A3*G Challenge: who have the most creative routing to achieve *G in shortest time?
Sep 12, 2014, 12:00 am
#601
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Programs: NZ*G, QRPC Gold
Posts: 127
And my journey was:
AKL-BKK TG492 (Z) - 11888 miles
(BLUE upgrade email received)
BKK-VIE OS051 (P) - 5235 miles
CDG-CPH-BGO SK566/SK2862 (A) 1242+1200 = 2442 miles
(GOLD upgrade email received within 24 hours of miles crediting - actually the OS miles credited last)
Add sign up bonus and Star Gold achieved. :-) Digital card accepted at priority boarding and lounges on the journey back to NZ.
AKL-BKK TG492 (Z) - 11888 miles
(BLUE upgrade email received)
BKK-VIE OS051 (P) - 5235 miles
CDG-CPH-BGO SK566/SK2862 (A) 1242+1200 = 2442 miles
(GOLD upgrade email received within 24 hours of miles crediting - actually the OS miles credited last)
Add sign up bonus and Star Gold achieved. :-) Digital card accepted at priority boarding and lounges on the journey back to NZ.
Last edited by HaaZe; Sep 12, 2014 at 12:03 am Reason: Added comment re: Digital card
Sep 18, 2014, 7:38 pm
#603
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,668
Yes, this is a pretty awesome find, you can get A3 *G for $760-950 flying LGA-IAH-SEA roundtrip (19,740 miles in class A), for about 4-5 cpm. Available pretty much every day for the next few months, for any length of stay, on the United site.
For a more fun alternative, as mentioned earlier, you can do LGA-IAH-LAS roundtrip for about 15,828 miles (class A) for the same cost (about 5-6 cpm). Other connections are also available, but IAH gives the most miles.
This is probably the fastest, most comfortable, and cheapest way to A3 *G.
For a more fun alternative, as mentioned earlier, you can do LGA-IAH-LAS roundtrip for about 15,828 miles (class A) for the same cost (about 5-6 cpm). Other connections are also available, but IAH gives the most miles.
This is probably the fastest, most comfortable, and cheapest way to A3 *G.
Last edited by nk15; Sep 18, 2014 at 8:08 pm
Sep 19, 2014, 9:42 pm
#604
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: BA Silver, SQ Gold, MAR Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 94
So...
I'm sort of screwed in a sense that I need to leave from IAH, which is a *A fortress and doesn't offer many MR opportunities. As a student funding MRs with the side income from various electronics design gigs and custom computers, time is not critical but I would like the cheapest routing exIAH.
I'm sort of screwed in a sense that I need to leave from IAH, which is a *A fortress and doesn't offer many MR opportunities. As a student funding MRs with the side income from various electronics design gigs and custom computers, time is not critical but I would like the cheapest routing exIAH.
Sep 23, 2014, 4:16 pm
#605
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: KRK
Programs: HHonors Diamond, IHG Spire, OZ Diamond
Posts: 238
14200mi (aegean) 323EUR krk-txl-muc (those are AB) muc-iad-iah-bog-ewr-txl (those in UA V) txl-krk (as well in AB)
now I wonder where to make another trip for remaining 5000mi.
I might even beat nk15
. Though with my trip I visit relatives in TX and go to Colombia as I always wanted
now I wonder where to make another trip for remaining 5000mi.
I might even beat nk15
. Though with my trip I visit relatives in TX and go to Colombia as I always wanted
Sep 23, 2014, 5:04 pm
#606
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,668
Have you been following the "Lifetime *G coming to an end?" thread? It seems that the initial qualification requirements for A3 gold may increase substantially after November, and the program is changing in general...
Sep 24, 2014, 4:59 am
#607
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: WAW
Programs: A3*G
Posts: 81
Sep 24, 2014, 5:12 am
#608
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,566
14200mi (aegean) 323EUR krk-txl-muc (those are AB) muc-iad-iah-bog-ewr-txl (those in UA V) txl-krk (as well in AB)
now I wonder where to make another trip for remaining 5000mi.
I might even beat nk15. Though with my trip I visit relatives in TX and go to Colombia as I always wanted
now I wonder where to make another trip for remaining 5000mi.
I might even beat nk15
. Though with my trip I visit relatives in TX and go to Colombia as I always wanted
Sep 24, 2014, 12:31 pm
#609
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: LX SEN
Posts: 313
Here you find information for the new Miles+Bonus program:
http://www.newmilesandbonus.com/en
http://www.newmilesandbonus.com/en
Sep 25, 2014, 3:57 am
#611
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: KRK
Programs: HHonors Diamond, IHG Spire, OZ Diamond
Posts: 238
to manage to get the *A G
Sep 26, 2014, 1:22 am
#612
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: CX,A3, TK, AZ,KQ
Posts: 142
Hi guys! I was just looking at the new A3 ffp. I am in this situation..I need 5007 miles to get the Gold Card within the 10/12/2014. The new program will start on the 24th of November so at that date everything will be changed.
What should I do? Get the 5007 miles to Gold before the 24th of November?
Any suggestion about cheap flights I can achieve that? I can fly from ROM.
Thanks for your suggestions.
What should I do? Get the 5007 miles to Gold before the 24th of November?
Any suggestion about cheap flights I can achieve that? I can fly from ROM.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Sep 26, 2014, 1:32 am
#613
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CKH
Posts: 575
Hi guys! I was just looking at the new A3 ffp. I am in this situation..I need 5007 miles to get the Gold Card within the 10/12/2014. The new program will start on the 24th of November so at that date everything will be changed. What should I do? Get the 5007 miles to Gold before the 24th of November?
Any suggestion about cheap flights I can achieve that? I can fly from ROM.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Any suggestion about cheap flights I can achieve that? I can fly from ROM.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Snacky
Sep 26, 2014, 1:41 am
#614
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: CX,A3, TK, AZ,KQ
Posts: 142
Thanks Snacky, so I need to fly before the 23th of Novemeber to be safe.
The date format is dd/mm/yy so I need to fly before December not October.
Now I need just to find a flight to cover 5007 from ROM or from any other convenient place in Italy.
Any suggestions on this?
Thanks
fedeflyer
The date format is dd/mm/yy so I need to fly before December not October.
Now I need just to find a flight to cover 5007 from ROM or from any other convenient place in Italy.
Any suggestions on this?
Thanks
fedeflyer
Sep 26, 2014, 3:29 am
#615
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: Topbonus, Miles&Bonus, Miles&Less
Posts: 84
Hi guys! I was just looking at the new A3 ffp. I am in this situation..I need 5007 miles to get the Gold Card within the 10/12/2014. The new program will start on the 24th of November so at that date everything will be changed.
What should I do? Get the 5007 miles to Gold before the 24th of November?
Any suggestion about cheap flights I can achieve that? I can fly from ROM.
Thanks for your suggestions.
What should I do? Get the 5007 miles to Gold before the 24th of November?
Any suggestion about cheap flights I can achieve that? I can fly from ROM.
Thanks for your suggestions.
ANA,
SAS,
Ethiopian
all economy tickets earn 100% miles with them.
For October, though, the best I could find is Turkish to PEK for 600€. I KNOW that during the same time frame lots of cheap flights can be had to Tokyo from Germany.
Last edited by dio1982; Sep 26, 2014 at 3:32 am Reason: found PEK