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Consolidated: XXXX UA miles short of award- how to get them quickly? [Merged Threads]
May 18, 2013, 10:28 am
#227
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
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The fastest ways are not the cheapest. Purchase Personal Miles (3 cpm) or Award Accelerator (2-3 cpm).
Is speed important?
Jun 4, 2013, 10:31 am
#228
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, AMEX MR & SPG, United, AA, Delta
Posts: 60
Need 44 points
I just reserved a trip to with 160K points, I am short of 44 points that I need to book the ticket. I know of 3 ways:
The last option doesnt seems like a bad deal compare to buying but if there was any way I could quickly earn, that be preferred ...any thoughts?
thanks!!
- Chase Ultimate Reward: The minimum transfer is 1000, and I have only 880
- Buy Miles: Prefer not to do this since I have plenty in the pipeline (Mileage Explorer and Chase UR)
- Transfer: My wife has 5K but just realized that they want me to pay $30 to transfer 2,000.
The last option doesnt seems like a bad deal compare to buying but if there was any way I could quickly earn, that be preferred ...any thoughts?
thanks!!
Jun 4, 2013, 10:37 am
#230
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Jersey Shore/YYZ
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hertz PC
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Or book PHL-EWR, buy the miles (~2 cents apiece - so ~$10 if you are Elite (500 minimum), much less if you are not).
Huge thread on "award accelerator" will give you the details.
Jun 4, 2013, 2:18 pm
#232
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, AMEX MR & SPG, United, AA, Delta
Posts: 60
thank you
Thank you all, for your input.
I SM Chase and request the exactly the number of points I was short, to initiate the transfer and they awarded me right away.
thanks again!
I SM Chase and request the exactly the number of points I was short, to initiate the transfer and they awarded me right away.
thanks again!
Jul 2, 2013, 6:47 pm
#233
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 3,457
Ideas needed for 3K miles quickly
So, I have an award on hold that expires tonite at midnight. One I would really like... I currently am sitting at 277K miles; the award needs 280K miles for the two tickets.. 3K short....
My plan was to buy 3K Ultimate rewards points and transfer them...
Great plan except....
So, now I need to get 3K miles quickly... it's a complex award that I can only ticket over the phone. WIll they allow me to purchase the 3K miles over the phone? The United miles purchase page states that miles may take 48 hours to post... which I'm not terribly interested in....
Thanks for ideas/help!
FDW
My plan was to buy 3K Ultimate rewards points and transfer them...
Great plan except....
So, now I need to get 3K miles quickly... it's a complex award that I can only ticket over the phone. WIll they allow me to purchase the 3K miles over the phone? The United miles purchase page states that miles may take 48 hours to post... which I'm not terribly interested in....
Thanks for ideas/help!
FDW
Last edited by FlyingDoctorwu; Jul 2, 2013 at 6:56 pm
Jul 2, 2013, 6:50 pm
#234
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Book a ticket, any ticket over 1500 miles, now.
After it tickets, purchase Premier Accelerator.
Once the miles post, cancel your ticket, and book the award ticket.
After it tickets, purchase Premier Accelerator.
Once the miles post, cancel your ticket, and book the award ticket.
Jul 2, 2013, 6:57 pm
#235
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 3,457
Jul 2, 2013, 6:58 pm
#236
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Jul 27, 2013, 7:24 pm
#238
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 11
Slight predicament, trying to acquire miles for (1) one-way saver ticket
So my family and I are in BKK and flying back home to NY for the holidays. Of course routing isn't perfect based on saver awards, but either way I will end up cheaper than the 6-7K for roundtrip tickets for the 4 of us (2 adults, 2 children)
Anyway, so here is the drama. I have enough in my account for 4 one-way tickets back to NY, so that's easy enough. Between the 4 of us, they will still all have enough to book one way back, but unfortunately, I will be short of miles! My original thought was book the same itinerary, pay cash for the ticket, no big deal but the odd routing makes it close to 2-3K just for the one way ticket on the same flight!
I signed up for the United Credit Card to get the miles, but I'm not sure I can spend and post the miles soon enough to risk not being on the same flight.
I missed the last deal on miles, of course by 1 day, and probably would have just purchased the miles and called it a day.
Any other options? I am a Chase Preferred cardholder but we can no longer buy points from them.
I just want to get this done soon so I don't lose out on Saver Award travel.
Thanks all, I know you are an active and creative bunch!
Anyway, so here is the drama. I have enough in my account for 4 one-way tickets back to NY, so that's easy enough. Between the 4 of us, they will still all have enough to book one way back, but unfortunately, I will be short of miles! My original thought was book the same itinerary, pay cash for the ticket, no big deal but the odd routing makes it close to 2-3K just for the one way ticket on the same flight!
I signed up for the United Credit Card to get the miles, but I'm not sure I can spend and post the miles soon enough to risk not being on the same flight.
I missed the last deal on miles, of course by 1 day, and probably would have just purchased the miles and called it a day.
Any other options? I am a Chase Preferred cardholder but we can no longer buy points from them.
I just want to get this done soon so I don't lose out on Saver Award travel.
Thanks all, I know you are an active and creative bunch!
Jul 27, 2013, 7:56 pm
#239
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Arlington, VA
Programs: Any program with a credit card, or good prices.
Posts: 437
Are you a US Airways member? Do you have the 100% point purchase bonus right now? Could you get the flight via a US Airways award by buying miles. (Does US do one way awards?)
Jul 27, 2013, 8:04 pm
#240
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 11
I am not currently a US Airways Member
I could always just purchase the miles via UNITED to supplement and buy the 4th of the one way tickets. I really don't want to book a separate ticket from US AIRWAYS unless I have two. I feel like two much could go wrong and next thing you know the family is split up on our way from NY to BKK. Long flight with kids to have that kind of problem. Had I not missed the 30 or 40% promos, I would have just bought the last 30K miles or so (whatever the math came to)