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Jan 24, 2019, 8:33 pm

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Originally Posted by Dillsnik

I have the $95 per year fee United card, not the $450 fee card. If that allows me to book with miles as long as there are still seats it's huge to know, along with the info that mileage costs are capped at 32k for one way? So if the award fare can't get any higher than that, and knowing i could wait to book allows me to watch the prices for a while. But i wasn't sure if all that is true.

Yes, the Explorer card ($95 AF) gives you last seat availability for Standard Awards. As long as there is a seat left for sale, you can book it for a maximum of 32.5k miles each way.

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