UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Sep 9, 2016, 11:33 pm
#1
Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: The City/Honolulu
Programs: UA 3MM; Hyatt Glob*****; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,473
UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
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.
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.
Sep 15, 2016, 7:26 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: TLV/ATH/LON/EZE/NYC/UIP
Programs: BA*GGL, A3*G, AF*P, VS*S
Posts: 1,011
Departure Airport: PHL (20/21 Sept) or NYC (22/23 Sept)
Miles Needed: 2,569 to 5,138 depending on booking class
Required Spend or Budget: $400 max
Available Travel Dates: 20-24 Sept (ideally all in one day on 20th, must be at JFK by 9pm on 24th)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: any *A
Miles Needed: 2,569 to 5,138 depending on booking class
Required Spend or Budget: $400 max
Available Travel Dates: 20-24 Sept (ideally all in one day on 20th, must be at JFK by 9pm on 24th)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: any *A
Sep 15, 2016, 9:02 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
PHL-IAH-LAX-IAH-PHL day trip 9/22 is $328, 5406 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...=STAR_ALLIANCE
PHL-SFO-LAS-SFO-PHL same day return 9/20 is $378, 5870 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear..._ALLIANCE;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...=STAR_ALLIANCE
PHL-SFO-LAS-SFO-PHL same day return 9/20 is $378, 5870 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear..._ALLIANCE;eo=e
Last edited by jbeckett; Sep 15, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Sep 16, 2016, 9:32 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 10
12,500 on UA gold status chall.
Departure Airport: MCI or ORD -
Miles Needed: 12500
Required Spend or Budget: approx. $700
Available Travel Dates: Thurs-Mon thru end of Oct
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:. UA metal
Miles Needed: 12500
Required Spend or Budget: approx. $700
Available Travel Dates: Thurs-Mon thru end of Oct
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:. UA metal
Sep 16, 2016, 9:52 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
MCI-DEN-SFO-HGH-SFO-IAH-MCI out 10/29 return 10/31, $680, 16000+ miles.
ORD-PEK-ORD out 10/28 return 10/30, $516, 13158 miles. Same or similar available other days.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...CI1UA3408;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-10-30;a=UA
No visa needed for TPE.
ORD-SFO-TPE-SFO-ORD out 10/8 return 10/10, $713, 16602 miles. Same or similar available other days.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...ORD0UA639;a=UA
Sep 16, 2016, 10:38 am
#6
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: TLV/ATH/LON/EZE/NYC/UIP
Programs: BA*GGL, A3*G, AF*P, VS*S
Posts: 1,011
PHL-IAH-LAX-IAH-PHL day trip 9/22 is $328, 5406 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...=STAR_ALLIANCE
PHL-SFO-LAS-SFO-PHL same day return 9/20 is $378, 5870 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear..._ALLIANCE;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...=STAR_ALLIANCE
PHL-SFO-LAS-SFO-PHL same day return 9/20 is $378, 5870 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear..._ALLIANCE;eo=e
Sep 16, 2016, 1:42 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 10
Thank you so much! Any options going west?
These require a China visa.
MCI-DEN-SFO-HGH-SFO-IAH-MCI out 10/29 return 10/31, $680, 16000+ miles.
ORD-PEK-ORD out 10/28 return 10/30, $516, 13158 miles. Same or similar available other days.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...CI1UA3408;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-10-30;a=UA
No visa needed for TPE.
ORD-SFO-TPE-SFO-ORD out 10/8 return 10/10, $713, 16602 miles. Same or similar available other days.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...ORD0UA639;a=UA[/QUOTE]
These require a China visa.
MCI-DEN-SFO-HGH-SFO-IAH-MCI out 10/29 return 10/31, $680, 16000+ miles.
ORD-PEK-ORD out 10/28 return 10/30, $516, 13158 miles. Same or similar available other days.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...CI1UA3408;a=UA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-10-30;a=UA
No visa needed for TPE.
ORD-SFO-TPE-SFO-ORD out 10/8 return 10/10, $713, 16602 miles. Same or similar available other days.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...ORD0UA639;a=UA[/QUOTE]
Sep 16, 2016, 4:45 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 10
I have temporary gold so I will earn that number of miles. Are there options to Dub?
Thank you again. Very much appreciated!
If you are looking to go to Europe, there is ORD-DUB for less than $520. Probably wouldn't earn as much miles though.[/QUOTE]
Thank you again. Very much appreciated!
If you are looking to go to Europe, there is ORD-DUB for less than $520. Probably wouldn't earn as much miles though.[/QUOTE]
Sep 16, 2016, 5:33 pm
#10
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,178
As far as I'm aware, bonus miles only apply to redeemable miles (RDM). In your case, Gold earns "8 x the amount of base fare (less taxes and surcharge)." If you are looking for status, you need to collect PQM's, which is based on booking class. The price I quoted is in economy which earns 100% of distance flown; in comparison, a discounted J fare earns 200%. That said, ORD-DUB r/t is about 7,800 miles which equals to 7,800 PQM's. For RDM, you need to multiply the base fare by 8. Let's just say the base fare is $400, you multiply that by 8 and you get 3,200. That amount is how many redeemable miles (RDM) you get. Not a whole lot as you can see.
Sep 17, 2016, 11:01 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 33
Here's a $520 to Warsaw for 10/28-10/30 that gets around 9500 miles:
https://goo.gl/flights/txn8
(You'd obviously need to find something else to make the remainder, but something like this might be acceptable if you don't want to to a Trans-Pacific destination.)
Here's a $688 to Nairobi for that same weekend that earns 12600 PQM:
https://goo.gl/flights/2izY
(Would earn more but one of the LH-operated flights on the return does not count for PQM; make sure to check into the electronic visa application for Kenya if choose to do. With a day in NBO, could choose to go to Nairobi National Park, the giraffe center, or to see the baby elephants.)
https://goo.gl/flights/txn8
(You'd obviously need to find something else to make the remainder, but something like this might be acceptable if you don't want to to a Trans-Pacific destination.)
Here's a $688 to Nairobi for that same weekend that earns 12600 PQM:
https://goo.gl/flights/2izY
(Would earn more but one of the LH-operated flights on the return does not count for PQM; make sure to check into the electronic visa application for Kenya if choose to do. With a day in NBO, could choose to go to Nairobi National Park, the giraffe center, or to see the baby elephants.)
Sep 17, 2016, 11:20 am
#12
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 6
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed:~15,000
Required Spend or Budget:$700 or under
Available Travel Dates: December
Miles Needed:~15,000
Required Spend or Budget:$700 or under
Available Travel Dates: December
Sep 17, 2016, 11:28 am
#13
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-EWRORD0UA1742
Sep 17, 2016, 12:04 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 6
ORD-PEK-HKG-EWR-ORD out 12/1 return 12/3, $547, 15358 MQM. No China visa needed.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-EWRORD0UA1742
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-EWRORD0UA1742
Sep 18, 2016, 7:08 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA EXP, UA MP 1K, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 76
Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: ~40,000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: approx. $2000 (any chance of a RT in J?)
Available Travel Dates: tue-thu Oct/ Nov pref.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:. UA metal
Miles Needed: ~40,000 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: approx. $2000 (any chance of a RT in J?)
Available Travel Dates: tue-thu Oct/ Nov pref.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:. UA metal