United MileagePlus

CLEAR is the independent security program that provides a way to clear the ID check portion of the TSA checkpoint more quickly at US airports. You have to do a…

Over the years, I’ve developed a hate/hate relationship with United Airlines. I think of it as akin to a longtime relationship that ended badly. When I lived in New Jersey,…

We’re at a time when no news is surprising. When I saw a post that Chase was offering spending bonuses to co-brand cardholders, I couldn’t believe it was true. Doctor…

I first saw a sign for Thanks Again when I was in line at Earl of Sandwich at a rest stop on the Florida Turnpike. Never one to pass up…

It’s happened. With 2020 in the rear view and the hope of pulling out of the darkness rising, it’s once again time for Sharon and me to look at long-term…

If there’s one thing that hasn’t changed because of the coronavirus global pandemic, it’s my general disdain for United Airlines. The last time I flew on a United plane was…

It was in June of 2018 that we decided that we would no longer fly on a United plane. There were just too many things wrong with the airline that…

The last time I flew on a United aircraft was in June of 2017. That’s almost 3 years. At the beginning of 2018, I decided that we wouldn’t be flying…

One of the unwritten rules of travel hacking is never to leave points or miles on the table. At the minimum, you should earn points for your spending but if…

Earning a large number of points and miles is relatively easy. It’s finding available award flights to use those points for that’s usually the hard part. That’s why an entire…