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For each request, please include the following information:
Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
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:
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?
For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
There are many good fares to China (PEK or PVG). If you have a Chinese visa, these options will be provided.
If your requested PQM is in a few thousand, please give a more accurate amount. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
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:
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?
For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
There are many good fares to China (PEK or PVG). If you have a Chinese visa, these options will be provided.
If your requested PQM is in a few thousand, please give a more accurate amount. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
UA/Star Alliance: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Jun 1, 2018, 1:24 pm
#1561
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5
$700 UA Credit
Hi, I have a $711.76 UA credit I need to buy by August. Any suggestions for the best mileage deal from COS/DEN. TIA
Jun 1, 2018, 4:08 pm
#1562
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
All are feasible and some are less feasible. What is your primary priority/objective? Secondary?
David
Jun 4, 2018, 6:38 pm
#1563
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: UA, SPG
Posts: 9
UA Mileage runs July 21 - Aug 6 >3cpm from LAX
If I have up to 3 days for a mileage run out of LAX with $1,000 limit, what do you recommend? Or, is summer not a good time to find these deals and I need to wait until September?
Dates are flexible.
Dates are flexible.
Jun 5, 2018, 12:09 pm
#1564
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 2
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: Looking to bolt on miles to a run to the UK
Required Spend or Budget: Under $2000
Available Travel Dates: Sept/Oct/Nov 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Ok, but must be PQM
Routes searched: IAH > SEA > EWR > LHR > IAH
I need to spend 3 or 4 days in the UK later this year. Interested in bolting on a few legs to make the most of the trip. I can use any UK airport, but need to depart/return to IAH.
Miles Needed: Looking to bolt on miles to a run to the UK
Required Spend or Budget: Under $2000
Available Travel Dates: Sept/Oct/Nov 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Ok, but must be PQM
Routes searched: IAH > SEA > EWR > LHR > IAH
I need to spend 3 or 4 days in the UK later this year. Interested in bolting on a few legs to make the most of the trip. I can use any UK airport, but need to depart/return to IAH.
Jun 6, 2018, 3:51 am
#1565
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 18
10726 miles to credit to TG
Departure Airport: BHX/LHR/MAN
Miles Needed: 10726 when credited to TG
Required Spend or Budget: Lowest cost
Available Travel Dates: All except (17th August to 10th September) and before 10th October
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TG LHR/BKK in Q, BR LHR/BKK in T
Thanks!
Miles Needed: 10726 when credited to TG
Required Spend or Budget: Lowest cost
Available Travel Dates: All except (17th August to 10th September) and before 10th October
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TG LHR/BKK in Q, BR LHR/BKK in T
Thanks!
Jun 11, 2018, 7:11 am
#1566
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
Summer is typically not a great MR time. Also, to clarify, you are looking for under 3cpm???
Jun 25, 2018, 12:03 pm
#1567
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: Mileage+
Posts: 6
UA LAS - ? MR in next 10 days
Departure Airport: LAS
Miles Needed: As many as possible
Required Spend or Budget: Lowest cost
Available Travel Dates: Now - 4th July
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: LAS-HKG , LAS-FLL
I'm on vacation in Vegas until July 4th, and kind of bored. So I thought I have time for a MR - but flights out of Vegas seem to be expensive no matter where...
Miles Needed: As many as possible
Required Spend or Budget: Lowest cost
Available Travel Dates: Now - 4th July
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: LAS-HKG , LAS-FLL
I'm on vacation in Vegas until July 4th, and kind of bored. So I thought I have time for a MR - but flights out of Vegas seem to be expensive no matter where...
Jun 25, 2018, 12:59 pm
#1568
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: HNL & SFO
Programs: UA MM/Gold
Posts: 292
This doesn't qualify as low cost, but it fits your other two criteria of many miles and available now from LAS:
UA/DL J - LAS-PEK - from $2245
UA/DL J - LAS-PEK - from $2245
Jun 25, 2018, 9:03 pm
#1569
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: AA PPro, TP Gold, UA Silver, Bonvoy/Hilton Gold, Global Entry
Posts: 296
Departure Airport: TYO (~Aug) WAS (Sep~Nov)
Miles Needed: 5000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: As cheaply as possible, up to $350
Available Travel Dates: Weekends (ex TYO/WAS), if ex WAS, preferably 10/6 - 10/9, or Thanksgiving
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TYO-GUM, TYO-HKG, TYO-SIN, IAD-LAX/SFO
Plans to travel to Europe this summer fell through, so I'll be 5000 PQM short of 1K before I next fly TPAC out of the US. The cheapest I've found is $178 for IAD-SFO-SLC-DEN-IAD, with a couple of 45 minute layovers thrown in between. The number of options is making it hard for me to figure out where to start - hoping others with experience can suggest possible routings to maximize efficiency.
An international itinerary if out of Japan would be an added bonus, so that I could do some duty free shopping before I fly.
Thanks in advance for any input!
If out
Miles Needed: 5000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: As cheaply as possible, up to $350
Available Travel Dates: Weekends (ex TYO/WAS), if ex WAS, preferably 10/6 - 10/9, or Thanksgiving
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TYO-GUM, TYO-HKG, TYO-SIN, IAD-LAX/SFO
Plans to travel to Europe this summer fell through, so I'll be 5000 PQM short of 1K before I next fly TPAC out of the US. The cheapest I've found is $178 for IAD-SFO-SLC-DEN-IAD, with a couple of 45 minute layovers thrown in between. The number of options is making it hard for me to figure out where to start - hoping others with experience can suggest possible routings to maximize efficiency.
An international itinerary if out of Japan would be an added bonus, so that I could do some duty free shopping before I fly.
Thanks in advance for any input!
If out
Jun 27, 2018, 5:58 am
#1570
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 2
10000 before September
Solved but don't know how to delete post
Last edited by chl1; Jun 27, 2018 at 6:06 am
Jul 2, 2018, 9:00 am
#1571
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
Departure Airport: TYO (~Aug) WAS (Sep~Nov)
Miles Needed: 5000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: As cheaply as possible, up to $350
Available Travel Dates: Weekends (ex TYO/WAS), if ex WAS, preferably 10/6 - 10/9, or Thanksgiving
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TYO-GUM, TYO-HKG, TYO-SIN, IAD-LAX/SFO
Plans to travel to Europe this summer fell through, so I'll be 5000 PQM short of 1K before I next fly TPAC out of the US. The cheapest I've found is $178 for IAD-SFO-SLC-DEN-IAD, with a couple of 45 minute layovers thrown in between. The number of options is making it hard for me to figure out where to start - hoping others with experience can suggest possible routings to maximize efficiency.
An international itinerary if out of Japan would be an added bonus, so that I could do some duty free shopping before I fly.
Thanks in advance for any input!
If out
Miles Needed: 5000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: As cheaply as possible, up to $350
Available Travel Dates: Weekends (ex TYO/WAS), if ex WAS, preferably 10/6 - 10/9, or Thanksgiving
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TYO-GUM, TYO-HKG, TYO-SIN, IAD-LAX/SFO
Plans to travel to Europe this summer fell through, so I'll be 5000 PQM short of 1K before I next fly TPAC out of the US. The cheapest I've found is $178 for IAD-SFO-SLC-DEN-IAD, with a couple of 45 minute layovers thrown in between. The number of options is making it hard for me to figure out where to start - hoping others with experience can suggest possible routings to maximize efficiency.
An international itinerary if out of Japan would be an added bonus, so that I could do some duty free shopping before I fly.
Thanks in advance for any input!
If out
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=D...800*.USD.36800
Jul 6, 2018, 5:26 am
#1572
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 24
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: Low Cost if possible.
Available Travel Dates: Weekends in Oct, Nov, Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares: United Airlines
I am looking at all my travel this year and I should be about 80K by the end of the year, so I would like to get those last 20K if possible for 1K on United. Just trying to see what I could possibly the last 3 months of the year. I really need to try and keep these to weekends though. Thanks in advance!
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: Low Cost if possible.
Available Travel Dates: Weekends in Oct, Nov, Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares: United Airlines
I am looking at all my travel this year and I should be about 80K by the end of the year, so I would like to get those last 20K if possible for 1K on United. Just trying to see what I could possibly the last 3 months of the year. I really need to try and keep these to weekends though. Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Starfighter202; Jul 6, 2018 at 5:27 am Reason: Some grammar
Jul 6, 2018, 8:12 am
#1573
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Hyatt, IHG Plat, Delta Diamond, ANA Plat, Best Western Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 22
UA 12,500 PQM Needed
Departure Airport: NYC
Miles Needed: UA 12,500 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: Least Possible
Available Travel Dates: July, August or September, 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: No Code-Share
Route(s) You've Already Searched: NYC/SFO, NYC/CUN, NYC/LON
Miles Needed: UA 12,500 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: Least Possible
Available Travel Dates: July, August or September, 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: No Code-Share
Route(s) You've Already Searched: NYC/SFO, NYC/CUN, NYC/LON
Jul 6, 2018, 2:26 pm
#1574
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
Posts: 1,272
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: Low Cost if possible.
Available Travel Dates: Weekends in Oct, Nov, Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares: United Airlines
I am looking at all my travel this year and I should be about 80K by the end of the year, so I would like to get those last 20K if possible for 1K on United. Just trying to see what I could possibly the last 3 months of the year. I really need to try and keep these to weekends though. Thanks in advance!
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: Low Cost if possible.
Available Travel Dates: Weekends in Oct, Nov, Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares: United Airlines
I am looking at all my travel this year and I should be about 80K by the end of the year, so I would like to get those last 20K if possible for 1K on United. Just trying to see what I could possibly the last 3 months of the year. I really need to try and keep these to weekends though. Thanks in advance!
- Are you really only looking for flights on UA, or anything that will earn PQM? Codeshares are not okay?
- Have you satisfied the PQD requirement for 1K?
- What does "low cost" mean to you? That's a very subjective concept.
Jul 6, 2018, 2:29 pm
#1575
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: IAH - Houston, EWR
Programs: Hilton Diamond, United Premier 1K, Marriott/SPG Gold, TSA PreCheck, Global Entry
Posts: 5
Mileage Run from IAH or AUS - HELP PLEASE
Departure Airport: AUS
Miles Needed: 7500
Required Spend or Budget: Under $850, pref less for multiple runs - Ideally looking to add in extra 20,000 miles
Available Travel Dates: July 27-30, Aug 10-13, Aug 2-5 - open to Fri-Monday throughout the end of the year
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA an any airline earning PQMs for United miles
My job doesn't have me traveling as much, so I need to add in some mileage runs for extra PQMs and miles to ensure I hit my 1K status this year also. I don't mind staying a night somewhere if it's a cool city to visit. Open to shorter runs in business class as well.
Miles Needed: 7500
Required Spend or Budget: Under $850, pref less for multiple runs - Ideally looking to add in extra 20,000 miles
Available Travel Dates: July 27-30, Aug 10-13, Aug 2-5 - open to Fri-Monday throughout the end of the year
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA an any airline earning PQMs for United miles
My job doesn't have me traveling as much, so I need to add in some mileage runs for extra PQMs and miles to ensure I hit my 1K status this year also. I don't mind staying a night somewhere if it's a cool city to visit. Open to shorter runs in business class as well.
Last edited by kriskkat; Jul 8, 2018 at 4:49 pm