United Offering up to 13,000 Bonus Miles on Credit Card Purchases Through March 31 [Targeted]

Updated: January 6, 2026, 2:41pm CST

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United Airlines Cardholder Offers: ‘Year of Yes’ Promotion
What Cards Are Eligible?
Final Thoughts

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If you’ve got a United Airlines credit card and want to boost your miles balance, you’re in luck. United is emailing select cardholders with an offer to earn up to 13,000 bonus miles on purchases through March 31, 2026.

This is a targeted offer, but we’ll cover the offer and how to check your eligibility. Let’s break down the details.

United Airlines Cardholder Offers: ‘Year of Yes’ Promotion

As a United credit card holder, you can register for the promotion here. This page requires you to provide the last 4 digits of your credit card and MileagePlus number. If your card qualifies for the promotion, the next page will show your targeted offer.

United Quest card targeted offer — Image Credit: United

An Upgraded Points team member was targeted for this 2-tiered offer from her United℠ Explorer Card, which came by email:

Earn 2,000 bonus miles after spending $1,000 on purchases
Earn 7,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 on purchases

If you have this offer, spending $1,000 per month on your eligible card will maximize this offer and earn 7,000 bonus miles. We value United Airlines miles at 1.2 cents each, making 7,000 miles worth $84.

On the same card, though, another team member received this offer:

Earn 8,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 on purchases
Earn 13,000 bonus miles after spending $9,000 on purchases

This offer requires an average of $3,000 in spending each month, and you’ll earn $156 worth of miles.

Further, all miles you earn for this promotion are in addition to the miles you’d normally earn from your card spend. Of course, you might be targeted for a different offer, so you can log in here and see which offer (if any) you’ve received.

To receive bonus miles, you must register by March 15, 2026. After registering, each qualifying purchase you make between January 1 and March 31, 2026, will apply toward the spending requirement.

Bottom Line:

An easy way to meet the spending required in this offer is by putting recurring expenses — like streaming subscriptions, cell phone bills, or grocery runs — on your United co-branded credit card. This way, you’ll hit the requirement without adding extra purchases.

What Cards Are Eligible?

The promotion’s terms and conditions do not specify which United credit cards are eligible for the promotion, but if you hold any co-branded United credit card, including business cards, chances are you qualify. If you have any of the following cards, you should check if your account is eligible:

Final Thoughts

While we usually don’t recommend putting everyday spending on a United credit card — you should use your best card for everyday spending instead — if you’re looking to boost your balance of United miles, or are looking to earn extra Premier Qualifying Points, this promotion could be useful.

There’s no reason not to register for the Year of Yes promotion. If you don’t meet the spending requirement, you don’t lose anything. If you do hit it, you get your reward. And anyone who uses points or miles knows that a reward is never worth passing up if you’re going to spend the money anyway.