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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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Delta + United Portal Promotions

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Yesterday, we posted about a couple of airline shopping portal promotions. Delta has joined the party with a chance to earn 1,000 bonus miles based...
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Back-to-School Portal Promotions

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Update: We've added Delta and United to the list and will continue to add if and when other portals follow suit. Several airline shopping portals are...
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United MileagePlus Lots of Fees Prepaid Debit Card

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A couple of months ago, Greg wrote about a rumored new prepaid debit card: The United MileagePlus GO Prepaid Visa Debit Card. We wondered whether...
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[Expired] Big Portal Increases; Stack with Amex Offers

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Early this morning, I noticed some big portal increases when I saw our daily portal alerts. American, United, Delta, Alaska, and Southwest airlines shopping...
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Great fare: US to China to Canada from $273

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Secret Flying reported a great fare this morning from New York, Chicago, and San Francisco to China and returning to Canada with prices from $279...
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United creeps towards revenue-based awards

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United announced today that they are making a long-expected yet still disappointing move in the direction of loosely revenue-based award pricing for some awards...
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How to avoid United Basic Economy

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Avoid United Basic Economy In the time since I published "How to avoid basic economy when paying with points," United rolled out their Basic Economy...
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Mileage Run? $308 RT to Hong Kong AND China on United

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There are some hot open-jaw airfares available from Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to both Hong Kong and Shanghai or Beijing and back...
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United MileagePlus Shopping: Up to 1500 bonus miles

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The United MileagePlus Shopping portal is offering a tiered summer spending bonus. Between now and June 23rd, you can earn up to 1500 bonus United...
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Stack at Gap: 19.5x + 40% off

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The MileagePlusX app is having a promotion of up to 10 miles per dollar at select merchants through Sunday, June 18th. Additionally, Chase MileagePlus Explorer Cardholders...
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Singapore KrisFlyer: 6 things I love and 3 things I don’t

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Many, if not most, US-based flyers are focused on the airline loyalty programs of major North American carriers. There are plenty of sweet spots...
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More than 5K United miles per rental with Hertz [Targeted]

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Last month, we reported on a promotion launched between SAS and Hertz that was awarding 5K SAS miles per Hertz rental. It was short...
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(EXPIRED) Up to 75K United miles with targeted MileagePlus Explorer offer

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Greg wrote this morning about the upcoming United MileagePlus prepaid debit card and how it may become a way of amassing United miles cheaply...
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Hot: $82 round trip Charlotte to Las Vegas or vice versa on United [Very...

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Update: Also $85 round trip flights between Miami and Phoenix. United has some super cheap dates between Charlotte and Las Vegas scattered in late May,...

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