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Oct 1, 2012, 1:59 pm
#166
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Definitely do the 31 miles via Award Accelerator (should be a dollar or so).
Oct 1, 2012, 10:13 pm
#167
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For elites, the 500 mile min would be a limitation plus many elites are seeing min offers of 2-3x the base rate (1000, 1500 miles)
For non-elites, it may be possible to get simple base mile offers (need to check but minimums I'm aware of are in the 50-60 mile zone).
Nov 15, 2012, 9:33 am
#168
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 296
800 UA Miles from Hotels needed - ideas?
With regards to the United Hotel transfer promo, I'm 800 miles short of a threshold.
Just wondering if anyone has any clever ideas on the cheapest way to get the required number of points in any of the participating hotel programs to generate 800 UA miles and hit the bonus...
Open to any suggestions. I'm UK based and not got any US travel planned for this month so physical stays at US properties are not a viable option.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Just wondering if anyone has any clever ideas on the cheapest way to get the required number of points in any of the participating hotel programs to generate 800 UA miles and hit the bonus...
Open to any suggestions. I'm UK based and not got any US travel planned for this month so physical stays at US properties are not a viable option.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Nov 15, 2012, 10:03 am
#169
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MKE
Posts: 56
If you don't have spare points lying around, you could just buy some points.
If you have at least 5K PC points, you can use the cash and points trick to buy some cheap miles and then convert at 5:1 in increments of 10K. This is likely what I'll be doing if I find myself short and is about as tricky as I am capable of for now.
If you prefer to hit it more exactly, you can buy 5K Choice Privileges points for $55 or 10K Club Carlson points for $70 and convert either of those into 1K United.
There are probably other buy options, but I think these are the cheapest.
If you have at least 5K PC points, you can use the cash and points trick to buy some cheap miles and then convert at 5:1 in increments of 10K. This is likely what I'll be doing if I find myself short and is about as tricky as I am capable of for now.
If you prefer to hit it more exactly, you can buy 5K Choice Privileges points for $55 or 10K Club Carlson points for $70 and convert either of those into 1K United.
There are probably other buy options, but I think these are the cheapest.
Dec 4, 2012, 8:14 pm
#171
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: Mileage Plus Premier Member, Hertz #1 Club Gold, National Emerald Club
Posts: 27
Need to Obtain 38,000 Miles in 6 Months
Hi All,
I don't post much here though appreciate the wealth of information many of you provide. I'm a regular MP member with approximately 38,000 miles in my account. I need another approximately 38,000 miles in order for the two adults and two children (one lap infant and one 2 year-old that requires a seat) in my family to fly from ORD-SNA round trip in late September 2013 on saver fares. I do have the United Chase Select card (or whatever they call the card that gives you 5,000 miles annually, 1 mile each dollar spend, 2 miles for each dollar spend on home improvement, groceries, gas and dining and 3 miles per dollar spent on UAL purchases).
Any suggestions on how to "rack-up" the miles I need sooner than later?
Thanks!
I don't post much here though appreciate the wealth of information many of you provide. I'm a regular MP member with approximately 38,000 miles in my account. I need another approximately 38,000 miles in order for the two adults and two children (one lap infant and one 2 year-old that requires a seat) in my family to fly from ORD-SNA round trip in late September 2013 on saver fares. I do have the United Chase Select card (or whatever they call the card that gives you 5,000 miles annually, 1 mile each dollar spend, 2 miles for each dollar spend on home improvement, groceries, gas and dining and 3 miles per dollar spent on UAL purchases).
Any suggestions on how to "rack-up" the miles I need sooner than later?
Thanks!
Dec 4, 2012, 8:22 pm
#173
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Apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, meet the $3,000 spend requirement, get 40,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points, and convert what you need to Mileage Plus points. If there is a Chase branch near you, apply in person, and you may get the same bonus with only $2,000 in spend.
Apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, meet the $3,000 spend requirement, get 40,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points, and convert what you need to Mileage Plus points. If there is a Chase branch near you, apply in person, and you may get the same bonus with only $2,000 in spend.
Dec 4, 2012, 9:55 pm
#174
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
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Hi All,
I don't post much here though appreciate the wealth of information many of you provide. I'm a regular MP member with approximately 38,000 miles in my account. I need another approximately 38,000 miles in order for the two adults and two children (one lap infant and one 2 year-old that requires a seat) in my family to fly from ORD-SNA round trip in late September 2013 on saver fares. I do have the United Chase Select card (or whatever they call the card that gives you 5,000 miles annually, 1 mile each dollar spend, 2 miles for each dollar spend on home improvement, groceries, gas and dining and 3 miles per dollar spent on UAL purchases).
Any suggestions on how to "rack-up" the miles I need sooner than later?
Thanks!
I don't post much here though appreciate the wealth of information many of you provide. I'm a regular MP member with approximately 38,000 miles in my account. I need another approximately 38,000 miles in order for the two adults and two children (one lap infant and one 2 year-old that requires a seat) in my family to fly from ORD-SNA round trip in late September 2013 on saver fares. I do have the United Chase Select card (or whatever they call the card that gives you 5,000 miles annually, 1 mile each dollar spend, 2 miles for each dollar spend on home improvement, groceries, gas and dining and 3 miles per dollar spent on UAL purchases).
Any suggestions on how to "rack-up" the miles I need sooner than later?
Thanks!
Dec 15, 2012, 1:45 pm
#175
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 35
best way to 10,000 miles
Hello,
I need 10,000 United miles for a ticket I need to book in three to four weeks. I can buy the miles for about 200 dollars, with a flight I'm taking tomorrow, but I was wondering, is there a better way to get the miles? I'm not finding anything in their current promotions but thought someone here might have an idea.
Thanks in advance.
Tom
I need 10,000 United miles for a ticket I need to book in three to four weeks. I can buy the miles for about 200 dollars, with a flight I'm taking tomorrow, but I was wondering, is there a better way to get the miles? I'm not finding anything in their current promotions but thought someone here might have an idea.
Thanks in advance.
Tom
Dec 15, 2012, 1:57 pm
#176
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...d-threads.html
Dec 15, 2012, 2:25 pm
#177
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAX
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I want to book a OW award that is currently available for 12,500 miles, but I just realized I only have 10,000 miles currently. Anyone have any tips for getting 2,500 miles in a hurry that doesn't involve signing up for new credit cards.
-Flying UA/a MR is not an option
-Credit cards are not an option
-Need to travel soon - so no partner activities which take more than 3-4 weeks to post are an option
Worse comes to worse, I can always transfer 5,000 SPG points to United, but I'd prefer not to because of the terrible 2:1 ratio and the high opportunity cost of using SPG points in this way.
-Flying UA/a MR is not an option
-Credit cards are not an option
-Need to travel soon - so no partner activities which take more than 3-4 weeks to post are an option
Worse comes to worse, I can always transfer 5,000 SPG points to United, but I'd prefer not to because of the terrible 2:1 ratio and the high opportunity cost of using SPG points in this way.
Dec 15, 2012, 2:45 pm
#178
Join Date: Dec 2012
Programs: UA 1K, SPG Platinum
Posts: 1
Need 6.4K miles for elite status qualification
My wife is 6.4K miles behind from hitting UA 1K.
We will fly out of SFO. What can we do to get her to qualify for 1K this year in the most cost effective manner. We fly often with our families for vacation and this would be super helpful.
Thanks in advance for your great advice!
We will fly out of SFO. What can we do to get her to qualify for 1K this year in the most cost effective manner. We fly often with our families for vacation and this would be super helpful.
Thanks in advance for your great advice!
Dec 15, 2012, 2:54 pm
#179
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Welcome to FT!, flymilehigh
at this point it is
Fly / Mileage Run (MR) -- cheapest but most time consuming
or purchase PQMs.
At this point, cheap is becoming relative, there is no inexpensive way this late in the year.
This thread concerns awards miles, not elite/status miles but lots of discussion (and more detail) in
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...maximizer.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...tor-rates.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...us-thread.html
One last option if you have a Chase MP/OP branded card is to use ChoicePoints (RDMs earned from credit card activities) to purchase PQMs. This is probably the cheapest approach and you can get up to 5K PQMs (in 1K PQM for 10K ChoicePoint RDMs increments)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...questions.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...es-primer.html
good luck
Fly / Mileage Run (MR) -- cheapest but most time consuming
or purchase PQMs.
At this point, cheap is becoming relative, there is no inexpensive way this late in the year.
This thread concerns awards miles, not elite/status miles but lots of discussion (and more detail) in
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...maximizer.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...tor-rates.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...us-thread.html
One last option if you have a Chase MP/OP branded card is to use ChoicePoints (RDMs earned from credit card activities) to purchase PQMs. This is probably the cheapest approach and you can get up to 5K PQMs (in 1K PQM for 10K ChoicePoint RDMs increments)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...questions.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...es-primer.html
good luck
Jan 5, 2013, 12:45 pm
#180
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 11
Hi there,
I'm pretty novice to this whole game and really blew it this year - I flew 30,000 miles on a partner airline thinking I would get EQM out of it, and only got 8000 due to strict ticketing rules. Live and learn.
Well, disaster upon disaster, I ended the year 800 miles short of Silver. Googled around and could find no way outside of a mileage run to make up the difference. Just didn't have the time to do that. Now I find this thread! Boy I wish I had found it before! Probably would have cost me $100 to solve the problem.
So my question is - is there anyway to get these 800 miles in January to count towards 2012? I seem to recall being offered a buy up a couple years ago.
Thanks!
I'm pretty novice to this whole game and really blew it this year - I flew 30,000 miles on a partner airline thinking I would get EQM out of it, and only got 8000 due to strict ticketing rules. Live and learn.
Well, disaster upon disaster, I ended the year 800 miles short of Silver. Googled around and could find no way outside of a mileage run to make up the difference. Just didn't have the time to do that. Now I find this thread! Boy I wish I had found it before! Probably would have cost me $100 to solve the problem.
So my question is - is there anyway to get these 800 miles in January to count towards 2012? I seem to recall being offered a buy up a couple years ago.
Thanks!