Originally Posted by
naumank
I recently bought 116K UA miles during the double mile promotion. When the charge posted on AMEX, it shows "POINTS UNITED MILES SAN FRANCISCO CA." It's not categorized as an airlines charge, and I only received 1 point per dollar. Is this true for all other credit cards? Purchasing miles doesn't count as a travel expense? Or is this a separate company than United Airlines?
Purchased miles are processed by points.com
Yes, separate company.
Some credit cards have no specific bonus categories, so by default, specific credit cards can earn more than one point per every dollar spend regardless of merchant category.
Hope you already have your award travel booked. United miles are dynamic, and can chnage in an instant.