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Although United MileagePlus members have seen a huge drop in their miles, especially during the pandemic, United MileagePlus remains one of the easiest ways to earn airline miles. Not only are United miles easy to earn with a suite of United credit cards and a handful of key hub partners, but you can also redeem miles on Uniteds extensive network on domestic and international routes or at more than two dozen Star Alliance partners. , Uniteds website is one of the best places to find award availability, allowing you to find and book most Star Alliance awards with a simple web search - no phone calls required. However, there are a few things to keep in mind when booking award flights with United miles. and while there are ways to redeem United miles outside of the flight, you usually wont get much redemption value. With that in mind, well take a look at how to redeem United MileagePlus miles on United flights, partner flights, hotels and more. Subscribe to our daily newsletter to get more TPG news delivered to your inbox every morning. Redeem United flights (photo by Kail) . OlsenThe Points Guy)United operates one of the largest networks of international and domestic flights with hundreds of destinations to choose from, including partner flights. Star Alliance is the largest airline alliance in the world and offers many attractive options, typically including Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and Air New Zealand. Unfortunately, United suspended options for redeeming Singapore Airlines miles in December 2020. Although it was intended to be temporary, MileagePlus members are still unable to redeem miles on Singapore Airlines. Just before the pandemic, United removed the award chart for its own and partner-operated flights. Now uses dynamic pricing. Thats a fancy way of saying that United can charge whatever they want for any flight, whenever they want. If you are interestedhow many miles a United Airlines flight costs, you need to look for the desired route for the selected date. In November 2021, United also introduced another way to redeem miles known as Money + Miles. This option offers an impressive fixed rate of return of 1 cent per mile. If your ticket can be paid for with cash + miles, you will find this option on the last payment screen after selecting your seats. (Screenshot from United.com) How to Book Flights on the United Website As mentioned above, the United website is one of Star Alliances best options for finding flight awards even without logging in. Simply go to the United website, enter your flight search criteria and activate Book with Miles. Then click the purple Find Flights button to start your search. Subscribe to our daily newsletter (screenshot from United.com). If you have United Premier status or a United credit card associated with your MileagePlus account, you must agree before you can search. Cardholders and Elite members get access to additional rewards on flights operated by United Airlines. United displays flights in the middle of the page next to prices. One nice feature of Uniteds search engine is that it displays weekly price lists at the top of the screen. Click on a date to view all available flight options for that day. You can sort tickets by price by clicking on the label of the cabin you want to fly in. For example, click Business to view business class options. (Screenshot from United.com) When you find an award you like, click the Choose button below the award and follow the instructions on the screen to claim it. Taxes and fares on your ticket must be paid with a credit card that allows you to earn extra miles on your flight and provides protection during your trip. Premium partner rewards available with United Miles. (Photo: Zach HonigThe Points Guy) United is a memberAlliance, the worlds largest airline alliance. Here is a list of Uniteds partner airlines: Aegean Airlines.Air Canada.Air China.Air India.Air New Zealand.ANA.Asiana.Austrian.Avianca.Brussels Airlines.Copa Airlines.Croatia Airlines.EgyptAir.Ethiopian Airlines. Airways.LOT Polish Airlines.Lufthansa.SAS.Shenzhen Airlines.Singapore Airlines.South African Airlines.SWISS.TAP Portugal.THAI.Turkish Airlines. In addition, United also has an impressive portfolio of non-alliance partners: Aer Lingus.AeroMar. Air Dolomiti.Airlink .Azul.Boutique Air.Cape Air.Edelweiss.Eurowings.Eurowings Discover.Hawaiian Airlines.Olympic Air.Silver Airways.Vistara.One of the biggest benefits of using United Miles is that MileagePlus does not charge fuel surcharges to partners . awards. Bookings with other programs (such as Aeroplan miles or Asiana Club miles) can add hundreds of dollars in additional taxes and fees. However, sometimes booking through partners will cost significantly less miles, but if you dont pay for fuel, you pay. Uniteds premium fares on partner long-haul flights are often higher than Uniteds cheapest fares. In the past, United has used a 10,000 mile bonus for Star Alliance partners. For example, a ticket from Chicago OHare (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA) on United Airlines flights will cost 60,000 United Airlines miles, while a flight operated by Lufthansa on the same route will cost 70,000 miles. increased. partners ticket price in all directions. This includes short-haul flights operated by partners. For example, this flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Nagoya (NVO) via Tokyo (HND) costs 38,500 miles in economy class or 77,000 miles one way in business class. ANA Wings only serves the Tokyo-Nagoya section, but the fare is still 10% higher than standard (even though the ANA Wings section is in economy class).

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