Mar 19, 2019, 10:25 am
Buying PQMs, PQSs, and PQDs on mystatus.United.com / email
Mar 18, 2019, 6:19 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
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Purchasing PQM's & PQS's **with** PQD's
Got an email offering 15,000 PQM's or 15 PQS's for $1,570. What I haven't seen before was a note that the purchase would count toward PQD's. I'm considering it.
Last edited by tarheelnj; Mar 18, 2019 at 6:37 pm Reason: Update
Mar 18, 2019, 6:49 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: The place where it gets so hot in the summer some planes can't take off.
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Does anyone know if purchased PQM count towards million miler status as well? I assume they do, but nothing confirms or denies this.
Mar 18, 2019, 7:02 pm
#19
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Mar 18, 2019, 7:28 pm
#20
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This is actually a pretty good price
I cannot work out the rationale for the PQD. In the past they have always permitted the purchase of PQM and this earned them revenue without the expense of flying the person.
Why the change to letting us now purchase PQD? Quite frankly I would rather TOD and change fees counted for the PQD. If I am unwilling to pay extra for the airfare to meet the PQD why would I pay for the PQD?
Just trying to work out the logic of allowing a buyup for the PQD.
Why the change to letting us now purchase PQD? Quite frankly I would rather TOD and change fees counted for the PQD. If I am unwilling to pay extra for the airfare to meet the PQD why would I pay for the PQD?
Just trying to work out the logic of allowing a buyup for the PQD.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Mar 18, 2019 at 7:37 pm Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member
Mar 18, 2019, 7:44 pm
#21
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When looking at this new option, note there are no RDMs which the Premier Accelleartor includes.
So the "include PQDs" comes at a higher effective price (no RDMs for award travel / upgrades ).
So the "include PQDs" comes at a higher effective price (no RDMs for award travel / upgrades ).
Mar 18, 2019, 9:26 pm
#24
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Chicago IL US
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15,000 for $2230.
I could maybe, maybe see doing this is 15k short of 100,000 in December, but a hop to Singapore and back racks up almost 20,000 miles for less than $1,000.
Of course, much of what we do with miles and points borders on irrationality anyway (such as a mileage run to Singapore).
I could maybe, maybe see doing this is 15k short of 100,000 in December, but a hop to Singapore and back racks up almost 20,000 miles for less than $1,000.
Of course, much of what we do with miles and points borders on irrationality anyway (such as a mileage run to Singapore).
Mar 19, 2019, 12:32 am
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
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15,000 for $2230.
I could maybe, maybe see doing this is 15k short of 100,000 in December, but a hop to Singapore and back racks up almost 20,000 miles for less than $1,000.
Of course, much of what we do with miles and points borders on irrationality anyway (such as a mileage run to Singapore).
I could maybe, maybe see doing this is 15k short of 100,000 in December, but a hop to Singapore and back racks up almost 20,000 miles for less than $1,000.
Of course, much of what we do with miles and points borders on irrationality anyway (such as a mileage run to Singapore).
Mar 19, 2019, 6:19 am
#27
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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Where on https://mystatus.united.com/ would these offers appear, or is it e-mail invitation only? Although I've been MP Gold for a couple years now, this year I'm 0/0/0 so might not qualify for any PQM/PQS/PQD purchases.
Mar 19, 2019, 7:53 am
#28
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,134
15,000 for $2230. Never mind I'm only ~10k short of 1K for 2020, way over on PQDs, and have future flights booked to put me well over 100k PQM next month.
That said, for some who might struggle to meet the new $15k 1K threshold this is essentially a "buy-up" opportunity that could allow a soft landing of sorts. They might hit the PQMs by flying but this extra PQD buy would put them into 1K territory. Smart marketing by UA. They'll likely get some takers.
That said, for some who might struggle to meet the new $15k 1K threshold this is essentially a "buy-up" opportunity that could allow a soft landing of sorts. They might hit the PQMs by flying but this extra PQD buy would put them into 1K territory. Smart marketing by UA. They'll likely get some takers.
Mar 19, 2019, 9:48 am
#29
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Where on https://mystatus.united.com/ would these offers appear, or is it e-mail invitation only? Although I've been MP Gold for a couple years now, this year I'm 0/0/0 so might not qualify for any PQM/PQS/PQD purchases.
Mar 19, 2019, 10:29 am
#30
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Where on https://mystatus.united.com/ would these offers appear, or is it e-mail invitation only? ....
Purchase PQMs/PQSs with PQD credit promo