Mar 2, 2022, 9:42 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
United is measuring us based on Premier qualifying flights (PQF) and Premier qualifying point (PQP), and this seems to impact how we all meausre milestones. I still cannot figure out what the milestone measurements should be. Is it the milestone to achieve United defined status or milestones for how much flying (as measured in the past). One can buy a really expensive full fare business class ticket and instantly achieve status without meeting the PQF threshold.
Here is the 2023 qualification criteria:
Here is the 2023 qualification criteria:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/show...ferrerid=19989
2019 United PQM/PQS/PQD Status Milestone Roll Call Thread
2022 United PQF/PQP/BIS Status Milestone Roll Call Thread
Jun 29, 2022, 2:01 am
#33
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Platinum, AF, Chase, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 1,089
With the travel I expect for the rest of the year (and also the inflated fares I expect to pay), plus the PQP I've earned with my UA cards, it's looking like I might end up in December with about 8,000 PQP and 21 PQF. Is it worth the $1,000 or so for me to try to hit Plat?
For context, I hit Gold for the first time ever at the end of last year with ~6,1000 PQP and 24 PQF. All leisure travel too. I fly a lot of SFO-DEN and other ex-SFO shorthaul, plus some transcons and 2 or so trips to Europe. I will usually try to do the transcons and Europe in J award tickets.
If I hit Plat, I suppose the Plus Points might be nice, but I'm not sure how much else my flying experience would materially change. Gold felt like a big enough step up from Silver with E+ at booking and Star Gold lounge access, but that's about it. Am I missing anything else with trying to hit Plat?
For context, I hit Gold for the first time ever at the end of last year with ~6,1000 PQP and 24 PQF. All leisure travel too. I fly a lot of SFO-DEN and other ex-SFO shorthaul, plus some transcons and 2 or so trips to Europe. I will usually try to do the transcons and Europe in J award tickets.
If I hit Plat, I suppose the Plus Points might be nice, but I'm not sure how much else my flying experience would materially change. Gold felt like a big enough step up from Silver with E+ at booking and Star Gold lounge access, but that's about it. Am I missing anything else with trying to hit Plat?
Jul 3, 2022, 10:52 pm
#35
Join Date: Apr 2022
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 65
121 PQF
31555 PQP
All done in economy post 3/1/22. Not sure if this is the spot to ask, or if I should go to the GS thread. At the rate I'm going, assuming fares hold, I'm going to end up around 55-60K PQP. Some of this is bonus/card spend.
How far off am I from GS? I know that home airport matters, and I don't really have one. My round trips start in ORD (30%), DTW (30%), FNT (30%), and GRR (10%).
Does GS even matter if I'm flying out of DTW/FNT/GRR?
31555 PQP
All done in economy post 3/1/22. Not sure if this is the spot to ask, or if I should go to the GS thread. At the rate I'm going, assuming fares hold, I'm going to end up around 55-60K PQP. Some of this is bonus/card spend.
How far off am I from GS? I know that home airport matters, and I don't really have one. My round trips start in ORD (30%), DTW (30%), FNT (30%), and GRR (10%).
Does GS even matter if I'm flying out of DTW/FNT/GRR?
Jul 3, 2022, 11:58 pm
#36
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: 66,850
Jul 5, 2022, 6:43 am
#37
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Our nation's capital
Programs: UA 1K & 0.6 MM
Posts: 781
Crossed Gold on ANA in J Saturday. Have about 8,500 PQPs.
Still at only 3 UA segments. Went to Asia via IST on Turkish, came back via NRT. At booking, was a little painful to only get 1000/1500 PQPs on each J segment on partners. On board, however, the soft product was so far beyond Polaris that it took the sting out of the reduced PQPs. I'm on track to another year at 1K.
Still at only 3 UA segments. Went to Asia via IST on Turkish, came back via NRT. At booking, was a little painful to only get 1000/1500 PQPs on each J segment on partners. On board, however, the soft product was so far beyond Polaris that it took the sting out of the reduced PQPs. I'm on track to another year at 1K.
Jul 5, 2022, 7:26 am
#39
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: SLC
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 240
Clawed my way back up to 1K (after splitting in 2019 between UA & DL) on July 2nd hitting the spend but not the PQFs yet on a Turkish J flight NAP-IST-ORD on Thursday.
26 PQF
15,178 PQP
26,743 BIS UA (lots of J segments on LH, A3, TK)
26 PQF
15,178 PQP
26,743 BIS UA (lots of J segments on LH, A3, TK)
Jul 5, 2022, 8:42 am
#40
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,501
Actual numbers for the 1H of the year:
PQP: 6,065
PQF: 31
UA BIS: 56,907; actual BIS: 54,775 (500-mile round up)
Actual BIS for all carriers: 102,906 (free agent!) and 52 flights across the board in the first half of the year.
How much was the bonus PQP from UA - 3K? My PQP per each flight segment (PQF) would be under 100 if subtracting out the bonus PQP.
PQP: 6,065
PQF: 31
UA BIS: 56,907; actual BIS: 54,775 (500-mile round up)
Actual BIS for all carriers: 102,906 (free agent!) and 52 flights across the board in the first half of the year.
How much was the bonus PQP from UA - 3K? My PQP per each flight segment (PQF) would be under 100 if subtracting out the bonus PQP.
Jul 5, 2022, 8:53 am
#41
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: UA*Lifetime GS, Hyatt* Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 12,332
I am over 100K BIS on Star Alliance and will be over 100K BIS on United in a couple of months.
I am still behind my annual 350K+ *A BIS and 240K BIS on United before Covid.
Perhaps I am old shcool, I have found the PQP measurement almost meaningless in track one's flying activities. It is more about how much one spends on airlines tickets. PQF is more meaningful as it shows number of segments flown. BIS is still the better indication, IMHO.
I am still behind my annual 350K+ *A BIS and 240K BIS on United before Covid.
Perhaps I am old shcool, I have found the PQP measurement almost meaningless in track one's flying activities. It is more about how much one spends on airlines tickets. PQF is more meaningful as it shows number of segments flown. BIS is still the better indication, IMHO.
Last edited by UA_Flyer; Jul 5, 2022 at 9:01 am
Jul 7, 2022, 11:47 am
#43
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: CLE (mostly)
Programs: UA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Mlife Gold, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 823
Reached UA Gold on the first segment of my HNL trip.
Chase Card PQPs posted while I was relaxing on the beach, causing me to just barely cross-into Plat on the return of the same trip.
PQFs: 15
PQPs: 10,007
Chase Card PQPs posted while I was relaxing on the beach, causing me to just barely cross-into Plat on the return of the same trip.
PQFs: 15
PQPs: 10,007
Jul 19, 2022, 11:50 am
#45
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: PBI / FLL / YUL
Programs: UA 1K, Delta Plat, AA Plat, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Courtesy Card
Posts: 1,983
Currently 1K, just passed qualifications for Platinum next year on EWR-PBI. I should hit 1K by end of August, maybe September if I delay a trip. Have done a fair amount of flying on American and Delta this year as well which has delayed re-qualification.
PQF: 21
PQP: 12,961
May end up re-qualifying on a trip back from Las Vegas if Lady Luck is on my side.
PQF: 21
PQP: 12,961
May end up re-qualifying on a trip back from Las Vegas if Lady Luck is on my side.