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This equals 1.9 cents a point. You can also win up to 250k United Miles.
Under 2 cents is worth a gander, but you’ll have to come close to maxing out the deal to score it. United’s offering a tiered bonus on purchased points that creates an opportunity to buy United Miles with a 100% bonus, or 1.9 cents a piece. I’m not advocating a speculative purchase, but if you’re thinking of using United miles for travel in the next year it may be worth looking more closely at this offer. United’s award chart devalues on November 1st, and with it, quite a few sweet spots will be much more expensive.
Here’s a look at the broadstrokes. You need to buy before 11:59 p.m. CT on September 12, 2017
The tiered structure
150k miles will set you back $2821,88 or roughly 1.88 cents per mile. You’ll also be automatically entered into the sweepstakes to win your share of 500k miles!
The general terms to win 250k miles:
- 1 person will win the grand prize of 250k
- 1 person will also win 100k miles
- 3 people will win 50k each
This is a sweepstakes. Meaning you don’t have to make a purchase to enter, but not sure you’d want to do this.
Check out line item “b” – mail by postcard. If you’d like to read the full terms and conditions…go here.
- Mail a “postcard” with your first and last name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and date of birth to
- Mileage Plus Sweepstakes, Dept 3813, PO Box 23806, Rochester, NY 14692-3806.
- Must be postmarked by Sept 12, 2017
- Received by Sept 18, 2017
- No metered mail will be accepted
I’m not sure I’d want to put all that personal information on a postcard? Hmmmmmm
The use of United’s miles are on partner Business and First Class…like EVA to Asia to SAS to Europe.
Right now it would set you back 80k miles to fly EVA’s Royal Laurel from the U.S. to Asia.
And 70k for SAS from the U.S. to Europe
Up until November 1st…you could buy points and fly on THAI First for just 40k points from South Asia to Australia. 8 Hours of bliss. Great deal.
Interested in buying? Here’s the link
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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