United Airlines Improves Family Mileage Pooling [Roundup]

United MileagePlus now allows partner bookings with pooled miles

A couple of years ago, United introduced the ability to pool your MileagePlus miles between up to five friends or family members and then use those pooled miles to book awards. Unfortunately, it limited the awards you could book with those pooled miles to flights operated by United or United Express. Until recently, that is. As reported by Travel on Points, United MileagePlus at some point loosened things up considerably and now allows mileage p…

United Airlines Improves Family Mileage Pooling [Roundup]

United’s family mileage pooling is more useful now that pooled miles can be redeemed on most partners, with some odd limits for Hawaiian and Emirates. Also: Emirates tries insurance to bring travelers back to Dubai, a Delta passenger is accused of touching crew, and two cats fly to Japan in United’s cabin.