The United States» second longest running frequent flyer program, United MileagePlus by United Airlines allows members to
spend miles on free flights all across the world.
If you don't want to
spend your miles on travel, you can redeem them for merchandise, gift cards, and even cash.
But you're right, airlines are really scrambling to find ways to get people to
spend their miles on something other than seats.
Top up your balance and
spend your miles on reward flights - and not just with us, you can also use them with our flying partners including Delta Airlines.
As well as
spending your miles on rewards with us, discover other great options with our partners.
You can easily end up
spending miles on flights where you would get a better value paying in cash, especially if you are booking close in enough that you incur an award booking fee.
As you probably noticed you got 1 cent per mile, while if
I spent my miles on a First Class ticket somewhere I could increase the value of my miles dramatically, thus getting a much better deal.
I tend to focus on
spending my miles on long - haul trips to destinations where purchased tickets would be cost prohibitive.
Spend miles on any available seat with us or our 20 + partner airlines.
And you can easily earn and
spend miles on any Virgin Atlantic or Delta flight worldwide.
With all these connections, members of its frequent flyer program Topbonus have the option of
spending their miles on a variety of carriers all over the world.
From joining Flying Co to linking or unlinking travellers, arranging travel,
spending your miles on rewards or anything else you might need a hand with.
Earn and
spend miles on Virgin Atlantic and Delta across the world, and it doesn't matter who you fly with to get miles and tier points.
But if you would rather
spend those miles on hotels, rental cars or something else, there's nothing wrong with that.
Collecting miles is NOT our hobby —
spending miles on travel should be our hobby.
They are now increasing the amount of miles needed to redeem flights, and are pushing customers to
spend their miles on magazines, gadgets, and other items.
A good deal is one that surpasses the averages we mention above - anything below those values is not worth
spending the miles on.
Or, if you choose to
spend your miles on one flight, 5,400 points will pay for a flight to nearly anywhere in the continental U.S., Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean.
In all honesty, it does not really matter that much anymore if you post your miles with British Airways or AA, but I still prefer AA's loyalty program for the sole purpose that they have more interesting partners (outside the Oneworld group) to
spend your miles on (such as Etihad Airways, Air Tahiti Nui, and Fiji Airways).
Spent your miles on an Upper Class flight?
AAdvantage is the loyalty program of American Airlines, which is a oneworld partner of QA, making it possible for passengers to collect and
spend miles on both airlines.
Not exact matches
The number of
miles you'll need to
spend on your Etihad first - class ticket depends
on where you're traveling to and from.
Are you in it for the long run when it comes to
miles logged and time
spent on the road?
It will track your
miles traveled, airports visited and time
spent in each country and display it
on your Bluesmart app.
It will soon begin rewarding members for each dollar they
spend on tickets rather than
on the
miles traveled.
Take time to walk a
mile in a franchise's shoes, or at least around the store, before
spending six figures
on the figurative pair of Pumas.
So
spend on, summer business travelers, but do so wisely — and remember that this season, where airfare is concerned, points are in and
miles are out.
A
miles card accumulates points based
on how far you travel or how much you
spend doing so.
AR can save money by cutting the time
spent on last -
mile delivery nearly in half.
Aeroplan has now reversed that decision, angering only those who didn't quite have enough points for their dream vacation and
spent all their points
on Alouettes tickets the day before the announcement, expecting their
miles to begin expiring
on Jan. 1, 2014.
That means that if you
spend $ 25,000 in a year, you'll effectively earn 3x
miles on every purchase for a total of 75,000
miles.
Also, one
mile for every $ 1
spent on all other purchases.
Earn up to 2
miles per dollar
spent with the Spark ®
Miles card, get an unlimited 2 % cash back with the Spark ® Cash card, or get 3 % cash back
on select purchases with the GM BuyPower Business Card.
The Capital One ® Spark ®
Miles for Business offers 2x
miles per dollar
spent on every purchase, every day.
Enjoy a one - time bonus of 20,000
miles once you
spend $ 1,000
on purchases within the first 3 months, equal to $ 200 in travel
Spending $ 3000
on purchase in the first three months will earn you a reward of 20,000
miles which is equal to $ 200 cash reward.
2
miles per $ 1
spent on business purchases in select categories, including restaurants, gas stations, and office supply stores
The card offers unlimited two
miles per dollar
spent on all purchases.
The Capital One ® VentureOne ® card gives users 1.25 x
miles on every $ 1 they
spend.
If you offer a service or product in a physical location, most likely you will want to bid higher
on those within a 5 - 10
mile radius, and the further out you go, the less you probably want to
spend as they are less likely to make the trip.
With the Discover it ®
Miles, you can earn unlimited 1.5 x
miles on every dollar you
spend, regardless of purchase category (including online shopping!)
Plus, if you're getting two
miles per dollar
spent on absolutely everything, you don't have to worry about the money you're
spending on actual travel and dining because you're getting the same amount across the board.
For the Capital One Venture, the bonus is 50,000
miles after you
spend $ 3,000
on purchases within the first three months, which could be a little bit more achievable, even if it is only a $ 1,000 reduction compared to Chase Sapphire.
Besides a great intro purchase rate, you'll also get unlimited 1.25
miles for every dollar you
spend on purchases and unlimited 10x
miles on hotels when you pay with your VentureOne card at hotels.com/Venture.
And if you
spend $ 1,000
on purchases within 3 months from account opening you'll earn a one - time 20,000
miles bonus — that's equal to $ 200 in travel.
The card issuer offers 50,000
miles, which are worth $ 500 in total, to new cardholders, who must
spend at least $ 3,000
on purchases within the first 3 months of opening the account.
You earn 2
miles per $ 1
spent on everything, and you redeem
miles for a credit against most travel expenses.
This card also comes with a great sign - up bonus: Enjoy a one - time bonus of 50,000
miles once you
spend $ 3,000
on purchases within 3 months from account opening, equal to $ 500 in travel
Because you can earn 7
miles per dollar
spent on Delta flights with this card, this high redemption rate gives the card a huge boost in value.
Between the high rewards rate
on general
spending, and the ability to transfer rewards points to airline
miles, there is a lot of good value here.