One of the biggest perks of the United Club Infinite card is the access it provides to United clubs. For the $525 annual fee, you get a United club membership, which United values at $650. This gives the cardholder and one guest (plus any dependents under 21 years of age) access to all United clubs…
Discovering the United Club Seattle: Our Review Since opening a United Club Infinite Card, we’ve had the pleasure of visiting several United Club lounges to enjoy complimentary snacks, beverages, and a relaxing atmosphere before our flights. During a recent trip to Seattle, we made a stop at the United Club Lounge in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport…
Earlier this year, we added another traveler to our crew. We knew that we wanted to share our love of traveling with our baby, so before he turned four months old, he’d already been to four different states. While we’re by no means experts on traveling with a baby, we wanted to share some of…
What do we do when we only have enough points to cover one of our flights? There are times when we deliberately transfer our points (typically from Chase Ultimate Rewards) to United with a specific destination in mind and knowing the exact amount of miles we need. There are other times, however, when we realize…
For individuals over the age of 16, U.S. passports are valid for 10 years. And after adding six new stamps to my passport last year, I realized my passport would be expiring in Q4 2024. Luckily, the process of renewing a passport is fairly simple if you already have a passport. Eligibility You can renew…
It’s no secret that we love to travel. And while points and miles certainly help us travel more, there are certain situations where it makes sense for us to pay for our travel costs rather than using points and miles. Over the last few years, we’ve gotten discounted hotel stays from 70 – 80% off….
There are a number of reasons these flights can make your well-earned vacation that much better. Note this applies primarily to domestic travel – we still take overnight flights to Europe like many people do. Even before we were using points and miles frequently, 99% of the time, we decided to take the early flight….
As Chicagoans, we frequently fly out of O’Hare, which means United status is something we look at in order to receive the best experience on our flights. This post outlines the requirements to achieve United status in 2024. 2024 Status Requirements United Airlines announced the status requirements for 2024 would be the same as 2023….
If you speak to any frequent traveler, it’s likely they have a preferred hotel chain. It could be familiarity, value, required chain from an employer, etc. Flexibility is a key tenant of travel hacking to maximize the value of redemptions. But loyalty to a specific chain can have its benefits as well. For travel hackers,…
The United Excursionist Perk allows MileagePlus members to add a one-way flight for no additional cost and / or miles to a multi-city itinerary. The itinerary must start and end in the same region, and the free one-way cannot be in that same region. What does that mean? The free leg cannot be used during…