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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)?

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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.)

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Jan 23, 2019, 8:58 pm

#31

Martery

Join Date: Jan 2019

Posts: 2

Wondering if it's worth the stretch for Plat, as I'll be fairly close to qualifying on the CC waiver by end of year.
I haven't been able to find a deal superior from IAH-PVG ($0.24 CPM) at that fits inside a weekend.

Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 24,000
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Max Budget, $1,500, but would prefer maximizing CPM.
Available Travel Dates: Weekends only (Thurs-Mon AM)
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Any *Alliance works
Route(s) You've Already Searched: IAH-ORD-PVG-SFO-IAH, IAH-HKG-IAH, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG-EWR-IAH.
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? Yes

Jan 24, 2019, 9:16 am

#32

Kmxu

Join Date: May 2012

Location: ORF, RIC

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

Posts: 6,958

$275 plus positioning flight from YYZ-IAH.

It is an easy decision for such a cheap flight.
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=I...93*2.USD.27493

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Jan 24, 2019, 9:25 am

#33

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kmxu

It is an easy decision for such a cheap flight.
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=I...93*2.USD.27493

It looks like a similar flight is available departing from EWR instead, and flights from YYZ-EWR seem to be much cheaper than flights from YYZ-IAH. Either way, it looks like it would require an overnight near IAH or EWR before the departing flight, as I don't think there's a way to get to either city early enough that same morning.

https://flights.app.goo.gl/XryuP

Jan 24, 2019, 9:32 am

#34

Kmxu

Join Date: May 2012

Location: ORF, RIC

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

Posts: 6,958

Reverse the direction and cheaper ($260).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martery

https://www.google.com/flights#flt=I...63*2.USD.25963

Jan 25, 2019, 8:33 am

#35

aytasb2000

Join Date: Dec 2018

Programs: UA Silver

Posts: 4

Newbie here and I am not allowed to post quotes. So, I copied and pasted.
mpiotwo - If I want to stop in EWR. on the return, the price bumps up. Any penalties for not taking the EWR - Ottawa leg?

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kmxu
It is an easy decision for such a cheap flight.
mpiotrow
It looks like a similar flight is available departing from EWR instead, and flights from YYZ-EWR seem to be much cheaper than flights from YYZ-IAH. Either way, it looks like it would require an overnight near IAH or EWR before the departing flight, as I don't think there's a way to get to either city early enough that same morning.

Jan 25, 2019, 8:40 am

#36

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by aytasb2000

Newbie here and I am not allowed to post quotes. So, I copied and pasted.

You don't see a blue "Quote" button that looks like the following under each of the posts here?

Quote:

Originally Posted by aytasb2000

mpiotwo - If I want to stop in EWR. on the return, the price bumps up. Any penalties for not taking the EWR - Ottawa leg?

Are you based in EWR? One option would be to use miles to book an award flight back from YOW-EWR...

Jan 25, 2019, 8:51 am

#37

aytasb2000

Join Date: Dec 2018

Programs: UA Silver

Posts: 4

Quote:

Are you based in EWR? One option would be to use miles to book an award flight back from YOW-EWR...

Yes, I am based out of EWR. Now, I see the route changed to PVG - ORD (I think the last tkt from EWR-OTTAWA is gone)

Jan 27, 2019, 5:16 pm

#38

cleverploy

Join Date: Dec 2018

Posts: 2

Newbie here. Completing 1K status match on UA.

Departure Airport: depart DEN; arrive SFO/SJC/OAK/SMF
Miles Needed: Between 10K and 24K
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Max budget $2k; happy to pay biz/first class for >=2x PQMs
Available Travel Dates: depart (MST) evening of feb 12 or anytime feb 13; arrive (PST) by midnight feb 14
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA metal only
Route(s) You've Already Searched: DEN-LAX-MCO-LAX-SFO; ~11k PQM for ~$1400 in first
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? Yes

Jan 30, 2019, 4:35 pm

#39

Ken-NJ

Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: Sarasota FL

Programs: UA Platinum/Million Mile Life Gold, Marriott Life Titanium

Posts: 43

Mis quote

Jan 30, 2019, 4:43 pm

#40

Ken-NJ

Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: Sarasota FL

Programs: UA Platinum/Million Mile Life Gold, Marriott Life Titanium

Posts: 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken-NJ

Originally Posted by Santander

RSW-EWR-NRT-CGK-NRT-LAX-IAH-RSW for $971 next January for 22,730 PQMs. Bit of a torture trek, but good availability and it'll get the job done within your budget...

https://goo.gl/flights/UACWR

First one done last week. Wasn't too bad. All seats except one were good. Food on ANA was a bit dicey so loaded up at UA NRT Club. Stayed on EST and avoided jet lag.

2nd trip tomorrow. Possible tornadoes near RSW at the start so should be interesting. Seat selections better.

And 2nd one done.
Again not painful and with UAFlex Miles I now have 75,000 2019 PQM continuing my Plat through 2020.
Thanks again Santander.

Highlights:
12 flights. Only one more than 20 minutes late. Most left early.
Only last one upgraded.
Discovered Downton Abbey. Binged seasons 1&2 on UnitedWiFi.
Day tour of Jakarta. Crowded city with great eats.

Jan 30, 2019, 4:44 pm

#41

cleverploy

Join Date: Dec 2018

Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleverploy

UPDATE: Target mileage is now pretty much exactly 15k PQM (i.e. 7500 miles in first class but also open to 15k air miles in economy if international). Thanks in advance for any help, and please let me know if I am posting something incorrectly.

Jan 30, 2019, 6:57 pm

#42

fatrebate

Join Date: Nov 2005

Posts: 3

Newbie here. Completing Premier Platinum status match on UA
Departure Airport:BWI/IAD
Miles Needed:18K
Maximum Budget: $500
Available Travel Dates: 3-4 days travel during weekend
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:UA metal only
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)?Yes

Jan 31, 2019, 3:08 am

#43

Kmxu

Join Date: May 2012

Location: ORF, RIC

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

Posts: 6,958

See this thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatrebate

About $400 to PVG: United, IAD-PVG, $403, 17360 PQM, 2.32 cpm!

Feb 1, 2019, 5:11 pm

#44

redwrangler

Join Date: Dec 2018

Programs: United

Posts: 1

Mileage Run from IAH on UA

Hello All,
Sorry to be a dumbass. I'm new on here and cannot find out where to find best mileage runs from IAH for United.
I see the wiki, but I cannot figure out how to post a request.
Any help would be appreciated.

Wants 10,000 miles, budget under $1000, have China VISA
Thanks lots
redwrangler

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Feb 1, 2019, 5:15 pm

#45

mpiotrow

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: DEN

Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)

Posts: 1,272

Quote:

Originally Posted by redwrangler

Your request would look something like this:

Departure Airport: IAH
Miles Needed: 10,000
Maximum Budget: $1000
Available Travel Dates: {Are there any specific dates, or days of the week you need to travel?}
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: This depends on whether you *need* UA metal, or if you can fly on any *A carrier
Route(s) You've Already Searched: {Have you searched for any routes yourself? If so, what have you found?}
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? Yes

Good luck with your search. I don't have time to check anything out right now.