Originally Posted by
sidestep
miles expire after 18 months of inactivity. as long as there is activity on your account they dont expire. activity can come from flying, purchasing items from the mileage mall, or if you have a UA branded chase visa card, can come from that..
Originally Posted by
RandomTaiwanese
Welcome to FT!!!
RDM are the miles you can use for tickets. As someone said, they only expire after 18months of inactivity.
EQM are the miles the airline determines your elite status. You reach different status by achieving milestones such as 25,000 or 50,000 on United. They reset every year.
When you book award tickets, the 'miles' are RDM. they will not deduct your EQM when you get your award ticket.
very cool
now I feel a bit at ease haha
Originally Posted by
RandomTaiwanese
12,500 will get you a free one way domestic ticket that includes canada and possibly other regions.
one way ticket from ORD-YVR is ~$300. I think it is the best value for the amount of miles you have.
yikes a little spendy to be going one way, but what if you booked a R/T ticket that was $300? Would the 12,500 miles still work?