You can earn thousands of bonus miles if you have a United Airlines credit card.

The number of miles you can earn depends on which credit card you have. You can earn bonus miles by playing the United Mile Badge Game.

United Mile Badge Game promotion

Cardholders have to complete certain activities to earn virtual badges. Since this promotion is targeted, not everyone will be able to register. The United co branded credit cards have been offered.

If you didn't receive an email about the promotion, you can check your eligibility by using your credit card number and account number. There are offers to earn up to 9,250 bonus miles.

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Qualifying activities

Depending on which United Airlines co branded credit card you have, your bonus miles earning activities will vary. You will probably see some of the following.

  • Earn bonus miles after making a set number of purchases on your card: 250 bonus miles after using your card 15 times, 500 bonus miles after using your card 30 times, or 750 miles after using your card 45 times.
  • Make five purchases with your card in a digital wallet to earn 500 bonus miles.
  • Book a flight with Money + Miles to earn 500 bonus miles.
  • Add an authorized user to earn 250 bonus miles.
  • Use the Chase app to earn 250 bonus miles.
  • Use your eligible card for a foreign purchase and earn 250 bonus miles.
  • Additional mystery bonuses will be available in November and December.
  • Additional bonus miles for completing five, seven and nine different activities.
  • Sign up to receive United Airlines offers by email and receive 250 bonus miles.

The period from October 1 to December 31 is restricted. Bonus miles will be available for thresholds. The offers we have seen are listed.

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  • Earn 1,000 bonus miles after spending $600 on your card.
  • Earn 4,500 bonus miles after spending $4,500 on your card.
  • Earn 4,000 bonus miles after spending $6,500 on your card.

There is a way to get maximum value from the United Mileage Plus program.

Is it worth it?

Most of these activities can be accomplished by most people. Bonus miles can be earned by these activities. Since other cards in your wallet may provide a better rate of return, it's important to compare what you can earn through this promotion to our guide to bonus-earning categories.

The spending thresholds are not the same as the previous ones. United miles are worth 1.21 cents per mile. Depending on your bonus offer from the Mile Badge Game, you can get as little as 2% or as much as 0.7%. Other cards in your wallet earn more than this.

You can maximize your airfare by using the best credit cards.

Bottom line

There are bonuses for earning multiple badges in the United's Mile Badge Game. The activities should be easy to complete if you enroll in the promotion. If you use a different credit card for your purchases during the promotional period, you may be able to earn more valuable rewards, since the earning rates for the bonus spending requirements are not that great.

You can enroll for the promotion now and participate in the activities in October and December. 31st