Originally Posted by
bofc
Hi. Does anyone have any good ideas on how my son (16 years old) can avoid losing miles that will expire in a couple months? He's not traveling anywhere in the near future, has no credit cards and can't rent a car. Would welcome any ideas. Thank you!
The fastest thing is to purchase some miles from united.com
You can buy 1,000 miles for less than $75
That will keep them from expiring. You will have to use your credit card to buy the miles of course.
Another cheaper option is the "Mileage Plus Mall" which you can access through United's website. I know iTunes music purchases made through the site will earn miles. The only downside to it is that it sometimes takes quite a while for the miles to post so if you are running out of time this is not a good option.