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Mar 12, 2011, 11:27 pm
#92
Join Date: Apr 2001
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If you have UA Visa (issued by Chase), and have large credit card bills, you can rack up 10k fairly fast. And you would get up to 5k EQM status if you buy UA tickets on ual.com or with UA agent.
Amex MR can't xfr to UA, but you can xfr to CO, and then you can combine UA-CO together by Dec.2011 into single UA balance.
Amex MR can't xfr to UA, but you can xfr to CO, and then you can combine UA-CO together by Dec.2011 into single UA balance.
Mar 12, 2011, 11:43 pm
#93
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Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
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SPG transfers at 2:1 to UA and CO. If you are looking to book *A flights, transferring to US or AC would be much better (those get transfers from SPG at 1:1).
Mar 12, 2011, 11:47 pm
#94
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 16
If you have UA Visa (issued by Chase), and have large credit card bills, you can rack up 10k fairly fast. And you would get up to 5k EQM status if you buy UA tickets on ual.com or with UA agent.
Amex MR can't xfr to UA, but you can xfr to CO, and then you can combine UA-CO together by Dec.2011 into single UA balance.
Amex MR can't xfr to UA, but you can xfr to CO, and then you can combine UA-CO together by Dec.2011 into single UA balance.
Mar 13, 2011, 6:44 am
#96
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Location: London & Sonoma CA
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Fly West Coast to LHR or FRA. It'll take you 22 hours and earn you over 10,000 miles, whether BIS, EQM or RDM. Of course if you are 1P or above, you only have to go one way and it'll only take 11 hours.
If you fly LAX-LHR-SFO, you can even take the same plane back and your time on the ground will only add 2 hours to it. Enjoy.
If you fly LAX-LHR-SFO, you can even take the same plane back and your time on the ground will only add 2 hours to it. Enjoy.
Mar 13, 2011, 7:11 am
#97
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Mar 13, 2011, 7:46 am
#98
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
Programs: UA 1K M, AA 2 MM PREM, AVIS First, HYATT Explorist, Marriott Lifetime Platinum., Hilton Gold.
Posts: 657
Two easy ways!
Two of the easiest ways to top off your account is purchasing miles or getting a UA credit card.
May 21, 2011, 4:59 pm
#99
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: IAD
Programs: Chase Million Miler, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 2,729
Most effective way to get 8000 miles?
Hi all,
I need to pick up about 8,000 MP miles so my wife and I can get to Paris sometime in the future. I've already done the credit card bonuses (got the first 100,000 miles that way) from both CO and UA, and will have about 12,000 in AmEx MR points to transfer over.
So, for the 8k left... I can just outright buy them, but that would be $300. United has some new partner called "Rockland Identity Theft Solutions" that s advertising 5500 miles for new subscribers. That would cost me $75. I have absolutely no use for the product, but think 5500 miles is worth $75. Am I wrong? Are there more cost effective ways to essentially buy this many miles?
I need to pick up about 8,000 MP miles so my wife and I can get to Paris sometime in the future. I've already done the credit card bonuses (got the first 100,000 miles that way) from both CO and UA, and will have about 12,000 in AmEx MR points to transfer over.
So, for the 8k left... I can just outright buy them, but that would be $300. United has some new partner called "Rockland Identity Theft Solutions" that s advertising 5500 miles for new subscribers. That would cost me $75. I have absolutely no use for the product, but think 5500 miles is worth $75. Am I wrong? Are there more cost effective ways to essentially buy this many miles?
May 21, 2011, 5:22 pm
#100
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"Most effective way" is in the eye of the beholder
long discussion of options in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...d-threads.html
long discussion of options in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...d-threads.html
May 21, 2011, 8:45 pm
#101
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: IAD
Programs: Chase Million Miler, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, Hyatt Platinum
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"Most effective way" is in the eye of the beholder
long discussion of options in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...d-threads.html
long discussion of options in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...d-threads.html
May 21, 2011, 10:33 pm
#102
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: KSRQ
Programs: Formerly UA, now whoever has the best routing or C/F price
Posts: 210
WineCountryUA referred you to an excellent thread discussing this issue, and makes a great point with regard to inexpensiveness/value being in the eye of the beholder. But IME here are a few of the easier and fairly painless methods:
1) Are you guys foodies? MP Dining is a good option. It can be inexpensive too, because a lot of the restaurants on there also work with restaurant.com so you can get $25 GCs for around $2-$3, and then earn miles for the difference and tip.
2) Are you guys winos? American Cellars Wine Club is still offering 2500 miles to UA elites (2000 to GMs) for subscribing to their service. I've heard the wines are pretty decent and reasonably priced and am considering doing this myself. My biggest concern is the climate in which I live not being conducive to shipping of wine (100+ degrees in summer), otherwise I would have already taken advantage of this offer.
3) Like movies? 1500 miles for joining Netflix, another 1500 if you join using your MP Visa.
4) Depending on your tastes and needs, UA has partnered with many other companies. Refer to this site to see many more.
1) Are you guys foodies? MP Dining is a good option. It can be inexpensive too, because a lot of the restaurants on there also work with restaurant.com so you can get $25 GCs for around $2-$3, and then earn miles for the difference and tip.
2) Are you guys winos? American Cellars Wine Club is still offering 2500 miles to UA elites (2000 to GMs) for subscribing to their service. I've heard the wines are pretty decent and reasonably priced and am considering doing this myself. My biggest concern is the climate in which I live not being conducive to shipping of wine (100+ degrees in summer), otherwise I would have already taken advantage of this offer.
3) Like movies? 1500 miles for joining Netflix, another 1500 if you join using your MP Visa.
4) Depending on your tastes and needs, UA has partnered with many other companies. Refer to this site to see many more.
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May 21, 2011, 10:56 pm
#104
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DEN
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I would say that anything that results in you getting 8000 miles was an EFFECTIVE way to get 8000 miles.....
now if you care about the most EFFICIENT or QUICKEST way to get 8000 miles, perhaps that's a different question!
now if you care about the most EFFICIENT or QUICKEST way to get 8000 miles, perhaps that's a different question!