Originally Posted by
Manospeed
... Insofar as bumping my PQM, would paying out of my own pocket to upgrade to United First class when flying for business help me hit the 8,000 PQM mark or are the number of miles you earn from flying United First not going to make a big difference?
yes, first is a good way to boost PQMs. You can usually earn 2x PQMs on most domestic first tickets. Don’t forget the 500 PQMs either, so even a short flight would give you a minimum 500 on economy or 1,000 on P fare or higher.