Oct 22, 2018, 3:44 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
GS Qualifying for 2019 Discussion
This will be a discussion thread, for discussing the needed qualifications and timing of notification.
For posing formal notifications (but no discussion), use this thread Global Services 2019 Notifications (ONLY)
2019 GS Timeline
First requal notifications came out on 6 Dec 2018
First-time notifications started about 3 Jan 2019
Numerous reports that all regular notifications will be out by 11 Jan 2019
Initial successful reconsideration appeals reported 15 Jan 2019
First reports of challanges15 Jan 2019
For discussion of GS benefits, please use Consolidated Global Services Thread: Benefits, Questions 2018First-time notifications started about 3 Jan 2019
Numerous reports that all regular notifications will be out by 11 Jan 2019
Initial successful reconsideration appeals reported 15 Jan 2019
First reports of challanges15 Jan 2019
For 2017 qualifications, see the 2017 thread and for 2018, see the 2018 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.
Hello:
To help with collection of qualification metrics for global services, I created a Google Doc. This will be useful for future members. For ease of use, I created a form which feeds into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet and form does not require a google account and is free to use.
Similar spreadsheets were created in years past, so I'm hoping to continue this tradition. Please take the time to enter your stats into the spreadsheet. Many thanks
LINK to entry form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SYm...xRKZ_EUD8/edit
View responses here ( read only ):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
To help with collection of qualification metrics for global services, I created a Google Doc. This will be useful for future members. For ease of use, I created a form which feeds into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet and form does not require a google account and is free to use.
Similar spreadsheets were created in years past, so I'm hoping to continue this tradition. Please take the time to enter your stats into the spreadsheet. Many thanks
LINK to entry form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SYm...xRKZ_EUD8/edit
View responses here ( read only ):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
GS Qualifying for 2019 Discussion / Questions
Jan 4, 2019, 1:22 pm
#616
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 71
Leisure only GS members
Just curious...how many GS members earned their status from using personal assets...no business funded travel?
Jan 4, 2019, 2:37 pm
#617
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: United
Posts: 4
Any Chance? Still 1K
2017
PQM - 107,000
PQD - $17k
2018
PQM - 207,000
PQD - $37.5k
PQS - 137
IAH based. Any chance I’ll make the GS cut?
PQM - 107,000
PQD - $17k
2018
PQM - 207,000
PQD - $37.5k
PQS - 137
IAH based. Any chance I’ll make the GS cut?
Last edited by Rt Kinsey; Jan 4, 2019 at 3:24 pm
Jan 4, 2019, 2:43 pm
#618
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
Programs: Honors LT Diamond; United 1K; Hertz PC
Posts: 4,165
So I think I'm close enough to the bubble that I want to submit a request for review. Any sense of when the best time to do it without jumping the gun or missing the window?
Jan 4, 2019, 3:29 pm
#619
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
Question: For the calculation of CPM on the spreadsheet, shouldn't it be calculated as PQD/Actual BIS? And not (PQD*100)/PQM - Round to nearest cent? Just curious 
Jan 4, 2019, 3:36 pm
#620
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC, Global Entry, CLEAR
Posts: 285
Jan 4, 2019, 3:45 pm
#621
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Houston
Programs: UA LT GS 4.2 MM, AA Gold 1MM, HH Lifetime Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 394
I calculated mine that way. PQM is an inflated number. BIS miles seems more accurate.
Jan 4, 2019, 4:00 pm
#622
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYD
Programs: UA GS, BA Gold, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, IHG Gold, National Exec Elite, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,419
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To help with collection of qualification metrics for global services, I created a Google Doc. This will be useful for future members. For ease of use, I created a form which feeds into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet and form does not require a google account and is free to use.
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To help with collection of qualification metrics for global services, I created a Google Doc. This will be useful for future members. For ease of use, I created a form which feeds into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet and form does not require a google account and is free to use.
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Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jan 4, 2019 at 4:06 pm Reason: moved to discussion thread
Jan 4, 2019, 5:18 pm
#623
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: UA 1MM, DL
Posts: 2
Agree with TexasTea reply to RT Kinsey at IAH.
I have had bigger numbers than that for at least 5 years straight, and just made it in 2019
I have had bigger numbers than that for at least 5 years straight, and just made it in 2019
Jan 4, 2019, 6:37 pm
#624
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: EWR
Posts: 894
Sure thing, will do. I setup the google spreadsheet to run a pivot table. This should automatically update itself. The pivot table contains breakdown of mean PQM by airport, along with max and min ranges. I can run some more detailed reports after the spreadsheet gets filled with some more data.
Jan 5, 2019, 6:52 am
#625
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: ORD | LGA | 2E
Programs: UA GS 1.6MM UC | AA CK 0.7MM AC | Bonvoy Ambassador | Hyatt Globalist | Hertz PC
Posts: 1,054
Jan 5, 2019, 12:58 pm
#626
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 575
Is it home airport based on address in the system?
Airport you fly most out of?
Airport you fly most into?
Airport you start the most round trips out of?
I still have no idea what they consider my home airport. I physically live closest to SJC (they afaik have no way of knowing that). My address in the system is closest to SNA. The majority of my flights originated out of PEK this year. My yield this year was barely north of 10 cents and I requalified. The first time I qualified was $39k spend, so I feel like home airport must matter.
Jan 5, 2019, 1:26 pm
#627
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: EWR
Posts: 894
Adambrau: yes you are correct. I will make the change on the form. Thanks for this catch.
Jan 5, 2019, 1:28 pm
#628
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: EWR
Posts: 894
But do we even have a common definition of "location"
Is it home airport based on address in the system?
Airport you fly most out of?
Airport you fly most into?
Airport you start the most round trips out of?
I still have no idea what they consider my home airport. I physically live closest to SJC (they afaik have no way of knowing that). My address in the system is closest to SNA. The majority of my flights originated out of PEK this year. My yield this year was barely north of 10 cents and I requalified. The first time I qualified was $39k spend, so I feel like home airport must matter.
Is it home airport based on address in the system?
Airport you fly most out of?
Airport you fly most into?
Airport you start the most round trips out of?
I still have no idea what they consider my home airport. I physically live closest to SJC (they afaik have no way of knowing that). My address in the system is closest to SNA. The majority of my flights originated out of PEK this year. My yield this year was barely north of 10 cents and I requalified. The first time I qualified was $39k spend, so I feel like home airport must matter.
Jan 5, 2019, 2:53 pm
#629
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
No travel planned for 2019 yet - mainly because the one thing I now refuse to do is pay multiple $500 change fees on Z tickets. It takes patience as I love to tinker around with potential itineraries, however starting last year I only book if my trip is locked down. Whatever I spend goes only toward GS re-qualification!!
Jan 5, 2019, 3:02 pm
#630
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 71
My travel was all leisure in 2018 originating out of EWR. Haven't been to JFK or LGA in years! No corporate discounts for me, but when you have a couple of $15k RT tickets to Europe and a few Z's to Asia, you actually only need about 4 trips to get both 1K (for the GPU's) and the GS invite.
No travel planned for 2019 yet - mainly because the one thing I now refuse to do is pay multiple $500 change fees on Z tickets. It takes patience as I love to tinker around with potential itineraries, however starting last year I only book if my trip is locked down. Whatever I spend goes only toward GS re-qualification!!
No travel planned for 2019 yet - mainly because the one thing I now refuse to do is pay multiple $500 change fees on Z tickets. It takes patience as I love to tinker around with potential itineraries, however starting last year I only book if my trip is locked down. Whatever I spend goes only toward GS re-qualification!!