What does Premier Gold mean?

MileagePlus Premier Gold is the status tier above MileagePlus Premier Silver and comes with these primary benefits: Bonus earnings on flights: Members earn 8x MileagePlus miles on United flights as well as bonus miles on flights issued by United on many Star Alliance partners.



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If you're primarily a domestic flyer, the ability to score complimentary upgrades (or at least Economy Plus seats) for you and a companion is worth it, too. And the bonus miles you earn on flights with Gold status can get you closer to an award ticket.

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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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You can also earn PQP by redeeming MileagePlus miles for United or United Express award flights or by using one of our eligible co-branded credit cards for everyday purchases.

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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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However, it is not as robust as Star Alliance Gold, and it lacks popular perks like access to member lounges when flying internationally. Its only real benefits are priority waitlisting for reservations and airport standby.

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The United Club? Infinite Card offers a complimentary United Club membership for cardholders, which means that you'll be able to use the lounge whenever you're flying on United or a Star Alliance airline.

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Premier members enjoy benefits like complimentary access to Economy Plus® and preferred seating, waived fees, upgrades, priority travel services and more.

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According to United's 2020 Annual Report (Form 10-K) about 20% of those enjoy some level of premier status. That amounts to 20,000,000 elites. Of those, about two-tenths of one percent, or 0.2%, are 1K's, which corresponds with 40,000. Fewer than 5% of 1K's are Global Services (GS), which sets the upper bound at 2,000.

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The Million Miler program, a part of the MileagePlus program, rewards members for extraordinary, long-term loyalty to United. Million Milers enjoy generous annual benefits and lifetime Premier® status.

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