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Use award miles

Explore all of the exciting ways to use miles

Fly, stay in a hotel or rent a car

Air travel

Use miles on United, Star Alliance^TM carriers and other airline partners.

Book award travel now

Upgrade with miles now

See all options to use miles for travel

Featured routes with extra Saver availability

Award ticketing options and service fees

Award charts

United Club^SM and airport lounges

Hotel Awards

Use your miles to book stays at brand-name hotels and resorts.⁴

Book now

Car Awards

Shop our wide variety of rental cars, including convertibles, SUVs and full-size sedans.¹

Book now

Upgrades overview

MileagePlus members have many ways to upgrade to premium cabins. Visit this section of the site for a complete guide to getting and using upgrades.

MileagePlus Upgrade Awards

Learn more about all upgrade options

Special ways for cardmembers to use miles

As a MileagePlus Chase cardmember, you enjoy exclusive redemption options for miles earned on your card.

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Shop, bid and more

MileagePlus Headliners

Use miles to bid on amazing experiences, buy sports and concert tickets or to buy Broadway show tickets.⁴

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Shopping, digital media and more

Use miles to download music and stream movies in the Digital Media Store, shop for merchandise online or even send flowers and gifts with FTD.³

See all options to use miles for shopping and more

Dining

Use your miles to buy gift cards and certificates to thousands of restaurants.³

Lettuce Entertain You gift cards

Restaurant.com certificates

Subscriptions

Subscribing to popular magazines and newspapers is easy with miles.²

Magazines Awards

Newspaper Awards

Featured ways to use your miles

Make the most of your miles with these new and exciting offers.²

See all the featured ways to use miles

View all the ways to use miles for everyday activities.

Buy, transfer or donate miles

Buy, transfer or give award miles

Get the extra miles you want, when you want them to get a head start on award travel and more.

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Donate miles

When you donate your award miles, you give much more than award travel—you help people in need.

See a list of charities and donate now

¹ Available to residents of the US, Puerto Rico and Guam only.
² Available to residents of the contiguous 48 US states only.
³ Available to residents of the US, Puerto Rico and Guam, or the contiguous 48 US states only.
⁴ Eligibility restrictions may apply.

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