MileagePlus, explained.

Every Nanvero guide and calculator for United MileagePlus, in one place.

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The short version

United MileagePlus miles do not expire; United dropped its 18-month inactivity rule in August 2019 and has not reinstated it. A balance is safe from lapsing but not from devaluation, because United prices awards dynamically against the cash fare, so miles held for years tend to buy less than they once did.

Earn

Getting more points out of the spending and travel you already do.

How to earn United miles
Keep

Expiry rules, inactivity clocks, and stopping a balance quietly lapsing.

Do United miles expire?
Redeem

What a balance is worth, and what it takes to book the flight or the night.

How to book United awards

Track United
automatically.

Nanvero reads your United MileagePlus balance out of the emails the program already sends you — no loyalty password — and warns you before anything lapses. Free for up to five programs.

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