United Airlines has brought back its hotel points to airline miles conversion bonus for transfers made between October 9 – November 30, 2018.
United is offering 30% conversion bonus for combined transfers and has capped the maximum number of bonus miles earned under this offer at 25,000. Registration for this offer is required.
Those who love to go surfing and transport their equipment in or out of California have another perk on their hands when they fly United as the airline just dropped the excess baggage fee for surfboards.
If the ticket starts or ends in California on a direct flight then United has now a waiver in place that will eliminate the US$200 fee effective today (October 5th 2018) and just levies the regular checked baggage fee.
United Airlines on Friday announced changes to its changes MileagePlus program that will take place immediately and on January 1, 2019.
Gold and Silver members will have higher baggage allowance on some routes, 1K qualification $ requirement will move to $15,000 starting next year and business class P fare class bonus will move from 200% to 150%. Also Platinum members earn two RPUs and 1Ks four.
United Airlines has launched new MileagePlus buy miles at up to 70% bonus sale through October 16, 2018. There could be better personalized offers (check).
United Airlines has promotions every month for buying miles, but they all max out at a 100% bonus or a 50% discount (exactly the same offer because United usually limits the number of miles one can purchase per year including any possible bonuses to 150K).
United Airlines just sent out emails to their Premier customers informing them about new changes to the boarding process on United flights and improvements for Premier Gold members.
United MileagePlus Premier 1K customers will be eligible to pre-board and United MileagePlus Premier Gold customers will be boarding in Group 1.
United Airlines launched earlier this year MileagePlus promo called Mile Play trying to get select members to spend and fly more. They have had these promotions every few months and just launch a new one yesterday for September.
There are number of offers that are tailored to each member based on their recent United flying activity. Members are required to purchase certain number of flights in business or economy over certain price point.
Marriott Rewards & United Airlines have been sending out emails this week to RewardsPlus members that got Marriott Gold status based on their United one.
I already reported back in July (read more here) that these Gold members would temporarily their status elevated to Platinum through January 2019 (Marriott pre program merger Gold maps to Platinum). Next year, the highest Marriott status that United elite members can get is the new Gold (lower than the old one).
According to a recent poll more than 50 percent of American employees have unused vacation time and United is now partnering with Project: Time Off to send one individual and a guest to Tahiti.
With this promotion United also wants to promote their new nonstop service between San Francisco (SFO) and Papeete, Tahiti (PPT) which begins October 30th 2018.
United Airlines launched a MileagePlus buy miles at up to 100% bonus sale that should be open for all members (sometimes these sales are only valid for in the US) that is about to come to an end. The offer is valid through September 6, 2018.
United Airlines has promotions every month for buying miles, but they all max out at a 100% bonus or a 50% discount (exactly the same offer because United usually limits the number of miles one can purchase per year including any possible bonuses to 150K).
There was an interesting interview out the other day with United Airlines President Scott Kirby where he doubled down and defended the companies fee structure and some controversial policies.
Kirby defended the practice that sometimes in order to sit together, families have to pay a fee to secure connected seats.
United Airlines today decided to raise the checked baggage fee for tickets issued on or after August 31, 2018.
The change will affect passengers flying to/from North America, the Caribbean and Central America. The first checked bag fee now is $30.
United Airlines has launched 20% off MileagePlus economy award sale for travel to Asia-Pacific between September 17 – April 30, 2019.
The offer is valid for travel to number of destinations not served by United. You merely need to fly over the Pacific on United operated flights. You must book by September 7.
