sister-in-law flies 1 TPAC roundtrip every month, after 108k PQM, still only a Silver
Sep 21, 2017, 2:51 pm
#16
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As someone here has mentioned. Have her get a MileagePlus Explorer Card. Spend $25k on it even if it's MS. Then she'll get Platinum Status. She won't get to 1k because the spending waiver does not work for that.
Sep 21, 2017, 2:53 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 2:58 pm
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There are alternatives, some of which have been mentioned already:
1) UA credit card waiver
2) non-work flights on UA metal (or other *A 016 tickets) with higher dollar spend
3) work with the employer to see if other flight options are possible. At our company, all employees are booked in J for overseas work trips
4) Other FF programs without dollar spend requirement
Sep 21, 2017, 3:22 pm
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(5'2" and probably no more than 105 pounds)
Sep 21, 2017, 3:30 pm
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All of which is legally protected confidential information which neither United, nor any other business is entitled to receive a copy of outside of very specific circumstances, such as applying for a mortgage where the requesting company has regulations, policies and procedures to request, review, protect and safely dispose of that information.
Sep 21, 2017, 4:10 pm
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Tickets are probably a bit more, as PQD excludes the taxes. I recall WAS-HKG being on the order of $500 (all-in) for discount Y when I flew back in March (my W fare ticket was more like $900). If course, hotels in HKG were like $300/night, quickly negating that airfare savings...
Sep 21, 2017, 6:47 pm
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Since I own the house, I can just "lease" her a room and give paperwork to show for it.(she does spend a few days in that house if she happens to be in that city) Or better yet, I don't mind selling 1/2 of the house to my brother so he and my sister-in-law become co-owners.
See here for a list of document accepted:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showwiki.php?t=1614212
What UA needs is 2 documentation. They don't really care about the actual proof of address.
I did 6 TPAC and 1 domestic last year. Excluding the domestic RT, my average was $518.33 per UA.
Actually, the only gain were BG 1, E+ at booking, increased baggage, and lounge.
Sep 21, 2017, 7:25 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 7:44 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 11:41 pm
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Guessing she's flying to China like others have said. Where do you live OP? If you live in CHina I say go for it because that's where she's traveling to. Even if she doesn't "live" there she's going there so it counts I would think. Do it so she can get 1K benefits.
Sep 22, 2017, 5:45 am
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I`d see with her employer that she may book premium economy for those trips. Fares are mostly reasonable (starting at ~$1,500), the added comfort is well worth the incremental expense, and PE earns well in any FFP.
Sep 22, 2017, 9:57 am
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FWIW - many people do that.
You have made this way more complicated.
See here for a list of document accepted:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showwiki.php?t=1614212
What UA needs is 2 documentation. They don't really care about the actual proof of address.
You have made this way more complicated.
See here for a list of document accepted:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showwiki.php?t=1614212
What UA needs is 2 documentation. They don't really care about the actual proof of address.
Sep 22, 2017, 10:03 am
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