UA: Need 2408 PQM or 5 PQS from LAS by end of year

Jack Wang · Dec 12, 12, 6:13 pm

1. Will have 47592 PQM and 45 PQS by 12/18/2012
2. Need 2408 PQM or 5 PQS by end of year for Premier Gold
3. Based in LAS
4. No specific destinations required
5. Travel on 12/22 or 12/29, would like to do all traveling in one day

My alternative is to buy PQMs, at a cost of $514 (21 cpm), so that's my budget.

Let me know if you have any questions; otherwise, thank you for your assistance!

aacharya · Dec 12, 12, 6:39 pm

I found LAS to PSP on US Airways - one stop either way at the US hub - $381 all on 12/22 - gets you four segs and would get 2000 elite - though US no longer grants 500 - also see the other thread for SFO on *A - great SFO-PSP through LA flight.

clacko · Dec 12, 12, 6:55 pm

tus 4 segs $225 on your dates...us

2 beats your budget, but worth looking a 2 seg...

Jack Wang · Dec 12, 12, 6:58 pm

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Originally Posted by aacharya

I found LAS to PSP on US Airways - one stop either way at the US hub - $381 all on 12/22 - gets you four segs and would get 2000 elite - though US no longer grants 500

Thanks for checking, aacharya. If it had one more segment, I would be all over that. I thought the UA 500 mile minimum applied to US flights, too...?

Jack Wang · Dec 12, 12, 7:11 pm

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Originally Posted by clacko

tus 4 segs $225 on your dates...us

2 beats your budget, but worth looking a 2 seg...

TUS looks like a good deal for 4 segments, but where do I get 1 more segment? Or, assuming that I get the 500 minimum on US metal, another 408 miles?

aacharya · Dec 12, 12, 7:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Jack Wang

Thanks for checking, aacharya. If it had one more segment, I would be all over that. I thought the UA 500 mile minimum applied to US flights, too...?

https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=308

Jack Wang · Dec 12, 12, 7:18 pm

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Originally Posted by aacharya

https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=308

Thanks for clearing it up for me. Looks like US has cheaper flights, so I'll have to look for a 5+ segment round trip.

AeroWesty · Dec 12, 12, 7:23 pm

Something I've been looking at are possibilities such as LAS-FAT with a FAT-XXX embedded into it with a connection.

AeroWesty · Dec 12, 12, 7:35 pm

Dec 29 US LAS-SFO-PHX-SAN $264.40
Dec 29 US SAN-PHX-LAS $197.60

Total: $462

AeroWesty · Dec 12, 12, 7:54 pm

Dec 22 US LAS-PHX-TUS-PHX-LAS $225.20

Dec 29 UA LAS-FAT-LAS $159.60

Total: $384.40

Jack Wang · Dec 12, 12, 7:57 pm

Here's the best option I've found so far:

12/22
LAS-PHX-LAS - $152
LAS-PHX-TUS-PHX-LAS - $226
Total: $378

That's the new target to beat

AeroWesty · Dec 12, 12, 8:05 pm

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Originally Posted by Jack Wang

Here's the best option I've found so far:

12/22
LAS-PHX-LAS - $152
LAS-PHX-TUS-PHX-LAS - $226
Total: $378

That's the new target to beat

If that's flyable, I would do it. I put FAT on a separate day, because of the timings.

Jack Wang · Dec 12, 12, 11:52 pm

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Originally Posted by AeroWesty

If that's flyable, I would do it. I put FAT on a separate day, because of the timings.

That's a good point. It is indeed flyable, but it's from 6a to 6p. That's...a while for really going nowhere. Thans for the help, AeroWesty!

AeroWesty · Dec 13, 12, 1:03 am

Sure thing. Now book it and fly!

oreozp · Dec 13, 12, 3:08 am

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Originally Posted by Jack Wang

1. Will have 47592 PQM and 45 PQS by 12/18/2012
2. Need 2408 PQM or 5 PQS by end of year for Premier Gold.

I believe you need 60 PQS for gold. As long as your 5 segments are on UA though you'll get your miles target through the 500 minimum.