Mileage Run Discussion - Need Help with Mileage Run

It looks like I will need another 1.5x miles booked in discount business to make 1k again; however, when I try to do so on UA website and request z fare it gives me P for discount business. Will P give me the 1.5x EQM? Also, anyone have any suggestions for routing? I will start in LAX or SFO. Thanks.

You're posting in the wrong place. Mod, please move to MR Discussion.

To answer your question: Yes, P will give you 150% as per the United earnings chart: http://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/Marketing/CustComm/Promotions/Pages/united.aspx.

How many miles do you need to make 1k?

Thanks. Assuming no other travel other than what has been booked already, I need 22,500 actual to get the 33,000 I need. I might have to make two trips.

Thanks. Assuming no other travel other than what has been booked already, I need 22,500 actual to get the 33,000 I need. I might have to make two trips.

33K is a lot of miles... Depending on what's most important to you, you might consider just a short MR to get up to Plat and then go for 1k again next year?

Purchasing business class tickets for that distance will cost a pretty penny. If you can live with E+ and presumably score a few upgrades along the way, it would be far cheaper to book economy class. In October there are same-day turns SFO-EWR-SJU-EWR-SFO for $316, which is 3.8cpm. 4 trips and you've got your 33K.

If money is no object, you might consider to simply buy the EQM's using United's Reward Maximizer; these can usually be had for approx 10cpm which is as cheap as any business class MR you might find.

If money is no object, you might consider to simply buy the EQM's using United's Reward Maximizer; these can usually be had for approx 10cpm which is as cheap as any business class MR you might find.You can not buy your way to 1K this way. Only to Premier Platinum.


SunLover

You can not buy your way to 1K this way. Only to Premier Platinum.

That's what I posted in another thread over at United forum, and a couple of posters immediately said that you can. For sure for Plat, did that last year for about 5K EQMs.

EmailKid

You can not buy your way to 1K this way. Only to Premier Platinum.

SunLover

Could you elaborate where you saw such a restriction? I could find nothing in the relevant T&C on the United site that suggests this.