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Feb 21, 2017, 12:58 am

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pshuang

Join Date: Nov 1999

Location: SFO

Programs: UA 1.050MM, PersonalCar 0.275MM

Posts: 1,718

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Originally Posted by cbn42

I'm trying to book BFL-SFO on UA. There is award inventory available for 10K UA miles each way (which is far better than the cash price of $400+, at that point I'd rather take Greyhound!).

If I wanted to use MR instead, what would be the best way of doing it? UA isn't a partner but I assume I can transfer to a Star Alliance carrier. I looked at a couple but they all seem to insist that I sign up for an account before showing availablility. Any suggestions for things to look into? Thanks in advance.

If you have Business Platinum AMEX for its 2 cents per point redemptions and 40K MR points with which to play with and can designate UA for that Platinum AMEX card, you could spend net approx. 20K MR points to purchase a $400 UA ticket....

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