Jan 2, 23, 1:57 pm
Last edit by: Pat89339
For each request, please include the following information. For UA, choose PQF, PQP or BIS (for MM runners): Deleted the China visa question.
Departure Airport:
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed:
Maximum Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
Please post the exact amount of miles needed. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
Departure Airport:
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed:
Maximum Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
Please post the exact amount of miles needed. 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: 2023 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Sep 10, 23, 1:19 am
#166
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 82
Departure Airport: SAN, can relocate to LAX/SFO
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQF: 9, PQP:1000
Maximum Budget:$1000
Available Travel Dates: Preferably weekend turnarounds, out friday night - back sunday night
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: most domestic out of SAN, have not looked through multi-leg flights or partner flights that can get more PQP
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQF: 9, PQP:1000
Maximum Budget:$1000
Available Travel Dates: Preferably weekend turnarounds, out friday night - back sunday night
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares okay
Route(s) You've Already Searched: most domestic out of SAN, have not looked through multi-leg flights or partner flights that can get more PQP
Sep 14, 23, 10:26 pm
#167
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: United 1P, Hilton Honors Silver
Posts: 27
Going for Gold
Departure Airport: IAD/BWI/DCA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5 PQF
Maximum Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: Oct 23-26; Nov 13-17
I have 4 other flights scheduled that will get me to 19 PQF for the year, leaving me 5 short of the 24 required. I will cross the 8,000 PQP requirement after my next flight. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5 PQF
Maximum Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: Oct 23-26; Nov 13-17
I have 4 other flights scheduled that will get me to 19 PQF for the year, leaving me 5 short of the 24 required. I will cross the 8,000 PQP requirement after my next flight. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Sep 17, 23, 10:03 am
#168
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 30,987
Departure Airport: IAD/BWI/DCA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5 PQF
Maximum Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: Oct 23-26; Nov 13-17
I have 4 other flights scheduled that will get me to 19 PQF for the year, leaving me 5 short of the 24 required. I will cross the 8,000 PQP requirement after my next flight. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5 PQF
Maximum Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: Oct 23-26; Nov 13-17
I have 4 other flights scheduled that will get me to 19 PQF for the year, leaving me 5 short of the 24 required. I will cross the 8,000 PQP requirement after my next flight. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Alternatively you can buy a 4 segment UA trip and use SDC to make it into 5. That can get a bit tricky though and AC allows buying 3 per direction, so that'll work for sure. Just make sure you buy an eligible fare with AC
Sep 20, 23, 6:55 am
#169
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 30,987
A couple folks were looking for premium cabin MRs for UA status out of the SFO/LAX area. There are some attractive fares right now.
Below is just an example. It nets >$4kPQP
Below is just an example. It nets >$4kPQP
Sep 20, 23, 9:43 am
#170
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: USA
Programs: AS MVPG 75K, AC SE
Posts: 344
This looks like ~5700 PQP if done in both directions.
Note that this is not fully optimized - you can probably find better times, a higher PQP connection in Europe, and also a higher PQP destination than MAD.
Sep 20, 23, 10:35 am
#171
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 30,987
I'm sure you know this, but just to be more explicit in an example, it's possible to add a Europe connection for more PQP:
This looks like ~5700 PQP if done in both directions.
Note that this is not fully optimized - you can probably find better times, a higher PQP connection in Europe, and also a higher PQP destination than MAD.
This looks like ~5700 PQP if done in both directions.
Note that this is not fully optimized - you can probably find better times, a higher PQP connection in Europe, and also a higher PQP destination than MAD.
Sep 20, 23, 10:50 am
#172
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA/NYC/IAD
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,755
Oh these look really promising. Do all these fares have a Saturday night stay requirement or min 7-day? I'm trying to find something with a shorter turn, ideally can knock it out over a long weekend.
Sep 20, 23, 1:47 pm
#173
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
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FROM UNITED STATES -
PERMITTED TUE THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC
SECTOR.
TO UNITED STATES -
PERMITTED MON THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC
SECTOR.
TRAVEL FROM INBOUND TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR MUST COMMENCE
NO EARLIER THAN 7 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.
AND - TRAVEL FROM TURNAROUND MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER
THAN 24 HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE TURNAROUND.
Sep 24, 23, 1:32 pm
#178
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Delta PM, Hilton Silver, UA Plat
Posts: 239
Can someone help me confirm my PQP calculations on this? And maybe someone else can benefit as well from a quick end of the year mileage run
SK SFO-CPH-MXP-CPH-SFO (mixture of N/L Class) --> Total would be 1032 PQPs + 4 PQFs
Price for this itinerary would be $594, so almost 2:1 ratio
SK SFO-CPH-MXP-CPH-SFO (mixture of N/L Class) --> Total would be 1032 PQPs + 4 PQFs
Price for this itinerary would be $594, so almost 2:1 ratio
Sep 24, 23, 1:47 pm
#179
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 82
Can someone help me confirm my PQP calculations on this? And maybe someone else can benefit as well from a quick end of the year mileage run
SK SFO-CPH-MXP-CPH-SFO (mixture of N/L Class) --> Total would be 1032 PQPs + 4 PQFs
Price for this itinerary would be $594, so almost 2:1 ratio
SK SFO-CPH-MXP-CPH-SFO (mixture of N/L Class) --> Total would be 1032 PQPs + 4 PQFs
Price for this itinerary would be $594, so almost 2:1 ratio
The math checks out
Sep 27, 23, 10:31 am
#180
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 24
I hope I am doing this right -- apologies for potential newbie errors (I registered on the site many years ago but just a lurker so far)
End of January, I will be 33,300 miles from 1 Million miles on UA. I would like to seal the Million Miler thing shortly after that, am a bit nervous UA may change the rules while I am this close. It also would come handy for travel next year. Looking for a combination of flights that gets me over the limit within my budget and not too much pain. Thought about taking a long flight to Asia and some shorter ones but have minimal experience with that. The mentioned $158.- BWI-LAX would be cost-effective but doing this 7 times or so does not sound like fun...
Any suggestions highly appreciated!
Departure Airport: BWI/IAD,DCA; could do EWR, PHL or even JFK
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: BIS
Maximum Budget: $2000.- would be doable, less is better
Available Travel Dates: most weekends Oct - January, some weekdays
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: No, must be UA metal
Route(s) You've Already Searched: I found BWI-LAX r/t for $158.- several days in Oct and November
End of January, I will be 33,300 miles from 1 Million miles on UA. I would like to seal the Million Miler thing shortly after that, am a bit nervous UA may change the rules while I am this close. It also would come handy for travel next year. Looking for a combination of flights that gets me over the limit within my budget and not too much pain. Thought about taking a long flight to Asia and some shorter ones but have minimal experience with that. The mentioned $158.- BWI-LAX would be cost-effective but doing this 7 times or so does not sound like fun...
Any suggestions highly appreciated!
Departure Airport: BWI/IAD,DCA; could do EWR, PHL or even JFK
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: BIS
Maximum Budget: $2000.- would be doable, less is better
Available Travel Dates: most weekends Oct - January, some weekdays
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: No, must be UA metal
Route(s) You've Already Searched: I found BWI-LAX r/t for $158.- several days in Oct and November
