Silver Elite Question
Feb 18, 2009 | 10:05 am
#31
Join Date: May 2006
Location: EWR
Programs: UA Silver, MRP Platinum, Marriott Vacation Club Chairman, SPG Platinum, Cunard Platinum,
Posts: 967
When I ride transcom, EWR to LAX, SFO or IAH I notice all the platinums in coach with me. They, the gold and platinums, say it is nearly impossible to get a metal upgrade due to the fact so many business people pay full fare for FC seats in this market.
Feb 18, 2009 | 10:12 am
#32
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
Programs: (ಠ_ಠ)
Posts: 9,077
Feb 18, 2009 | 11:17 am
#33
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: CO hublette
Programs: UA AU MM,HH Diamond,Hyatt Globalist , Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,316
Sure,
3/27 -
EWR - HNL - LAX - EWR - DUB
3/29 -
DUB - EWR - HNL - LAX - EWR
Leave at 1:30PM Friday, back by 3:30PM Monday (really tired) with 26,330 miles for $1153 AI.
It gives you 2 hours in HNL, 1 hour in DUB, and another 2 hours in HNL.
3/27 -
EWR - HNL - LAX - EWR - DUB
3/29 -
DUB - EWR - HNL - LAX - EWR
Leave at 1:30PM Friday, back by 3:30PM Monday (really tired) with 26,330 miles for $1153 AI.
It gives you 2 hours in HNL, 1 hour in DUB, and another 2 hours in HNL.
Feb 18, 2009 | 11:30 am
#34
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Frozen in Carbonite
Programs: UA Aluminum 0.6MM, Bonvoy Life Sentence, Hyatt Eliteist, AA Super Plutonium
Posts: 2,878
With all that time on trans-oceanic flights I would die (because I would be riding in the back). I could also probably forget about getting an upgrade on the LAX-EWR legs also...... Seems like cruel and unsual punishment to me!
Feb 18, 2009 | 11:40 am
#35
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: CO hublette
Programs: UA AU MM,HH Diamond,Hyatt Globalist , Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,316
I did a 20k+ MR last year, only one upgrade (EWR - IAH) as a silver, in four days, this is only 3 days and about 6k more miles than that - not sure if I would do it either.
Feb 18, 2009 | 11:55 am
#37
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,150
Heck if a person has the time (remember DUB requires either a Sat flight over there out of EWR or being there for a Sat) do this 3 times and for < $3000 you got Plat. DUB is good till the 2nd weekend in March then it goes way up
Feb 18, 2009 | 12:30 pm
#38
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: CO Silver
Posts: 45
Or a BDL-EWR-SFO-IAH-EWR-DUB-IAH-SFO-EWR-BDL can run $641 ai & 18,565 EQMs (2 different tkts, BDL-SFO-BDL & SFO-DUB-SFO) then do a creative routing East Coast-West Coast and pick up the other 6500 and you can have Silver for less then $1000 It will require a night on the way out to DUB in SFO but a PL can get you a 2 1/2* for $54 ai (Staybridge Suites)
Heck if a person has the time (remember DUB requires either a Sat flight over there out of EWR or being there for a Sat) do this 3 times and for < $3000 you got Plat. DUB is good till the 2nd weekend in March then it goes way up
Heck if a person has the time (remember DUB requires either a Sat flight over there out of EWR or being there for a Sat) do this 3 times and for < $3000 you got Plat. DUB is good till the 2nd weekend in March then it goes way up
Feb 18, 2009 | 12:52 pm
#39
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,150
Its $299 ai EWR-DUB for 6386 EQMs so it will cost more $$$ to fly out West but it actually will lower the cost per EQM overall. The EWR-DUB comes in at 4.8 cents per EQM while its something close to 3.5 cents out of SFO with the EC-WC flights in there
Feb 18, 2009 | 4:39 pm
#40
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Los Angeles, California
Programs: United LT-GS, AA LT-Plat, Hyatt LT-Globalist, Hilton LT-Diamond, Marriott LT-Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 15,830
As a lowly college student with not much money and trying to chase silver elite this year; is it worth it to make silver elite this year knowing that it will continue into 2010 without knowledge that may re qualify in 2010?
Basically, can someone convince me that making elite will somehow pay for itself over the next year?
Basically, can someone convince me that making elite will somehow pay for itself over the next year?
Feb 19, 2009 | 7:04 am
#41
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: AA US
Posts: 380
If you check a bag, the Elite priority service is a real benefit, especially if you want a little head start toward the customs line.