UA 1k, how close were you when you reached 1k?
Nov 3, 2017, 7:43 am
#3
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Seoul
Programs: None anymore
Posts: 983
The first year I qualified I barely made it on the last flight of the year, December 28 land Dec 29 - I ended up with 106K since it was a long haul but without any of the flights I took I wouldn't have made it!
The past two years I've qualified sooner and end the year with more miles.
The past two years I've qualified sooner and end the year with more miles.
Nov 3, 2017, 7:49 am
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
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(And that was for the full year. I suppose I actually qualified at $12073, on my next-to-last flight of the year.
Nov 3, 2017, 10:28 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 167
The first year I was 1K, I was very close like you all are mentioning. This year, I was worried about it, but then ended up with the PQ[X] done by summer.
I've been continuing to fly UA, but a colleague busted out his LH Miles and More to get us into a lounge in the states recently and said "why do you add miles to UA after 100K??"
So my plan next year is to book the 1K, then switch to something else (like LG Miles and More) so I can get some access to lounges during domestic flights (most of my travel is internaational).
I've been continuing to fly UA, but a colleague busted out his LH Miles and More to get us into a lounge in the states recently and said "why do you add miles to UA after 100K??"
So my plan next year is to book the 1K, then switch to something else (like LG Miles and More) so I can get some access to lounges during domestic flights (most of my travel is internaational).
Nov 3, 2017, 10:31 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: TX
Programs: UA 1K, 1.1MM
Posts: 300
Nov 3, 2017, 11:07 am
#7
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But, also keep in mind that you're going to end up with some of your RDMs being dumped into programs where you probably don't accumulate them as quickly.
Nov 3, 2017, 12:33 pm
#9
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
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And if you're going to go for another program to get *G, Miles & More is a terrible choice, as I believe you need 100K PQM to do so. Consider A3, OZ, or possibly SQ if you happen to fly them quite a bit.
But, also keep in mind that you're going to end up with some of your RDMs being dumped into programs where you probably don't accumulate them as quickly.
But, also keep in mind that you're going to end up with some of your RDMs being dumped into programs where you probably don't accumulate them as quickly.
Nov 3, 2017, 2:01 pm
#10
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Haze gray and underway
Programs: UA 1K 2MM, HH Diamond, Marriott 'clink clink' Titanium
Posts: 1,784
I normally sneak over the line late in December. His year in October sitting at 99467 PQM I started a 45.5K run. So my end of year MR is for the extra RPUs. What’s another 1K BIS?
Nov 3, 2017, 2:46 pm
#11
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: DEN
Programs: UA-GS; WN A-list;Hyatt - CC; Hertz - PC
Posts: 644
Back in I think 2011, i had fallen all the way back down to GM, and had to climb the ladder again a couple days after the computer merger. I think that was in April. My first flight was that week and I got to about 30 miles over 1k a couple of days before christmas. Then suddenly had 4 or 5 flights emerge from thin air between xmas and new years. I remember being very happy that I had barely made it and I was done for the year.