UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
#586
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
Departure Airport DEN
Miles Needed: To get to Premier Platinum; 75,000 PQM or 90 PQS (and $9,000)
Max Spend or Budget: No clue
Available Travel Dates: Most of December
Acceptable Overnights (0,1, etc):3
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *Don't know what this means* (Is is about lie flat seats?)
Class preference Don't really care. Platinum is the Goal.
International Okay: If it makes sense, sure
Miles Needed: To get to Premier Platinum; 75,000 PQM or 90 PQS (and $9,000)
Max Spend or Budget: No clue
Available Travel Dates: Most of December
Acceptable Overnights (0,1, etc):3
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: *Don't know what this means* (Is is about lie flat seats?)
Class preference Don't really care. Platinum is the Goal.
International Okay: If it makes sense, sure
You can do three trips from US to ICN in business (immediate turns available but expect to spend at least 3 days for each trip), available last 2 weeks in December. It costs ~$3k ex-DEN, but cheaper from other cities like LAX or NYC. I think your biggest challenge would be meeting the PQD requirement. Taxes and fees do not count towards PQD so you may have to spend more than $9k to reach Platinum. Also ICN runs require advance purchase, if you are deciding to make the first trip on 12/19, you need to purchase the ticket today as prices are set to increase 12am EST. Here's a sample itinerary: https://goo.gl/flights/njRB
Last edited by zoqfotpik; Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 am Reason: typos
#587
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 40
Departure Airport: ORD, MDW
Miles Needed: 1 UA segment, 782 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: None, as little as possible
Available Travel Dates: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/18, or between 5pm and 9am weekdays in December except 12/5, 12/7, 12/8, 12/16
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Must be UA or UAX on at least 1 segment
I do not currently have status with UA (lost it this year after being plat/gold for years) so I don’t get the 500 minimum
Thanks in advance!
Miles Needed: 1 UA segment, 782 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: None, as little as possible
Available Travel Dates: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/18, or between 5pm and 9am weekdays in December except 12/5, 12/7, 12/8, 12/16
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Must be UA or UAX on at least 1 segment
I do not currently have status with UA (lost it this year after being plat/gold for years) so I don’t get the 500 minimum
Thanks in advance!
#588
Join Date: Nov 2014
Programs: United
Posts: 1
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 15,239
Required Spend or Budget: lowest.. obviously.
Available Travel Dates: prefer after 12/15
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: PQM is all that matters
Anything that gets me to SJU for 4-6 days would be even better!
Miles Needed: 15,239
Required Spend or Budget: lowest.. obviously.
Available Travel Dates: prefer after 12/15
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: PQM is all that matters
Anything that gets me to SJU for 4-6 days would be even better!
#589
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: United Mileage Plus
Posts: 2
12,500 mileage run from Colorado
Departure Airport: DEN or COS
Miles Needed: 12500
Required Spend or Budget: $1000
Available Travel Dates: 26 - 29 Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: United metal
Miles Needed: 12500
Required Spend or Budget: $1000
Available Travel Dates: 26 - 29 Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: United metal
#590
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2
Looking for Platinum
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 2,995
Required Spend or Budget: Lowest
Available Travel Dates:before 12/18
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA or UAX
I can stay overnight if need be.
I like SFO but maybe there are cheaper options.
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 2,995
Required Spend or Budget: Lowest
Available Travel Dates:before 12/18
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA or UAX
I can stay overnight if need be.
I like SFO but maybe there are cheaper options.
Last edited by quackerspaniel; Dec 1, 2016 at 12:39 pm Reason: Question answered
#591
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,932
#592
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: United Mileage Plus
Posts: 2
I also could go 12-15 Dec
Don't care about where or route. Overnight ok too.
Don't care about where or route. Overnight ok too.
#593
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
Departure Airport: ORD, MDW
Miles Needed: 1 UA segment, 782 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: None, as little as possible
Available Travel Dates: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/18, or between 5pm and 9am weekdays in December except 12/5, 12/7, 12/8, 12/16
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Must be UA or UAX on at least 1 segment
I do not currently have status with UA (lost it this year after being plat/gold for years) so I don’t get the 500 minimum
Thanks in advance!
Miles Needed: 1 UA segment, 782 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: None, as little as possible
Available Travel Dates: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/18, or between 5pm and 9am weekdays in December except 12/5, 12/7, 12/8, 12/16
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Must be UA or UAX on at least 1 segment
I do not currently have status with UA (lost it this year after being plat/gold for years) so I don’t get the 500 minimum
Thanks in advance!
#594
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
You get more options if you have china visa. eg DEN-HGH/XIY/PEK/PVG/etc for ~$1k.
#595
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
#596
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: United MileagePlus Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2
DEN-LHR r/t for ~$720, earns ~10,500 PQM's. Bonus miles if you connect through SFO/LAX or IAH, like this itinerary: https://goo.gl/flights/A0BQ
#597
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2
Other than SFO, you can try LAX. It wouldn't be the cheapest, but still a decent fare - https://goo.gl/flights/nDcF
#598
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold
Posts: 1,525
UA:$211 ORD-DCA rt 1224PQM
Departure Airport: ORD, MDW
Miles Needed: 1 UA segment, 782 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: None, as little as possible
Available Travel Dates: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/18, or between 5pm and 9am weekdays in December except 12/5, 12/7, 12/8, 12/16
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Must be UA or UAX on at least 1 segment
I do not currently have status with UA (lost it this year after being plat/gold for years) so I don’t get the 500 minimum
Thanks in advance!
Miles Needed: 1 UA segment, 782 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: None, as little as possible
Available Travel Dates: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/18, or between 5pm and 9am weekdays in December except 12/5, 12/7, 12/8, 12/16
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Must be UA or UAX on at least 1 segment
I do not currently have status with UA (lost it this year after being plat/gold for years) so I don’t get the 500 minimum
Thanks in advance!
Sat 10 Dec
https://goo.gl/flights/rfFc
Can do a quicker turnaround for $20-ish more
Will update if I find anything better (on my tablet on the train right now).
UPDATE:
Slightly cheaper and way faster:
UA:$209 ORD-MSP rt 1002PQM (First in one direction)
Sat 10 Dec
UA1933 ORD-MSP 1235-1411 A320
UA3547 MSP-ORD 1660-1810 E170
Just search on United.com, select First in either direction...currently the same price.
Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 1, 2016 at 4:30 pm Reason: Added MSP
#599
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold
Posts: 1,525
UA:$109 ORD-SFO rt 3769-3935PQM
Tue 13 Dec
UA725 ORD-PHX
UA235 PHX-IAH
UA1074 IAH-ORD
https://goo.gl/flights/T42B
UPDATE:
Oops...I missed this one on the same date:
UA:$109 ORD-SFO-MSP-ORD 3769-3935PQM
UA1988 ORD-SFO 0705-0955
UA5956 SFO-MSP 1100-1659
UA226 MSP-ORD 1828-2159
https://goo.gl/flights/K1j5
Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 1, 2016 at 4:24 pm Reason: Added SFO/MSP
#600
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1
United Mile Run - EWR home airport, 25K
Hi looking to do my first mileage run to maintain my Gold status. What's possible?
Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 25,000
Required Spend or Budget: $1,000
Available Travel Dates: December 27th - December 31
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: United only
Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 25,000
Required Spend or Budget: $1,000
Available Travel Dates: December 27th - December 31
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: United only