UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Nov 7, 2016, 11:24 pm
#346
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: United
Posts: 2
First time to register for this forum--United Gold is my goal this year, many thanks 
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 8785
Required Spend or Budget: Depends
Available Travel Dates: 11/20 - 12/31--I can do any week
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 8785
Required Spend or Budget: Depends
Available Travel Dates: 11/20 - 12/31--I can do any week
Last edited by amielamie; Nov 8, 2016 at 7:29 am
Nov 8, 2016, 6:27 am
#347
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
from DCA for $302
I went to POS before. It is no fun to stay at the airport overnight. It is also not safe to go to town. If one really wants to go to POS, one can take a more expensive itinerary to spend the night on a plane. For example, IAD-BDL-ORD-EWR-POS-IAH-IAD is $380 for about 8000 miles. (searching IAD-ORD, 12/10, ORD-SJU, 12/10, SJU-IAD, 12/11) Good luck.
Nov 8, 2016, 6:38 am
#348
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2,494
On behalf of Mrs Sofasurfer, who has all her requirements met apart from setting foot on UA metal this year(!)
Departure Airport: YYZ, BUF
Segments Needed: 4
Required Spend or Budget: $250-300 (as little as possible, basically)
Available Travel Dates: Ideally weekends, but could do Fri 11th - Tue 14th Nov inclusive as well.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA metal needed
I think that long weekend could also be parlayed in to a mini-vacation with Little Miss Sofasurfer. I've been looking at trying to get them to visit her parents in Florida, but it's not looking that great a deal on UA right now...
Miles aren't the key thing here, just the segments - in fact, I think she'd prefer the shortest amount of flying possible, as she just got back from ICN at the weekend...
Departure Airport: YYZ, BUF
Segments Needed: 4
Required Spend or Budget: $250-300 (as little as possible, basically)
Available Travel Dates: Ideally weekends, but could do Fri 11th - Tue 14th Nov inclusive as well.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA metal needed
I think that long weekend could also be parlayed in to a mini-vacation with Little Miss Sofasurfer. I've been looking at trying to get them to visit her parents in Florida, but it's not looking that great a deal on UA right now...
Miles aren't the key thing here, just the segments - in fact, I think she'd prefer the shortest amount of flying possible, as she just got back from ICN at the weekend...
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...2;r=2016-12-04
Nov 8, 2016, 8:30 am
#349
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...BOS0UA352;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...BOS0UA352;a=UA
Nov 8, 2016, 11:44 am
#350
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YHM (BUF/YYZ/YTZ in practice, formerly LHR)
Programs: rapidly diminishing
Posts: 974
Quebec city with a stop in YUL on the way. Wonderful city for a weekend vacation.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...2;r=2016-12-04
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...2;r=2016-12-04
Nov 8, 2016, 12:04 pm
#351
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: United, American, Delta
Posts: 1
United from DEN - need 740
Need 740 on United by year end...
Departure city DEN
Open to suggestions!
Departure city DEN
Open to suggestions!
Nov 8, 2016, 1:42 pm
#352
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: United
Posts: 2
Two day trips to the west coast will do it, examples below.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...BOS0UA352;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...BOS0UA352;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...BOS0UA352;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...BOS0UA352;a=UA
Nov 8, 2016, 3:55 pm
#353
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Here are some samples -
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...a=UA;eo=e;mc=m
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-05;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...1147;a=UA;eo=e
You can experiment with google.com/flights and put in the cities that you are interested in visiting to see what you can find, or look at the map.
Nov 8, 2016, 6:11 pm
#354
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 4
Thanks in advance! Right now, I'm a bit short on my requirement to make it to Silver in 2016. I need either ~8000 more qualifying miles, or 10 qualifying segments. What would be the easiest / cheapest way to get these?
Departure Airport: NYC (JFK, Newark, or LGA all works)
Miles Needed: Either ~8000 miles or 10 qualifying segments
Required Spend or Budget: No requirement
Available Travel Dates: Only on weekends, before the end of 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Not sure what this means but I'll make it work!
Departure Airport: NYC (JFK, Newark, or LGA all works)
Miles Needed: Either ~8000 miles or 10 qualifying segments
Required Spend or Budget: No requirement
Available Travel Dates: Only on weekends, before the end of 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Not sure what this means but I'll make it work!
Nov 8, 2016, 11:13 pm
#355
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: StarAlliance
Posts: 2
DEN-ORD-EWR-BQN-EWR-DEN out 11/25 return 11/26 is $652, 6381 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-11-26;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-11-26;a=UA
Nov 9, 2016, 9:22 am
#356
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
never mind...
Last edited by jbeckett; Nov 9, 2016 at 10:01 am
Nov 9, 2016, 10:45 am
#358
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Departure Airport: NYC (JFK, Newark, or LGA all works)
Miles Needed: Either ~8000 miles or 10 qualifying segments
Required Spend or Budget: No requirement
Available Travel Dates: Only on weekends, before the end of 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Not sure what this means but I'll make it work!
Miles Needed: Either ~8000 miles or 10 qualifying segments
Required Spend or Budget: No requirement
Available Travel Dates: Only on weekends, before the end of 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Not sure what this means but I'll make it work!
EWR-SFO-EWR day trip 12/10 is $261, 5130 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...EWR0UA779;a=UA
Nov 9, 2016, 12:56 pm
#359
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 4
Departure Airport: DEN
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: <$1000
Available Travel Dates: 12/16-12/24
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA required
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: <$1000
Available Travel Dates: 12/16-12/24
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA required
Nov 9, 2016, 1:32 pm
#360
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...5252;a=UA;eo=e