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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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1,000 Free United Miles for Downloading the Prosper App

Get 1,000 free United miles for downloading and installing the Prosper Daily app.
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United Award Sale: Mainland U.S. to Hawaii for 35K Roundtrip

Celebrate 35 years of MileagePlus with 10K miles off a roundtrip award ticket between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii.
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Should you borrow money to get up to 35,000 United miles from Prosper?

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Yesterday morning, I received an offer to get up to 35,000 United miles with a personal loan from Prosper.  The offer is for 1...
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Targeted 50K United MileagePlus Explorer Offers & How to Possibly Get One for Yourself

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Details of a new targeted 50K offer on the Chase MileagePlus Explorer card and how to possibly get targeted yourself.
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United Award Sale: Co-branded Cardholders & Elites Can Fly to Europe for as little...

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United is offering discounted roundtrip coach award redemptions to Europe for holders of their co-branded credit card and elites in their MileagePlus program. Flights can...
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You might as well register: 30% more miles from United’s partners

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United is running a potentially lucrative new promotion: From now until November 20th, if you earn miles from any of United’s partners, United will...

United offering 10X at Sears today. Here’s how to get up to 25X and...

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The United MileagePlus Shopping Portal is offering 10 miles per dollar today at Sears.com. The same portal is offering a “back to school” shopping bonus...
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Earn 750 United Miles for Free + 1,000 More for Making a Purchase

MyPoints is offering 750 United MileagePlus miles for free plus an additional 1,000 for making $25 or more purchases through the portal within the next 30 days.
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Wide Open Availability in Lie Flat Business Class Between Newark & San Francisco/Los Angeles

United has widespread award availability on their routes between Newark and Los Angeles & San Francisco on their new lie flat business class service from Newark.

United: Two nearly identical 50K signup offers, but one is better

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Chase periodically increases the signup offer on their United Mileage Plus card to 50,000 miles plus 5,000 additional miles for adding an authorized user. ...

Cheaper flights through multi-city search

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Earlier this week I attempted to book a one way flight from Atlanta to Detroit.  An initial search via Google Flights looked promising.  Prices...
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Airline Elite Fast Track

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Airline elite status challenge opportunities, how to get some elite benefits without status and strategies for earning airline elite status quicker.
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United MileagePlus Shopping Portal: 8X Sears, 10X Neiman Marcus, more…

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Most likely today only (3/17/2015): The United MileagePlus Shopping Portal is offering enhanced earnings for a number of stores.  Here are a few opportunities found...
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Bet You Didn’t Know: Waitlisting for United First or Business Class

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By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...  It always feels like a bait-and switch. You're searching for premium award space on united.com and suddenly your heart soars....

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