid is not
eligible
-- A bid is considered "completed" once you receive the bid notification
email
-- If your submission is interrupted and you do not get to the Thank You
Confirmation Page, you must resubmit your bid. -- If you are the validated winner of the auction, redeemable miles will
be immediately deducted from your account. -- If the highest bidder for each auction does not meet all terms and
conditions, or does not have sufficient redeemable miles in the account
to support the bid, United will select the next highest bidder in each
auction and determine if the member meets all terms and conditions and
will repeat this process until all the terms and conditions are met and
a winner is determined. If a winner cannot be determined, United
reserves the right to start a new auction or cancel the auction
entirely. Decision of judge (United) is final. Winning an Auction -- Miles deducted from your account will appear as a "reward redemption"
on your statement of account activities
-- No cash substitution of successful bid items is permitted or allowed
-- Decision of judge (United Airlines) is final. -- If you are the winner of an auction item, you agree to comply with all
additional terms and conditions that may be applicable to the item and
your use of the item, including terms set forth in the item's
description, restrictions set forth on event/travel tickets, and rules
imposed by event sites/venues. United Airlines shall not be responsible
for or liable to you in connection with any restrictions,
qualifications, or other terms and conditions imposed by any third
party provider of the auction items/services. -- If you are the winner of an auction item, you agree to allow United to
share your name, address, phone number and e-mail address with a
third-party service provider or corporate partner in order to fulfill
the package and for you to redeem the package. In some instances, these
third parties will need to contact winners to verify address/contact
information prior to sending out information. -- Auction winners assume all risks of loss or injury, whether personal or
property damage, arising from any use of the item or services, and
United Airlines will not be held liable for any such loss, injury or
personal or property damage. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, and in addition to any rights or remedies afforded at law or
in equity, the winner hereby releases United Airlines and its
respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, stockholders,
agents, employees, licensors and third party service providers from any
liability whatsoever for, and waives any and all causes of action
related to, any such loss, injury or personal or property damage,
whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence),
warranty or other theory. If a minor uses any item/service related to a
winning bid, each minor's parents or legal guardians further agree to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless United Airlines and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, stockholders, agents,
employees, licensors and third party service providers from any claims,
costs, injuries, losses, or damages described herein which may be
suffered by such minor. In the case of auction packages that include
access to events, should all or a primary portion of the packaged
events be cancelled, upon prompt written notice to and verification of
the same by United Airlines, United Airlines may re-credit all or a
portion of the applicable Miles to your Mileage Plus account. No
refunds will be given if there is a postponement or time change of an
event due to events beyond United Airlines' or its agent's control. DATASOURCE: United Airlines CONTACT: Worldwide Press Office of United Airlines, +1-312-997-8640
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