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United MileagePlus Overview

The United MileagePlus program has changed pretty significantly in recent years, from the introduction of the valuable excursionist perk to the abolition of award charts (which has led to a series of stealthy-ish devaluations) and a decent suite of credit cards.

The key strength of United miles is the simplicity of redeeming miles for partner flights. United does not pass on fuel surcharges, which makes it easy to choose the most convenient partner for an award flight. Furthermore, their 2-month award availability calendar makes it easy to see which days have premium cabin availability, which can make award searches a relatively easy process.

In terms of elite status and benefits, United’s program offers less choice than Delta SkyMiles but offers what some would consider greater flexibility for confirmed upgrades for top-tier elites.

Read more about United MileagePlus in our complete guide here…

Here are some of the things you’ll read about in our guide:

You can also check out the posts we’ve written about United MileagePlus…

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United makes news by doing almost nothing with their elite program in 2024

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Delta has been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few weeks. First, it made it much more difficult to...
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Chase United Airlines Cards: Increased welcome offers (up to 90K)

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There are improved welcome offers available on the Chase United Airlines Gateway, Quest and Club Infinite cards. The Club Infinite has the biggest offer...
American Airlines shopping portal promotion 11.01.23

(EXPIRED) Airline shopping portal bonuses: Earn up to 16,500 bonus miles

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It's November 1 which is traditionally not only the day when people dressed as zombies wake up with hangovers, but it's also when airline...
United Hotels 5x

(EXPIRED) United Hotels: Earn 5x miles on hotel stays through the end of 2023...

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United Hotels is offering 5x MileagePlus miles on hotel stays booked by the end of October for stays through the end of the year....
United 5x bonus miles to select European destinations

(EXPIRED) United offering 5x bonus miles to select European destinations

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United has opened registration for a new promotion which is giving 5x bonus miles on flights to - or through - three popular destinations...
United Marriott reciprocal earning

(EXPIRED) United/Marriott Earn-Earn promo: Earn bonus miles/points with one when flying/staying with other (high...

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United and Marriott have had a partnership for several years whereby they offer status in one if you have high enough elite status with...
United Gateway card upgrade offer

(EXPIRED) (Targeted) Upgrade United Gateway card to Explorer & earn 5,000 bonus miles

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United sent me an email this afternoon offering an upgrade from my Gateway card to an Explorer card. I won't be taking them up...
United shopping portal promo 10.04.23

(EXPIRED) United shopping portal: Earn 500 bonus miles when spending $150

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The United shopping portal is currently offering 500 bonus MileagePlus miles when spending $150 or more. A nice thing about this portal is that...
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(EXPIRED) United Airlines offering 30% bonus on hotel point transfers to United (60K Marriott...

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United Airlines is offering a 30% transfer bonus when you convert hotel points to United Mileage Plus miles. This can be especially attractive for...
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Increased United card offers for some when logging in

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Yesterday we were tipped off to a higher welcome offer available on one of the United credit cards. When looking into this, we discovered...
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United Polaris business class to New Zealand: space for up to 9 passengers

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Greg caught wind of some excellent United award availability to New Zealand thanks to poking around this morning at Seats.Aero, with some days featuring...
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Earn elite status: AA vs Delta vs United

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Now that Delta has moved to a single metric for earning elite status (see: Delta’s 2024 elite program - it ain’t pretty), it's interesting...
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Delta’s new elite requirements: Blatant copies of United

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I knew that the general idea of Delta's new elite requirements seemed to follow United and AA's lead (see: Delta’s 2024 elite program -...
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Turkish Star Alliance awards online once again! Book United to Hawaii for 7500 miles...

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In 2019, we broke the news on the Turkish Miles & Smiles sweet spot for domestic Star Alliance flights with the revelation that it...

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