need 30k quick PQMs
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need 30k quick PQMs
Hey flyer talk community. Can you help? I was graciously granted a status match by UA (from AA) and I need to score 35K PQMs over the next few months. I don't believe my work travels won't get me all the way there, does the community have any ideas for how to score PQMs as cost effectively as possible? 25K or more? ideally out of DEN for a departure point? THANK YOU for your advice! I really appreciate it.
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Check out the MR forum or play with Google flights.
flights to sin, pek, etc can be found pretty cheap, even if you need to position out of sfo, lax, ewr, etc.
flights to sin, pek, etc can be found pretty cheap, even if you need to position out of sfo, lax, ewr, etc.
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need 30k quick PQMs .... I was graciously granted a status match by UA (from AA) and I need to score 35K PQMs over the next few months. I don't believe my work travels won't get me all the way there, does the community have any ideas for how to score PQMs as cost effectively as possible? 25K or more? ....
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Hey flyer talk community. Can you help? I was graciously granted a status match by UA (from AA) and I need to score 35K PQMs over the next few months. I don't believe my work travels won't get me all the way there, does the community have any ideas for how to score PQMs as cost effectively as possible? 25K or more? ideally out of DEN for a departure point? THANK YOU for your advice! I really appreciate it.
Quickest would be business class to almost anywhere in Europe or Asia (double check your mileage earnings with partner airlines before booking the ticket if you arent on UA metal)
cheapest out of DEN seems to be 2x trips to China. Air Canada has flights to PVG and PEK for around $500 over the next month or so. You would also need a Chinese visa.
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Perhaps I'm missing something, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me to manufacture 30k PQM to meet a 35k challenge . . . if you can't come close to meeting a challenge organically, you're not likely to benefit from the status.
The easy way to do this would be a single round trip ultra long haul business class, e.g., SFO-SIN, EWR-HKG, or a long connecting itinerary in J (over 7500 miles each way). If you intend to fly Y, it's going to take at least two of those.
The easy way to do this would be a single round trip ultra long haul business class, e.g., SFO-SIN, EWR-HKG, or a long connecting itinerary in J (over 7500 miles each way). If you intend to fly Y, it's going to take at least two of those.
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You were matched to Platinum, so according to the Wiki the threshold you need to hit is 18,000 PQM's, 2 asian RT's from SFO should have you easily at 20,000 PQM's
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...on-etc-9.html#
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...on-etc-9.html#
What I was trying to say is that I would not have started the status match/ challenge process if I did not have the flights lined up to meet the requirement.
Last edited by StuckinITH; Mar 28, 2018 at 10:05 am
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Edit: Found it on the status match website:
"8. Valid on flights operated by United and United Express. Not valid on United-marketed codeshare flights operated by other carriers. Flights must be posted to the MileagePlus account in order to qualify. MileagePlus award travel does not qualify for this offer. Basic Economy tickets do not qualify for this offer. Class-of-service bonus Premier qualifying miles (PQM) and Premier qualifying segments (PQS) will count toward this offer; however, other bonus PQM/PQS, promotional PQM/PQS, and/or credit card PQM do not count toward this offer. Other restrictions may apply. Offer subject to change without notice."
Although it is vaguely worded, one could also take this to mean that Premier benefits are only valid on UA/UA express during the match period.
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