motoridersd

Hmm, I can find some DEN - TPE trips that would get you 14k for $692, and one DEN - SJU trip that would get you 6400 for $390. Both on weekends. SJU is $280 on weekdays. I'm sure others can find better results.

DEN - TPE

https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...121*.USD.69121

DEN - SJU

https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...980*.USD.38980

benblaney

Departure Airport: ROC
Miles Needed: any
Required Spend or Budget: Have $500 in credit expiring 1 September. Must book by then
Available Travel Dates: This year, week days preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA preferred
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Random selection of cities and dates

I have $500 of credit expiring in a couple of days, so I need to book something. Curious how far I could get for $500. If I get to spend a night somewhere cool, that's a bonus.

Kmxu

You have 30-day grace period after expiration date. So, take your time and book a trip that you really want to go. Good luck.

benblaney

Well, good to know! Suspect I might just be back here in 29 days having been unable to find anything in the interim!

intransittx

Kmxu

Have you thought about the same-day changes (free for Premier Gold/Platinum/1K) to increase your PQMs for your remaining trips? For example, if you fly IAH-ORD, you can change it to IAH-IAD-ORD or IAH-DEN-ORD. You only need to do this 7 times to get the PQMs needed. It will cost you more time than a single shot mileage run, but it won't cost any cash to purchase a new ticket.

ozymandias24

Hello All,

I am keen to hit Star Alliance Gold ASAP. I currently have no Star Alliance status. I will be doing a status match from my Shangri-La Golden Circle - Jade membership to Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer, which gets me to KrisFlyer Silver. This means I only have to take three Singapore Airlines or SilkAir flights within four months of my status match. They can be in any booking class except G (group bookings) (three different legs or, put another way, three different flight numbers). However, my departure airports might make things complicated!

Departure Airport: LHR or any London airport or TNR or JNB!
Miles Needed: N/A - I just need three flights.
Required Spend or Budget: The cheaper the better (although I would be happy to splash out out Business for the right price).
Available Travel Dates: 16 December 2018 to 5 January 2019 or 30 July 2019 onwards.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: SQ only
Route(s) You've Already Searched: None, I have no idea where to start.

justdorkin

here is a same day turn

Sat, Dec 01, 2018
IAH - LIH
6:40 am - 4:58 pm
3,935 PQM

Sat, Dec 01, 2018
LIH - IAH
6:29 pm - 1:08 pm
4,033 PQM

Fare $396.40

justdorkin

18 DECEMBER
LHR-SIN-KUL

return 23 DECEMBER
KUL-SIN-KUL

3 out of the 4 legs are Singapore air and the other is silk

GBP 899 .91

sportsnj

Departure Airport: NYC
Miles Needed: 40K - One Flight Business or Better if possible (or get as close to 40K as possible in one flight)
Required Spend or Budget: $2800
Available Travel Dates: Weekends through 2019. Prefer Friday to Sunday, or Thurs to Sat or Friday to Saturday.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA Preferred or Airline that gives you more PQM than actually flown (if that exists.
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Mostly Asia

Hi, I am looking to do a mileage run that gets me as close to 40K miles with one trip. I have posted before but wanted to ask for help to find any business class flights or better that I can take one weekend and get the most miles possible. I am trying to spend $2500 but willing to go little higher. Also I am happy to fly economy on UA to any location in the US or CAN to take a longer flight internationally. However I know that going business or better will give me more miles than if I flew economy. I am already Gold Status with United. PQD have been achieved and only need PQM at this point. Is there any flight over the weekend in business class or better that I could get close to 40K miles or at least over 33K miles. I will apply for China Visa if needed.

Ophelia

I don't know how this quite works. I think with my current planned travel, I'll be ~10k short of 1k this year. (I'm seriously regretting the $1k buy up on my last trip...)

Departure Airport - ORD
Required miles - 10k
Required spend - PDQ is met, so lowest
Available Travel Dates - most weekends through the end of the year, except weekend of 10/13 - could probably work a weekday 2-3 days off most dates as well.

Kmxu

If you do not care of buying a basic economy ticket, ROC-SAN for one night (or immediate turn) and $288.
https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...760*.USD.28760

San Juan, PR in February should be fun and escape the winter in NY, for $276. Good luck.

https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...580*.USD.27580

Kmxu

Here is a possibility, LGA-YYZ-HKG-TPE-YVR-YYZ-LGA for $2751 on Air Canada (2x distance) and Eva Airways (1.25 x distance, HKG-TPE). The PQM should be about 34K miles. https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...41*.USD.275041
Good luck (it is tough to pull the trigger if I am in your shoes!).

Kmxu

ORD-TPE for about $606, with a lot of PQMs that you need.
https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...;sp:.USD.60521

sportsnj

Thanks so much for this, it would be crazy trip. I wish I could leave Friday but then again I asked for it. When you say tough to pull trigger, is that due to?