UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Oct 13, 2016, 11:20 am
#121
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...A253;a=UA;eo=e
Oct 13, 2016, 11:28 am
#122
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...c=IAH,EWR;eo=e
Oct 13, 2016, 3:03 pm
#123
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UAL 1k (1MM) HH-Diamond, Marriott-Gold
Posts: 6
Hoping to maintain 1K status for 2017. I'm also a million miler. I've earned my status the hard way and don't know all the rules and intricacies.
Departure Airport: DEN
Miles Needed:6568 (if all goes as expected, a little extra might be smart)
Required Spend or Budget: met the required spend.
Available Travel Dates: options as long as I'm not already booked
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: I don't know what this means
I found: Nov 1 DEN>ORD>MIA PQM=2085 CLASS G; returns on Nov 2 MIA>ORD>DEN PQM=2085 CLASS G. RT $113. Am I accurate to think I will earn a total of 4,170 miles towards my status for the roundtrip?
Hotel stay is not ideal, but I can use my points and found a Hilton nearby.
This doesn't meet my goal, but the same trip is available again on Nov 7.
Is there a better option that I should consider?
Departure Airport: DEN
Miles Needed:6568 (if all goes as expected, a little extra might be smart)
Required Spend or Budget: met the required spend.
Available Travel Dates: options as long as I'm not already booked
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: I don't know what this means
I found: Nov 1 DEN>ORD>MIA PQM=2085 CLASS G; returns on Nov 2 MIA>ORD>DEN PQM=2085 CLASS G. RT $113. Am I accurate to think I will earn a total of 4,170 miles towards my status for the roundtrip?
Hotel stay is not ideal, but I can use my points and found a Hilton nearby.
This doesn't meet my goal, but the same trip is available again on Nov 7.
Is there a better option that I should consider?
Thank you!
Oct 13, 2016, 3:21 pm
#124
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Can anyone help me? Another planned trip was cancelled, so I'm in need of at least 10,000 miles to maintain my 1k status. I don't know the best way to search for optimal flights. Would really like to plan something for the weekend of Oct 21-22-23 and/or November 11-12.
Thank you!
Thank you!
DEN-PHX-DEN day trip 10/22 is $93, 1202 miles.
DEN-LAX-DEN day trip 10/22 is $141, 1720 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...EN0AA1704;a=AA
If you want a lot of miles, you can go to CGK for $803 out 10/21 arriving home on 10/24, or HKG out 10/21 return 10/23 for $1008.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...1-NRTCGK1JL729
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...EN0AA6029;a=AA
Last edited by jbeckett; Oct 13, 2016 at 3:31 pm
Oct 13, 2016, 3:39 pm
#125
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
Can anyone help me? Another planned trip was cancelled, so I'm in need of at least 10,000 miles to maintain my 1k status. I don't know the best way to search for optimal flights. Would really like to plan something for the weekend of Oct 21-22-23 and/or November 11-12.
Thank you!
Thank you!
https://goo.gl/flights/nyju
Oct 13, 2016, 4:07 pm
#126
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
You may have to adjust your dates a bit. DEN-IAD-CDG-SFO-DEN Nov 11-13 for $595. Earns ~11,800 PQM's.
https://goo.gl/flights/nyju
https://goo.gl/flights/nyju
Oct 13, 2016, 4:08 pm
#127
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA Gold, SPG Plat, HH Gold
Posts: 991
PQD needed
Departure Airport: SAN
Miles Needed: -0-
Required Spend or Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: all of Nov & Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: anything that earns PQD
Estimated to be at 140,000+ PQM but only $10,000 PQD at 12/31 towards keeping 1K. Contemplating going on vacation somewhere and spending the $2,000 on a premium flight somewhere. Is there any flight that would earn me PQD that is worth $2k?
Miles Needed: -0-
Required Spend or Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: all of Nov & Dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: anything that earns PQD
Estimated to be at 140,000+ PQM but only $10,000 PQD at 12/31 towards keeping 1K. Contemplating going on vacation somewhere and spending the $2,000 on a premium flight somewhere. Is there any flight that would earn me PQD that is worth $2k?
Oct 13, 2016, 4:42 pm
#128
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
It is important to note that you don't earn PQD's on taxes, so you may have to spend a little over 2k.
You can try SAN-UIO/LIM or SAN-PEK (although you would need a visa), both are in J and cost 2k++.
You can try SAN-UIO/LIM or SAN-PEK (although you would need a visa), both are in J and cost 2k++.
Oct 13, 2016, 5:00 pm
#129
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...2283;sc=b;a=AA
Oct 13, 2016, 6:33 pm
#130
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YYJ
Programs: AC 25k
Posts: 13
Departure Airport: YVR
Miles Needed: 2500 km
Required Spend or Budget: $600 or so
Available Travel Dates: Nov/Dec weekends. Quick turnarounds would be best
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AC metal
Trying to knock off my next status level if possible. Budget is flexible
Miles Needed: 2500 km
Required Spend or Budget: $600 or so
Available Travel Dates: Nov/Dec weekends. Quick turnarounds would be best
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AC metal
Trying to knock off my next status level if possible. Budget is flexible
Oct 13, 2016, 8:02 pm
#131
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: IAH
Programs: UA Plat (close to 1K), Marriot Gold, IHG Plat Elite
Posts: 5
Hi folks thanks for the great thread.
Currently PremierPlat, and in the middle of an itinerary right now. Looking for 1K
Will be flying back this route... PEK-SFO-LAS-IAH , BusinessFirst and First for Domestic hops.
Looks like I'll earn (11,828 + 1,000 + 2,444) 15,272
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 21,418 -15,272 = 6,146
Required Spend or Budget: Open
Available Travel Dates: Dec 15-31, 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Flexible.
Sorry for the wordiness. Thank you kindly in advance!
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'm going off the miles that I earn on previous trips.
Currently PremierPlat, and in the middle of an itinerary right now. Looking for 1K
Will be flying back this route... PEK-SFO-LAS-IAH , BusinessFirst and First for Domestic hops.
Looks like I'll earn (11,828 + 1,000 + 2,444) 15,272
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 21,418 -15,272 = 6,146
Required Spend or Budget: Open
Available Travel Dates: Dec 15-31, 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Flexible.
Sorry for the wordiness. Thank you kindly in advance!
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'm going off the miles that I earn on previous trips.
Oct 13, 2016, 8:57 pm
#132
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
IAH-BOS-IAH is $137 out 12/17 return 12/18, 3194 miles.
IAH-BOS-IAD-IAH is $155 on 12/19, 3200 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...6233;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...A490;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...6171;a=UA;eo=e
Oct 13, 2016, 9:25 pm
#133
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
HNL-EWR-PUJ-IAD-IAH-HNL out 12/3 return 12/4 is $765, 13137 miles. You could also consider BQN for $824, has the advantage of being in the U.S.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...A253;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...A253;a=UA;eo=e
LAX-IAH-EWR-BQN-EWR-IAH-LAX out 12/3 return 12/4 in business is $1006, 17456 PQM.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...c=IAH,EWR;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...c=IAH,EWR;eo=e
Oct 13, 2016, 9:34 pm
#134
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
Departure Airport: YVR
Miles Needed: 2500 km
Required Spend or Budget: $600 or so
Available Travel Dates: Nov/Dec weekends. Quick turnarounds would be best
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AC metal
Trying to knock off my next status level if possible. Budget is flexible
Miles Needed: 2500 km
Required Spend or Budget: $600 or so
Available Travel Dates: Nov/Dec weekends. Quick turnarounds would be best
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AC metal
Trying to knock off my next status level if possible. Budget is flexible
Although cheaper, Tango fares only earn half of the miles (even worse, you only get 25% on flights within Canada), so you would probably want to avoid that and book Flex fare at the very least. Unfortunately, GF doesn't show fare classes, but if you book directly on AC.com you can select from the Flex fare bucket. YVR-SFO/DEN/SLC can be had for ~C$600..still a little under your required miles, but if you add a connecting flight it should be more than enough.
Edit: The price I saw was for weekends in October and November. However, same day turnarounds for that price are quite few..
Last edited by zoqfotpik; Oct 13, 2016 at 9:39 pm Reason: added notes
Oct 14, 2016, 8:43 pm
#135
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: UA, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 13
new to this
Hi, looking at two options, depending on possible trip in December. Thanks for the help.
Departure Airport: SEA
Miles Needed: 5182, possibly 8930
Required Spend or Budget: 200-350
Available Travel Dates: Oct 29-30, possibly Nov 11-13
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:united PQM
Departure Airport: SEA
Miles Needed: 5182, possibly 8930
Required Spend or Budget: 200-350
Available Travel Dates: Oct 29-30, possibly Nov 11-13
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:united PQM