I can not find out how to access the trip templates even after a) reading the instructions and b) having figured out last year how to use them. Can anyone explain it more clearly than the United.com FAQ?
What is a trip template and how do I build one?
The trip template feature allows you to save city-pair flight searches and come back to book them at a later date. The trip template will store your city pairs, preferred flights/times of travel, preferred car and hotel partner and usual length of stay. You can retrieve your template from My trip templates.
To save a new template, click Save this itinerary as a trip template from the Review page, just before you click Continue to purchase. You may also click Create new template from My trip templates.
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(My search queries for ~trip template~ have not netted an answer.)