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    MILES&POINTS: Donate towards to the relief effort of Typhoon Haiyon & get United Miles

    Much of the world’s attention over the past few days have been focused on the Philippines and the awful destruction there left in the wake of Typhoon Haiyon. There are many ways to give towards the relief effort that is starting to help the hundreds of thousands of people displaced and in dire conditions. I wanted to highlight two methods today to donate today. The first method is through this Crowdrise website from United Airlines, raising funds towards three charities which are working on relief efforts. MileagePlus members who donate…… (click read more!)

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    MILES&POINTS: Earn 3x United miles on UPS shipping + 600 bonus miles

    The holiday season is upon us, and for some of us, that means shipping out gifts or merchandise to both loved ones and customers. This recent promotion from United Airlines’s Small Business Network and UPS caught my eye: Triple miles on all UPS shipments this month, along with 600 bonus United miles! The offer’s highlights: Save up to 26% on UPS shipping prices through this program. Earn 3 miles per $1 spent on all UPS shipments on your account for any shipments made now through November 30th. (This is not…… (click read more!)

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    MILES&POINTS: United Airlines announces changes to the cost of award flights

    There has been a lot of chatter in the travel blogs over the past 24 hours about United Airlines’s announcement regarding changes to the cost of award flights. Most of the chatter are negative rants and posts of displeasure. I wanted to highlight one of my favorite blogs to follow, MommyPoints, as she breaks down the changes to us in my favorite format: a bullet point list. From MommyPoints: – There are no changes to award redemptions in the lower 48 or Canada at the economy, business, or first class…… (click read more!)

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    AIR: United has SFO to Manila, Philippines roundtrip for $740!

    The gents over at TheFlightDeal have spotted an amazing deal from United for San Francisco (SFO) to Manila, Philippines (MNL) roundtrip for only $740! Fares seem to be valid sporadically for travel now through November 30th, or else travel from January 1st, 2014 through March 30, 2014. This is an incredible fare if you don’t mind the weather. Keep in mind that since this is an international flight, you’ll also get back a good amount of award miles and premier qualifying miles (assuming you care about elite status). For more…… (click read more!)

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    ELITES&STATUS: New United Airlines & Marriott partnership means free Marriott Gold for United Premier Gold or higher!

    United Airlines (UA) announced today a new partnership with Marriott Hotels where through a new program called “‘RewardsPlus‘, United Global Services, Premier 1K, Premier Platinum and Premier Gold members can register for Marriott Rewards Gold Elite status, and all of the benefits that come with it, while Marriott Rewards Platinum Elite members can register for MileagePlus Premier Silver status, featuring some of our most popular Premier perks. Status offerings will be effective until Jan. 31, 2014.” On the flip side, Marriott Platinum Elite members will receive United Airlines Premier Silver status (United’s lowest…… (click read more!)

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    UP-IN-THE-AIR: Mileage run to San Juan, Puerto Rico w/ exploration advice from NYTimes Travel, Mosey, & Yelp

    Tomorrow afternoon I will be departing for a mileage run to San Juan, Puerto Rico. For those of you who are unaware, a mileage run is a flight purchased (with cash and not miles or vouchers) for the primary purpose of earning elite status qualifying miles in order to maintain or achieve a frequent flyer status. The truest form of a mileage run is when the passenger does not even leave the airports. Mileage runs are purchased generally with simply the cost per elite status mile as the deciding factor……. (click read more!)

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    MILES&POINTS: Earn up to 5,000 bonus United miles with your next Hilton stay!

    United Airlines and Hilton Hotels have partnered up with a promotional offer where United MileagePlus members can earn 1,000 bonus award miles for each stay of two nights or more, up to 5,000 bonus miles, at any hotel within the Hilton HHonors portfolio between April 4 and June 30, 2013. To be eligible for this offer you must do the following: Be a member of Hilton HHonors and United MileagePlus (both free to join) Select United Airlines as your preferred Double Dip® Points & Miles Partner in your Hilton HHonors account…… (click read more!)

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    MILES&POINTS: Targeted United +50% Elite Miles Bonus for travel before May 23, 2013

    United Airlines has a targeted promotional offer which they emailed out to MileagePlus members. Members who received this targeted email will be able to register their MileagePlus number in order to receive a bonus +50% elite miles on paid qualifying flights in United Global FirstSM, United First®, United BusinessFirst®, United Business® or United Economy® fare classes (F, A, J, C, D, Z, P, Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q and V). Must register, book, and complete travel before May 23, 2013. Even if you did not see the offer…… (click read more!)

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    UP-IN-THE-AIR: Recognize excellent service & get rewarded via United’s Outperform Recognition Program

    I was not–am still not–sure on which category to file this under, as this could easily go under the MILES&POINTS category as well, but I decided to place it under my general category on airline updates and travel chatter. For many frequent flyers who travel on United, the United’s Outperform Recognition Program is nothing new. But I think many of us also forget its existence and that the nomination period continues to cycle by quarter. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the program, it is United’s way of…… (click read more!)

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    AIRFARE: Amazing deal for SFO to San Juan, Puerto Rico for as low as $311 roundtrip via United

    Yesterday one of my favorite blogs, TheFlightDeal, posted an AMAZING deal for San Francisco (SFO) to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) for as low as $311 roundtrip via United Airlines. The price came down to roughly 3.9 cents a mile on an international flight–which is an amazing deal! I could not resist, so I snagged one of these SFO to SJU flights for myself for a free weekend in May. It is exactly what I need to achieve my platinum premier status for United. The fare is good for limited…… (click read more!)

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  • MILES&POINTS: 1,000 United miles for new MileagePlus Dining members 0

    MILES&POINTS: 1,000 United miles for new MileagePlus Dining members

    United’s MileagePlus Dining program is something that I appreciate, although I don’t honestly actively seek out because of the low availability of good restaurants in my area. But regardless, I add all of the credit cards in my wallet to the program so that no matter where I am dining, I can be sure to score extra United miles in the event the restaurant is a participant of the MileagePlus Dining program. And now for a limited time, new MileagePlus Dining members will receive a 1,000 United miles bonus for…… (click read more!)

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    MILES&POINTS: 12 easy free miles for U.S. Airways, Starwood, Delta, & United via Audience Rewards 0

    MILES&POINTS: 12 easy free miles for U.S. Airways, Starwood, Delta, & United via Audience Rewards

    Audience Rewards is a great way to earn a few free miles or points through their regular broadway trivia questions. It’s also a great way to earn a few hundred (to a few thousand) extra miles or points if you’re purchasing tickets to a broadway play and you buy through their website! This post is about more free points for you via the trivia for this week. 12 more miles may not get you anywhere, but every little bit counts, right? Besides, they are free and take less than 60…… (click read more!)

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  • MILES&POINTS: Earn 500 United Miles via MileagePlus Shopping Portal email signup 0

    MILES&POINTS: Earn 500 United Miles via MileagePlus Shopping Portal email signup

    United via their MileagePlus Shopping Portal is running a Valentine’s day promotion where users who signs up for their newsletter receive 500 bonus United miles. Go here to the promotion page to check out the details. It’s not clear if users who are already signed up on their newsletter will get the miles or not, but it’s worth your 5 seconds of clicking just to see if you’ll get a nice surprise later. Miles do not seem to post instantly. I would allow for the normal 6 to 8 weeks…… (click read more!)

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    MILES&POINTS: Good sale for United from SFO to Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) for $889 rt + 100% or 50% bonus miles offer 0

    MILES&POINTS: Good sale for United from SFO to Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) for $889 rt + 100% or 50% bonus miles offer

    United Airlines is running a decent fare from SFO to Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) for $889 roundtrip in economy for flights this spring. Many availabilities in April. To make this offer even sweeter, as part of the promotion to celebrate their new non-stop SFO to TPE flight, United is running a promotion where MileagePlus members can earn an additional 100% bonus miles on Business and First class tickets, or an additional 50% bonus miles on all economy and discount economy tickets. That comes out to earning 19,365 United miles (including the +50%…… (click read more!)

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