Article: United MileagePlus Sweet Spot: Intra-Europe Flights

[AFF Editor]

United MileagePlus Sweet Spot: Intra-Europe Flights is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

United MileagePlus Sweet Spot: Intra-Europe Flights

Despite a lack of award charts, United MileagePlus still has pockets of value such as intra-Europe Economy redemptions on partner airlines.

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[Human]

That’s a really helpful article. I’ve also found that Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has some fantastic short-haul sweet spots. In fact it’s possible to nab a short-haul flight on one of their European partner airlines such as Air France/KLM for as little as 4000 points. The downside is that Virgin Atlantic doesn’t have quite as many European partner airlines as United does.

 

[jumpjam]

Very helpful article, especially on how to obtain mileageplus points

 

[Revenge]

Great article, thanks for sharing!

Another way I've found useful to earn United Mileage Plus miles in Australia is by booking holiday accommodation. I've found that often you can get a holiday home cheaper on Stayz than you can on Airbnb. Instead of booking on Stayz, I book on Stayz' US-based sister website VRBO. If you book via the United Portal, you can earn 3 miles per $1 USD spent, and it works on bookings in Australia booked in AUD.

 

[Tiki]

I found a good deal on an Azul flight MAO-PVH-CGB-AFL to get to an obscure airport (Alta Floresta) which is a bird watching hotspot. 13k for the 3 segments.

 

[jumpjam]

Another way I've found useful to earn United Mileage Plus miles in Australia is by booking holiday accommodation. I've found that often you can get a holiday home cheaper on Stayz than you can on Airbnb. Instead of booking on Stayz, I book on Stayz' US-based sister website VRBO. If you book via the United Portal, you can earn 3 miles per $1 USD spent, and it works on bookings in Australia booked in AUD.

I just had a look and one key cash seems to be the loyalty points program for Vrbo. Do you get the United miles on top of the one key cash component.

I also have hotels.com account. I presume I keep all my stamps based in Australia if I convert over to Vrbo as well.