Originally Posted by
CollegeTraveler787
Departure Airport: EWR/LGA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5000 PQP
Maximum Budget: $3000
Available Travel Dates: Till 12/31
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares Okay
Hi All! After a few years of American I'm working on coming back to United and regaining status. Basically want to get ahead on qualifying for gold and want to find the most efficient ways of earning PQPs. Know that PE flights on European preferred partners can get some great $ spent/PQP ratios but wondering if anyone has sen some optimized partners/routing that could get me there the quickest.
You can head to Europe in Premium Economy if you want, but at the moment it's about $1500 roundtrip for a short trip to Europe in PE. For that same $1500 you can get to India or Sub-Saharan Africa via Europe. You'll hit the PQP cap, but at least you'll earn more PQP's for your $1500 than a roundtrip to Europe because you'll hit the PQP cap twice in each direction of travel.
For example, here's an economy / premium economy mix to Nairobi, Kenya (NBO) for $1506 roundtrip -
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WApu1bNkPqcdB6
You'll hit the PQP cap on the flights to/from Europe and the flights between Europe and NBO, but you'll still earn 3106 PQP for the roundtrip (the economy segments actually earn 150% mileage because they book into Y).
Cost per PQP - 48.4868 cents USD each
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