Because Lufthansa is a Star Alliance partner, you can use your United miles to book a First Class award in the airline's most celebrated cabin. In fact, Lufthansa offers one of the best first-class products in the world, and it's obtainable to book for a fraction of the price, thanks to travel rewards.
Using milesMileagePlus members can redeem miles on Emirates flights on select routes between Dubai (DXB) and Africa, the Middle East, and the South Asian Subcontinent as part of an award reservation that includes a United flight between Newark (EWR) and Dubai (DXB) all on the same ticket.
You can redeem your miles for an award ticket of any member airline — subject to availability — irrespective of the frequent flyer programme with which you earned them.
Star Alliance Named World's Best Airline Alliance at the Skytrax 2023 World Airline Awards. 13 member airlines claim a total of 35 top honours, including Singapore Airlines as World's Best Airline 2023.
Star Alliance Named World's Best Airline Alliance at the Skytrax 2023 World Airline Awards. 13 member airlines claim a total of 35 top honours, including Singapore Airlines as World's Best Airline 2023.
With 80,000 United miles in your MileagePlus account from the United Club Infinite Card, you could fly yourself from the US to Europe on a round-trip ticket and just pay the taxes and fees out of pocket.
According to Bankrate's recent points and miles valuations, United miles are worth about 1.1 cents each. This means that, on average, you'll get 1.1 cents per mile in value when you redeem your rewards for airfare. When you break it down further, this means 50,000 miles are worth approximately $550.
United Airlines miles never expire, so you can freely earn miles and redeem the miles at anytime. You no longer have to worry about having qualifying activity every 18 months in order to keep your miles from expiring. For more miles and points news, deals and analysis sign-up for our newsletter here.
Our new valuation pegs United miles at 1.1 cents apiece, so 30,000 miles are worth $330. Naturally, the value of your miles can vary, but you should aim to get around $330 in value from these United miles.