Seeking Gold - Relatively High Spend, low miles, low segs
Oct 12, 2017, 5:33 am
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 100
they won't do anything if you call but you have to wait until January, that's when the marketing department or whatever the department, chooses people to bump up the status. i'd say you have a chance of getting bumped up. my wife had only about 65k PQM but $20k+ PQD and ended up with Premier 1k! and I had about 15k PQM and 7k PQD and got bumped to Silver.. def higher PQD helps!
And I had earned silver "journeyman" style on segs outright in 2014. My travel was way down in 2015 with the oil price collapse in 2014 and no status in 2016.
Maybe I just wait until Jan and see what happens....doesn't sound like headway is made on the phone. I just didn't want to wait it out if I needed to make some calls....
Oct 12, 2017, 5:54 am
#17
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If one arrives ORD in UA Polaris, one does not need *G status to enter Polaris ur UC lounges.at ORD.
Oct 12, 2017, 8:47 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DTW/MBS
Programs: UA 1K, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Formerly Starbucks Gold
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OP - Lots of great deals to Singapore right now from both coasts - around $500 - maybe look into a quick weekend trip? I'm leaving on a Friday Night coming back Sunday evening.
Also, if it really is lounges you want - perhaps look into the UA club card or just buying a UA membership? Around the same price and you can also then have lounge access on domestic itineraries.
Also, if it really is lounges you want - perhaps look into the UA club card or just buying a UA membership? Around the same price and you can also then have lounge access on domestic itineraries.
Oct 12, 2017, 11:02 am
#20
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: fwp blood diamond, dykwia uranium
Posts: 7,252
So, my main trade routes are just barely over 500 base miles. At 50,000 miles needed, I'm roughly 22,000 miles short, I'll need about 8 Round trips in F (which isn't usually sold on my lil' regional jet). With 10-11 weeks left in the year, I won't take that many trips.
can't use lounge domestic (not that you're missing anything), you're zone 2 anyways, you're on an rj and row 1 sucks, cpu is pointless unless you have a crew that can pour moscow mules down your beer bong.
maybe you should split silver between 2 different alliances so you get something from each. i think a ua club membership is extremely stupid, just expense meals at airport restaurants.
Oct 12, 2017, 1:18 pm
#21
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hmmmm...looking back at 2016 I had 9672 PQM, 18 PQS and $6429 PQD. I got bumped up to silver for 2017 (I didn't have status at Marriott in 2016).
And I had earned silver "journeyman" style on segs outright in 2014. My travel was way down in 2015 with the oil price collapse in 2014 and no status in 2016.
Maybe I just wait until Jan and see what happens....doesn't sound like headway is made on the phone. I just didn't want to wait it out if I needed to make some calls....
And I had earned silver "journeyman" style on segs outright in 2014. My travel was way down in 2015 with the oil price collapse in 2014 and no status in 2016.
Maybe I just wait until Jan and see what happens....doesn't sound like headway is made on the phone. I just didn't want to wait it out if I needed to make some calls....
Oct 12, 2017, 1:43 pm
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 100
so why does gold matter? 2 free 70lb bags? free same day change flexibility? pqd multiplier? are you savy with award points and like whatever perks golds have left for mileage plus awards? marriott gold match (which is pretty damn valuable imo)?
can't use lounge domestic (not that you're missing anything), you're zone 2 anyways, you're on an rj and row 1 sucks, cpu is pointless unless you have a crew that can pour moscow mules down your beer bong.
maybe you should split silver between 2 different alliances so you get something from each. i think a ua club membership is extremely stupid, just expense meals at airport restaurants.
can't use lounge domestic (not that you're missing anything), you're zone 2 anyways, you're on an rj and row 1 sucks, cpu is pointless unless you have a crew that can pour moscow mules down your beer bong.
maybe you should split silver between 2 different alliances so you get something from each. i think a ua club membership is extremely stupid, just expense meals at airport restaurants.
Lounge access overseas would be nice when traveling personally. I know I can buy lounge access, but I guess I sort of feel like I shouldn't have to with all the money being spent with united. It would have been nice at Cph this summer when the priority pass lounges had a line to get in.
I've actually been looking at southwest. A lot of my travel is being shifted to love and hobby, so I can do mostly direct flights. The companion pass would be a plus and help out with my domestic flights for the family (no zone 5 boarding bs). With similar spend levels for next year, united may not be interested in my little chunk of cash. Jan will tell me which way I should go.
Oct 13, 2017, 10:59 am
#24
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,098
Check out another section on FT, Mileage Run Deals.
If you have the time you should fly to Singapore from EWR to knock out about 22000 miles.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals-372/
If you have the time you should fly to Singapore from EWR to knock out about 22000 miles.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals-372/
Oct 13, 2017, 11:04 am
#25
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: fwp blood diamond, dykwia uranium
Posts: 7,252
They have actually started flying rjs with first class and economy plus, so yes being able to select an economy plus seat at booking would be a plus. An extra point per dollar would be nice, but it's not the end of the world. I booked our award tickets through aeroplan this summer since the award chart was more favorable.
Lounge access overseas would be nice when traveling personally. I know I can buy lounge access, but I guess I sort of feel like I shouldn't have to with all the money being spent with united. It would have been nice at Cph this summer when the priority pass lounges had a line to get in.
I've actually been looking at southwest. A lot of my travel is being shifted to love and hobby, so I can do mostly direct flights. The companion pass would be a plus and help out with my domestic flights for the family (no zone 5 boarding bs). With similar spend levels for next year, united may not be interested in my little chunk of cash. Jan will tell me which way I should go.
Lounge access overseas would be nice when traveling personally. I know I can buy lounge access, but I guess I sort of feel like I shouldn't have to with all the money being spent with united. It would have been nice at Cph this summer when the priority pass lounges had a line to get in.
I've actually been looking at southwest. A lot of my travel is being shifted to love and hobby, so I can do mostly direct flights. The companion pass would be a plus and help out with my domestic flights for the family (no zone 5 boarding bs). With similar spend levels for next year, united may not be interested in my little chunk of cash. Jan will tell me which way I should go.
yes star lounges abroad (except ac) are very decent, especially the tk lounge in ist. and the ua club in lhr is definitely same calibre as the sq (nicer seating) and lh (amazing do+co breakfast). and the ua club in nrt is actually better than the nh lounges. but a lot of star lounges also suck. and i do not think any lounge is worth paying for unless you have a mega layover, at which point i'd advise to just leave the airport and go to a day spa/bath house/sauna/the y. also if you're alone, you can always just ask someone near the door to +1 you (then use the HILARIOUS line: "hey. i'll buy you a drink"). don't get elite tilt: is an apple wrapped in saran wrap worth the time and effort? i know free self pour bourbon is. and star gold does have its perks, provided you do some overseas travel and have a habit of bringing back boxes of fresh food and spices.
all fair points but i'm kinda 50/50 on whether i agree with the "i should have gold solely based on all the money being spent". the game still involves going the distance with ua. so maybe book one of those $500 sin mile runs and show us that you WILL go the distance
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Last edited by cur; Oct 13, 2017 at 11:20 am
Oct 13, 2017, 11:41 am
#26
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I've actually been looking at southwest. A lot of my travel is being shifted to love and hobby, so I can do mostly direct flights. The companion pass would be a plus and help out with my domestic flights for the family (no zone 5 boarding bs). With similar spend levels for next year, united may not be interested in my little chunk of cash. Jan will tell me which way I should go.
you could then consider a high tier personal CC to provide the lounge access you seek (ie, AMEX PLAT)