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Mar 8, 2023, 12:36 am
#496
Join Date: Mar 2023
Posts: 1
Need miles to book a flight
Hi everyone,
I am planning a trip with my husband from California to Colombia. The returning flight with United from MED to SFO costs 22k miles per person = 45k miles for two.
We're planning transferring Chase miles to United but we're missing 4k miles in order to book the flight.
We'd like to book these flights asap and are thinking about the best way to get these additional 4k miles without paying for the miles or paying as little as possible.
We have come up with 2 options and would like to know your thoughts and any additional tips if any:
1) Buy awards accelerator = 14k miles for 319$
2) Book hotels for our upcoming Colombia trip through Chase portal (spend around 500$ since we get 10x 1$ in miles) so we get these additional points and can transfer them to United to book the flights.
Has anyone any other good solutions here?
Thanks in advance.
I am planning a trip with my husband from California to Colombia. The returning flight with United from MED to SFO costs 22k miles per person = 45k miles for two.
We're planning transferring Chase miles to United but we're missing 4k miles in order to book the flight.
We'd like to book these flights asap and are thinking about the best way to get these additional 4k miles without paying for the miles or paying as little as possible.
We have come up with 2 options and would like to know your thoughts and any additional tips if any:
1) Buy awards accelerator = 14k miles for 319$
2) Book hotels for our upcoming Colombia trip through Chase portal (spend around 500$ since we get 10x 1$ in miles) so we get these additional points and can transfer them to United to book the flights.
Has anyone any other good solutions here?
Thanks in advance.
Mar 8, 2023, 1:04 pm
#497
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Hi everyone,
I am planning a trip with my husband from California to Colombia. The returning flight with United from MED to SFO costs 22k miles per person = 45k miles for two.
We're planning transferring Chase miles to United but we're missing 4k miles in order to book the flight.
We'd like to book these flights asap and are thinking about the best way to get these additional 4k miles without paying for the miles or paying as little as possible.
We have come up with 2 options and would like to know your thoughts and any additional tips if any:
1) Buy awards accelerator = 14k miles for 319$
2) Book hotels for our upcoming Colombia trip through Chase portal (spend around 500$ since we get 10x 1$ in miles) so we get these additional points and can transfer them to United to book the flights.
Has anyone any other good solutions here?
Thanks in advance.
I am planning a trip with my husband from California to Colombia. The returning flight with United from MED to SFO costs 22k miles per person = 45k miles for two.
We're planning transferring Chase miles to United but we're missing 4k miles in order to book the flight.
We'd like to book these flights asap and are thinking about the best way to get these additional 4k miles without paying for the miles or paying as little as possible.
We have come up with 2 options and would like to know your thoughts and any additional tips if any:
1) Buy awards accelerator = 14k miles for 319$
2) Book hotels for our upcoming Colombia trip through Chase portal (spend around 500$ since we get 10x 1$ in miles) so we get these additional points and can transfer them to United to book the flights.
Has anyone any other good solutions here?
Thanks in advance.
In any event, you can buy miles for $35/1000 directly from United. So 4000 UA miles would be $140 (plus about $10 for "tax recovery fee"). Purchase here. Another good option is to transfer Chase UR points to UA. That's an instantaneous transfer, but you may not have the points for that now because I'm pretty sure you know about that option.
Oh - and WELC
ME to FT!
Mar 10, 2023, 11:57 am
#498
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SNA
Programs: UA LT Plat, 2.5mm, Hilton LTD, SPG LT Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Whatever
Posts: 161
How much to transfer versus buy miles? (Mileage Plus web site down)
The United Mileage Plus web site isn't working today for access to the the transfer miles page, at least for me on any of my devices. My daughter needs an extra 13,000 miles for a trip later this year that she wants to book now. I am trying to determine if I transfer miles to her or if she just pays the amount quoted to add more miles when she gets to the purchase page. Which is cheaper?
Mar 10, 2023, 12:22 pm
#499
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,857
The United Mileage Plus web site isn't working today for access to the the transfer miles page, at least for me on any of my devices. My daughter needs an extra 13,000 miles for a trip later this year that she wants to book now. I am trying to determine if I transfer miles to her or if she just pays the amount quoted to add more miles when she gets to the purchase page. Which is cheaper?
Transfers are 1.5cpm and new purchases are 3.5+ cpm
A better deal is Premier Award Acceleration, generally a 2 cpm -- more than the transfer but you keep you miles and she gets new milesBook with Miles and Money (if all UA itin) is another option
See summary in Wiki
Mar 10, 2023, 3:43 pm
#500
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SNA
Programs: UA LT Plat, 2.5mm, Hilton LTD, SPG LT Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Whatever
Posts: 161
Both are bad deals
Transfers are 1.5cpm and new purchases are 3.5+ cpm
A better deal is Premier Award Acceleration, generally a 2 cpm -- more than the transfer but you keep you miles and she gets new milesBook with Miles and Money (if all UA itin) is another option
See summary in Wiki
Transfers are 1.5cpm and new purchases are 3.5+ cpm
A better deal is Premier Award Acceleration, generally a 2 cpm -- more than the transfer but you keep you miles and she gets new milesBook with Miles and Money (if all UA itin) is another option
See summary in Wiki
I thought I'd responded to this but can't find that now. My daughter ended up doing the Award Accelerator and she's very happy with the result. Her flights are all booked now and she appreciates the advice. Thanks from me too!
Oct 2, 2023, 2:19 pm
#501
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 5
Best way to get 431 miles quickly?
I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, but can anyone recommend the cheapest way to get 431 United miles in the next couple of days? I'm just short for an award travel. The United pricing is about $40, which isn't bad. But just wondering if there is anything cheaper in the near term.
Oct 2, 2023, 7:10 pm
#502
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, but can anyone recommend the cheapest way to get 431 United miles in the next couple of days? I'm just short for an award travel. The United pricing is about $40, which isn't bad. But just wondering if there is anything cheaper in the near term.
Oct 2, 2023, 7:14 pm
#503
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: IAH
Programs: MileagePlus-Premier Silver, Marriott Bonvoy-Silver Elite
Posts: 700
Oct 3, 2023, 7:11 am
#504
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,515
Oct 3, 2023, 4:18 pm
#505
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Not If the credit card charges were normal expenses one were going to pay anyway, in which case the marginal cost of the latter is $0.
However, timeliness of receiving the miles may be an important consideration.
However, timeliness of receiving the miles may be an important consideration.