Jul 22, 2025, 11:52 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Copied and Pasted over from the 2025 GS Qualification Thread.
GS 2025 Qualifications ... planning, insights and guesses?
2025 Easy Use Qualification Form : https://forms.gle/oJnsFm2Z7RZ213FYA
2025 UA GS Notifications ONLY (No "not yet / still awaiting")
2025 GS Qualification spreadsheet
2024 GS Qualification spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Please enter as much data as you have available for prior years too.
Link to the 2026 GS Qualification Spreadsheet
GS 2025 Qualifications ... planning, insights and guesses?
2025 Easy Use Qualification Form : https://forms.gle/oJnsFm2Z7RZ213FYA
2025 UA GS Notifications ONLY (No "not yet / still awaiting")
2025 GS Qualification spreadsheet
2024 GS Qualification spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Please enter as much data as you have available for prior years too.
Here is my link for 2019
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1926936637
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1926936637
Link to the 2026 GS Qualification Spreadsheet
GS 2026 Qualifications ... planning, insights and guesses?
Aug 24, 2025 | 8:38 am
#46
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS, UA 2.4MM, HH LT Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium LTG
Posts: 2,390
So in this example, you booked this trip on the UA website, the fare was $5000 round -trip and the LH flights to/from BEG-FRA were $500 each way. Your GS qualifying PQP would be $4000 for this trip, not the entire $5000 fare.
Sep 6, 2025 | 1:49 pm
#47
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New York
Programs: UA GS, Marriott LT Titanium
Posts: 209
56k PQP YTD, another 29k booked
Newark based with 56k PQP YTD with another 29k booked in next 8 weeks -- almost exclusively in long haul J. Asked for a GS review and got the stock response that they will finalize GS list in mid January.
Sep 6, 2025 | 6:44 pm
#48
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, ALL Accor Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Avis PC, Hertz PC
Posts: 10,562
As for myself, I think I will end up somewhere north of 50k on UA metal by EOY (total probably somewhere north of 60k), but I am assuming that I have zero shot of getting a look, even if it is my highest qualifying total ever and a trend of ever-increasing travel (excepting the pandemic). I don't think GS would make a particularly large difference in my life, but it would be a nice perk to hit just once.
Sep 6, 2025 | 8:44 pm
#49
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: LAX IAH AMS
Programs: UA GS 2MM
Posts: 1,431
If you don't make it with that for 2026, then we all need to give up.
Sep 14, 2025 | 12:51 pm
#51
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Philadelphia & Palm Springs
Programs: UA-GS 3MM, AA-gold, Amtrak Select +, Bonvoy Titanium, Honors gold
Posts: 82
Forgive me ..my mind is muddled ..
Hello all,
many thanks in advance ..this is a parochial question for all of the experts but if I book a paid P class business on LH with UA codeshare flight numbers, will those flight miles count toward my quest to reach the 4 million mile threshold that Im aiming for (GS for life hopefully)..I know there is something about native UA flights having an additional benefit but for the life of me Im not finding the right answer. Again thanks in advance
many thanks in advance ..this is a parochial question for all of the experts but if I book a paid P class business on LH with UA codeshare flight numbers, will those flight miles count toward my quest to reach the 4 million mile threshold that Im aiming for (GS for life hopefully)..I know there is something about native UA flights having an additional benefit but for the life of me Im not finding the right answer. Again thanks in advance
Sep 14, 2025 | 3:20 pm
#54
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS, UA 2.4MM, HH LT Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium LTG
Posts: 2,390
Sep 14, 2025 | 9:34 pm
#55
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: UA 1k, Marriott Ambassador /LTG
Posts: 8
Hi made 43k last year. Thus far 56k with lots of more flights include two international in Polaris one to EU the second to Japan (all on United hardware). Thinking I will come in right at round 77k. Thoughts?
Been1k for years and already qualified for next year
Thanks,
Been1k for years and already qualified for next year
Thanks,
Sep 14, 2025 | 9:40 pm
#56
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 11,846
What is your "home" airport?
Sep 14, 2025 | 9:47 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2024
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1K Member
Posts: 1,110
I feel like you got a pretty good shot, but you never know. I think that home airport has a lot of impact here
Oct 6, 2025 | 8:35 am
#60
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 391
Trying to decide if I should take my last flight of the year SYD-LHR with Singapore. It will only net 1.8K PQP and like 10-12K UA miles. I could earn a lot more crediting to AA flying BA.
Is this likely not to make the difference? Especially since not even UA metal? Tracking to about 50K PQP. Unsure what to do...
Without this flight: $49.7K
With this flight: $51.5K
moved halfway through the year - LHR home airport.. are both low-odds anyway?
Is this likely not to make the difference? Especially since not even UA metal? Tracking to about 50K PQP. Unsure what to do...
Without this flight: $49.7K
With this flight: $51.5K
moved halfway through the year - LHR home airport.. are both low-odds anyway?
Last edited by nygiants242; Oct 6, 2025 at 8:56 am