SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Airlines' MileagePlus loyalty program was awarded Favorite
Frequent-Flyer program at the fourth-annual Trazee Awards last
night at a special awards event at the Global Business Travel
Association convention in San
Diego.
"We are extremely proud that our customers voted MileagePlus as
the favorite frequent-flyer program," said Luc Bondar, United's
president of MileagePlus and vice president of Loyalty. "United
continues to build and improve our loyalty program that provides
great value for all of our members while offering a variety of
earning and redemption opportunities."
"As the winner in this category, it is clear United MileagePlus
is a trendsetter in the industry and a favorite of the millennial
traveler, the most sought-after travel demographic," said
Francis X. Gallagher, Publisher and
CEO, FX Express Publications, Inc.
The Trazee Awards are hosted by Trazee Travel, a publication
created for travelers by the teams at FX Express Publications, Inc.
and Global Traveler. Reader nominations were collected from
December 2017 to March 2018 via an online ballot on Trazee Travel.
MileagePlus also holds the award for best loyalty program from
Global Traveler for the past 14 years, every year since the
inception of the GT Tested Reader Survey in 2004.
MileagePlus Explorer Card Enhancements
MileagePlus members continue to see enhancements to the program,
including the new United MileagePlus Explorer Card, launched in
June 2018, which now offers an
expanded 2 miles per $1 spent on
hotel stays and restaurant purchases in addition to 2 miles per
$1 spent on purchases with United,
valuable travel credits and inflight benefits and discounts.
Customers can earn award miles by flying United, United Express,
Star Alliance airlines or other
airline partners and by purchasing products or services from
partners around the globe, such as a recently announced partnership
with BP.
MileagePlus Exclusives
Through MileagePlus Exclusives, members are also able to use
their miles on unique and memorable experiences with a VIP touch
across the widest range of mileage levels. Upcoming examples of
MileagePlus Exclusives include: an opportunity to be among the
first to fly United's new route from San
Francisco to Tahiti, be a VIP at Red Carpet events at the
70th Emmy® Awards, dine at world-renowned restaurants, and obtain
club level and luxury suites packages for a variety of sporting
events.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,600
flights a day to 357 airports across five continents. In 2017,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 757 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 551
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The
common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc.,
is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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