Close to 50K Elite, what's best way to get there?
Jul 29, 2013, 1:12 pm
#1
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Close to 50K Elite, what's best way to get there?
I am at 47K miles, and I like to get to 50K quickly to get early recognition. Unfortunately, at work we got a travel freeze which prevents me from already scheduled flights... so wondering what's a good way to earn that 3K miles in the meantime?
I don't have any personal trips planned, so that doesn't solve it. Is there a way to get a flight but defer it until I decide to fly?
Thanks
I don't have any personal trips planned, so that doesn't solve it. Is there a way to get a flight but defer it until I decide to fly?
Thanks
Jul 29, 2013, 1:20 pm
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Other than buying unlimited passes (I suspect not in the cards for you) or most other flight passes (if you selected qualifying miles as your bonus), you actually have to fly to earn miles.
You did not specify where you are from, but if you are close to the US border, you should be able to do a mileage run on US or UA that gets you 3,000 qualifying miles in a day for a few hundred dollars.
You did not specify where you are from, but if you are close to the US border, you should be able to do a mileage run on US or UA that gets you 3,000 qualifying miles in a day for a few hundred dollars.
Jul 29, 2013, 1:27 pm
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Other than buying unlimited passes (I suspect not in the cards for you) or most other flight passes (if you selected qualifying miles as your bonus), you actually have to fly to earn miles.
You did not specify where you are from, but if you are close to the US border, you should be able to do a mileage run on US or UA that gets you 3,000 qualifying miles in a day for a few hundred dollars.
You did not specify where you are from, but if you are close to the US border, you should be able to do a mileage run on US or UA that gets you 3,000 qualifying miles in a day for a few hundred dollars.
What do you mean exactly? To do a short US flight to get the 3K?
Jul 29, 2013, 1:54 pm
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Jul 29, 2013, 2:12 pm
#6
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Anything UA is good to go.
http://www3.aeroplan.com/earn_miles/...Partner=United
Click "Eligible flights" for details. Notice the minimum it earns is 100%.
http://www3.aeroplan.com/earn_miles/...Partner=United
Click "Eligible flights" for details. Notice the minimum it earns is 100%.
Jul 29, 2013, 2:26 pm
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Watch the Mileage Run forum on FT.
On UA, it's not hard to find deals at under 4cpm (or in other words, roughly $120 for what you need).
On UA, it's not hard to find deals at under 4cpm (or in other words, roughly $120 for what you need).
Jul 29, 2013, 2:44 pm
#9
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Close to 50K Elite, what's best way to get there?
Spend $30K on an unlimited flight pass (6 months). It may not be the cheapest way, but you'll get instant SE100K recognition (and bonus E50K for a friend).
And you won't have to spend time on a plane if you don't want to.
And you won't have to spend time on a plane if you don't want to.
Jul 29, 2013, 2:58 pm
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If you have enough money to drop $30k on something you won't even use, you might as well just always fly paid J.
Jul 29, 2013, 3:26 pm
#11
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Jul 29, 2013, 10:29 pm
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You should have done the 2X status miles promotion YVR-EWR-YVR. 9K miles for $425. Cool. You can't now. With one day left, it is expensive.
Jul 29, 2013, 11:42 pm
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I am at 47K miles, and I like to get to 50K quickly to get early recognition. Unfortunately, at work we got a travel freeze which prevents me from already scheduled flights... so wondering what's a good way to earn that 3K miles in the meantime?
I don't have any personal trips planned, so that doesn't solve it. Is there a way to get a flight but defer it until I decide to fly?
Thanks
I don't have any personal trips planned, so that doesn't solve it. Is there a way to get a flight but defer it until I decide to fly?
Thanks
Jul 30, 2013, 4:00 am
#15
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Easy! Head down to SEA and fly on US before they no longer credit to *A. You can fly SEA-CLT-BOS-PHL(or IAD)-SEA and credit all those miles to AP, earned at 100 percent, for about $250 return taxes in. I'm thinking of doing a similar mileage run to make E50K. UA likely has similar $250 all in fares out of SEA...$350 max.