United Airlines has launched a new round of Mile Play promotions, awarding bonus miles to specific members after they complete specific tasks. This is a good time to check your eligibility and register, even if you’re not sure about your upcoming travel plans.
Most TPG employees have received targeted offers, all of which apply to trips booked and flown from the registration date through December 15. Unless otherwise stated in the terms of your offer, only paid flights offered and operated by United and United Express will count towards Mile Play offers.
To see if you qualify and register, click here. Enter your MileagePlus number, check the box that says you are not a robot and click ‘Start Mile Play’.
Examples of United’s Mile Play offers
As is normal with these promotions, offers vary widely from member to member. United may not have targeted certain members for this promotion. We looked around the TPG team and found several offers.
I am a Premier 1K elite member with the United Club Infinite card and got an offer for 5,900 bonus miles if I booked and took four trips. The minimum fare for each trip to qualify is $150. Based on TPG’s current valuations, 5,900 MileagePlus miles are worth $85.55.
TPG’s Summer Hull received another Mile Play offer as a Premier 1K elite member with the United Club Infinite card and the United business card: 4,000 bonus miles after booking and two trips. For her offer, the minimum fare for each eligible trip is $200.
TPG’s Zach Griff is also a Premier 1K and has the United Club Infinite card. He received an offer for 9,000 bonus miles if he books and completes four trips, each with a minimum fare of $100.
TPG’s Clint Henderson, who has no status with United and no United cards, received an offer of 8,400 miles after booking and taking one trip with a minimum fare of $225.
TPG’s Nick Ewen has the United Explorer map. If he books and takes two qualifying trips with a fare of at least $100, he will earn 3,100 bonus miles. Based on TPG’s valuations, 3,100 United Miles are worth about $45.
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Other TPG employees and their loved ones received the following offers:
- 9,100 bonus miles after you book and take three trips, each with a fare of $225 or more
- 7,900 bonus miles after you book and take three trips, each with a fare of $200 or more
- 4,500 bonus miles after you book and take two trips, each with a fare of $100 or more
- 8,300 bonus miles after you book and take two trips, each with a fare of $225 or more
Related: Flights, Credit Cards and More: Earn Miles with the United MileagePlus Program
Best cards to use for United flights
Whether or not you qualify for this promotion, you can earn a lot of United Miles by opening a new United credit card. Here’s a look at the sign-up bonuses on select United cards:
- United Explorer map: Earn 60,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months your account is open.
- United Quest Map: Earn 70,000 bonus miles and 500 Premier Qualification Points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months of account open.
- United Club Infinite card: 90,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months of account opening.
- United Gateway map: Earn 30,000 bonus miles after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first three months your account is open.
- United business card: Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months your account is open. Plus an introductory annual fee of $0 for the first year, then $99.
While United credit cards can help you earn United Miles, you may earn more rewards if you book with one of the best airline tickets. For example, The Platinum Card® from American Express earns 5 points per dollar spent on airline tickets booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (for up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year).
In short
Even if you don’t have travel plans with United yet, it’s worth registering and considering whether it’s time to plan a trip. If you have booked flights that are fully refundable – on United or other airlines – you should consider whether your Mile Play offer is attractive enough to warrant canceling and rebooking with United.
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