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For each request, please include the following information:

Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value):
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?

For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
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.)

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Dec 16, 2019, 9:46 am

#871

Parker Collins

Join Date: Dec 2019

Posts: 1

Need 60 PQMs for UA Gold

Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 60
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): N/A: Fastest / cheapest
Available Travel Dates: Dec. 19-20
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: EWR - IAD
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No

Dec 16, 2019, 9:55 am

#872

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

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

Posts: 1,525

UA:$420 EWR-IAH 3067PQM (w/ 500mi min)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HGFNJ

Hello, I am already a 1K for next year. I am 3,000 miles short for the next additional GPU (now 40 plus points). I use and value the GPU as I do make long distance international trips. I think I will need to spend $300- $400 for a trip over next couple weeks to get those 3,000 PQM and acquire the additional GPU. Questions:
1) Any other way to cover the PQM short fall?
2) Think 40 plus points > $300-400 for the trip. Am I missing anything?

IN that case,

Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 3,000
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): N/A: Fastest / quickest trip preferred
Available Travel Dates: Dec. 25 - 31
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: United metal preferred
Route(s) You've Already Searched: EWR - LAX
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No

I would do it for another long-haul upgrade.

UA:$420 EWR-IAH 3067PQM (w/ 500mi min)
Thu 26 Dec EWR-IAH-MSY-EWR
Link: https://flights.app.goo.gl/SDhwm

I figure there's less business travelers on this date, so your CPU chances are decent...ok, maybe not on the A319 flight.

Dec 16, 2019, 10:02 am

#873

HGFNJ

Join Date: Nov 2018

Programs: United Airlines

Posts: 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh6cto

I would do it for another long-haul upgrade.

Thanks. Appreciate the response.

Dec 16, 2019, 10:13 am

#874

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

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

Posts: 1,525

UA:$273 EWR-TPA in BE 998PQM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parker Collins

60PQM? Ouch!

UA:$273 EWR-TPA in BE 998PQM
Thu 19 Dec EWR-TPA-EWR
(5h15m in TPA)
Link: https://flights.app.goo.gl/5dfu6

You could get it over with much quicker with $311 EWR-BTV for 500PQM, and BE doesn't matter much being an E145.

Dec 16, 2019, 12:09 pm

#875

JustBreathe

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: Denver

Programs: UA Silver

Posts: 94

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parker Collins

I recommend calling United. I'll be 93 miles short and they were very encouraging about it over the phone. Obvs no guarantees but worth calling I'd say.

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Dec 16, 2019, 12:23 pm

#876

ttayne

Join Date: Dec 2007

Posts: 2

Departure Airport: ORD or MKE
Miles Needed: 4,764
Required Spend or Maximum Budget: Max budget is probably $600$
Available Travel Dates: Dec 20-30
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: United only
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO, SEA
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No

My last work trips got postponed until next year...

Dec 16, 2019, 1:26 pm

#877

Telecart

Join Date: Dec 2019

Programs: United

Posts: 2

Almost at 1k

Departure Airport: NYC (EWR/JFK/LGA)
Miles Needed: 2,016
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): PQD fulfilled, since I can buy 4,000 miles on an accelerator for $540 I guess $400 is max before I'd rather spend money than a day in an aircraft.
Available Travel Dates:Dec-19 through EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: codeshare okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: BOS, IAD, LAS
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No

Last edited by Telecart; Dec 16, 2019 at 1:31 pm

Dec 16, 2019, 1:54 pm

#878

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

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

Posts: 1,525

UA:$523 ORD-SJO (Costa Rica) 4954PQM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ttayne

Pretty much the same request as imackie yesterday, so ends up being the same answer:

UA:$523 ORD-SJO (Costa Rica) 4954PQM
Mon 30 ORD-IAH-SJO
(4h16m nightime in SJO)
Tue 31 Dec SJO-IAH-ORD
Link: https://flights.app.goo.gl/itizL

Unfortunately, I'm not finding anything cheaper.

Dec 16, 2019, 1:55 pm

#879

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

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

Posts: 1,525

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telecart

CAUTION: Premier Accelerator purchases do NOT count toward PQD!

Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 16, 2019 at 1:56 pm Reason: fixed typo

Dec 16, 2019, 3:04 pm

#880

Kmxu

Join Date: May 2012

Location: ORF, RIC

Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum

Posts: 6,958

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh6cto

CAUTION: Premier Accelerator purchases do NOT count toward PQD!

OP was saying that he is willing to spend up to $400 for sitting on aircraft. The $140 ($540-400) is sitting fees that he/she charges to himself/herself.

OP said that "PQD fulfilled."

Dec 16, 2019, 3:26 pm

#881

EntropyTheory

Join Date: May 2019

Location: PIT

Programs: Hertz PC, National Exec Elite

Posts: 55

Departure Airport: ORF, PHF, RIC, IAD/DC area airports if absolutely necessary
Miles Needed: 9168 PQM
Maximum Budget: 1500. Need 769 PQD
Available Travel Dates: Potentially any but would prefer to avoid 2 days before/after Christmas
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: ORF-SFO/LAX
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? Yes, but I do not have my passport in hand right now and it is unknown whether I'll be able to get it back before Dec 31

Dec 16, 2019, 3:27 pm

#882

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

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

Posts: 1,525

UA:$323 EWR-PBI nonstop 2048PQM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telecart

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kmxu

OP was saying that he is willing to spend up to $400 for sitting on aircraft. The $140 ($540-400) is sitting fees that he/she charges to himself/herself.

OP said that "PQD fulfilled."

Ah, thanks for the correction. I misinterpreted where it breaks into two sentences. We really need to break that question into two lines, since both should be specified on every request. But I digress...

UA:$323 EWR-PBI nonstop 2048PQM
Sun 22 Dec EWR-PBI-EWR
(6h05m in PBI)
Link: https://flights.app.goo.gl/2Gczv

May be possible to SDC to 11am return for 2h in PBI (or just book that one for $21 more).

Dec 16, 2019, 3:53 pm

#883

wh6cto

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: IAD/DCA/BWI

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

Posts: 1,525

UA:$1102 RIC-KOA 9701PQM 1003PQD or UA:$859 IAD-OGG 9812PQM 769PQD

Quote:

Originally Posted by EntropyTheory

UA:$1102 RIC-KOA (Kona) 9701PQM 1003PQD
Mon 30 Dec RIC-DEN-KOA-SFO
(10h51m in KOA, 0h56m in SFO)
Tue 31 Dec SFO-IAD-RIC
Link: https://flights.app.goo.gl/aFw1H

Various routings available for similar pricing.

And after much effort, I found the closest match to your PQD requirement out of IAD:

UA:$859 IAD-OGG (Maui) 9812PQM 769PQD
Wed 18 Dec IAD-SFO-OGG-LAX
(8h20m daytime in OGG, 2h25m in LAX)
Thu 19 Dec LAX-IAH-IAD
Link: https://flights.app.goo.gl/p3ctG

Last edited by wh6cto; Dec 16, 2019 at 3:54 pm Reason: Added LAX layover time on return

Dec 16, 2019, 4:13 pm

#884

Sufb519

Join Date: Oct 2016

Posts: 1

Departure Airport: EWR (LGA if needed)
Miles Needed: 928
Maximum Budget: already hit
Available Travel Dates: Already traveling 12/26-12/30
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched: EWR-ORD
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No

Dec 16, 2019, 4:54 pm

#885

megkenny

Join Date: Dec 2019

Programs: United

Posts: 2

Need 2234 PQMs to maintain silver

Hi - Any help is greatly appreciated on a mile run suggestion!

Departure Airport: EWR, LGA
Miles Needed: 2,234 PQM
Maximum Budget: $300
Available Travel Dates: Potentially any but would prefer to avoid 2 days before/after Christmas
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares OK
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No