The United Airlines MileagePlus X app is an additional way of earning United miles, in addition to traditional methods like booking travel or using an airline-co-branded credit card, like the United Airlines Quest Card. Users can earn miles on in-store and online purchases, such as dining, online shopping, last-minute hotel reservations, using featured apps, and buying eGift Cards. The app was launched in 2019 and at the time had more than 900 opportunities for mileage earnings.
It also required users to pay for purchases through the app, but that is no longer the case. To promote the app in 2019, United created an ad which ended saying, "The United MileagePlus X app, your ticket to earning award miles for the things you need every day, on the go." According to the United website, users can earn up to 10 miles per dollar spent in a simple, three-step process: Download - Download the app on the App Store or Google Play Store and enter your MileagePlus account information.
Search - Search through our catalog of eGift Card merchants, restaurants, online retailers and last-minute hotel deals. Spend - Make purchases in the app, on a website or in- person. You'll earn miles for every dollar you spend.
Further, earning is broken down into four categories (United recently cut the app-to-app category): eGift Cards: Buy eGift Cards from over 270 different merchants like Sephora, Apple and Walmart. MileagePlus Dining: Link your credit card and earn up to five miles per dollar on dine-in or take out orders at over 20,000 restaurants nationwide. MileagePlus Shopping: Browse extra mile offers and discounts at 1,000+ brand partners.
Check-in daily so you never miss a deal. You can earn up to 10,000 miles for subscriptions and up to 15 miles per dollar on select brands. Hotels: Earn miles on last-minute hotel deals at nationwide chains.
To maximize earnings further, app users should consider any of the five Chase co-branded credit cards with United, as all the cards earn a 25% bonus in addition to the app offers. The cards are as follows: United Gateway Card United Explorer Card United Quest Card United Club Infinite Card United Business Card MileagePlus Dining Earn miles dining with registered cards The MileagePlus X app shows local restaurants that are part of the dining program, but unfortunately, it does not allow users to change their location to see participating restaurants in other cities. The app uses the phone’s location and that cannot be changed.
At the time of writing, I am near Sacramento, California and it has about 15 restaurants within a five mile radius. The options include Dos Coyotes Border Cafe, University of Beer - Folsom, Kiki's Chicken Place, RAKKAN Ramen - Folsom, Brahma Bar & Grill, and more. Dining options will vary from place to place.
For example, in an area near Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, there are only three restaurants available. Earning with dining is broken down into three rates: Basic Member - 0.5 miles/dollar Benefits - periodic bonus opportunities Select Member - 3 miles/dollar Benefits - more bonuses, more benefits, exclusive advance communications VIP Member - 5 miles/dollar Special VIP-only offers, more bonuses and benefits, exclusive advance communications The best way to maximize earnings with the MileagePlus X app is to use credit cards with dining bonuses, like Chase’s Sapphire cards.
Get the latest aviation news straight to your inbox: Sign up for our newsletters today. Last-minute hotels Book last-minute hotel deals for your next trip and earn miles The app’s hotel portion is not limited to the phone’s location, and earning rates vary. For example, a search for July 27-28 shows rooms from as low as $103/night to as high as $1,800/night.
The first room earns 500 miles, while the last one earns 18,000. A room at the Fairmont Century Plaza is $468 for the night and earns 2,750 miles, while the Hotel Normandie - Los Angeles is $399 and earns 4,250 miles. Booking is completed directly through the app and United has reviews available for the hotels without needing to open another app or website.
eGift Cards Earn or use miles for eGift cards eGift Cards are one of the best ways to earn extra miles through the MileagePlus X app, as there are several everyday stores that have offers. A few stores currently available are: Starbucks Domino's Pizza Walmart Panda Express Jamba Juice Chipotle Jiffy Lube Nike MileagePlus Shopping Earn miles shopping at 1,100+ store sites Online shopping is similar to the eGift Card category, except that one does not need to have any previous credit to spend. This category is broken down into two main parts - extra mile offers and extra mile stores.
For example, one of the current extra mile offers is with Adidas, where customers can save on sneakers, tees, tracksuits, and more up to 50% off. If this offer is taken advantage of, users can earn four miles per dollar. Another promotion is with HelloFresh, which is offering 10 free meals + free breakfast for life.
The discount will be applied across nine boxes and is only applicable to new subscriptions. The offer is eligible for a bonus of 4,500 miles. In the extra mile stores, the current highest earning rates per dollar spent are with Florists.
com, FromYouFlowers, Good Morning Snore Solution, HOMER Learning, codeSpaek Academy, Cade Britt, Certified Piedmontese, and more. The stores listed above have bonuses ranging from 20 dollars per mile to six dollars per mile..
