United is running an award sale for cardholders at the moment which can save you up to 28% when redeeming MileagePlus miles for economy flights to select destinations.
The Deal
- Save up to 28% on economy award bookings to select locations as a United cardholder.
- Direct link to offer.
Key Terms
- Tickets must be purchased between December 1 and December 5, 2025.
- Members must login using MileagePlus number to book award. No limit to the number of award tickets booked. The promotion applies to new award bookings and not to award tickets already booked.
- Promotion valid for travel between the mainland U.S. and Brussels, Geneva, Munich, Marrakesh, Zürich, Hamilton, Bridgetown, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Monterrey, Mazatlán, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo, St. Kitts, Tepic, Tulum, Adelaide, Bangkok, Brisbane, Christchurch, Hong Kong, Tokyo (Haneda), Seoul (Incheon), Melbourne, Tokyo (Narita), Papeete, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney, Taipei, & Osaka.
- Travel must be completed between January 12 and May 6, 2026 excluding Japan and Adelaide, Australia
- Travel must be completed between January 12 and March 14, 2026 for Japan
- Travel must be completed between January 12 and March 26, 2026 for Adelaide, Australia
Quick Thoughts
Some of the example prices given by United include 12,000 miles one way to Mexico and some Caribbean destinations, 30,000 miles to some European and Asian cities, 35,000 miles to Tahiti, 45,000 miles to Australia and New Zealand, and more.
When United has run sales like this in the past, anecdotally it’s seemed like they’ve improved award availability. There’s no guarantee that’s the case with this sale, but if you’re a United cardholder, you have a good stash of MileagePlus miles, and have plans to travel to one or more of the eligible cities in the first few months of the year (or would be happy to travel to them even if you don’t have existing travel intentions), this award sale could be worth checking out. Just bear in mind that it’s only valid on economy travel which might not be so comfortable for some of the longer long-haul flights.
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