Update: Dans Deals points out these to the F.A.Q aren’t new, they have been there since at least 5/21 just nobody has noticed. In addition the Excursionist Perk will remain.
In April United announced it would be eliminating award charts for travel on/after November 15th, 2019 and moving to dynamic pricing. This change did not affect partner award flights but United has now updated their website and is stating that:
The partner award chart will remain in effect for travel through November 14, 2019. For travel on or after November 15, 2019, there may be flights that require a higher number of miles than the amounts indicated on the award chart. When you search for awards while booking, you’ll see the applicable award level.
This is not a huge surprise, United was always going to move towards dynamic pricing for partner awards but it is strange that they didn’t just make this announcement at the same time they announced it for United metal.
Hat tip to Shadowfactor on myFICO via MtM
