Originally Posted by teddybw

I will have around 70K EQM by this weekend on United, but I hope to reach 100K as soon as possible so that I could book rewards with unlimited free change/cancelation and NY booking class with good availability. I borrowed my 1K friend's miles for my upcoming award trip in mid June, but I do hope to become 1K by then so that I could rebook the trip myself.

I have the 5/22 weekend and the Memorial long weekend (5/28-5/31) free in May. Also, I have another 6 consecutive days (6/11-6/16) free in June before my booked award trip. Too bad I hesitated and thus missed the TVC-DEN deal on United/IAH-ANC deal on CO, but it would be a hassle for me to get to TVC/IAH from Chicago area.

Any suggestions to get 30K EQM on United by mid June? I usually get 30K by 4-5 weekend trips, but I am open to back-to-back now (especially in June) if necessary. Also, although all my booked 70K EQM this year are on UA metal for my lifetime *G goal, I am open to other *A carriers (especially CO due to the recent merger news) to reach 1K status these two months.

My budget would be around $1K, namely 3-4 cpm. I would appreciate your suggestions.