An extended chapter of my life has come to an end, as I drop from a Premier 1K to a Premier Gold in the United MileagePlus program for the first time in many, many years. With a missed upgrade and return to a historic United destination, My last flight as a 1K was fitting in many ways.
Over time it has been a great ride, with over 1,500,000 lifetime flight miles earned on United metal (and many more miles flown via award redemptions that currently do not count toward MillionMiler status).
I won’t regale you with stories about how great MileagePlus was back in the day, but it was…it was so worthwhile to fly that I’d fly home on weekends from Philadelphia to Los Angeles while in law school and route via several cities because 1.) United’s generous routing rules at the time allowed it and 2.) I earned double redeemable miles based on miles flown, even on the cheapest fares. Yes, MileagePlus used to be a true mileage program!
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
