Not exact matches
United also waives all close - in booking fees on
award travel
reservations.
Therefore, if you are already making an
award reservation, for which you will typically earn no HHonors points or airline partner points, you can earn 1,000
United miles or 2,013 Delta Skymiles for that same stay.
The
United reservation desk, however, was unable to rebook me on a partner airline, like Lufthansa, which operates a good international product, even in Economy, unless the partner airline had
award availability.
The way you book
award travel remains the same and can be done through
united.com, the
United app or at a
reservations office (standard charges for using a
reservations office may apply).
Although I don't fly
United very often (mostly because when I do I deal with nasty / clueless employees or my travel
reservations simply aren't honored), I rank their frequent flyer miles as the most valuable mileage currency out there thanks to low fees on
award tickets, the ability to book one - way
awards and great airline partners in Star Alliance.
Unfortunately,
United doesn't seem to
award double credit when I book tickets for two people on the same
reservation.
Discounts on
award travel to Asia on
United - operated flights are also available for
reservations made by Aug. 22 and for travel by April 30, 2017.
This seems quite suspicious considering
United just slashed its
award chart making it more expensive to book tickets effective Feb. 1, 2014 — and no doubt more travelers are making
award ticket
reservations between now and that date.
Luckily, travelers with an All Nippon Airways frequent flyer account can still log in to see complete Star Alliance
award availability and then phone
United to make their
reservations.
The first hint was that the original 6 - digit Thai Airways PNR for a future booking of mine using
United miles didn't work... [Read more...] about Thai Airways Switches
Reservation Systems — Check Your
Award Bookings