UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Nov 3, 2016, 12:43 am
#301
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: UA Mileage Plus Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 424
If you could move dates to December, it's possible... in Biz to POS, SJU, or a triangle trans con, ORD-MIA-LAX-ORD. Prices seem to be particularly expensive those days.
Nov 3, 2016, 7:43 am
#302
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 27
UA suggestion to get to Gold
Hi Flyertalk community,
I am 4,000 PQMs short of getting to Gold status (it was my first time getting to Silver status this past year so trying to get to Gold for once in my life). I usually fly out of EWR, a United hub. Any suggestions on an easy weekend trip that would get me the 4,000 miles at a reasonable price for wherever I'm flying to?
Thanks!
I am 4,000 PQMs short of getting to Gold status (it was my first time getting to Silver status this past year so trying to get to Gold for once in my life). I usually fly out of EWR, a United hub. Any suggestions on an easy weekend trip that would get me the 4,000 miles at a reasonable price for wherever I'm flying to?
Thanks!
Nov 3, 2016, 7:49 am
#303
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 74
For transcon, EWR-SFO-EWR is $261 every day from 11/30 to 12/15.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...,SFOEWR0UA1070
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...,SFOEWR0UA1070
Many thanks!!!!
Nov 3, 2016, 7:54 am
#304
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 74
Long-haul in economy to Asia: EWR-NRT-CGK r/t for $674, earns ~20,700 PQMs. A few dates available in November and December. https://goo.gl/flights/x3Ko
I am only seeing K and L fares at that price.
Per my post, "I would do TCON a few times or if it's going to be long-haul to Asia, I would prefer W or higher fares on a route that is realistic to use a GPU."
Still grateful for your response. :-)
Nov 3, 2016, 9:50 am
#305
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
Give this thread a read: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...ser-guide.html and hop onto Google Flights like this: PHL-LAX $218RT
Nov 3, 2016, 10:43 am
#306
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Departure Airport: AUS
Miles Needed: 7,000
Required Spend or Budget: $1000 (Don't need any PQDs)
Available Travel Dates: 12Nov day only, 3-4 Dec preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Codeshares okay - do not need PQDs
Hi All, I am hoping to do this with one or two out and backs, and if you can find a lesser known foreign destination in one of the higher fare classes, I have some GPUs to kill.
Miles Needed: 7,000
Required Spend or Budget: $1000 (Don't need any PQDs)
Available Travel Dates: 12Nov day only, 3-4 Dec preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Codeshares okay - do not need PQDs
Hi All, I am hoping to do this with one or two out and backs, and if you can find a lesser known foreign destination in one of the higher fare classes, I have some GPUs to kill.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...;a=UA,-AA;eo=e
Nov 3, 2016, 10:46 am
#307
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Nov 3, 2016, 10:49 am
#308
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Hi Flyertalk community,
I am 4,000 PQMs short of getting to Gold status (it was my first time getting to Silver status this past year so trying to get to Gold for once in my life). I usually fly out of EWR, a United hub. Any suggestions on an easy weekend trip that would get me the 4,000 miles at a reasonable price for wherever I'm flying to?
Thanks!
I am 4,000 PQMs short of getting to Gold status (it was my first time getting to Silver status this past year so trying to get to Gold for once in my life). I usually fly out of EWR, a United hub. Any suggestions on an easy weekend trip that would get me the 4,000 miles at a reasonable price for wherever I'm flying to?
Thanks!
PHX is even cheaper.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...7,SFOEWR0UA779
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-DENEWR0UA2018
Nov 3, 2016, 11:28 am
#309
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 27
Thank you both for the ideas! I will look at Google Flights as well as you suggested and the other thread.
Nov 3, 2016, 12:16 pm
#310
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 2
Hello Flyer Friends, I'm in need of a mileage run on United to make Platinum. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 6,500
Required Spend or Budget:< $750
Available Travel Dates:11/24-26, 12/2-4, 12/9-11,
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 6,500
Required Spend or Budget:< $750
Available Travel Dates:11/24-26, 12/2-4, 12/9-11,
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
Nov 3, 2016, 1:25 pm
#311
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: UA Mileage Plus Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 424
Hello Flyer Friends, I'm in need of a mileage run on United to make Platinum. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 6,500
Required Spend or Budget:< $750
Available Travel Dates:11/24-26, 12/2-4, 12/9-11,
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 6,500
Required Spend or Budget:< $750
Available Travel Dates:11/24-26, 12/2-4, 12/9-11,
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
https://goo.gl/flights/TdBd
cheaper possibilities if you want to spend more time in a plane...
Nov 3, 2016, 1:52 pm
#312
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 129
Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 15,000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: $2000 budget
Available Travel Dates: November - December
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA Metal
Domestic flights only, no international flights acceptable.
Miles Needed: 15,000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: $2000 budget
Available Travel Dates: November - December
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA Metal
Domestic flights only, no international flights acceptable.
Nov 3, 2016, 2:09 pm
#313
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
EWR-SFO-EWR is under $270 every day from 11/30 to 12/11. Do it three times.
Nov 3, 2016, 2:23 pm
#314
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Hello Flyer Friends, I'm in need of a mileage run on United to make Platinum. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 6,500
Required Spend or Budget:< $750
Available Travel Dates:11/24-26, 12/2-4, 12/9-11,
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 6,500
Required Spend or Budget:< $750
Available Travel Dates:11/24-26, 12/2-4, 12/9-11,
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
IAH-ORD-BOS-IAD-IAH is $148 on 12/9, 3395 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...;a=UA,-AA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...;a=UA,-AA;eo=e
Nov 3, 2016, 5:08 pm
#315
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YHM (BUF/YYZ/YTZ in practice, formerly LHR)
Programs: rapidly diminishing
Posts: 974
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...