by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured, United |
There’s one more day left to take advantage of United’s offer to buy miles for as low as 1.9 cents per mile (CPM). The raw number is actually about 1.7 CPM but when you factor in the taxes/fees it adds a couple of tenths.
The discount is based on the amount of miles purchased and is tiered as follows:
Buy 5,000 – 9,000 miles: Get 25% bonus
Buy 10,000 – 29,000 miles: Get 50% bonus
Buy 30,000 – 75,000 miles: Get 100% bonus
It’s once you buy 30,000 miles or more that you’ll get the CPMs under .02 cents, which makes it a very attractive opportunity to top off your balances.
Keep in mind that you can buy up to 150,000 miles a year, so if you have any room left, then you might want to take advantage of this deal.
And you know the best way to spend them right? 😉 I’m thinking Lufthansa First or Business Class award bookings!
H/T: View From The Wing
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, Passenger Experience, United |
United is running a 2-3 day miles sale that provides a fair deal for those who need to top off their balances for award redemption.
Until October 23, Mileage Plus members can receive up to an 80% miles bonus based on the amount of miles purchased.
The schedule is as follows:
Buy 5,000 to 19,000 miles and you’ll get a 25% bonus (Approx. 2.8 cents per mile).
Buy 20,000 to 29,000 miles and you’ll get a 50% bonus (Approx. 2.3 cents per mile).
Buy 30,000 to 80,000 miles, and you’ll get an 80% bonus (Approx. 1.9 cents per mile).
Why do I bring up this offer? Simply because using United Mileage Plus miles for Business or First Class award travel on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian or Brussels is one of the best redemption opportunities provided by Mileage Plus.
So if you are a few thousand miles away from having enough to visit the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, here’s your chance to bridge the gap! Remember, there are new Ducks to be had!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 14, 2015 | Austrian, Featured, United |
AUSTRIAN has announced the addition of several routes to its existing codeshare agreement with United Airlines.
Beginning on August 19 the codeshare relationship will expand to cover all United’s flights between the US and London’s Heathrow Airport. The US cities included are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco and Washington Dulles.
Further expansion of the codeshare arrangement takes place on October 25 when the codeshare will expand to cover flights between:
Newark and Los Angeles
Newark and San Francisco
The codeshare arrangements will help Austrians passengers book streamlined tickets between Vienna and the US via London Heathrow as well as onward travel to the west coast from Austrians service between Vienna and Newark.
