Nov 8, 2017, 5:41 pm
Last edit by: FlyHighInTheSky
Global Services Qualifying Discussion- 2018
Qualification FormPlease only fill out the above form once you are 100% certain that you have made or not made Global Services for 2018.
Qualification Spreadsheet
This will be a discussion thread, for discussing the needed qualifications and timing of notification.
Use "Global Services 2018 Notifications (ONLY)" to report your actual notification.
For discussion of GS benefits, please use Consolidated Global Services Thread: Benefits, Questions 2017
For 2017 qualifications, see the 2017 thread
To find your PQDs if >than $12K
Go to MileagePlus activity since my last statement and it is in the "Account summary" table at the top of the page.
Note this is not just the UA operated PQDs (which is commonly believed to be what matters for GS) but rather your total PQDs.
Definitions
BIS is actual scheduled flight distance (Great Circle Mileage Distance -- GCM) between airports with 500 mile minimum for elites. This is the standard used for Lifetime miles also. Those flying mostly sub-500 segments sometimes prefer to not use the minimum rule.
The definition for CPM is a bit vaguer, especially since CPM is used in multiple different situations.
Believe for the purpose of this thread, GS qualification, folks are using
PQD CPM = UA PQDs / UA BIS
Note there is no direct evidence UA uses this CPM number for GS Qualification but it is a number FTers like to use.
As for BIS, UA does not report this number your account and it needs to be manually tracked.
One way is to make use that PQMs are based on BIS but there may be a multiplier / bonus for high end fares. If always in 2x PQMs, you could divide by 2 to get BIS.
rwsteelers had a good method for determining UA BIS -- the change in Lifetime Miles from the first of the year.
2018 GS Qualifying Discussion
Dec 12, 2017, 7:38 pm
#496
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: ORD
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 659
Here you go guys, the qualification form is ready: https://goo.gl/forms/sdSD3YG9N9Uv8nb62
I will start to put together the output spreadsheet this week.
Sorry for the delay, was on a trip
I will start to put together the output spreadsheet this week.
Sorry for the delay, was on a trip
Dec 13, 2017, 5:40 am
#497
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 361
Here you go guys, the qualification form is ready: https://goo.gl/forms/sdSD3YG9N9Uv8nb62
I will start to put together the output spreadsheet this week.
Sorry for the delay, was on a trip
I will start to put together the output spreadsheet this week.
Sorry for the delay, was on a trip
Dec 13, 2017, 5:54 am
#498
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: TPA
Programs: UA GS, 1MM
Posts: 97
Here you go guys, the qualification form is ready: https://goo.gl/forms/sdSD3YG9N9Uv8nb62
I will start to put together the output spreadsheet this week.
Sorry for the delay, was on a trip
I will start to put together the output spreadsheet this week.
Sorry for the delay, was on a trip
Should we enter our data as of when we received our acceptance notification or our year end stats if they are different?
Dec 13, 2017, 7:42 am
#499
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
Posts: 8,697
Dec 13, 2017, 10:11 am
#500
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: UA 1K, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 5
Has anyone who was not GS in 2017 received an email or seen their mystatus update? I've noticed that most people receiving notices are renewing/re-qualifying.
Dec 13, 2017, 10:14 am
#501
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: dark side of the moon
Programs: papa card, UA 1K
Posts: 707
Also I've never had my PQD match my UA PQD; we all have different flight habits, however I find it difficult to believe so many peoples from last years matched. There were so many that when I did an evaluation of the data last year I didn't use anybody's whose matched. If you don't know how to calculate your UA PQD, my suggestion is to leave the column blank.
Dec 13, 2017, 10:20 am
#502
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 215
Yep some of my family who typically don't come on FT and are GS were confused.
Also I've never had my PQD match my UA PQD; we all have different flight habits, however I find it difficult to believe so many peoples from last years matched. There were so many that when I did an evaluation of the data last year I didn't use anybody's whose matched. If you don't know how to calculate your UA PQD, my suggestion is to leave the column blank.
Also I've never had my PQD match my UA PQD; we all have different flight habits, however I find it difficult to believe so many peoples from last years matched. There were so many that when I did an evaluation of the data last year I didn't use anybody's whose matched. If you don't know how to calculate your UA PQD, my suggestion is to leave the column blank.
Dec 13, 2017, 10:21 am
#503
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Somewhere in EWR
Programs: UA GS, HH Diamond
Posts: 858
Yep some of my family who typically don't come on FT and are GS were confused.
Also I've never had my PQD match my UA PQD; we all have different flight habits, however I find it difficult to believe so many peoples from last years matched. There were so many that when I did an evaluation of the data last year I didn't use anybody's whose matched. If you don't know how to calculate your UA PQD, my suggestion is to leave the column blank.
Also I've never had my PQD match my UA PQD; we all have different flight habits, however I find it difficult to believe so many peoples from last years matched. There were so many that when I did an evaluation of the data last year I didn't use anybody's whose matched. If you don't know how to calculate your UA PQD, my suggestion is to leave the column blank.
Dec 13, 2017, 3:46 pm
#504
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: San Francisco
Programs: United MileagePlus Global Services, Marriot Bonvoy Platinum, National VIP Status
Posts: 11
Noticiation Periods - Requals and New
Just spoke with 1k MileagePlus Desk - A very helpful and informative agent explained that Re-qualification decisions and notifications are going out between about Dec 5 through Dec 22. Starting Dec 22, and ending January 12, new GS invitees will be notified.
Dec 13, 2017, 4:23 pm
#505
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: DYKWIA, But I'm a "Diamond Guest" UA 1K/2MM
Posts: 2,258
Here is the qualification form: https://goo.gl/forms/sdSD3YG9N9Uv8nb62
Please only fill out the above form once you are 100% certain that you have made or not made Global Services for 2018.
Sorry for the big delay getting this done guys, I had some unusual travel the past few weeks.
Let me know if you see any changes that need to happen.
Please only fill out the above form once you are 100% certain that you have made or not made Global Services for 2018.
Sorry for the big delay getting this done guys, I had some unusual travel the past few weeks.
Let me know if you see any changes that need to happen.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:08 pm
#506
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: UA 1K, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 5
Thank you! This is very helpful. I was wondering about new invitees since all the posts seem to have for re-quals
Dec 13, 2017, 6:19 pm
#507
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 575
Does that mean if we are GS this year and don't get notified by 12/22 that we didn't make it?
Dec 13, 2017, 6:26 pm
#508
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: DL Gold, UA nothing (ex-GS), Marriott lifetime Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 920
Dec 13, 2017, 6:38 pm
#509
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Southern California
Programs: United 1K
Posts: 121
Travel is done for the year (it really died down Q4) and I ended up with $39,516 in PQD all in full-fare international J. Let's see if I requalify!