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For each request, please include the following information:

Departure Airport:
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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:
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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

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Sep 16, 2018, 6:16 pm

#1786

ft1984

formerly skyccord

Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: NYC

Programs: United Premier Platinum, Hertz President Circle, Marriott/SPG Premier Plat Elite, Avis Preferred

Posts: 269

Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 264
Required Spend or Budget: $150
Available Travel Dates: Wide open
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA/AC
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
EWR-> YUL, EWR->ATL

THinking of a situation where i pay one way and do award travel for another leg. I know it's hard to find a good deal but I'm not trying to do a big mileage run for this. After i get these I plan on doing award travel for the remainder of the year.

Sep 16, 2018, 7:04 pm

#1787

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyccord

How about this? It's $163, but it's round trip, so you wouldn't have to use miles...
UA $163 EWR-MCO-EWR on Oct 2
https://goo.gl/flights/n23YP

Sep 16, 2018, 8:09 pm

#1788

secretalcoholic

Join Date: Aug 2018

Programs: SkyPesos -> MVP Gold 100K

Posts: 680

Hi Folks, been doing tons of domestic flights on AC metal often on last minute full fare. Most of these flights are short haul so I just need to satisfy PQS and the minimum 4 UA segment requirement (need 3!)

Looking to do a same day RT if possible.

Departure Airport: YYZ
Miles Needed: N/A, 3 PQS needed
Required Spend or Budget: $400 below
Available Travel Dates: Anytime in November/December
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA and codeshare ok.
Route(s) You've Already Searched: YYZ-ORD-EWR, YYZ-EWR, YYZ-SFO-TPE.

Much appreciated!

Sep 16, 2018, 9:01 pm

#1789

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by secretalcoholic

I just picked a random date (Nov 6), and I see plenty of options on Google Flights. Try THIS LINK and see if anything there works for you. You can change the dates easily, etc.

Here is an example: YYZ-ORD-BNA-ORD-YYZ (all on UA) $229

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Last edited by mpiotrow; Sep 16, 2018 at 9:07 pm Reason: Added additional info...

Sep 17, 2018, 5:31 am

#1790

secretalcoholic

Join Date: Aug 2018

Programs: SkyPesos -> MVP Gold 100K

Posts: 680

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpiotrow

Booked!!! THANK YOU!!

That's what I love about FL

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Sep 17, 2018, 7:21 am

#1791

anandrag

Join Date: Aug 2001

Location: NY

Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold

Posts: 2,708

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellowjj

Actual routing is DCA-IAH-EWR-BQN-EWR-IAH-DCA in economy. So over 8,000 miles for one trip.

Anyone do this yet?

Sep 17, 2018, 9:32 am

#1792

ft1984

formerly skyccord

Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: NYC

Programs: United Premier Platinum, Hertz President Circle, Marriott/SPG Premier Plat Elite, Avis Preferred

Posts: 269

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpiotrow

How about this? It's $163, but it's round trip, so you wouldn't have to use miles...
UA $163 EWR-MCO-EWR on Oct 2
https://goo.gl/flights/n23YP

It's $171 basic economy but $221 standard fare. Need standard fare. Basic economy tickets don't count towards status/pqms. Thanks though.

Sep 17, 2018, 9:42 am

#1793

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyccord

It's $171 basic economy but $221 standard fare. Need standard fare. Basic economy tickets don't count towards status/pqms. Thanks though.

Weird...I thought I made sure to search for "Overhead bin access included" (which would not return BE fares). Back to the drawing board! Sorry!

Here's an option for $185:
EWR-SYR-EWR on Oct 13
https://goo.gl/flights/Uu7yw

Last edited by mpiotrow; Sep 17, 2018 at 9:56 am Reason: Added additional info...

Sep 17, 2018, 10:53 am

#1794

ft1984

formerly skyccord

Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: NYC

Programs: United Premier Platinum, Hertz President Circle, Marriott/SPG Premier Plat Elite, Avis Preferred

Posts: 269

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpiotrow

So Google flights is weird even if you select that its shows the pricing with BE fares.

I think i'm just giong to head to Montreal for a weekend in October and catch the fall foliage. Didn't get to France this summer like I wanted to so it'll have to do.

Sep 17, 2018, 10:58 am

#1795

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyccord

The $185 fare above is not BE. I clicked through to the UA website, and it shows that I'd get 500PQM each way for this trip (actual PQM is 194, but 500 is minimum for premier, of course).

Sep 17, 2018, 11:44 am

#1796

arik.kayam

Join Date: Sep 2018

Posts: 2

Mileage Run Help

Departure Airport: JFK, LGA, EWR
Miles Needed:12,000
Required Spend or Budget: $500 - $1,500
Available Travel Dates: Anytime in the next 6 months
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA, Star Alliance

Sep 17, 2018, 2:48 pm

#1797

ft1984

formerly skyccord

Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: NYC

Programs: United Premier Platinum, Hertz President Circle, Marriott/SPG Premier Plat Elite, Avis Preferred

Posts: 269

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpiotrow

The $185 fare above is not BE. I clicked through to the UA website, and it shows that I'd get 500PQM each way for this trip (actual PQM is 194, but 500 is minimum for premier, of course).

I know that. I meant that for the previous fare. For another $15 I can go to Montreal so I'm just going to do that. Fly AC one way and fly Porter on the return. Thanks for your help.

Sep 18, 2018, 7:24 am

#1798

standby1995

Join Date: Jul 2018

Posts: 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by arik.kayam

Departure Airport: JFK, LGA, EWR
Miles Needed:12,000
Required Spend or Budget: $500 - $1,500
Available Travel Dates: Anytime in the next 6 months
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA, Star Alliance

Lot of cheap UA flight to Europe this fall, I'd check from EWR to SEA to AMS, LHR, CDG, etc. round rtrip, this would hit your 12K miles and likely cost $600-$800

Sep 18, 2018, 7:29 am

#1799

anandrag

Join Date: Aug 2001

Location: NY

Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold

Posts: 2,708

Quote:

Originally Posted by standby1995

Lot of cheap UA flight to Europe this fall, I'd check from EWR to SEA to AMS, LHR, CDG, etc. round rtrip, this would hit your 12K miles and likely cost $600-$800

To Western Europe from EWR is typically around 4K each way so won’t hit 12k unless you can go long way via IAH or so

Sep 18, 2018, 7:34 am

#1800

standby1995

Join Date: Jul 2018

Posts: 21

Note the EWR to SEA leg, this adds the needed mileage and SEA is one of the cheaper destinations I've seen flights out of recently