Bilt Rewards: Free United Airlines Premier Status

The first of every month was Bilt "Rent Day" last month. The opportunity for those with the Bilt Mastercard to earn double points on purchases is provided by this.

The promotion for November's Bilt Rent Day is free United Airlines elite status. The promotion is open to all Bilt rewards members and gives them United premier silver or gold status for 120 days.

The Deal

• Now through November 1st, get complimentary United Premier Silver or Gold status for 120 days through Bilt Rewards:
  • Bilt Blue Tier members are eligible for United Premier Silver Status
  • Bilt Silver, Gold and Platinum Tier members are eligible for United Premier Gold Status.
• You can then keep your Premier status through January 2024 by completing the following requirements during the 120-day Challenge Period:
  • Silver Premier members must earn 1,000 Premier qualifying points (PQP) and  fly 4 Premier qualifying flights (PQF) on United or United Express.
  • Gold Premier members must fly 6 PQF and earn 2,000 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express.
• Enrollment is open now until 11:59PM PST on November 1st.

How to get United Elite Status with the Bilt Rewards App

1. Download the latest version of the Bilt app
2. Under “Rent Day” in the app, click on the United promotion

There are three. You can link your accounts in the app.

There are four. Click on the button to unlocked premier status after linking accounts.

There are five. You will get an e-mail from Bilt within 3 weeks telling you your status level and challenge period dates. If the challenge requirements are completed, you will have status for 120 days.

• Group 2 priority boarding
• 1 free checked bag in economy
• Complimentary upgrades on the day of departure
• Access to preferred seating at booking and Economy Plus at check-in (includes 1 travel companion)
• 7x extra miles per dollar on United, United Express, and select partner airlines
• Avis Preferred Plus status
• Access to a greater inventory of United mileage awards

• Group 1 priority boarding
• 2 free checked bags in economy
• Complimentary upgrades starting at 48 hours pre-departure
• Access to preferred and Economy Plus seating at booking
• 8x extra miles per dollar on United, United Express, and select partner airlines
• Avis Preferred Status
• Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status
• Access to a greater inventory of United mileage awards

This promotion is open to all Bilt rewards members and not just those with the Mastercard. You don't need to do anything other than open a Bilt rewards account and link your United Mileage Plus account to qualify.

See our Complete Guide to United Mileage Plus here

Being a Marriott Bonvoy Titanium makes me a United Silver member. There are reports that people who are already Silver are being promoted to Gold. I just submitted my request, so can't confirm one way or the other, but will update this post once I find out

Silver has been useful when I have flown. I have been upgraded to First Class on a few short regional flights, and I have been able to get into Economy Plus on every flight. Priority boarding and free checked bags are great for those who can use them.

Having access to more award inventory has been one of the most useful parts of United Silver. I have been able to book saver awards only for members of the premier club. When I searched for SEA-NYC in November, 11 of the 20 saver options were only available to members of the premier tier.

Neither of these statuses are anything to write home about, but they do give some value. If you have a free Bilt rewards membership, you can take advantage of the free status over the holidays, even if you only go for one trip. If you have at least a couple of trips planned in the next four months, you should be able to get the status extended.

I think Bilt is to blame for driving interest in their rewards program. The first two months of Rent Day promotions have been better than expected, even though I don't rent.