CHICAGO, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines' Mileage Plus(R) program continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary, this time by seeing double. The program is now thanking the loyal customers who made the years possible by offering double miles on all published-fare tickets booked on united.com between May 18 and May 31, 2006, and flown by Nov. 15, 2006.*
"These types of promotions enable customers to maximize their earning potential through their loyalty to United," said Kenneth Feldman, vice president-Loyalty and e-Commerce. "We are thrilled to continue to show our customers how much we appreciate their business with a frequent flyer program they deserve. We are celebrating our milestone anniversary throughout the year as we build one of the most personalized and comprehensive travel loyalty programs in the industry."
Customers may earn double miles on hot trips in the United States and around the world, including these city pairs with their mileage potential: Chicago-Maui (16,736); New York City (JFK)-Los Angeles (9,900); San Francisco-Lihue (9,788); Chicago-Cancun (5,776); Los Angeles-London (21,824); and New York City-Tokyo (26,980). Mileage amounts reflect double miles for roundtrip travel on these routes.
More information about this United Mileage Plus double-miles promotion will be available tomorrow at http://www.united.com/doublemilesoffer .
In addition to United's double-miles promotion, Mileage Plus is offering a number of new promotions and program changes, as previously announced, to benefit loyal customers and to thank them for 25 successful years. These include:
-- Choices -- Introduced by United and Chase exclusively for Mileage Plus
Visa(R) cardmembers, Choices reinvents travel loyalty programs by
going beyond miles. The program offers a new form of currency from
United, with enhanced redemption opportunities earned automatically
with every purchase made with the Mileage Plus Visa card. More
information is available at http://united.com/chase .
-- Dedicated Saver Award Seats -- To provide members more flight
redemption options, United has reserved a percentage of Saver Award
seats on every United, Ted, and United Express flight to every
international and domestic United destination through March 15, 2007.
-- Short-Haul Saver Awards Available for 2006 -- This program enables
Mileage Plus members to take short trips (for example,
Chicago-Washington Dulles or San Francisco-Seattle) using up to
40 percent fewer miles (only 15,000 redeemable miles are required for
a roundtrip United Economy(R) Short Haul Saver Award ticket, which
normally requires 25,000 miles). Flights up to 700 miles each way on
United, United Express(R) and Ted(SM) within the 48 contiguous states
and between the U.S. and Canada qualify.
-- 25 Million Mile Giveaway -- Mileage Plus members may log on to
http://united.com/25million for a chance to be one of 25 members to
win one million miles in the Mileage Plus 25th Anniversary
Sweepstakes.
-- 25th Anniversary Trivia Challenge on united.com -- The challenge gives
members the chance to instantly win free hotel stays, car rentals,
Mileage Plus miles, Red Carpet Club passes, Netflix memberships, or
rose bouquets, and be entered to win the Grand Prize Hawaiian Cruise.
More information is available at
http://united.eprize.net/mileageplus25/ .
-- Merchandise Rewards -- This program is available through Dec. 31,
2006, exclusively to 1K, Premier Executive, Premier and Premier
Associate members of Mileage Plus, as well as Mileage Plus Visa(R)
cardmembers. It expands mileage rewards beyond flights, hotel stays,
dining certificates, car rentals and auction experiences, to shopping
for brand-name merchandise online. For more information, go to
http://united.com/mileageplusrewards .
About United Mileage Plus
United Mileage Plus, with nearly 48 million enrolled members, has been voted the best frequent flyer program by readers of Business Traveler for the past 10 years (Nov. 1996-Nov. 2005), by Travel Savvy magazine (Sept. 2004- Sept. 2005) and by Global Traveler (Nov. 2004-Nov. 2005). It also received the 2005 Frost & Sullivan CEO Choice Award for Best Frequent Flyer Program. Members earn miles by flying on United, Ted(SM), United Express(R) or Star Alliance airlines, or by purchasing products or services through the comprehensive network of more than 100 participating Mileage Plus partners at more than 10,000 locations worldwide. Mileage Plus also offers one of the most extensive selections of award travel destinations, including 790 destinations in 138 countries. For more information, a complete list of Mileage Plus partners, or to enroll, visit http://united.com/ .
About United
United Airlines is the second largest airline operating more than 3,700** flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. United's 57,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at http://united.com/ .
*Mileage Plus 25th Double-Miles Promotion, Terms and Conditions: 1. Offer valid for qualifying travel between May 18, 2006 and November 15, 2006. 2. Offer is valid on all published qualifying fares. Roundtrip travel is not required. 3. Offer is not combinable with other offers. 4. Offer may be earned an unlimited number of times. 5. Offer valid on qualifying paid published fares booked online at united.com between May 18, 2006 and May 31, 2006. Travel booked via sources other than united.com are not eligible to earn bonus miles from this promotion. 6. Bonus is not retroactive to reservations booked prior to May 18, 2006. 7. Registration prior to travel and before midnight, CDT, May 31, 2006 is required. You may register at http://www.united.com/doublemilesoffer . 8. This offer doubles the base flight miles earned. 9. Not valid on government fares. 10. Valid only on flights operated by United, United Express or Ted and not on United-marketed code share flights operated by other carriers. 11. Must be a Mileage Plus member to participate in the offer. 12. Flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account in order to qualify. 13. Bonus miles apply to base flight miles only and do not count toward elite status. 14. Bonus miles are in addition to any applicable elite or class of service bonuses. 15. Offer subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. 16. Miles accrued, awards issued and bonus offers are subject to the rules of the United Mileage Plus program. 17. Bonus miles will be deposited six to eight weeks upon completion of qualifying travel. 18. The Mileage Plus Program, including accruals, awards and bonus miles offers, is subject to change without notice. 19. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. 20. United and Mileage Plus are registered service marks. For complete details about the Mileage Plus program, visit http://www.united.com/ .
**Based on the flight schedule between May 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2006.
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