Nov 8, 2017, 5:41 pm
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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
Nov 3, 2017, 9:50 am
#256
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: UA 1K 1.45MM, Marriott+SPG Plat, Clear, Nexus, Global Entry and MEX Viajero Confiable
Posts: 1,777
Nov 3, 2017, 10:35 am
#257
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: BOS<>NYC<>BKK
Programs: UA 4.3MM LT-GS; AA1MM; Amtrak SE; MAR LT TITAN; PC Plat; HIL DIA; HYA GLOB
Posts: 4,392
Nov 3, 2017, 12:59 pm
#258
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LBB
Programs: UA 1K 1MM ★G | Marriott LTT | Hilton ♦ | Hertz PC | Global Entry TSA Pre ✓
Posts: 2,820
My $26K PQD this year on 140,000 BIS miles will take me back to 1K though.... but based on some of the perks being nerfed down (particularly with clearing GPU's and CPU's), I will not be missing much.... though I will miss the next flight guarantee when my flights cancel (this saved me loads of time during weather issues the last couple years).
Nov 3, 2017, 7:16 pm
#259
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: DL Gold, UA nothing (ex-GS), Marriott lifetime Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 920
(I wonder what other benefits are missing…)
Nov 3, 2017, 8:49 pm
#260
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LBB
Programs: UA 1K 1MM ★G | Marriott LTT | Hilton ♦ | Hertz PC | Global Entry TSA Pre ✓
Posts: 2,820
What's the next flight guarantee? Any qualifiers? Does it require any positive space? I don't see anything about it in the GS benefits wiki.
(I wonder what other benefits are missing…)
(I wonder what other benefits are missing…)
I had to give up first class fares and sit in Y in all 3 of those instances, but it was well worth it.
Nov 5, 2017, 11:56 am
#261
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: DL Gold, UA nothing (ex-GS), Marriott lifetime Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 920
Curious to hear your thoughts on initial qualification. Currently I’m a 1K at $207k PQM, 115 PQS, and $42k PQD. I’ve got one more round trip domestic flight this year for work. I’m based out of ORD and from last year’s form data it looks like qualification is possible but not especially likely, maybe 50/50? Does that seem right?
I have some additional personal domestic travel booked on award tickets (for thanksgiving and Xmas) and I’m wondering if maybe I should switch those to cash fares.
I know the benefits have been cut a bit lately but I’m very interested in the ORD priority checkin and the ability to convert T to XN.
I have some additional personal domestic travel booked on award tickets (for thanksgiving and Xmas) and I’m wondering if maybe I should switch those to cash fares.
I know the benefits have been cut a bit lately but I’m very interested in the ORD priority checkin and the ability to convert T to XN.
Nov 5, 2017, 3:18 pm
#262
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
Curious to hear your thoughts on initial qualification. Currently I’m a 1K at $207k PQM, 115 PQS, and $42k PQD. I’ve got one more round trip domestic flight this year for work. I’m based out of ORD and from last year’s form data it looks like qualification is possible but not especially likely, maybe 50/50? Does that seem right?
I have some additional personal domestic travel booked on award tickets (for thanksgiving and Xmas) and I’m wondering if maybe I should switch those to cash fares.
I know the benefits have been cut a bit lately but I’m very interested in the ORD priority checkin and the ability to convert T to XN.
I have some additional personal domestic travel booked on award tickets (for thanksgiving and Xmas) and I’m wondering if maybe I should switch those to cash fares.
I know the benefits have been cut a bit lately but I’m very interested in the ORD priority checkin and the ability to convert T to XN.
Nov 6, 2017, 12:51 pm
#263
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: DC Suburbs
Programs: DL Gold, Hilton Gold, Carnival VIFP Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 459
Not sure if this has been asked before, but out of curiosity: with GF going away, and Polaris often priced closer to BF than GF, is there any speculation as to the PQD threshold for GS coming down? Since the average spend of the top, say, 1% of 1Ks would likely be affected by the loss of an ability to pay GF fares.
Nov 6, 2017, 1:14 pm
#264
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
Programs: Honors LT Diamond; United 1K; Hertz PC
Posts: 4,163
Not sure if this has been asked before, but out of curiosity: with GF going away, and Polaris often priced closer to BF than GF, is there any speculation as to the PQD threshold for GS coming down? Since the average spend of the top, say, 1% of 1Ks would likely be affected by the loss of an ability to pay GF fares.
Last year I spent close to $43k on UA and had 0 paid premium cabin transoceanic segments (1 BF with a GPU, 1 BF and 2 PB on miles) out of 8 total international segments (4 of those were paid "business" (C/Z) to/from/to/from NAS).
I didn't earn GS off of that spend but my point is that it's certainly not hard to spend $50k without GF.
Not making GS last year on that spend was probably the best thing for my sanity this year -- I'm delegating more travel to coworkers once I assured my 1K requal rather than grinding out every last trip myself
-- similar CPM figure as last year but only about $25k (maybe $30k by EOY)
Nov 6, 2017, 5:37 pm
#265
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: UA Global Service, DL Million Miler, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 24
Running at 68k PQD
I have new SYD and TLV trips, bringing me to 68k PQD And about 350k PQM.
Really hoping this GS lights up on my account
Really hoping this GS lights up on my account
I wonder what qualifies as your "HOME" airport? My FF statement goes to our PBI address in FL. But since January we've been in Mexico and Costa Rica. So nearly all of my travel is from Central America, and none of it has been from PBI.
I'll hit 35k PQD, and 228k PQM, all on UA metal. Am I dreaming for GS? Or does anyone think I have a shot if my base is PBI (assuming the statement address is used??).
If it matters, I just started on UA in March 2017. Just shy of my 2MM mark on Delta, so I came over as a status match. Not sure that matters.
Thanks for your ideas #WishMeLuck
I'll hit 35k PQD, and 228k PQM, all on UA metal. Am I dreaming for GS? Or does anyone think I have a shot if my base is PBI (assuming the statement address is used??).
If it matters, I just started on UA in March 2017. Just shy of my 2MM mark on Delta, so I came over as a status match. Not sure that matters.
Thanks for your ideas #WishMeLuck
Last edited by scottcate; Nov 6, 2017 at 5:38 pm Reason: Typos
Nov 6, 2017, 6:56 pm
#266
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Bucks County
Programs: UAL GS & Million Miler; Delta Lifetime Gold; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Platinum; Legion Etrangere
Posts: 1,609
Nov 6, 2017, 7:10 pm
#267
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
Nov 6, 2017, 8:41 pm
#268
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,852
Nov 6, 2017, 9:00 pm
#269
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: UA Global Service, DL Million Miler, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 24
Nov 7, 2017, 5:39 am
#270
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Bucks County
Programs: UAL GS & Million Miler; Delta Lifetime Gold; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Platinum; Legion Etrangere
Posts: 1,609