According to UA Insider, both have to be flights on UA metal.
I hope this was wrong since whether or not has to be on UA/UX has not been defined in the T&C for Fly to the Finish.

Appears that you're right. Totally forgot about the 3.750 free PQP for 1K members, but I think I should qualify then. Would be a bummer if it came down to 1 missing PQF because as a European I didn't travel this year.

However, I don't even understand why they are listing PQP as well as PQP + PQF options, if the PQP amount is the same? Isn't a) included in b), so that b) doesn't make sense?


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You can still qualify the regular way.

Regular qualification criteria have not changed: if you were 100 PQP away from requalifying, you can still do that using partner flights. UA/UX requirement only applies if you need to requalify using the reduced requirements of this promo.

Add me to the list of the confused. I'm a Gold with 4 PQF currently this year, but one of those was on an ANA codeshare flight, so I only have 3 PQF on United metal.

According to my Fly to Finish offer details, if I "Earn one PQF after spending $4,000 across my United Chase MileagePlus credit cards during the promotion period", will that satisfy the minimum 4 PQF on United metal requirement?

My offer details also says "Earn a total of 1,400 PQP only" to requalify for Gold. I already have 5,402 PQPs this year plus 3,372 Flex PQPs from my Presidential Plus card. Could I apply Flex PQPs to meet the 1,400 PQP requirement?

I have nearly $3k in future flight credits I still have to use, so I should meet the "Fly to the Finish" aspect. What's a bit odd is the 10 PQF bit is equated to only $300, given the gap is $2700 + 10 or $3k + 0. I would have expected the spread to be larger.

What's confusing is the language on the Fly to the Finish vs. the Breakout Bonus; it suggests to get the Breakout Bonus you have to have already requalified for the status you held (so 1K for me), but then the Fly to the Finish language says if you fail to meet the challenge requirements, you still get the Breakout Bonus? That seems meaningless for incumbent 1Ks who haven't requalified yet--it would mean if we don't meat the challenge, we're also ineligible for Breakout Bonus (as we haven't already requalified).

Let's say I spent $2k and fail to meet the challenge, but get the Breakout Bonus at the 1K level. That puts me literally at requalifying almost to the dollar. Or I could spend $3k and complete the challenge (let's keep it simpler than the $2.7k + 10 flights), and get what from Breakout Bonus? Or I could spend about $4k and requalify as 1K anyway, and get... an extra 2250 PQP ... why?

So basically non-US based travellers have no chance of requalifying their 1K due to the travel ban? I mean, seriously?

I guess the best option here is fly UA metal via a bulk fare ticket for max distance at the lowest possible cost.

the terms should have clearly spelled out especially for the 3,000 PQP option which is still vague given so many different comments upthread.

It seems odd that I got this promo -- I've already not only requalified for 1K for next year but hit the first 20 PQP milestone (and am about a trip/trip and a half away from the 2nd PQP milestone) -- given I have 840 PQPs currently in inventory I don't really need more PQP.

I probably shouldn't be complaining but this generosity is starting to feel a bit excessive :)

(Now I just need to figure out where to take the wife for our anniversary and finally get off my butt and book that... I really want to go international but figuring out who allows what when is getting mentally exhausting)

I too am confused, but guessing I get bupkis:

-I’m a current 1K
-One needs 15,000 PQPs to requalify, regardless of segments (beyond the 4 minimum)

-I have $13,000+ PQPs in my account already
-I have 3 revenue tickets booked for the remainder of 2021 (all before 11/30), easily pushing me over $15,000 without “help” (ticket base fares collectively exceed $2000).

May I ask how this promo would work for me? I haven’t ACTUALLY requalified yet, but am “there” with no further help necessary.

Your thoughts, UA Insider?

I hope it’s more than 20 more PPs. They’re absolutely useless to me, since I want F, I buy F. I end up giving them to one of my employees for his occasional DFW-ORD flights. I can’t use them to upgrade award tix, which is the ONLY place I’d ever see value in them. (The lack of upgrade space domestically is sickening on any flight over 2 hours from ORD). I’m stuck in this 1K rut, I pay for F, but am far from GS spend.

We can’t roll over anything to 2021 at this point?

No additional credit towards Million Mile reqirements?

While I guess it’s my own doing/fault, I’m also slightly upset that I’ve intentionally overspent during and after the last promo to plan out my $15,000 PQPs. Now they’re giving it to me and everyone else, without needing the ~$1800 extra already out of my own pocket.

I get it, glad for y’all, but feeling no love here.

We shouldn't be surprised, United doesn't care about non-US based travellers.
This is a convoluted garbage promo anyway.

Indeed - Thanks to all the promos I've already got :eek:ver 17.5k PQP ... and I've really not done much flying compared to the Before Times. My business travel has been zero so far and what was planned has all been canceled.

Can United credit card PQMs earned via spend thresholds count towards the $3,000 to retain 1K?

When I first read it I thought I understood it. Now I'm confused.
Why do they have to make everything so convoluted?

I confess I am still not clear. I had already easily requalified for Plat this year with the promotions and a decent amount of domestic F flying. Now I was thinking it was highly unlikely I was going to go on to earn 1K this year at a 15,000 PQP threshold (I don't know how some people fly so many segments), but I guess this will make it a little more possible with a handful of more domestic F. If I took one paid J international trip for business later this year, I would hit it for sure, but the chances of that happening seem to be evaporating. And I doubt I'd go out of my way to fly extra just to earn 1K. But it just seems like they have the routes I need, and flying less, I am more willing to pay for F.