UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

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Dec 18, 2016, 2:21 pm

#946

flyer31

Join Date: Jun 2011

Posts: 721

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh6cto

Under $800 for 14200PQM (5.6cpm) is totally unreasonable this late in the year! That being said:

UA:$755 LAX-GUM (via NRT) 14289PQM
Sun 25 Dec
UA1158 LAX-HNL 0845-1243 B772
UA201 HNL-GUM 1445-1835(+1day) B772
(overnight in GUM)
Tue 27 Dec
UA828 GUM-NRT 0700-0935 B772
UA902 NRT-HNL 1900-0645 B772
UA1221 HNL-LAX 0946-1713 B753
https://goo.gl/flights/1Oc0

To get the required mileage, you must fly thru HNL twice. You can also add a connection at SFO on the outbound if you want a few extra miles to be safe.

If you want to avoid travel on Christmas day, you can also do this for $805 on Thu 29th, but return flights will be on the last day of the year, so weather cancellations could occur. Then again, if getting refunded in such an event is acceptable, then that might still be ok.

Good luck!

Thanks

Dec 18, 2016, 4:45 pm

#947

hman414

Join Date: Dec 2014

Posts: 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh6cto

For two segments, this is the best I find:

UA:$165 ORD-MSP 2PQS
Thu 29 Dec
UA1660 ORD-MSP 0855-1032 B738
UA1722 MSP-ORD 1500-1633 A319
https://goo.gl/flights/xgBo

To save some time, maybe SDC the return to UA397 1125-1259...or just pay $179 to begin with.

Got in on 12/29 ORD>MSP RT for $144.20

Out at 9am, back before 5pm

Thanks to all!!!

Hman

Dec 18, 2016, 6:28 pm

#948

Markglick

Join Date: Dec 2016

Programs: United

Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madone59

12/22-23
PHX-ORD-SJU-EWR-ORD-PHX. $419 It is a few more miles than you need, but a very good price. Good luck!

Thank you but I didn't grab that flight in time. I'm a newbie and I couldn't find it. Do you see any current options for 12/22-23 from PHX or 12/19-20 from EWR? (Homebase is EWR but I need to be in PHX by 12/21 so it could end there.)

Mark

Dec 18, 2016, 6:44 pm

#949

tonykline1947

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: IAH

Programs: UA GS, TK Gold

Posts: 304

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christopher Lazzaro

Departure Airport: - EWR
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget: Under $1000 realistically but would like under $500

Good times. Just to get it straight, you want to get 25K EQM under 2 cpm from fortress UA hub in 13 days and 1 week before Christmas.

From my side, I would like to have a dinner with Halle Berry on Dec 23rd in Des Moines. I appreciative any helpful tips you may have to offer. Cheers and Happy Holidays!

Dec 18, 2016, 6:55 pm

#950

coloradodave

Join Date: Dec 2016

Programs: United; Marriott

Posts: 2

Help needed at end of year

Modify to last post: I now need 3700 or so miles to finish off 1k status for the year.

Departure Airport: DEN (will consider COS, but most connections come thru DEN)
Miles Needed: 3700
Required Spend or Budget: up to $450
Available Travel Dates: anything other than Dec 24/25 and 27/29
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: ??

Dec 18, 2016, 7:44 pm

#951

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold

Posts: 1,525

UA:$569 DEN-SFO in First 3868PQM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coloradodave

3700PQM is a lot easier...at least it should be.

Unfortunately, it's just too close to the end of the year, which is also affeced by your limited available dates. These are the best I was able to find:

UA:$534 DEN-PVD 4057PQD (w/ 500mi min)
Fri 30 Dec
UA667 DEN-EWR 0600-1139 B738
UA4133 EWR-PVD 1459-1559 E145
UA4882 PVD-IAD 1930-2107 E145
UA554 IAD-DEN 2215-2413 B739
https://goo.gl/flights/R22N

UA:$582 DEN-FAY 3904PQD (w/ 500mi min)
Tue 20 Dec
UA495 DEN-IAD 1005-1516 B738
UA4951 IAD-FAY 1720-1904 DH2
UA4955 FAY-IAD 1940-2111 DH2
UA554 IAD-DEN 2215-2413 B739
https://goo.gl/flights/7GJz

Unfortunately, COS isn't making much of a difference. Maybe others may be able to come up with ideas?

UPDATE: Better option found in the same price range:

UA:$569 DEN-SFO in First 3868PQM
Mon 26 Dec
UA256 DEN-SFO 0600-0745 A320
UA710 SFO-DEN 0855-1229 A320
https://goo.gl/flights/rLAh

1h10m turn at SFO, so this is probably your fastest option, too.

Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 18, 2016 at 7:59 pm Reason: Added DEN-SFO in First

Dec 18, 2016, 7:45 pm

#952

ankit1222

Join Date: Dec 2011

Posts: 3

Mileage run from Dfw

Departure Airport

fw
Miles Needed: 6100
Required Spend or Budget:300
Available Travel Dates: anytime till 28th of dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat89339

In order to organize the end-of-year crush of Mileage/Status/Challenge Run threads, the Moderators have decided to create a consolidated thread for the airlines with the most frequent requests. This is the thread for United Airlines.

For each request, please include the following information:

Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
Required Spend or Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:

For each response. Please quote the original request.

Dec 18, 2016, 8:21 pm

#953

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold

Posts: 1,525

UA:$739 DFW-SFO in First 6400PQM (w/ 500mi min)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ankit1222

Departure Airport: Dfw
Miles Needed: 6100
Required Spend or Budget:300
Available Travel Dates: anytime till 28th of dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:

300=budget or min spend? Choosing to interpret as 300PQD, since <5cpm in the next 7 days doesn't make sense...

Best I have been able to find is:

UA:$739 DFW-SFO in First 6400PQM (w/ 500mi min)
Mon 26 Dec
UA5197 DFW-SFO 0825-1037 E175 2930
UA433 SFO-LAX 1342-1514 B738
UA5609 LAX-DFW 1855-2156 E175 2470
https://goo.gl/flights/XYeO

Best in Econ was $850ish DFW-POS. So SFO is definitely better.

UPDATE: Found a $690 option in Econ across two days:
https://goo.gl/flights/PSd7
SFO is still better. (Thought I found another one that works, but not enough miles. Sorry.)

Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 18, 2016 at 8:59 pm Reason: Added MAF+SAT option; found not to work.

Dec 18, 2016, 9:06 pm

#954

mgray6886

Join Date: Dec 2016

Programs: UA premier platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold

Posts: 1

12500 UA miles needed

Departure Airport: CLE
Miles Needed: 12,500
Required Spend or Budget: $700 or less
Available Travel Dates: remainder of 2016

Dec 18, 2016, 10:00 pm

#955

ankit1222

Join Date: Dec 2011

Posts: 3

It was $300 budget but i can change it. Is there any other options that you can find or other ideas

Dec 18, 2016, 10:01 pm

#956

ankit1222

Join Date: Dec 2011

Posts: 3

DFW-SFO option is only showing 5830 miles. I need total of 6100 miles to get 1k status.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh6cto

Dec 18, 2016, 10:04 pm

#957

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold

Posts: 1,525

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgray6886

Departure Airport: CLE
Miles Needed: 12,500
Required Spend or Budget: $700 or less
Available Travel Dates: remainder of 2016

Sorry, not seeing anything at 5.6cpm. Probably more realistic to budget 10cpm.

Dec 18, 2016, 10:43 pm

#958

Celavia

Join Date: Mar 2016

Location: YYZ

Programs: AC E75K, *G

Posts: 103

Departure Airport: YYZ (Toronto)
Miles Needed: 21,360
Required Spend or Budget: required spend $913
Available Travel Dates: before December 31
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: All metal OK.

Last edited by Celavia; Dec 18, 2016 at 10:48 pm

Dec 18, 2016, 11:05 pm

#959

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by KChu

Departure Airport: YYZ (Toronto)
Miles Needed: 21,360
Required Spend or Budget: required spend $913
Available Travel Dates: before December 31
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: All metal OK.

Requires China visa for U.S. citizen. YYZ-IAD-PEK-IAD-YYZ out 12/26 return 12/28 in business is CAD 2463, 29064 PQM.

Last edited by jbeckett; Dec 19, 2016 at 8:24 pm

Dec 19, 2016, 5:47 am

#960

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold

Posts: 1,525

Quote:

Originally Posted by ankit1222

DFW-SFO option is only showing 5830 miles. I need total of 6100 miles to get 1k status.

Is that off UA res page? They never factor in your status, so don't implement the 500mi minimum. They display the kettle computation:

200% * (1465+337+1235) = 6074PQM

But with 500mi minimum, it's :

200% * (1465+500+1235) = 6400PQM

EDIT: wait, it's still over your number. Are you using the correct rounting...DFW-SFO-LAX-DFW?

Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 19, 2016 at 5:51 am Reason: Doesn't add up.