United Launches MileagePlus Shopping Australia

It’s now just a little bit easier to earn United MileagePlus miles in Australia, with the launch of a new MileagePlus shopping portal. With MileagePlus Shopping Australia, you can earn up to 4 United miles per dollar spent with participating Australian online retailers. There are currently 205 online stores available via the MileagePlus Shopping portal … Continued

Why Airlines Removing Award Charts Should Concern You

United Mileage Plus has removed its award charts and will shift to “dynamic” award pricing for travel from 15 November 2019. United gave no warning about the changes and they have attracted universal criticism, with many frequent flyers seeing this as a major devaluation of the United Mileage Plus loyalty program. United Airlines sold these … Continued

United Reduces Flights to Sydney

IN BRIEF | United Airlines will cut back its flights from Sydney to Los Angeles and Houston during the northern summer period. From 31 March until 26 October 2019, frequency on United’s Sydney-Los Angeles route will be reduced to 3x weekly. Meanwhile, service on the Sydney-Houston route will drop to 4x weekly. Both flights currently … Continued

Surprisingly Good United Award Availability to Australia

Finding Business Class award availability from Australia to the USA is always a challenge. Qantas restricts award availability for Bronze and Silver members, and Virgin Australia doesn’t release any Business Reward seats to Los Angeles until a week before the flight. Luckily, there are other options when redeeming points to the United States. One left-field alternative … Continued

Fake Service Animals Undermine US Air Travel

The prevalence of “emotional support” animals on flights within the United States has become a serious problem. It’s not uncommon to see service animals such as guide dogs on aircraft… but the rules surrounding support animals on planes in the United States have become a dog’s breakfast. United Airlines last week denied boarding to a … Continued