Are Using Airline Miles for Hotel Awards Worthless?

In a new layer to this argument United Airlines have partnered with Hotwire to bring their unpublished “hot rates” to hotel award options.

This announcement by United’s MileagePlus program is an interesting variation of the traditional hotel award booking with airline miles. There is

That’s right. Hotwire’s hot rates that are usually offered at cut rate prices can now be booked with MileagePlus miles. This seems like a horrible way to redeem your MileagePlus miles.

I almost always find that you should stick with hotel programs for hotel awards and airline programs for airline awards. Rarely can you mix the two and get away with it.

The only exception is the SPG Program that has a 1.25 transfer value to many airlines if you move 20k Starwood points.
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Why Haven’t You Increased Your Best Travel Credit Card Bonus Offers?\

As Chase continues to shed points off their proprietary credit card bonus offers, a la Ink Bold, Chase Freedom and Sapphire Preferred. Chase co-branded airline card bonus offers, British Airways and United Airlines, continue to rise.

Here is one more step-up in that Airline credit card bonus offer progression.

Semi-Targeted Bonus

This card started off as not so long ago and has now increased to 65,000 United MileagePlus Miles + $50 statement credit.

You pocket a $50 statement credit, 50,000 MileagePlus miles after first purchase and 5,000 MileagePlus bonus miles after adding an authorized user.

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The Game of Thrones to U.S Airlines Converter

The Clash of Kings. Meet The Clash of Airlines. I grew up reading Lord of The…