CHICAGO, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines is
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the MileagePlus®
program this month, and to recognize this milestone the airline is
giving away four million miles to essential healthcare workers. The
contest will recognize four deserving healthcare workers with one
million miles each. In addition, United is showing its appreciation
to MileagePlus members around the world with domestic and
international fare sales, surprise customer giveaways and 10
exclusive promotions with MileagePlus partners.
"Throughout the past forty years, MileagePlus has evolved to
meet the ever-changing needs of our members as well as reward their
loyalty," said Luc Bondar, vice president of marketing &
loyalty and president of MileagePlus at United. "That's why we
celebrate this major milestone by offering our members generous
promotions throughout May. We're also taking this occasion to
launch the contest to show appreciation for the healthcare workers
who stepped up to protect our communities during the pandemic."
Essential Healthcare
Worker Contest
From now until May 17, 2021,
customers are invited to nominate any frontline healthcare worker
in the U.S. that goes above and beyond to make a difference for
their community and embody some of United's core values
including:
- Safe: They make the world a safer place for everyone
around them.
- Caring: They show appreciation for all members of
their community by being welcoming, kind and compassionate.
- Dependable: They're the person you can rely on for
anything, big or small.
- Determined (Efficient): They keep things going even
when the going gets tough.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of expert judges
comprised of Dr. Pat Baylis,
corporate medical director at United, Luc Bondar, and Dr.
Jim Merlino, chief clinical
transformation officer at Cleveland Clinic. Four winners will be
announced in June and each will receive 1 million MileagePlus
miles, which never expire like all MileagePlus miles, allowing
these heroes to book award flights to more than 1,000 destinations
when they are ready to travel. The contest is just the latest way
the airline is showing support for healthcare workers during the
pandemic; in 2020, United flew more than 3,000 healthcare workers
to hotspots around the U.S. and Guam to be on the frontlines of battling
COVID-19.
To nominate an essential healthcare worker and for the full
contest terms, customers can visit
united.com/essentialthanks and write a short explanation of
why this person, or themself, deserves recognition. No purchase
necessary.
Member Promotions
To recognize all MileagePlus members for their loyalty, United
is launching a variety of promotions throughout May. Leading up to
and on the MileagePlus anniversary, United will have discounted
glasses of Moët champagne available at United Clubs across the
country. Full details on the upcoming award sale will be announced
later this week. The airline also worked closely with its
MileagePlus partners on 10 anniversary offers for members
to earn more miles and celebrate with exclusive deals including
giveaway opportunities and the chance to win bonus miles.
Highlights include:
- MileagePlus X eGift Cards: Earn up to 2x miles on
eGift cards from 40 select brands using the United MileagePlusX(SM)
app, now through May 31.
- United Cruises: Earn up to 7 miles per $1 spent, plus up to 40,000 bonus miles on select
cruise lines when you book a cruise through 2023. Book now through
May 31.
- Buy Miles: Starting May
5, boost your balance with 40% off when you buy miles
through May 10.
- MP Dining: Starting May
10, dine out and enter for a chance to win bonus miles in
our 1,000,000 Mile Sweepstakes. Valid through June 10.
- And more offers to launch throughout the month of May.
To take advantage of the anniversary offers, customers must be a
MileagePlus member. For the full list of 40th
anniversary promotions visit united.com/mp40.
A 40-Year Legacy
Over the past four decades, MileagePlus has continued to be a
leading airline loyalty program, with a number of industry-first
innovations designed to enhance the travel experience for members.
United first introduced its airline Premier program in 1983 and
then its first loyalty credit card in 1987. More recently, in
2019, United announced that MileagePlus award miles never expire,
and introduced PlusPoints for MileagePlus Premier members, giving
customers more flexibility in how they choose to fly. United has
also proudly worked together with MileagePlus members to contribute
to the communities it serves, most notably donating 3.4 billion
miles to charity organizations since 2003.
MileagePlus was named the 2020 Best Frequent Flyer Program by
Global Traveler for the 17th consecutive year and
was recently recognized as the Best Overall Frequent Flyer program
by WalletHub. For more milestones in MileagePlus's history
throughout the past 40 years visit united.com/mp40.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of
UAL is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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