If it is for this week, maybe it's difficult to get good prices. I was looking at some options in First Class to make the trip less tiring and it was coming at $800-$900 but I was not looking at too far away destinations again to make the trip less tiring. Like going to Seattle but the return had a connection in LAX to get above 3000 PQMs. Do you need exactly 3000 PQMs or a little lower?

But then I decided to look at the advice on the thread:"Consolidated award/ Premier Accelerator questions" and WineCountryUA had a good suggestion. Book a one-way short flight like SFO-LAX. This should give a cheaper price for the Premier Accelerator and get the 3000 PQMs needed. Don't forget to cancel.

Don't wait to December if you really think that there's no chances of getting another trip to the US as the prices increase closer to the end of the year.