Dec 31, 2018, 11:01 pm
Last edit by: Kmxu
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There are many good fares to China (PEK or PVG). If you have a Chinese visa, these options will be provided. Otherwise, you may have to take advantage of TWOV (visa on arrival). Its information can be found: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china/708095-china-24-72-144-hour-transit-without-visa-twov-rules-master-thread.html
If your requested PQM is in a few thousand, please give a more accurate amount. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
There are many good fares to China (PEK or PVG). If you have a Chinese visa, these options will be provided. Otherwise, you may have to take advantage of TWOV (visa on arrival). Its information can be found: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china/708095-china-24-72-144-hour-transit-without-visa-twov-rules-master-thread.html
If your requested PQM is in a few thousand, please give a more accurate amount. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
UA/Star Alliance: 2019 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Nov 6, 2019, 11:11 am
#571
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,944
Air Canada for $636, AMS-SCL
By the way, I went to Santiago before. You will take a bus and then a subway to get to the city. It is an interesting city for a short visit. Good luck.
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=A...74*2.USD.63574
Nov 6, 2019, 11:44 am
#572
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: united airlines - mileage plus
Posts: 6
UA Mileage Run to Gold for 2020
Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 7,600 (maybe less depending on possible SFO trip)
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): $800
Available Travel Dates: 12/6-12/8 (overnight stay ok)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: no
Route(s) You've Already Searched: IAH-HNL
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? no
Miles Needed: 7,600 (maybe less depending on possible SFO trip)
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): $800
Available Travel Dates: 12/6-12/8 (overnight stay ok)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: no
Route(s) You've Already Searched: IAH-HNL
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? no
On behalf to the Mileage Run Moderator team, I would like to express our thanks to the many FlyerTalkers who have risen to the challenge and helped so many members with their helpful suggestions.
‘Please follow the instructions for posting in this thread which can be found in the wiki. DO NOT CREATE A NEW THREAD
These consolidates threads made managing the year end traffic much smoother.
Hopefully, all were successful with their runs.
Pat89339 on behalf of the Mileage Run Moderator team
‘Please follow the instructions for posting in this thread which can be found in the wiki. DO NOT CREATE A NEW THREAD
These consolidates threads made managing the year end traffic much smoother.
Hopefully, all were successful with their runs.
Pat89339 on behalf of the Mileage Run Moderator team
Nov 6, 2019, 12:09 pm
#573
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Denver CO
Programs: *A Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 14
DEN - 9700 for Gold
Departure Airport: DEN
Miles Needed: 9750
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Budget - low as possible
Available Travel Dates: 11/15-EOY except Thanksgiving weekend.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Just need the miles as quick as possible
Route(s) You've Already Searched: DEN - Domestic flights mostly coming up too short due to location in CONUS
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No
Revisiting this as work travel butchered my DEN PKG option. Lower miles needed now so hoping this can be knocked out in a single day or day and a half run. Maybe?
Miles Needed: 9750
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Budget - low as possible
Available Travel Dates: 11/15-EOY except Thanksgiving weekend.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Just need the miles as quick as possible
Route(s) You've Already Searched: DEN - Domestic flights mostly coming up too short due to location in CONUS
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No
Revisiting this as work travel butchered my DEN PKG option. Lower miles needed now so hoping this can be knocked out in a single day or day and a half run. Maybe?
Nov 6, 2019, 1:38 pm
#574
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,944
DEN-PEK-NRT-DEN for $355.
Departure Airport: DEN
Miles Needed: 9750
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Budget - low as possible
Available Travel Dates: 11/15-EOY except Thanksgiving weekend.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Just need the miles as quick as possible
Route(s) You've Already Searched: DEN - Domestic flights mostly coming up too short due to location in CONUS
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No
Revisiting this as work travel butchered my DEN PKG option. Lower miles needed now so hoping this can be knocked out in a single day or day and a half run. Maybe?
Miles Needed: 9750
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Budget - low as possible
Available Travel Dates: 11/15-EOY except Thanksgiving weekend.
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Just need the miles as quick as possible
Route(s) You've Already Searched: DEN - Domestic flights mostly coming up too short due to location in CONUS
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No
Revisiting this as work travel butchered my DEN PKG option. Lower miles needed now so hoping this can be knocked out in a single day or day and a half run. Maybe?
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=D...55*2.USD.35515
This one needs same-day change to Sunday return (PEK-SFO-DEN), still only needs one night stay at Beijing.
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=D...75*2.USD.36075
Last edited by Kmxu; Nov 6, 2019 at 1:53 pm Reason: Another link
Nov 6, 2019, 2:21 pm
#575
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: WAW
Programs: *A
Posts: 9
Guys , maybe a noob question.... , why would you choose google flight over ItaMatrix for search ?
( I know you can not purchase via ITA )
( I know you can not purchase via ITA )
Nov 6, 2019, 2:50 pm
#576
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,216
Google Flights requires a lot less training to use, but also has a lot less knobs to tweak.
Just a quibble, but you can apply a script to ITA that gives you about as much purchase capability (i.e. redirect with linking) as GF has.
Just a quibble, but you can apply a script to ITA that gives you about as much purchase capability (i.e. redirect with linking) as GF has.
Nov 6, 2019, 2:56 pm
#577
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 1
Reach United 1K by end of 2019
Trying to hit 1K by end of 2019. PQD is no issue. Was on track until project team decided we would do a couple of remote weeks. SOS
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 5,065
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Maximum Budget~$600
Available Travel Dates: 11/29-12/1; 12/5-12/8; 12/19-12/23
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: just need the miles
Route(s) You've Already Searched: no domestic routes are +5,000 PQM from ORD. Trying to find a three way trip that will hit 5,000 or first class domestic that will hit it
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: Yes
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 5,065
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Maximum Budget~$600
Available Travel Dates: 11/29-12/1; 12/5-12/8; 12/19-12/23
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: just need the miles
Route(s) You've Already Searched: no domestic routes are +5,000 PQM from ORD. Trying to find a three way trip that will hit 5,000 or first class domestic that will hit it
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: Yes
Nov 6, 2019, 3:42 pm
#578
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,944
ORD-DEN-ANC for $468
Trying to hit 1K by end of 2019. PQD is no issue. Was on track until project team decided we would do a couple of remote weeks. SOS
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 5,065
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Maximum Budget~$600
Available Travel Dates: 11/29-12/1; 12/5-12/8; 12/19-12/23
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: just need the miles
Route(s) You've Already Searched: no domestic routes are +5,000 PQM from ORD. Trying to find a three way trip that will hit 5,000 or first class domestic that will hit it
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: Yes
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 5,065
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Maximum Budget~$600
Available Travel Dates: 11/29-12/1; 12/5-12/8; 12/19-12/23
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: just need the miles
Route(s) You've Already Searched: no domestic routes are +5,000 PQM from ORD. Trying to find a three way trip that will hit 5,000 or first class domestic that will hit it
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: Yes
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=O...50*2.USD.46750
Edit: I do not know it is worth driving to MKE (MKE-ORD-EWR-BQN) for a shorter trip and a few dollar cheaper ($459): https://www.google.com/flights#flt=M...80*2.USD.45880
Last edited by Kmxu; Nov 7, 2019 at 6:07 am Reason: A shorter trip from MKE
Nov 6, 2019, 3:43 pm
#579
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: United 1K, Bonvoy Ambassador / Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 23
Short of 1K, but feel like I've already gone more than halfway past Plat that I am in no-man's land.
Departure Airport: PHL / ABE / EWR
Miles Needed: 11,250
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): $800 - I have $800 in ETC, I've already hit req PQD
Available Travel Dates: Now thru EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: prefer UA metal
Route(s) You've Already Searched: PHL-ANC gets me close, didn't look at Europe
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: No
Departure Airport: PHL / ABE / EWR
Miles Needed: 11,250
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): $800 - I have $800 in ETC, I've already hit req PQD
Available Travel Dates: Now thru EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: prefer UA metal
Route(s) You've Already Searched: PHL-ANC gets me close, didn't look at Europe
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: No
Last edited by seravaf; Nov 6, 2019 at 3:54 pm
Nov 6, 2019, 4:41 pm
#580
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,944
PHL-NRT for $615
Short of 1K, but feel like I've already gone more than halfway past Plat that I am in no-man's land.
Departure Airport: PHL / ABE / EWR
Miles Needed: 11,250
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): $800 - I have $800 in ETC, I've already hit req PQD
Available Travel Dates: Now thru EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: prefer UA metal
Route(s) You've Already Searched: PHL-ANC gets me close, didn't look at Europe
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: No
Departure Airport: PHL / ABE / EWR
Miles Needed: 11,250
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): $800 - I have $800 in ETC, I've already hit req PQD
Available Travel Dates: Now thru EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: prefer UA metal
Route(s) You've Already Searched: PHL-ANC gets me close, didn't look at Europe
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?: No
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=E...95*2.USD.61495
Nov 7, 2019, 3:27 am
#581
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: YEG
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 323
kmxu said:
"Edit: If Air Canada gives you 0.5x500 (minimum) miles for YEG-YYC, you should have enough PQM. Did you get your number from UA's receipt? gcmap gives me a much higher number. Great Circle Mapper"
It is indeed Air Canada. I had a look at a previous YEG-YYC flight and I only got 125 PQMs. I have not so far found any discrepancies in the PQMs predicted by United.
Thanks for the idea, I'll see if I can get them to re-route me through DEN on the way back for some extra miles.
"Edit: If Air Canada gives you 0.5x500 (minimum) miles for YEG-YYC, you should have enough PQM. Did you get your number from UA's receipt? gcmap gives me a much higher number. Great Circle Mapper"
It is indeed Air Canada. I had a look at a previous YEG-YYC flight and I only got 125 PQMs. I have not so far found any discrepancies in the PQMs predicted by United.
Thanks for the idea, I'll see if I can get them to re-route me through DEN on the way back for some extra miles.
Nov 7, 2019, 3:30 am
#582
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: YEG
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 323
This may help someone, please correct me if I am wrong: I was trying out the Award Accelerator on United and got charged US$250 for 2000 PQM and 2000 award miles (when booking a YEG-YYC flight).
I cancelled the flight but the PQMs and award miles stayed, to my surprise. But the $250 (it's $200 for award accelerator and $50 for status accelerator) was not refunded and they are now telling me that it's non-refundable! I am fighting this but it may help some people out who don't have time to fly.
I cancelled the flight but the PQMs and award miles stayed, to my surprise. But the $250 (it's $200 for award accelerator and $50 for status accelerator) was not refunded and they are now telling me that it's non-refundable! I am fighting this but it may help some people out who don't have time to fly.
Nov 7, 2019, 6:01 am
#583
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,944
kmxu said:
"Edit: If Air Canada gives you 0.5x500 (minimum) miles for YEG-YYC, you should have enough PQM. Did you get your number from UA's receipt? gcmap gives me a much higher number. Great Circle Mapper"
It is indeed Air Canada. I had a look at a previous YEG-YYC flight and I only got 125 PQMs. I have not so far found any discrepancies in the PQMs predicted by United.
Thanks for the idea, I'll see if I can get them to re-route me through DEN on the way back for some extra miles.
"Edit: If Air Canada gives you 0.5x500 (minimum) miles for YEG-YYC, you should have enough PQM. Did you get your number from UA's receipt? gcmap gives me a much higher number. Great Circle Mapper"
It is indeed Air Canada. I had a look at a previous YEG-YYC flight and I only got 125 PQMs. I have not so far found any discrepancies in the PQMs predicted by United.
Thanks for the idea, I'll see if I can get them to re-route me through DEN on the way back for some extra miles.
Happy running!
Nov 7, 2019, 6:34 am
#584
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Bronx, NY
Posts: 8
Nov/Dec Mileage Run - 7263 PQM
Departure Airport: NYC
Miles Needed: 7263 PQM
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): prefer to keep total under $1000. Already have 1 trip on hold (below). trying to figure out if it makes more sense to go Business both ways, or add another quick trip (over TG ok; redeye OK)
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: have a EWR/LAX/SNA/EWR on hold
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? N/A
I am already planning a trip to LAX/SBA. I have 2 flights on hold (Dec 13-16 - flexible +/- 1day)- one EWR-SBA/LAX-EWR on economy (5408 PQM; $337), and one EWR-LAX/SNA-EWR with a return on Business (6104 PQM; $667). Redeye return on both.
Adding business in the outbound increases the price significantly, so was looking for a cheap RT to get to 7263 (or adding a leg to the current trip...?). Any ideas welcome
Miles Needed: 7263 PQM
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): prefer to keep total under $1000. Already have 1 trip on hold (below). trying to figure out if it makes more sense to go Business both ways, or add another quick trip (over TG ok; redeye OK)
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: have a EWR/LAX/SNA/EWR on hold
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? N/A
I am already planning a trip to LAX/SBA. I have 2 flights on hold (Dec 13-16 - flexible +/- 1day)- one EWR-SBA/LAX-EWR on economy (5408 PQM; $337), and one EWR-LAX/SNA-EWR with a return on Business (6104 PQM; $667). Redeye return on both.
Adding business in the outbound increases the price significantly, so was looking for a cheap RT to get to 7263 (or adding a leg to the current trip...?). Any ideas welcome
Nov 7, 2019, 7:07 am
#585
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,944
LGA-IAH-EWR-BQN-EWR-ORD-LGA for $353 and 7400 PQM
Departure Airport: NYC
Miles Needed: 7263 PQM
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): prefer to keep total under $1000. Already have 1 trip on hold (below). trying to figure out if it makes more sense to go Business both ways, or add another quick trip (over TG ok; redeye OK)
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: have a EWR/LAX/SNA/EWR on hold
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? N/A
I am already planning a trip to LAX/SBA. I have 2 flights on hold (Dec 13-16 - flexible +/- 1day)- one EWR-SBA/LAX-EWR on economy (5408 PQM; $337), and one EWR-LAX/SNA-EWR with a return on Business (6104 PQM; $667). Redeye return on both.
Adding business in the outbound increases the price significantly, so was looking for a cheap RT to get to 7263 (or adding a leg to the current trip...?). Any ideas welcome
Miles Needed: 7263 PQM
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): prefer to keep total under $1000. Already have 1 trip on hold (below). trying to figure out if it makes more sense to go Business both ways, or add another quick trip (over TG ok; redeye OK)
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: have a EWR/LAX/SNA/EWR on hold
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? N/A
I am already planning a trip to LAX/SBA. I have 2 flights on hold (Dec 13-16 - flexible +/- 1day)- one EWR-SBA/LAX-EWR on economy (5408 PQM; $337), and one EWR-LAX/SNA-EWR with a return on Business (6104 PQM; $667). Redeye return on both.
Adding business in the outbound increases the price significantly, so was looking for a cheap RT to get to 7263 (or adding a leg to the current trip...?). Any ideas welcome
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=L...80*2.USD.35280