Most airline miles have expiration dates. It’s easy to lose track of expiration dates, and as a result, you risk the loss of your hard earned miles. AwardWallet is a good website to track your miles and expiration dates.
If you have United miles that are on the verge of expiration, you can use the method below to keep them from expiring quickly and easily. The process involves using the MileagePlus X app, which is an app made by United to help you earn more miles while shopping online or shopping at local merchants.
Essentially, by using the app, you buy a gift card to a merchant and earn bonus miles on the transaction. For example, you can earn 5x miles at AMC theaters. Let’s say you bought a $20 gift card to AMC theaters using the MileagePlus X app, you would earn 100 United miles.
The best part is that when you purchase the gift card, the miles post instantly to your United Mileage Plus account. As a result, your mileage expiration date will be extended instantly as well.
Amazon is a merchant on the application. So, you could just buy a $1 Amazon gift card, which is enough to extend the expiration date. There are hundreds of merchants, so you could buy other gift cards as well.
For further details on the MileagePlus X app, check out this review from Travelwithgrant. You can download the MileagePlus X app for iphone or android. Once you have the app downloaded and are logged in with your United account, the process of buying a gift to your merchant of choice and keep your United miles from expiring should take just a few seconds.
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