Earn 5x United Airlines Miles on Airalo eSIMs for Travelers

Updated: July 23, 2025, 3:28pm CDT

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What Is Airalo?
Earn United Miles on Airalo Purchases
How To Earn Even More on Your Purchase
Final Thoughts

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If you need a SIM card for an upcoming trip, why not earn bonus miles on the purchase? With the new promotion from Airalo and United Airlines, you can do just that.

Airalo offers eSIMs with data-only options but also has options with call, text, and data access. Now, you can earn 5 United MileagePlus miles per $1 spent on these purchases, and there’s no end date listed for this offer.

Let’s check out the details — and how you can add even more earnings.

What Is Airalo?

Airalo sells eSIMs — a SIM card for your phone that works electronically without needing to put a physical SIM card into your phone. There are options for eSIMS that work in a single country, in a geographic region, or even worldwide in more than 200 destinations.

Airalo offers data-only eSIMs if you just want some internet access during your trip, but it also sells options with call, text, and data features to keep you fully connected. There are multiple options, depending on how much data you plan to use and how long you want access for.

Earn United Miles on Airalo Purchases

This new offer provides 5 United MileagePlus miles per $1 spent with Airalo. With United’s long list of partners, you can use these miles to fly to countless destinations.

Airalo United 5x promotion — Image Credit: Airalo

Luckily, your earnings are listed next to each eSIM option, helping you compare options for validity and inclusions while also clearly seeing how many miles you’ll earn.

Airalo earning rates examples global eSIMs — Image Credit: Airalo

As you peruse options for eSIMs, tabs at the top let you choose from local options for a single country, regional options for a specific part of the globe, or global eSIMs that work wherever Airalo provides service.

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Wondering how to use your United miles for good value? We’ve got you covered.

How To Earn Even More on Your Purchase

In addition to earning United miles from the Airalo partnership and rewards from the credit card used for payment, you can add 1 more item for a “triple dip” in rewards.

By clicking through Rakuten, the online shopping portal, you can earn cash-back or Amex Membership Rewards points on your purchase. At the time of writing, Rakuten is offering 4x on Airalo purchases.

Final Thoughts

Thanks to a new partnership, you can now earn 5x United miles when purchasing Airalo eSIM cards. There’s no end date listed for this offer, so it may be a permanent feature.