UA: ZFV-SAN/SEA/SMF/PDX/LAS $151 ai RT
May 31, 2013, 11:08 am
#106
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SAN
Posts: 123
I also booked SAN-ORD-IAD-BOS-EWR-SAN for my birthday at 4.6cpm. I'm only using 1 vacation day for a 3 day weekend.
I only need 4691 more miles. Which is 389 miles short of a trip to Cancun from SAN.
I know Silver benefits are measly but I guess you have to start some where.
May 31, 2013, 11:24 am
#107
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Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
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May 31, 2013, 11:54 am
#108
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: EWR
Programs: Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 161
May 31, 2013, 12:29 pm
#109
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SAN
Posts: 123
Thanks! I'm planning to hit 1K in 4 years. Any tips? I calculated that the most I have to travel in a year is 57143 from Platinum to 1K.
May 31, 2013, 1:10 pm
#110
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LIS/ATL/other
Programs: UA 1K, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Plat, Marriott Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 1,983
Who knows what the qualification requirements for 1K will be in 4 years, or even if 1K will be a status level in MP? It's nice to plan ahead, but plan for unforeseen detours.
May 31, 2013, 1:54 pm
#111
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
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Posts: 2,124
May 31, 2013, 5:25 pm
#112
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 609
Silver does not really make much of a difference on UA, applying a co-branded credit card could be a more economical way than MR. I would suggest save up the out-of-pocket expense for MR in another year to reach Gold or above. But if you truly enjoy or addict to the flying experience, then all bets are off - just do whatever you want and can afford
May 31, 2013, 6:02 pm
#113
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I'm going to philly for labor day weekend. It is more of a nice vacation for me without using any vacaction days.
I also booked SAN-ORD-IAD-BOS-EWR-SAN for my birthday at 4.6cpm. I'm only using 1 vacation day for a 3 day weekend.
I only need 4691 more miles. Which is 389 miles short of a trip to Cancun from SAN.
I know Silver benefits are measly but I guess you have to start some where.
I also booked SAN-ORD-IAD-BOS-EWR-SAN for my birthday at 4.6cpm. I'm only using 1 vacation day for a 3 day weekend.
I only need 4691 more miles. Which is 389 miles short of a trip to Cancun from SAN.
I know Silver benefits are measly but I guess you have to start some where.
If you're trying to get over the hump by flying to CUN. See what you can do to grab a more complicated routing. According to Great Circle Mapper, you'd get 4228 miles flying SAN-IAH-CUN-IAH-SAN but if you added a DEN segment each direction (SAN-DEN-IAH-CUN-IAH-DEN-SAN), you could get 5051 miles for the trip. If you can route this way in the same fare bucket, you'd only pay a slight bit more in segment fees.
Jun 1, 2013, 10:39 am
#114
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: LAS
Posts: 184
Deal to LAS is back:
United: Philadelphia Las Vegas (and vice versa) $199. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
Fare Availability: Valid for travel from August December.
Routing: ZFV EWR (Newark) LAS (Las Vegas) EWR ZFV
Mileage: 4,600 miles or 4.3 cents per mile
Via http://www.theflightdeal.com/2013/05...ing-all-taxes/
United: Philadelphia Las Vegas (and vice versa) $199. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
Fare Availability: Valid for travel from August December.
Routing: ZFV EWR (Newark) LAS (Las Vegas) EWR ZFV
Mileage: 4,600 miles or 4.3 cents per mile
Via http://www.theflightdeal.com/2013/05...ing-all-taxes/
Jun 2, 2013, 6:18 am
#115
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SFO
Programs: AA Plat, IHG Plat, HH Diamond, Hyatt Plat, Hertz Gold
Posts: 1,933
the fact that you're throwing out the 57143 number suggests to me that you're counting on the elite bonuses to count towards your qualifying. They only count for redeemable miles, not for qualifying miles. If you want to earn 1k, you have to fly 100,000 miles (or 120 segments) barring bonus eqm from higher fare classes or a promo.
Jun 2, 2013, 6:52 am
#116
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NY
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Posts: 4,026
the fact that you're throwing out the 57143 number suggests to me that you're counting on the elite bonuses to count towards your qualifying. They only count for redeemable miles, not for qualifying miles. If you want to earn 1k, you have to fly 100,000 miles (or 120 segments) barring bonus eqm from higher fare classes or a promo.
Come on UA bring this fare back one more time, I have friends in SAN that want to come to the east coast for cheap
Jun 2, 2013, 2:03 pm
#117
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5
EWR-ZFV Connection Question
This is my first post...
And I will be using the EWR-PHL connection for the very first time too..
Can anyone advise exactly the point-to-point process in exiting EWR, taking the Airtrain and then how/where to connect with Amtrak into ZFV?
(Just wondering if one needs to to first go to Penn Station to make the Amtrak connection?)
Many Thanks!
And I will be using the EWR-PHL connection for the very first time too..
Can anyone advise exactly the point-to-point process in exiting EWR, taking the Airtrain and then how/where to connect with Amtrak into ZFV?
(Just wondering if one needs to to first go to Penn Station to make the Amtrak connection?)
Many Thanks!
Jun 2, 2013, 3:04 pm
#118
Join Date: May 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: UA Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 15
This is my first post...
And I will be using the EWR-PHL connection for the very first time too..
Can anyone advise exactly the point-to-point process in exiting EWR, taking the Airtrain and then how/where to connect with Amtrak into ZFV?
(Just wondering if one needs to to first go to Penn Station to make the Amtrak connection?)
Many Thanks!
And I will be using the EWR-PHL connection for the very first time too..
Can anyone advise exactly the point-to-point process in exiting EWR, taking the Airtrain and then how/where to connect with Amtrak into ZFV?
(Just wondering if one needs to to first go to Penn Station to make the Amtrak connection?)
Many Thanks!
Jun 2, 2013, 6:08 pm
#120
Join Date: May 2009
Location: PHL
Posts: 2,842
Generally it is no more than 10-15 minutes from the Security Checkpoint area of Terminal C to the EWR Amtrak station platforms.
Sometimes they do maintenance on the monorail at off peak hours but that is typically 11pm-6am.
Sitting at 30k eqms this year and the only likely trip currently planned is a ~18k eqm trip to Asia I should have bit on this one last week. I have to admit part of me wanted to wait for another EWR-HNL ~$450 deal to come around but I think I'll have to buy a few of these if they come back
Sometimes they do maintenance on the monorail at off peak hours but that is typically 11pm-6am.
Sitting at 30k eqms this year and the only likely trip currently planned is a ~18k eqm trip to Asia I should have bit on this one last week. I have to admit part of me wanted to wait for another EWR-HNL ~$450 deal to come around but I think I'll have to buy a few of these if they come back
Last edited by nova08; Jun 2, 2013 at 6:14 pm