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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.

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Originally Posted by sgopal2

Here are links to spreadsheets from years past. Unfortunately I was not able to find the links for 2019, 2021 and 2022. If anyone has them, please post. This might be useful to look back at historical spends needed to qualify for GS:

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Originally Posted by sgopal2

2015 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=169284546
- 2016 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...8TM/edit#gid=0
  - 2017 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...FUU/edit#gid=0
    - 2018 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
      - 2019
        2020 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...t#gid=71707894
        2021
        2022
        2023 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...sC4/edit#gid=0

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Originally Posted by IAHMCI

Here is my link for 2019
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1926936637

Quote:

Originally Posted by WineCountryUA

Moved the links plus 2019 to the wiki

Believe as 2021 and 2022 were blank extensions, not spreadsheets were created for those years

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Oct 6, 2025 | 8:58 am

#61

limey1K

Join Date: May 2011

Programs: UA GS, UA 2.4MM, HH LT Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium LTG

Posts: 2,390

Quote:

Originally Posted by nygiants242

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.

Singapore won't count for GS. I think that you're on the cusp with current planned spend.

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Oct 6, 2025 | 10:00 am

#62

AugustusM

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: Somewhere in EWR

Programs: UA GS, HH Diamond

Posts: 1,208

Quote:

Originally Posted by nygiants242

Without this flight: $49.7K
With this flight: $51.5K

moved halfway through the year - LHR home airport.. are both low-odds anyway?

How much of that $49K is on United?

Oct 6, 2025 | 10:00 am

#63

kb1992

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Location: BOS, PVG

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nygiants242

Wondering if ~$50K PQP ex-LHR (moved mid-year) will cut it for this year. I don't have high hopes...

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJNYC

From a non-hub outstation, I think you have a good shot provided that these flights all are in paid business.

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey1K

I have a friend that is based in Scranton and $48K on UA metal PQP did not get him an invitation last year. His split is about 50/50 on YBM domestic fares and the rest is Z P, occasionally a D fare Polaris. He’s been a mult-year, higher PQP 1K, typically in the $35-40K PQP range.

My friend based in PEK made GS for the first time last year with these numbers

PQP 41258
PQF 23
PQP Per PQF 1800
Total BIS Miles 93331
PQP Per BIS Miles 44 CPM

All paid D/Z/P in China-US flights on United.

Oct 7, 2025 | 7:06 am

#64

RJNYC

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: NYC

Programs: UA GS & 1MM

Posts: 485

Quote:

Originally Posted by kb1992

This makes sense. The 44 CPM is a high number, a very profitable customer to UA, and he is based at a small outstation.

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Oct 7, 2025 | 10:12 am

#65

jcg20

Join Date: Aug 2003

Location: DUB/MIA

Programs: UA 1K MM, BA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, IHG Diamond

Posts: 347

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJNYC

This makes sense. The 44 CPM is a high number, a very profitable customer to UA, and he is based at a small outstation.

This is good to hear. Out of DUB I’ll finish at 49.5k PQP, of which 47.9k is in UA metal premium cabins, almost entirely overwater. 1450 PQP/F and 60 CPM.

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Oct 7, 2025 | 2:09 pm

#66

kb1992

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RJNYC

This makes sense. The 44 CPM is a high number, a very profitable customer to UA, and he is based at a small outstation.

Good to hear. I have another friend from Shanghai whose 89 CPM looks even more impressive.

Projected PQP 51704
PQF 17
PQP Per PQF 3041
Total BIS Mile 57911
PQP Per BIS Miles 89 CPM

Hopefully he can get a GS invitation this year? He was GS for a few years before the pandemic.

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Originally Posted by jcg20

This is good to hear. Out of DUB I’ll finish at 49.5k PQP, of which 47.9k is in UA metal premium cabins, almost entirely overwater. 1450 PQP/F and 60 CPM.

Your chance looks good to me.

Oct 7, 2025 | 3:47 pm

#67

UAflyerwhoflystomuch

Join Date: Jan 2024

Location: SFO

Programs: United 1K Member

Posts: 1,110

I think that PQP trends for GS will be higher this year due to the increase in costs for flights (at least what I have noticed)

Oct 7, 2025 | 4:32 pm

#68

AugustusM

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: Somewhere in EWR

Programs: UA GS, HH Diamond

Posts: 1,208

Quote:

Originally Posted by UAflyerwhoflystomuch

I think that PQP trends for GS will be higher this year due to the increase in costs for flights (at least what I have noticed)

I haven't noticed an appreciable increase out of EWR. I have many of the same routes as last year and several of the higher dollar ones were lower this year.

Last edited by AugustusM; Oct 7, 2025 at 5:19 pm

Oct 7, 2025 | 5:02 pm

#69

UAflyerwhoflystomuch

Join Date: Jan 2024

Location: SFO

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Posts: 1,110

Quote:

Originally Posted by AugustusM

I haven't noticed and appreciable increase out of EWR. I have many of the same routes as last year and several of the higher dollar ones were lower this year.

Out of SFO, I have a little bit. Agreed, some routes are cheaper, but some are A lot more

Oct 8, 2025 | 12:10 pm

#70

nyc10

Join Date: Jan 2025

Location: EWR

Programs: United MileagePlus Global Services

Posts: 8

Last year was my first year as GS out of EWR with the following stats:
60k PQP
23 PQF
95% United Metal
58k BIS
Over $1 CPM
20 PQF Polaris

This year I am currently at the following:
69k PQP
29 PQF Polaris
100% United metal

Should do another 5 Polaris PQF and ~12,500 more PQP by EOY.

Think I've likely got the requalification in the bag!

Oct 8, 2025 | 1:07 pm

#71

sugashane3

Join Date: Dec 2012

Posts: 52

Planning to end 2025 (United flights only):

PQF - 36 to 37
PQP - 59 to 60k

Based out of PIT. 1k in 2024 for the first time.

Have an additional 6 PQF and ~3k of starter PQP and other Star flights not included in this.

Thoughts on first time qualification?

Oct 8, 2025 | 7:55 pm

#72

lessthanzero

Join Date: Jun 2005

Programs: UA GS, *G, Bonvoy AMB & LTP, HH Diamond, Platinum Blockbuster, GameStop, several library cards

Posts: 1,327

How do you guys calculate spend on UA vs partners when going to Europe? I always choose UA metal for crossing the atlantic, but somebody else always drops me at the final destination.

Oct 8, 2025 | 7:58 pm

#73

AugustusM

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: Somewhere in EWR

Programs: UA GS, HH Diamond

Posts: 1,208

Quote:

Originally Posted by lessthanzero

How do you guys calculate spend on UA vs partners when going to Europe? I always choose UA metal for crossing the atlantic, but somebody else always drops me at the final destination.

It's broken down on your receipt under the earnings for that trip.

Oct 23, 2025 | 1:07 pm

#74

schuepbach

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Dallas

Programs: UA GS, Marriott Lifetime Titanium

Posts: 137

Its that time of the year!

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Oct 23, 2025 | 1:37 pm

#75

kb1992

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nyc10

110% chance IMHO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sugashane3

95% chance IMHO.