Burn Your United Miles On More Than Just Free Flights
United Airlines is all about being in the news lately. Earlier in the week they got our attention with their unlimited baggage fee—too bad we’re still not totally sure if it’s worth it. If you are a diehard United fan then you’ve probably accumulated your share of frequent flyer miles with the airline, and with availability getting more and more limited everyday, you probably need a way to burn some. If that award ticket to Tahiti just isn’t happening, you might want to consider using them for a car or hotel.
United’s Mileage Plus members can now use their hard earned miles to book a rental car or a hotel stay. They’ve launched a new booking engine for each service, so you can easily find out how much damage that “free” hotel stay will do to your account. If you’re looking to relax in New York City next weekend you can crash at the Hilton New York on Saturday night for 48,250 miles. Unfortunately, you could get yourself to Hawaii with that many miles, so we say it’s totally not worth it. However, it’s an option, and we do appreciate a choice.
We were too discouraged from our hotel search to look for cars, but if you want one, you’re free to get one in the US and Canada. We’re thinking that Hotwire and Priceline are still going to be your best bets. Overall the option is nice, but it’s better to use the miles for what they were intended for—free flights to exotic locations.
Related Stories:
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Mileage Plus Hotel and Car Awards [Official Site]
· United's Mileage Plus Members May Now Use Their Miles in More Ways Than Ever Before [Official Site]
· Airline News coverage [Jaunted]
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