Earn 500 United Miles for a Visa Checkout Purchase
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Visa Checkout allows Visa cardholders to make online purchases at participating retailers with a single sign in—no need to reenter card and personal information for every transaction.
This United promotion rewards members of its loyalty program for signing up and using the service.
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Offer Details
Through September 30, or "while supplies last," MileagePlus members can
earn a one-time bonus of 500 miles
for creating a new Visa Checkout account and using it within 15 days for a purchase of $5.00 or more charged to a United MileagePlus Visa card.
Deal or No Deal
For MileagePlus members who regularly use their program-linked Visa cards for online purchases, this offer is a no-brainer. The convenience of Visa Checkout is real. And although the bonus is a modest one, it's still worth pursuing, if only to extend the life of banked MileagePlus miles.
Reader Reality Check
Have you used a quick-checkout service like Visa Checkout? Nice, right?
After 20 years working in the travel industry, and 15 years writing about it, Tim Winship knows a thing or two about travel. Follow him on Twitter@twinship.