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Miles & Money Awards

Stretch those miles.
Low on miles? Or just looking to get more out of your miles? With Miles & Money Awards, you can book a roundtrip award for fewer miles by making up the difference in cash. You could, for example, fly roundtrip for 10,000 miles + $80.
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The facts
You can use miles and money to book select United Economy® class roundtrip Saver Award tickets.
You can use award tickets you’ve booked with Miles & Money Awards to fly United- and United Express-operated flights only. Sorry, these awards cannot currently be used for travel with our airline partners.
You must fly the most direct route from origin to destination. That means no stopovers. You can, however, make connections.
You can change your award ticket at any time or get a refund before you travel, but know that you may be charged a fee. See fee chart for details
Miles will be deducted and credit card payment will be due at the time of booking.
Complete Miles & Money Awards rules

Miles and/or money required
You’ll need fewer miles with Miles & Money Awards than you would for the equivalent roundtrip Saver Awards.
The amount of money you’ll pay will be based on your origin and destination.
When you use our award search, miles and money required will be indicated for each flight.
How to book
Miles & Money Awards are available on mileageplus.com or united.com (U.S. site only) through our online awards search and are available for select flights only. If they’re available for the flights you want, they will appear with other pricing information for those flights, so look for Miles & Money Awards the next time you search for a roundtrip award. Please note: Award charts are not available for this award.

*Sample fare based on select nonstop flights between from Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to New York LaGuardia (LGA) departing December 1, 2010 and returning December 8, 2010. Sample fare is accurate as of September 2, 2010. Fare does not include a $3.70 per flight segment tax. A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Fares do not include the September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement at a U.S. airport or Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18, which may be collected depending on the itinerary. Taxes current as of January 1, 2010 and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. Additional checked baggage fees may apply. See See U.S./Canada checked baggage information for details.