Originally Posted by
Bohemian1
The advantage of getting *A Gold through with UA is that minimum spend is a lot lower for folks not based in the US. Assuming you want to do this on the cheap, that is.
Yes, a lot lower, as in zero...
Also, every United metal fare earns 100% qualifying miles. Even the cheapest.
As Gold, you get free Economy Plus, which will make those trips to HKG a lot more comfortable than AC HDs.
UA*Gold is the easiest, and most useful *Gold for non-OPM flyers.