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Top Categories. All Categories. In Case You Missed It. Now it seems United wants to sell larger blocks of miles; it looks like multiples of 4, This is not good news, but at least you can plan for that.
If you still have travel coming up, plan your routings or your destinations accordingly. Instead of aiming for , miles, aim for 96, or 88, Get the picture? Did United decide it was giving miles away too cheaply? I have no idea. I actually think the sliding scale, with prices rising throughout the year, made more sense than keeping them unreasonably high throughout. But for those who waited until the last minute, I guess 11 CPM is better than As with all mileage runs and other strategies to earn elite status, only you can determine if the benefits of status are worth the cost.
The cost is quite clear. Valuing the benefits is a personal decision based on what you would actually use and how much YOU would be willing to pay for them, not what the airline charges. However, this one has the most potential for those who still need a significant number.
Other strategies are cheaper but do have significant limits. Scott is a former scientist and business student who created Travel Codex to unravel the complexity of travel loyalty programs.
After 11 years in Seattle, he now lives in Austin with his wife and flies over , miles every year. Sign up to receive a single weekly email with recent posts and other travel news. Thanks for signing up!
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Anything over However, there is one extra perk when it comes to buying United miles, in that they also let you buy Elite Qualifying Miles. EQMs are much more expensive, and you may see offers for 20 cents or more to buy them at the end of the year, but usually you can find them cheaper early on. If you have other questions, feel free to tweet me at thepointsguy , message me on Facebook , or send me an email at info thepointsguy.
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