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Old Sep 15, 2018 | 10:52 pm
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PiperAtGatesofDawn
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Originally Posted by aranjit
Wow on looking at UA earning rates if you book directly with them you will earn at 5x the ticket price. A $1k ticket would only get 5k miles! Also looking at the number of economy tiers it looks pretty sad for LH on UA.
It will be less 5k because the $1k ticket will include fees and taxes on which you don't earn miles. LH has a horrible program don't bother with them.

Originally Posted by aranjit
UA earns 100% on OZ so I guess OZ seems reasonable to credit miles to.
Look at OZ's burn rates. Also look at AV. They have a pretty good earn rate for UA and a 40k threshold for reaching *G. Keep a couple a few things in mind...
1. Earn and burn rates and redemption availability is important
2. Make sure that wherever you're crediting you will be able to credit reward points too, or have a card that can outright buy tickets on the card's RP
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