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Shopping for United miles in time for the vacations simply obtained extra rewarding with the airline’s limited-time promotion.
“There are a lot of fast and straightforward methods to purchase miles — choose an possibility that fits your award objectives,” the airline shared in regards to the sale on its web site.
This mileage deal, which ends on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 11:59 p.m. CT, permits United MileagePlus members to purchase or present miles with as much as a one hundred pc bonus. The promotion is focused, so vacationers may even see various bonuses upon logging into their account:
- Purchase 5,000 to 19,000 miles and obtain 30 % bonus miles
- Purchase 20,000 to 39,000 miles and obtain 65 % bonus miles
- Purchase 40,000 to 100,000 miles and obtain one hundred pc bonus miles
With none bonuses, shopping for 1,000 miles prices $35, however the bonus successfully halves that charge on the most 100% bonus degree. Nonetheless, it might take as much as 72 hours for the bought miles to look in mileage balances, based on United.
To present miles to others, vacationers merely enter the recipient’s title, e-mail handle, MileagePlus quantity, and might embrace a private message if desired.
Redeeming United miles can provide good worth in some circumstances. For instance, United is charging 88,000 miles plus $5.60 in taxes and charges for a one-way enterprise class ticket from Newark (EWR) to Frankfurt (FRA) on Lufthansa, a flight that in any other case prices practically $3,000. Buying sufficient miles with this one hundred pc bonus permits vacationers to guide this flight for roughly half the money value.
This promotion comes as United has just lately raised the necessities for incomes elite standing in 2025, with extra Premier Qualifying Factors (PQPs) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQFs) now wanted. These elite-qualifying factors differ from MileagePlus miles supplied on this sale, the latter of that are redeemable for flights on United Airways and its Star Alliance companions.
