Nov 26, 2018, 12:36 pm
Last edit by: yyznomad
Since this format seems to work well on other forums, for each request, please include the following information:
Departure Airport:
Miles Needed (AQM):
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (CHOOSE ONE, AND STATE THE VALUE):
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-canada-aeroplan/1744575-new-improved-calculator-aqm-aeroplan-miles-aqd.html
Departure Airport:
Miles Needed (AQM):
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (CHOOSE ONE, AND STATE THE VALUE):
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
- For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
- For Required Spend or Maximum Budget: DO NOT SAY "ANYTHING" OR "CHEAPEST" OR SIMILAR BECAUSE THAT IS NOT VERY HELPFUL - STATE THE DAMN VALUE PRETTY PLEASE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP
- If you need both AQD AND AQM or AQS, then please indicate both in their respective line item. Don't hide your second AQD/M/S requirement in some other line.
- If you are based in YYZ or YVR, there can be many good fares to China (PEK or PVG) on Star Alliance partners. If you have a Chinese visa, include that in your request and these options will be provided.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-canada-aeroplan/1744575-new-improved-calculator-aqm-aeroplan-miles-aqd.html
Mileage Runs for Status & Missing AQM/AQS/AQD
Sep 5, 2019, 1:54 pm
#76
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI
Programs: UA 1K, MR Titanium, IHG Gold, National Exec
Posts: 3,842
A common tactic for DEN-based UA flyers who need PQM/PQS is to start in COS. 2 guaranteed extra segments for each roundtrip. If you fly somewhere exclusively served by EWR/IAD, (e.g. ITH, ABE, PQI, BQN) you're guaranteed a minimum of 6 segments per trip.
Last edited by Santander; Sep 5, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Sep 12, 2019, 10:12 pm
#77
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: YYZ / NYC
Programs: AC E50K, DL GM , Hyatt Glob.
Posts: 123
Hoping to solicit advice for a AQS run (yes, a segment run...)
Hey FT'ers,
I may as well put this here - but hoping to solicit advice for a AQS run (yes, a segment run...). Currently I'm at 27 AQS (77%) vs 45% MQM and aiming to hit the E35k tier pre- 10/31, otherwise I'll certainly hit E35k by 12/31 - but the new status won't kick in until 03/2020.
I've gotta get from YYZ -> YVR or SEA then back to YYZ or NYC (LGA/EWR/JFK). Any suggestions on route which might hit my 8 segments, and may as well earn a couple wings in the meantime? OJ trips are also OK - I can close the jaw using DL on any part of this trip as i'm 1 MQS short of Gold there.
Departure Airport: YYZ
Miles Needed (AQM): N/A
Segments Needed (AQS): 8
Dollars Needed (AQD): 500
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): max budget of $800
Available Travel Dates: Any.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: AC for the segments, since i'm short a tad for AQD.
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YYZ - YVR (using YEG as layover) but couldn't find ones that let me ... jump 3+ changes.
Edit: original post used MQS/MQM vs. the AC terminology of AQS/AQD. Ooops! Rookie first time posting in FT! Moved into this thread!
Thanks in advance!
I may as well put this here - but hoping to solicit advice for a AQS run (yes, a segment run...). Currently I'm at 27 AQS (77%) vs 45% MQM and aiming to hit the E35k tier pre- 10/31, otherwise I'll certainly hit E35k by 12/31 - but the new status won't kick in until 03/2020.
I've gotta get from YYZ -> YVR or SEA then back to YYZ or NYC (LGA/EWR/JFK). Any suggestions on route which might hit my 8 segments, and may as well earn a couple wings in the meantime? OJ trips are also OK - I can close the jaw using DL on any part of this trip as i'm 1 MQS short of Gold there.
Departure Airport: YYZ
Miles Needed (AQM): N/A
Segments Needed (AQS): 8
Dollars Needed (AQD): 500
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): max budget of $800
Available Travel Dates: Any.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: AC for the segments, since i'm short a tad for AQD.
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YYZ - YVR (using YEG as layover) but couldn't find ones that let me ... jump 3+ changes.
Edit: original post used MQS/MQM vs. the AC terminology of AQS/AQD. Ooops! Rookie first time posting in FT! Moved into this thread!
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by homegrowned; Sep 13, 2019 at 9:14 am Reason: Moved into this thread to give format:
Sep 13, 2019, 6:48 am
#78
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: YYZ, NYC, ORD
Posts: 151
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting in this forum. I hope I’m doing it right ...
Departure Airport: YYZ, YTZ
Miles Needed (AQM): N/A
Segments Needed (AQS): 10
Dollars Needed (AQD): N/A
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): £1000
Available Travel Dates: Outbound 22 or 23SEP, inbound 26SEP
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Change at YUL, EWR, BRU & ZRH
I need to go to London. Any airport will do !
Departure Airport: YYZ, YTZ
Miles Needed (AQM): N/A
Segments Needed (AQS): 10
Dollars Needed (AQD): N/A
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): £1000
Available Travel Dates: Outbound 22 or 23SEP, inbound 26SEP
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Change at YUL, EWR, BRU & ZRH
I need to go to London. Any airport will do !
Sep 13, 2019, 11:23 am
#79
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,359
Hey FT'ers,
I may as well put this here - but hoping to solicit advice for a AQS run (yes, a segment run...). Currently I'm at 27 AQS (77%) vs 45% MQM and aiming to hit the E35k tier pre- 10/31, otherwise I'll certainly hit E35k by 12/31 - but the new status won't kick in until 03/2020.
I may as well put this here - but hoping to solicit advice for a AQS run (yes, a segment run...). Currently I'm at 27 AQS (77%) vs 45% MQM and aiming to hit the E35k tier pre- 10/31, otherwise I'll certainly hit E35k by 12/31 - but the new status won't kick in until 03/2020.
The only difference post Oct 31 is that you won't get the 2019 select privileges.
Sep 23, 2019, 1:14 pm
#81
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,233
Originally Posted by piperdown
Departure Airport: YOW
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
But 15K AQM is easy. As always it depends how much you want to spend and what cabin you want.
For example, you could do a RT to HKG as a turnaround.
Last edited by tcook052; Sep 23, 2019 at 8:17 pm
Sep 23, 2019, 1:58 pm
#82
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: AC SE MM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 904
Originally Posted by piperdown
Departure Airport: YOW
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
YOW-HNL in J would do it.
Last edited by tcook052; Sep 23, 2019 at 8:17 pm
Sep 23, 2019, 3:29 pm
#83
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,359
Departure Airport: SFO
However, I have a Southwest Sun pass that can get me to YVR, YEG, or YYC for $560 USD round-trip, per person, so I'm happy to position that way if it makes more sense.
Miles Needed (AQM): 13,000
Segments Needed (AQS): 0
Dollars Needed (AQD): 0
Maximum Budget: I'd really like to keep this under $2000 USD per person, and I've found some for about $1500. Less is best.
Available Travel Dates: US Thanksgiving - Nov 23/24 thorough Nov 30/Dec 1. Somewhat flexible on both ends
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: AC marketed and operated due to eUpgrades - ticket stock irrelevant
Route(s) You've Already Searched: A bunch: ICN, HKG, TPE, TYO, LHR, FCO, etc. - just looking to see if anyone is aware of anything amazing
Cabin (why is this not an option in the template???): J or PY. If J, I don't care about metal, as long as it's *A.
Restrictions: No China transit
However, I have a Southwest Sun pass that can get me to YVR, YEG, or YYC for $560 USD round-trip, per person, so I'm happy to position that way if it makes more sense.
Miles Needed (AQM): 13,000
Segments Needed (AQS): 0
Dollars Needed (AQD): 0
Maximum Budget: I'd really like to keep this under $2000 USD per person, and I've found some for about $1500. Less is best.
Available Travel Dates: US Thanksgiving - Nov 23/24 thorough Nov 30/Dec 1. Somewhat flexible on both ends
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: AC marketed and operated due to eUpgrades - ticket stock irrelevant
Route(s) You've Already Searched: A bunch: ICN, HKG, TPE, TYO, LHR, FCO, etc. - just looking to see if anyone is aware of anything amazing
Cabin (why is this not an option in the template???): J or PY. If J, I don't care about metal, as long as it's *A.
Restrictions: No China transit
Sep 23, 2019, 4:32 pm
#84
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Montreal & Nashville
Programs: Aeroplan SE100K, Accor Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium Elite, BW Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 391
Departure Airport: SFO
However, I have a Southwest Sun pass that can get me to YVR, YEG, or YYC for $560 USD round-trip, per person, so I'm happy to position that way if it makes more sense.
Miles Needed (AQM): 13,000
Segments Needed (AQS): 0
Dollars Needed (AQD): 0
Maximum Budget: I'd really like to keep this under $2000 USD per person, and I've found some for about $1500. Less is best.
Available Travel Dates: US Thanksgiving - Nov 23/24 thorough Nov 30/Dec 1. Somewhat flexible on both ends
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: AC marketed and operated due to eUpgrades - ticket stock irrelevant
Route(s) You've Already Searched: A bunch: ICN, HKG, TPE, TYO, LHR, FCO, etc. - just looking to see if anyone is aware of anything amazing
Cabin (why is this not an option in the template???): J or PY. If J, I don't care about metal, as long as it's *A.
Restrictions: No China transit
However, I have a Southwest Sun pass that can get me to YVR, YEG, or YYC for $560 USD round-trip, per person, so I'm happy to position that way if it makes more sense.
Miles Needed (AQM): 13,000
Segments Needed (AQS): 0
Dollars Needed (AQD): 0
Maximum Budget: I'd really like to keep this under $2000 USD per person, and I've found some for about $1500. Less is best.
Available Travel Dates: US Thanksgiving - Nov 23/24 thorough Nov 30/Dec 1. Somewhat flexible on both ends
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: AC marketed and operated due to eUpgrades - ticket stock irrelevant
Route(s) You've Already Searched: A bunch: ICN, HKG, TPE, TYO, LHR, FCO, etc. - just looking to see if anyone is aware of anything amazing
Cabin (why is this not an option in the template???): J or PY. If J, I don't care about metal, as long as it's *A.
Restrictions: No China transit
Sep 23, 2019, 4:34 pm
#85
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Sep 23, 2019, 4:39 pm
#86
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Montreal & Nashville
Programs: Aeroplan SE100K, Accor Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium Elite, BW Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 391
Didn't look at retiens yet.
edit: 16h layover yikes.
Last edited by tcook052; Sep 24, 2019 at 7:21 am Reason: reduce oversize image
Sep 23, 2019, 6:41 pm
#88
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy - Ambassador, Air Canada Aeroplan - Super Elite
Posts: 81
Departure Airport: YOW
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
Sep 23, 2019, 7:53 pm
#89
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
Departure Airport: YOW
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
Miles Needed (AQM): 15k
Segments Needed (AQS):
Dollars Needed (AQD):
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): budget up to 4k CAD " ish"
Available Travel Dates: now until christmas, would prefer a 2 day turn around if possible. weekend would be OK too.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *A
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YOW - SYD, or YOW AKL , both would be overkill in AQM
I am currently altitude 50k if that makes any difference.
Examples (AQM and costs based on YYZ departure point)
20,070 AQM
YYZ-YVR-TPE in PE
$1,800 or less, depending on dates and if using the current AC sale.
1 or 2 night stay possible but AC is reducing TPE to 5 days per week so you need to see what works for you.
19,493 AQM
YYZ-HKG in PE
$2,500 or less...
1 night stay possible
NRT and ICN have lower AQM and are in the $2,300 range from YYZ.
For $4,000, you can easily fly J, or you can possibly do 2 trips in PE.
And based on recent searches, PE to BNE and MEL for example, are over $4,200
Sep 23, 2019, 8:37 pm
#90
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,359
I cannot reproduce that. I see N0 on that flight, and the flexible date view on AC.com doesn't show anything under 3k CAD r/t.
Last edited by tcook052; Sep 24, 2019 at 7:19 am Reason: remove oversized image in quote