So you have booked your United award flight and are awaiting your trip. But, what happens to your miles if you need to change or cancel your United award flight? The below chart indicates the price you will need to pay to either change your ticket or cancel your trip and have your miles […]
Category: United MileagePlus
Marriott Bonvoy and United MileagePlus Offer RewardsPlus Partnership
Marriott Bonvoy has teamed up with United MileagePlus to offer you RewardsPlus, a program for members of Bonvoy and MileagePlus to help you enhance your travel and maximize rewards. The highlights of the program are as follows: For Marriott Bonvoy Members at any level– You get a 10% bonus when you transfer your Marriott Bonvoy points […]
Rob Got The Additional Compensation From United For His Flight Problems-Yay Me!
Remember, Rob was flying home from Aspen recently (on his free flight) and his plane to Denver was delayed due to “aircraft maintenance”. Then it was delayed again. And again. Needless to say, he missed all of the connections from Denver to New York. He ended up taking the red eye home. United was […]
Can I Reinstate My United MileagePlus Miles If They Expire?
Unfortunately, I learned this lesson the hard way. I recently let my boys’ United MileagePlus miles expire and I did pay to have them reinstated. So the answer is yes. For a fee, you too can have your expired United miles reinstated. When I decided to pay to reinstate the miles, I did a cost/value […]
I Made A Rookie Mistake And Let My Boys’ United Miles Expire
How I did it is beyond me. I thought I kept detailed records about expiration dates. I have always made sure to take some action when I received notices about my kids miles expiring. However, in this case, I must have missed the notice?? and had no record of the expiration date for my boys’ […]
Expiration Information For United MileagePlus Miles
As of right now (August 2019), United MileagePlus miles no longer expire. They have joined the ranks of other non-expiring airline programs like Delta SkyMiles and JetBlue TrueBlue. One less thing to worry about!!! […]
Chase Adds Additional Cardmember Bonus To Some Of Its Products
Chase recently added extra bonus incentives when you apply for various products. These extra bonus rewards come when you add your first additional user. Now, you can get an additional sign-up bonus if you add an authorized user to your new account and, you, make a purchase with your card within the first 3 months […]
Install Solar Panels And Earn Extra United MileagePlus Miles
United MileagePlus has a new partnership with NRG Home Solar experts and now, you can earn up to 30,000 American Airlines AAdvantage for pursuing solar panels for your home. You get 5,000 miles for completing a consultation with a solar specialist and an additional 25,000 miles if you install solar […]
Sharing And Transferring United MileagePlus Miles
When you transfer United MileagePlus miles to another, you pay less per mile transferred with the more miles you transfer. For example, if you transfer 1,000 miles, the cost will be $.055 per mile, while transferring 25,000 miles will cost $.0166 per mile. Any amounts in between cost somewhere within that range. Note, there is […]
What Happens To Your United MileagePlus Miles Upon Death?
The terms of the United MileagePlus program state “Accrued mileage and certificates do not constitute property of the member and are not transferable other than as authorized and/or sponsored by United.” The “other than” part, leads me to believe that United miles can be passed upon death. […]