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Anything short of 1K out of a United Hub won’t do you much good, in my opinion. Even with 1K, upgrades out of IAH are few and far between
I am based at IAH, just got Platinum but have had Gold better part of 2019. Most of the time, really good luck getting upgrades. But it all depends where you’re going. Hub to hub - especially to ORD - not a chance in hell.
I think you could book a flight, purchase the PQM then cancel the flight, and you still get the PQMs.
You can consider purchasing PQM. Do check cost of mileage run vs purchasing PQM. I was offered 8000 PQM for $800. You can purchase pqm only when you have a booked flight and until you board it. FWIW, I have platinum status based out of IAH and have never been upgraded ever. I got upgraded 3-4 times when I was in SF with silver status.
Not worth it. Only Gold (Boarding Group 1 and Economy Plus at booking) and 1K (Pre-Boarding and decent chance of upgrades) are worth it. Outside of GS of course.
Grab a flight to HKG
Surprisingly, no nonstop IAH-HKG service on any airline. But IAH-SYD probably has OP covered 😊.
IAH to LHR probably also.