United Kills Off The Individual PassPlus Path To Global Services Status

United’s Global Services status is one of the top elite status levels in the world. I've written about some of its perks here. The...

[Ends Tonight!] United 30% Hotel Transfer Bonus; Transfer 120K Marriott Points Into 72,000 United Miles

Update: This offer ends at 11:59pm ET! Originally posted on 10/6: You can register here for 30% bonus when you transfer hotel points to United miles. ...

United Will Make It Significantly More Expensive To Earn Elite Status In 2025, Is Chasing Status Still Worthwhile?

Elite status requirements will climb: United's elite status requirements will go up in 2025. It will also remain more confusing than competing airlines. While American and Delta...

United Cardholder Flash Sale: Save 40K Miles On Awards To Asia

United Cardholder Flash Sale: Save 40K Miles On Awards To Asia United cardholders can book travel between the US and Tokyo/Narita (NRT), Tokyo/Haneda (HND), Osaka...

WOW! United Will Fly To Greenland, Sicily, Madeira Island, Mongolia, And More Next Year

United is adding several awesome flights to its schedule for 2025. United will fly twice weekly seasonally between Newark and Nuuk, Greenland starting 6/14,...

United Finally Cracks Down On The Million Miler Daisy Chain

Despite cutbacks and lawsuits, United has the most generous Million Miler lifetime status program. At 1 million lifetime flight miles you earn lifetime Gold, 2...

As The DOT Investigates Mileage Programs, United Makes Mostly Positive Award Chart Changes

United miles have been on a steady decline since 2013. That decline has accelerated in recent years as the airline copied Delta in removing...

[Registration Closes Today] Check To See If You Are Targeted For A United Card Spend Bonus

Update: Registration for this offer closes today! Be sure to check for stackable bonuses here. Originally posted on 7/2: Check To See If You Are Targeted...

[Confirmed!] Is United Going To Announce Starlink In-Flight Internet Tomorrow?

Update, 9/13: United has indeed announced free Starlink in-flight internet fleetwide! Testing will begin in early 2025 and planes will start being outfitted with...

Ends Tonight! United Cardholders: Fly To Select European Cities For 50K Miles Round-Trip

United Cardholders: Fly To Select European Cities For 50K Miles Round-Trip Fly between the US and Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, or Paris for 50K miles...

[United Now Allowing Rebooking Onto Lufthansa Group] United Refuses To Rebook Canceled Israel Flights On Other Airlines While Delta Rebooks Passengers Onto El Al

Update, 9/7: United is now allowing rebooking onto Lufthansa Group airlines to Tel Aviv, including Austrian (via Vienna), Brussels (via Brussels), Eurowings (via Dusseldorf),...

United Excursionist Perk Booking Error? Try This Workaround To Up Your United Mileage Game!

I've written about United's Excursionist Perk many times. Along with free changes or cancellations until the time of departure, the perk adds a ton...

[Hong Kong On Sale Today!] Spoiler Alert! Here Is The Secret List Of United’s International Award Sale Happening This Week!

Update, 8/9: Discounted awards between the US and Hong Kong are now live! Update, 8/8: Discounted awards between the US and Taipei are now live! Update,...

[United Confirms Indefinite Suspension, Expands Rebooking Policy] Is United Thinking About Suspending Israel Service Through July 2025?

Update, 8/8 at 10pm: United has provided DansDeals with the following statement, "Our flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended – we look forward to resuming...

Starting Tomorrow, United Will Remove The Most Onerous Part Of Basic Economy Travel

United's basic economy is the worst of any airline. You can't bring a full size carry-on bag, something which used to be the case...

After Newark-Tel Aviv Mechanical Issue Forces Aircraft Downgauge, United Pays Out About $75,000 To 30 Passengers Volunteering To Get Bumped

Miki Spitzer writes to DansDeals that he was booked on United flight 90 from Newark to Tel Aviv last night and shared his experience...

Is United Changing Its Airport Checkin Cutoff Time?

United currently requires: Domestic checkin without bags at least 30 minutes before departure. Domestic checkin with bags at least 45 minutes before departure. International...

Marriott And United Dual Points Earning Promo For Select Elite Members

Marriott Titanium and Ambassador elites and United Gold and higher elites can earn additional points for United flights and Marriott stays during July and...

Join Marriott Bonvoy And Get 350 United Miles

Join Marriott Bonvoy And Get 350 United Miles I'm not sure there are too many people that have a United mileage account and not a...

United Cardholder Central America Award Sale

United Cardholder Central America Award Sale Travel to Belize (BZE), Panama City (PTY), Roatan (RTB), or Liberia (LIR) for 15K miles with this sale,...

United Continues Devaluing Hidden Award Chart

Is anyone surprised? Last April, United hired a new CEO of MileagePlus from Comcast with no airline experience. What has happened since then is deplorable. The airline repeatedly ...

Today Only: Save 13% Off Domestic United Flights

Today only, you can save 13% domestic United flights. You must book via the United app and use code: APRIL19 Travel is valid on paid economy...

Answer A United Trivia Question And Get A Coupon For 25% Off Economy Plus Seating

Answer A United Trivia Question And Get A Coupon For 25% Off Economy Plus Seating Once you get your code, you can book a flight...

OUCH! United Is Blocking Most Award Space From Partner Airlines

Before United merged with Continental, they used Starnet Blocking to limit the program's liabilities by blocking members from booking some Star Alliance partner award...

Check To See If You’re Targeted To Earn Bonus Miles For Flying United

Click here and enter your United MileagePlus number to see if you’re targeted to earn bonus miles for flying United. I'm targeted to book 4...

Register For Bonus Miles Or PQPs With United Card Spending

Register For Bonus Miles Or PQPs With United Card Spending My wife and I were offered the following bonus miles and bonus PQP offers:   United...

[Available Again] WOW! United Launches Miles Pooling, But Beware Of The Caveats!

Update: The technical glitches with mileage pooling have been resolved and you can once again create a pool. Originally posted on 3/21: United Launches Miles Pooling! A...

[AA And Delta Extend Status For Select Members] United Sending Out Elite Status Extension Emails To Passengers Who Fly To/From Tel Aviv

Update, 3/19/24: DDF member bendor reports that his Israel based Platinum account received a status extension notification email, with status now through 3/31/25. Then...

[Flights Now On Sale] United Will Fly To Marrakesh And One Route That Nobody Saw Coming

Update: These flights are now available to purchase. Starting 10/24, United will fly from Newark to Marrakesh on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 9:45pm,...

United’s 2024 Hidden Saver Award Chart Changes

Every airline used to publish award charts, but Delta set off the trend of removing these charts from the public eye. By doing that,...

[Israeli Media Reporting United Will Return] Why Is United Still Selling Flights To Tel Aviv Next Week?

Update, 2/21: United will indeed resume flying to Israel on 3/2, initially via Munich and then nonstop. See here for the full details. Below is...

United’s Super Bowl Ad Campaign “Believing Changes Everything” Is Pretty Awesome

In August 2020, United kicked off the elimination of change fees on non-basic economy tickets. Other carriers had no choice but to match it. United...

Today Only: United Cardholders Can Book Round-Trip Flights To The New Tulum Airport For Just 25K Miles

A new airport opened last month in Tulum, Mexico, airport code TQO. It's located 60 miles/90 minutes south of Playa del Carmen, though that time...

United: Fly Between The US And Australia Or New Zealand From Just 36K United Miles Each Way

Last year, United hiked economy saver award rates between the US and Australia Or New Zealand from 40K miles to 55K miles each way. But...

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