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The sky has fallen on United MileagePlus. Now what? | Ep203 | 5-20-23

May 20, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The New Hotel Transfer Partner in the Award World

4min

The City's Going to City

2min

American Airlines Pricing Round Trip Awards Cheaper Than Two One Ways

2min

How to Play a Slot Machine

4min

How to Do Elite Status Challenges

2min

The Crazy Thing United Airlines Did This Week

4min

The Insincereness of the Lack of an Award Chart

2min

The Bad News About United Mileage Plus

3min

10.

United on United Metal: A Sweet Spot for Premium Economy

3min

11.

How to Find Premium Economy Flights on United

2min

12.

How to Redeem United Mileage Plus Miles

2min

13.

The Advantages of Air Canada Aeroplane

3min

14.

The Disadvantages of Booking via United

2min

15.

How to Use Avianca Life Miles to Get Results

3min

16.

How to Save Money on Flights

5min

17.

Air Canada, Avianca, Singapore, and Air Canada

2min

18.

The Advantages of United Airlines

2min

19.

How to Book Star Alliance Awards With Turkish Miles

2min

20.

ANA: A General Purpose Program for Star Alliance Awards

4min

21.

How to Use ANA Miles to Book Round Trips

4min

22.

Delta Delta's Pricing Transition

2min

23.

The Importance of Redeeming Miles for Domestic Flights

2min

24.

The Importance of Easy Demand in the United States

2min

25.

Air Canada's Credit Card Program Is a Different Story for the US Programs

2min

26.

Air Canada's Aeroplane Program Is an Excellent Option Overall

5min

27.

The Good News About United Miles

2min

28.

How to Generate Points to Do Business in First Class

2min

29.

How to Increase Your Credit Card Spend

4min

30.

How to Increase Spend Through Gift Card Purchases

4min

United steeply increased the cost of award tickets this week and as a result, United miles are worth less. Fear not --- you have many great options for booking Star Alliance awards moving forward. This week, we discuss your alternatives.

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00:00 Intro

00:36 Giant Mailbag: Citi premier *does* have purchase protections

04:13 Award Talk

04:18: Citi adds a new transfer partner (Accor)

https://frequentmiler.com/accor-live-limitless-added-as-citi-thankyou-transfer-partner/

08:37 AA slot machine

12:23 United status challenge

17:14 What crazy thing . . did United Mileage Plus do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/major-united-mileage-plus-devaluation-33-increase-in-award-prices-to-from-europe/

21:33 Main Event: The sky fallen on United MileagePlus

25:20 United Good News

31:01 What do you do if you like Star Alliance?

https://frequentmiler.com/dont-transfer-chase-points-to-united-but-dont-despair-yet/

32:18 Air Canada Aeroplan

37:38 Avianca LifeMiles

https://frequentmiler.com/lifemiles-manual-booking-patience-compulsory-persistence-pays-off/

https://frequentmiler.com/avianca-lifemiles-awesome-mixed-cabin-award-pricing-first-class-for-less/

46:35 Singapore KrisFlyer

47:21 Turkish Miles & Smiles

https://frequentmiler.com/turkish-miles-smiles-complete-guide/

51:50 ANA

59:35 Will other programs follow suit?

1:15:09 How many points per year can one sustainably earn?

Music credit: Annie Yoder

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