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United Redemption Promotion: 20-25% Off Europe and Africa Economy Tickets

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Chris

United is advertising 20-25% off redemptions to Europe and Central/Southern Africa.  There are a handful of restrictions:  tickets must economy saver tickets, the trip must include a Saturday stay, and tickets must be booked by January 16th. Rather oddly, they’ve … Continue reading →

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Mileage Plus Explorer “60k” Offer

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Chris

FlyerTalk and Million Mile Secrets have found a 60k Mileage Plus explorer offer offering 50k miles on first purchase and 10k miles after $25k in spending.  dabearz73 on FlyerTalk suggests logging into one’s United account and then going to the … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Business Class San Francisco to Sydney

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Chris

After finishing exploring the Star Alliance lounges of SFO, I left for the gate to snap some predeparture photos of the plane in old-new livery.  I was slightly foiled by the pattern in the glass. United 863 San Francisco (SFO) … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Clubs SFO and Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge SFO

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Chris

After spending the day and early evening in San Francisco, I took the BART back to reclaim my bag from the left luggage service and to head through security.  With three Star Alliance lounges to choose from, I decided to … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Mile and Point Earning and Burning

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris

I traveled just over 144k miles this year, approximately 125k of which were revenue flights: I wound up with four redemptions: 2 nights at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas as part of Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion. 1 upgrade … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Club JFK and United p.s. First Class New York to San Francisco

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Chris

Until a few months ago, Aeroplan permitted its members to book into United’s (domestic) first class cabin on two-cabin aircraft while traveling on business class awards.  When it came time to piece together this award in early December, I had … Continue reading →

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“End of an Era”

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Chris

There’s a rather nice video on YouTube featuring images of United’s old, Tulip-bearing livery circulating.  

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A Small Return on Investment

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Chris

In preparation for my trip to Australia, I needed to get an electronic travel authority to Australia.  Applying for one directly from Australia online costs 20AUD, whereas United waives the fee for 1Ks.  After spending around $5k with United this … Continue reading →

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First World Problems: Too Much Legroom

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Chris

My regional upgrade cleared a few weeks ago for last night’s LAX-JFK p.s. redeye, allowing me to grab one of the six exit row seats in business class. From Row 9: That seat back pocket is so far away!  For … Continue reading →

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United Safety Video Parody

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Chris

I’m a bit late to the party today, but I found the resubtitled version of the introduction done by Jeff Smisek, President and CEO of United, to be hilarious. (Hat tip: Frequently Flying)

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