Other Ways to Earn PQP
- Earn 60,000 bonus miles and 500 PQP after qualifying purchases.
- Earn 3 miles per $1 spent on United® purchases.
- Earn 2 miles per $1 spent on all other travel, dining and select streaming services.
- Earn 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Learn more about how to earn United miles here. These miles can be redeemed for flights and upgrades. Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) solely count toward achieving United Premier elite status. In addition to flying, PQPs can be earned by hitting spending thresholds on United credit cards.
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Earn Premier Qualifying Points (PQP): The primary Cardmember will earn 500 Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) for every $12,000 in net purchases (including purchases made by authorized users) up to a maximum of 6,000 PQP in a calendar year. PQP will apply towards Premier status tiers up to and including Premier 1K®.
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The primary way of earning PQP is by flying United, United Express, and any of United's airline partners. These consist of all Star Alliance members, plus some unique partners like Brazil's Azul, Hawaiian Airlines, Emirates, JSX, and Virgin Australia.
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The expiration date for elite status is Jan. 31 each year. To ensure that you maintain your status from year to year, you will need to complete the PQF and PQP requirements for your status level.
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For most people, it probably won't be worth going very far out of your way to chase airline elite status. You can easily replicate many of the perks that a low- or even mid-tier elite traveler would enjoy by holding the right credit cards and buying the occasional upgrade to first class.
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Each year, United sends out offers to MileagePlus members offering the opportunity to buy up to their next elite status.
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United Airlines 2023 Status Extension: Premier Status Extended Again Through Early 2024 For Many United MileagePlus Members.
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The only non-ticket purchases you can earn PQP on are Economy Plus, preferred seating purchases, paid upgrades, and MileagePlus Upgrade Awards.
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Once you've earned it, the status is valid for the remainder of the year, as well as the entirety of the following year. This means that if you earned the status in January, you'd have 1K status for nearly two years. » Learn more: The best first class airline in the U.S.
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