Originally Posted by
Boghopper
I have been hanging on to my United Signature Card (the one that gets you 5K PQM for 35K and up to 5K PQM for ua.com spending) in case I need it to reach 1K now and then. But with the new revenue requirements I'm wondering if I should bother. I'm not one of those high-flying types that would rack up 10K on a few full Y domestics or international premium cabin flights. Maybe I need to do the math carefully, but I think my spending ends up right around .10/mile, or maybe a little less. Some cheap international flights and a bunch of regular business flights all over the country.
I'm also MM, so I get gold in any case (for now).
This won't help you for 1K, but will for just getting up to Platinum. If you spend $35k on the card for 5k PQM anyway, then your PQD requirement is waived except for 1K anyway.
If you're only traveling on cheap international fares, then the GPUs you lose dropping down aren't that bad a loss, and you only get 75% instead of 100% bonus miles. Other than that (and loss of $60 statement credit) it's not that big a loss.
On the other hand, if you're always definitely over the 75k PQM mark, those extra PQMs don't help you much. Still, it's not too hard to manufacture the $25k spend required for PQD waiver for Platinum.