Originally Posted by
egzactly
.... can anyone provide some insight on the best way to earn premier silver? I fly United around 10 times a year so the PQF won’t be an issue. The issue is getting the PQPs. As of now it seems like the most efficient way is to just open a United quest/infinite and spend like $100k. (Which seems dumb since I’ll only get premier for that calendar year)
anyone know a better way?
Originally Posted by
egzactly
What's the fastest way to reach UA Premier Gold? I'm assuming by combining spending with the right united cards, but i've just been a bit overwhelmed looking through the options. Does anyone have a simple calculation with the least spending possible to reach gold? Reaching 24 PQF should be a little difficult but I think I can get it done.
I am confused is to what the goal is? and Why?
The primary / traditional method of status earning method is flying and spend sufficient cash. PQF are based on ticket prices. Flying on some partners at certain mid-level fares can be a more cash efficient way to earn PQFs if you are interested in flying to certain international locations.
Credit card spending can earn PQPs, if you have a high annual spend. UA is the less generous on credit card elite credits versus AA or DL. But it can be done.
Are you spending $100K on credit cards now? To get PQPs, you would have to forgo cashback cards -- multiple thousand of dollars for 100K spend.
But alot depends on why you are doing this and how much fly and credit card spend you are already planing on doing. Many of the traditional benefits of status, such as upgrades are becoming a past memory.