{"id":165,"date":"2015-12-06T18:36:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T18:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetravelingmillennial.com\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2016-02-13T21:11:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T21:11:40","slug":"united","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/united\/","title":{"rendered":"United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United\u00a0elite\u00a0program is very similar to the American Airlines elite program except for one major difference, United\u00a0requires its members to spend $3,000 on United\u00a0airfare per calendar year. \u00a0United is a member of the Star Alliance and redeemable miles can be used for award flights on partner airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elite Miles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Costs<\/strong>:\u00a0similar to American Airlines, United requires 25,000 elite miles which are earned by miles flown. \u00a0Unfortunately, similar to Delta,\u00a0United requires members seeking elite status to spend over $3,000 on United\u00a0airfare per calendar year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/web\/en-US\/content\/mileageplus\/premier\/qualify.aspx\"><img data-attachment-id=\"83\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/united-elite\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"761,276\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"United elite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-300x109.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite.jpg\" alt=\"United elite\" width=\"761\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite.jpg 761w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>the benefits are listed below. \u00a0It\u2019s important to note that the complimentary upgrades are more extensive than those offered by American Airlines. \u00a0Premier Silver members are eligible for complimentary upgrades on most flights within the United States and from the United States to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/web\/en-US\/content\/mileageplus\/premier\/default.aspx\"><img data-attachment-id=\"85\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/united-elite-benefits\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"702,1272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"United elite benefits\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits-166x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits-565x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits.jpg\" alt=\"United elite benefits\" width=\"702\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits.jpg 702w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits-166x300.jpg 166w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/United-elite-benefits-565x1024.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earn redeemable miles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay for United flights. \u00a0Non-elite members earn five miles per dollar spent on airfare.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thetravelingmillennial.com\/credit-cards\/\">Credit card sign up bonuses<\/a>. \u00a0You can receive anywhere between 25,000 and 50,000 miles depending on the current sign-up promotion.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shopping.mileageplus.com\/\">United\u00a0online shopping portal<\/a>. \u00a0The shopping portal allows you to earn additional miles when you shop online. \u00a0Simply log into the shopping portal and select the store that you want to shop. \u00a0The shopping portal will then take you to that store and will credit your miles a few weeks after the purchase is made. \u00a0In addition, the shopping portal will offer bonus mile promotions for Back to School, pre-Black Friday, and other seasonal shopping.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mpdining.rewardsnetwork.com\/\">United\u00a0dining program<\/a>. \u00a0After linking your credit card to your dining profile, you\u2019ll receive an additional 3 to 5 miles per dollar spent at a participating restaurant. \u00a0Restaurant participation is hit or miss, so definitely check out the list of participating restaurants. \u00a0I\u2019ve had good luck in DC since\u00a0one of my favorite\u00a0coffee shops participates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/web\/en-US\/content\/mileageplus\/earn\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Other promotions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Redeem miles for award flights:\u00a0<\/strong>United belongs to the Star Alliance so miles can be redeemed on partner airlines. \u00a0United publishes separate redemption charts for award flights redeemed on United and its partner airlines, where\u00a0awards tickets redeemed on partner airlines require either the same number or more miles for the same redemption. \u00a0The charts are complicated, so I&#8217;ll include a summary of round-trip award flights below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US &#8211; Europe (60,000 miles on\u00a0United and Star Alliance)<\/li>\n<li>US \u2013 Rio de Janiero (60,000 miles on\u00a0United and Star Alliance)<\/li>\n<li>US \u2013 Lima, Peru (40,000 miles on\u00a0United and Star Alliance)<\/li>\n<li>US \u2013 Cairo, Egypt (80,000 miles on\u00a0United and Star Alliance)<\/li>\n<li>US \u2013 Hong Kong (70,000 miles on\u00a0United and Star Alliance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>United and Star Alliance award flight flight requirements vary most on business and first class flight redemptions. \u00a0(click to enlarge&#8230;nobody can read that small text)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/web\/format\/pdf\/United-Award-Chart-06-16-15.pdf\"><img data-attachment-id=\"211\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/untitled\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Untitled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1539,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"903\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Untitled.jpg 1539w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Untitled-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Untitled-1024x601.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/web\/format\/pdf\/United-Award-Chart-06-16-15.pdf\"><img data-attachment-id=\"212\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/star-alliance\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Star-Alliance.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1521,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Star-Alliance-1024x549.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Star-Alliance-300x161.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2015\/12\/Star-Alliance.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United\u00a0elite\u00a0program is very similar to the American Airlines elite program except for one major difference, United\u00a0requires its members to spend $3,000 on United\u00a0airfare per calendar year. \u00a0United is a member of the Star Alliance and redeemable miles can be used for award flights on partner airlines. Elite Miles Costs:\u00a0similar to American Airlines, United requires 25,000 elite miles which are earned by miles flown. \u00a0Unfortunately, similar to Delta,\u00a0United requires members seeking elite status to spend over $3,000 on United\u00a0airfare per calendar year. Benefits:\u00a0the benefits are listed below. \u00a0It\u2019s important to note that the complimentary upgrades are more extensive than those&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>United &ndash; The Traveling Millennial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/united\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"United &ndash; The Traveling Millennial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The United\u00a0elite\u00a0program is very similar to the American Airlines elite program except for one major difference, United\u00a0requires its members to spend $3,000 on United\u00a0airfare per calendar year. \u00a0United is a member of the Star Alliance and redeemable miles can be used for award flights on partner airlines. 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