Originally Posted by
brooks_87
Visiting both Ireland and Iceland from the US would make you eligible for the excursionist perk since they are both in the "Europe" Region. However, since there aren't any star alliance flights between those cities you would have to connect somewhere very out of the way (FRA, CPH, etc).
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I haven't booked Excursion tickets yet, but I thought Aer Lingus (non-*A) flights would pop up using UA miles as even if they're not a *A partner, they are a United partner.