The sky has fallen on United MileagePlus. Now what? | Ep203 | 5-20-23

United steeply increased the cost of award tickets this week and as a result, United miles are worth less. Fear not --- you have many great options for booking Star Alliance awards moving forward. This week, we discuss your alternatives. Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ 00:00 Intro 00:36 Giant Mailbag: Citi premier *does* have purchase protections 04:13 Award Talk 04:18: Citi adds a new transfer partner (Accor) https://frequentmiler.com/accor-live-limitless-added-as-citi-thankyou-transfer-partner/ 08:37 AA slot machine 12:23 United status challenge 17:14 What crazy thing . .  did United Mileage Plus do this week? https://frequentmiler.com/major-united-mileage-plus-devaluation-33-increase-in-award-prices-to-from-europe/ 21:33 Main Event: The sky fallen on United MileagePlus 25:20 United Good News 31:01 What do you do if you like Star Alliance? https://frequentmiler.com/dont-transfer-chase-points-to-united-but-dont-despair-yet/ 32:18 Air Canada Aeroplan 37:38 Avianca LifeMiles https://frequentmiler.com/lifemiles-manual-booking-patience-compulsory-persistence-pays-off/ https://frequentmiler.com/avianca-lifemiles-awesome-mixed-cabin-award-pricing-first-class-for-less/ 46:35 Singapore KrisFlyer 47:21 Turkish Miles & Smiles https://frequentmiler.com/turkish-miles-smiles-complete-guide/ 51:50 ANA 59:35 Will other programs follow suit? 1:15:09 How many points per year can one sustainably earn? Music credit: Annie YoderMentioned in this episode:Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below.Voyascape Podcast Network