UA - Need 17K-20K from DEN (Thank you!)
Nov 13, 2015, 11:46 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 2
UA - Need 17K-20K from DEN (Thank you!)
Hi all,
This is my first FlyerTalk post though I've been poking around the forums for years. I'm a long time business traveler who has recently taken a job where I no longer travel internationally and have some cost controls on what airlines I can fly on certain domestic routes. Thus, I come to November 13th barely over the hump to UA Gold. I thought I would be content with that, but looking at the amount of both work and personal travel I have coming up in 2016, I am itching to do my first mileage run to qualify for UA Platinum (mainly I love the flexibility of being able to change flights same day and cancel award bookings).
It would be fantastic if anyone more versed in the world of mileage runs would kindly help me identify some possibilities. I'll need between 17k-20k miles by the end of the year (range depends on some last minute work travel) and would need to originate from DEN.
Weekend or mostly weekend runs would be preferable, but I know that won't necessarily be easy or possible with this few weeks left in the year.
Thank you so much!!
Ariel,
This is my first FlyerTalk post though I've been poking around the forums for years. I'm a long time business traveler who has recently taken a job where I no longer travel internationally and have some cost controls on what airlines I can fly on certain domestic routes. Thus, I come to November 13th barely over the hump to UA Gold. I thought I would be content with that, but looking at the amount of both work and personal travel I have coming up in 2016, I am itching to do my first mileage run to qualify for UA Platinum (mainly I love the flexibility of being able to change flights same day and cancel award bookings).
It would be fantastic if anyone more versed in the world of mileage runs would kindly help me identify some possibilities. I'll need between 17k-20k miles by the end of the year (range depends on some last minute work travel) and would need to originate from DEN.
Weekend or mostly weekend runs would be preferable, but I know that won't necessarily be easy or possible with this few weeks left in the year.
Thank you so much!!
Ariel,
Nov 16, 2015, 11:22 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
COS-DEN-IAD-KWI-IAD-DEN-COS is 17574 miles with 500 mile minimum, out 12/5 return 12/6 for $1019. Same thing from DEN is $1063 and 1000 miles less. Other days available at similar price.
Nov 17, 2015, 9:33 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,158
Nov 17, 2015, 9:54 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
Nov 20, 2015, 9:52 pm
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 2
Thanks again!
Nov 25, 2015, 12:01 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,158
You know I think it used to just be Plat and above that got the same day change for free (or I'm crazy). I just assumed that was still the case, so thanks much for pointing that out to me. Redepositing of award tickets isn't worth the flying 17,000 miles and paying >$1k for it particularly given getting upgrades out of DEN not being a 1k is a pretty big crap shoot. I'll save that time and money for 2016.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Honestly, I see absolutely no value in Plat other than a few unusable RPUs and Group 1 boarding. Having been 1K for many years and seeing CPU percentages drop to nothing I am now fully content with just Gold.