My suggestion: Bone up on how to upgrade on UA, i.e. finding inventory in the upgrade class, then decide upon some dates to play with. The UA forum may be one of the better forums to begin in. UA miles don't transfer to SQ (everyone and his dog would be doing it, if it could be done).

Also learning how to use the travel tools as listed in the sticky at the top of the forum is an absolute essential. Visit the TravelTools forum for add'l help.

Happy holidays.