Originally Posted by
Hartington
I got close to United Premier status last year and recently got an offer to purchase sufficient miles to get me there. I think BA do something similar.
Would consider that for United but not BA. Would depend on price of course. United used to offer a years upgrade to Economy Plus for a one off fee. Always thought it was a sly offer as if you flew enough to get your moneys worth you would fly enough to get Premier and get into E+ for free anyway.
United also used to do deals where they would double your earning miles for three months for a couple of hundred bucks. That
could be enough to make a difference. Certainly if you were looking at getting to 1K which included free guaranteed upgrades on cheapest economy fare.
As always, depends on how much they were charging and what was on offer in return, and how often you would use the service.