Dec 27, 2016, 5:57 pm
Last edit by: Pat89339
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Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
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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
Sep 13, 2018, 8:23 am
#1771
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
And with that budget. You could potentially get it by doing cross country in business with long routing but that will be more like $2+k
Sep 13, 2018, 9:19 am
#1772
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Paradise
Posts: 1,617
I have more than 1 day. Those days are just when I can start the trip. Doing 2 runs to BQN for $840 would get me the needed mileage already on the 15 & 17th Nov.
Sep 13, 2018, 9:25 am
#1773
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
Posts: 1,272
DCA-BQN-DCA in economy ( I assume that the $420 price you posted for that trip is in economy, at least) is only 3046 PQM (assuming nonstop flight). If you do that twice, you won't even be halfway to your 15k PQM that you need. Or are you saying that there's a $840 trip in business that you would do twice? That would give you 12k PQM (assuming nonstop flight), which is much closer to 15k PQM...
Sep 13, 2018, 9:35 am
#1774
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Paradise
Posts: 1,617
DCA-BQN-DCA in economy ( I assume that the $420 price you posted for that trip is in economy, at least) is only 3046 PQM (assuming nonstop flight). If you do that twice, you won't even be halfway to your 15k PQM that you need. Or are you saying that there's a $840 trip in business that you would do twice? That would give you 12k PQM (assuming nonstop flight), which is much closer to 15k PQM...
Sep 14, 2018, 8:32 am
#1775
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 138
Sep 14, 2018, 9:55 am
#1776
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott/SPG Gold
Posts: 12
Departure Airport: SFO
Miles Needed: 6,320
Required Spend or Budget: Spend Met, Budget $300-400
Available Travel Dates: Oct 13-14, Oct 20-21, Nov 15-16, Nov 21-26, Dec 1-2, Dec 8-9 (Thanksgiving and Weekends)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare a-okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO-SIN/BKK/NRT/MNL/REK/SGN
Already on the road for a lot of the rest of the year - same day turns preferred.
Miles Needed: 6,320
Required Spend or Budget: Spend Met, Budget $300-400
Available Travel Dates: Oct 13-14, Oct 20-21, Nov 15-16, Nov 21-26, Dec 1-2, Dec 8-9 (Thanksgiving and Weekends)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare a-okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO-SIN/BKK/NRT/MNL/REK/SGN
Already on the road for a lot of the rest of the year - same day turns preferred.
Sep 14, 2018, 10:16 am
#1777
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
Posts: 1,272
Departure Airport: SFO
Miles Needed: 6,320
Required Spend or Budget: Spend Met, Budget $300-400
Available Travel Dates: Oct 13-14, Oct 20-21, Nov 15-16, Nov 21-26, Dec 1-2, Dec 8-9 (Thanksgiving and Weekends)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare a-okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO-SIN/BKK/NRT/MNL/REK/SGN
Already on the road for a lot of the rest of the year - same day turns preferred.
Miles Needed: 6,320
Required Spend or Budget: Spend Met, Budget $300-400
Available Travel Dates: Oct 13-14, Oct 20-21, Nov 15-16, Nov 21-26, Dec 1-2, Dec 8-9 (Thanksgiving and Weekends)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshare a-okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO-SIN/BKK/NRT/MNL/REK/SGN
Already on the road for a lot of the rest of the year - same day turns preferred.
SFO-BQN, 8300PQM, $338
Sat Dec 1: SFO-EWR-BQN
1 hr turn in BQN
Sun Dec 2: BQN-EWR-SFO
https://goo.gl/flights/jWC4U
Sep 14, 2018, 10:38 am
#1778
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
Amazing find!! May do this in 2 weekends on Sep 28/29 or Day after. Found it for $396! But a brutal day with quick turnaround of 70 mins in BQN. Also found it for $450 with 25 hours in BQN. Anyone stay there after hurricanes?
Sep 14, 2018, 11:24 am
#1779
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
How many RPUs would it take for the LGA-IAH-EWR-BQN and back? Just 2?
Sep 14, 2018, 2:01 pm
#1780
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 138
The turnaround in BQN is the same plane so you can't miss the return flight to the mainland. I got my 8,800 PQMs for $345 on 23-24 Oct. I have LGA-IAH-EWR-BQN-EWR-IAH-LGA. Outside of the turnaround in BQN I have at least 1:45 mins for every layover so I am optimistic of no missed flight issues.
Sep 14, 2018, 4:26 pm
#1781
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
The turnaround in BQN is the same plane so you can't miss the return flight to the mainland. I got my 8,800 PQMs for $345 on 23-24 Oct. I have LGA-IAH-EWR-BQN-EWR-IAH-LGA. Outside of the turnaround in BQN I have at least 1:45 mins for every layover so I am optimistic of no missed flight issues.
Sep 14, 2018, 6:17 pm
#1782
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 138
I am a lowly silver (doing this to get gold). The only routes I can possibly expect an upgrade is the two BQN legs. Right now first is empty and the back half is empty as well.
Sep 14, 2018, 10:17 pm
#1783
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
Just plucked trigger on flights. Going on Sun 30th and spending 25 hours there and flying back Mon night/Tue morning. $401. Required 3 RPUs weirdly. Right now lot of open seats in first so fingers crossed. Did get upgrades on the flight to/from BQN
Sep 15, 2018, 1:22 pm
#1784
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott/SPG Gold
Posts: 12
How's this?
SFO-BQN, 8300PQM, $338
Sat Dec 1: SFO-EWR-BQN
1 hr turn in BQN
Sun Dec 2: BQN-EWR-SFO
https://goo.gl/flights/jWC4U
SFO-BQN, 8300PQM, $338
Sat Dec 1: SFO-EWR-BQN
1 hr turn in BQN
Sun Dec 2: BQN-EWR-SFO
https://goo.gl/flights/jWC4U
Sep 15, 2018, 1:23 pm
#1785
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: UA
Posts: 9
>5K UA MR from TLV?
I need about 5K miles to maintain UA status for next year, flying from TLV. Would someone please suggest some tips for a MR from TLV? My only idea until now was just to book a regular trip to Europe on a partner airline, but I am curious to see if people have done MRs from TLV for credit on UA.
