Sign up for the ‘United Great Offer’

First, they will send you personalized luggage tags.

Second, you’ll print out a fax cover sheet. Send it to United with copies of statements from (3) other frequent flyer programs from March 2003 or later. United will give you 3,000 status miles (miles towards elite status, not miles in your account for awards) for each statement, for a total of 9,000 status miles.

Third, for every paid segment purchased and flown between May 15 and August 15 beyond the number of segments flown during the first three months of this year you will get 2,000 bonus status miles (up to a maximum of 20,000 bonus status miles).

29,000 status miles — on top of the miles you normally earn by flying. Should make qualifying a snap!