Originally Posted by
usedtobeimportant
1) For example, I often fly to Europe (from SFO) on Turkish, Brussels, etc for $1000-$1200. That will get me 10,000 miles / 5 = 2000 PQP versus 1200 if I purchased a similar fare for UA flights (which I often can't). So I got easily get to Gold after spending just $5-6000
As mentioned, it's RDM rate not pure distance, and divide by 6 for a non-preferred partner like TK. TK deep discount Economy earns 8.3% of the distance so 10,000 miles is 834 PQP.