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United MileagePlus

Dynamic but surcharge-free with the widest Star Alliance reach; TPG holds 1.3¢. ₹1/mile anchor.

United Airlines·holding flat·reviewed 2026-07-10
₹0.45
Floor
₹1.00
House value / point
₹1.50
Ceiling
Trend

Nerf risk: stable No tracker events on record for this program

Expiry: never — expiry abolished in 2019

Floor = the worst redemption you can always fall back on; ceiling = the best sweet-spot exit. The house value is what a disciplined traveller actually clears.

Every way in

Currencies that transfer in

Ratios read source points : United MileagePlus points, cheapest mint first — the ₹ figure is what one point here costs you via that route.

1:2
Axis EDGE Miles 2–3 days cheapest way in
Axis Horizon gets 1:1
₹1.00 to mint 1 pt
5:2
Axis Magnus for Burgundy gets 5:4
₹1.00 to mint 1 pt
2:1
₹2.00 to mint 1 pt
2:1
₹2.00 to mint 1 pt
2:1
SBI Travel Credits up to 21 days
₹2.00 to mint 1 pt

Every way in (via a hop)

2-hop chains that survive our honesty filter — shown only where no direct route exists or the chain strictly beats it. End-to-end ratio in card points per United MileagePlus point; priced at this program's house value.

2:1
1:1 then 3:1 + bonus · ≈2–7 days end-to-end · min 3,000 pts · max 2,40,000 pts/day
10,000 bonus miles per 60,000 points transferred (doubled vs standard — 60k pts → 30k miles, effective 2:1)
The only road in, and it barely leaks — 100% of house value survives at 2 points a mile.
₹1.00 to mint 1 pt

Every way out

Ranked by real ₹ per point at our house values — the play first, the traps last. Ratios read United MileagePlus points : partner miles.

Ways out via partner transfer

Program-to-program corridors — United MileagePlus moved onward without a bank card in the loop. Priced at the destination's house ₹/point (volume bonuses at the marginal block rate); destinations we refuse to fake a ₹ number for say so.

1:1
cap 50,000 miles per calendar year; requires United Premier Silver status or above
The best paper ratio of the nine, gated behind US-centric elite status few Indians hold. ₹1.00 → ₹0.65 (~65% retained) — still a haircut.
₹0.65 /pt

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What a point has been worth

Derived only from quantified, dated events in the tracker — no interpolation, no vibes.

₹1.00 → ₹1.00 since 2015
  • 10 Jul 2026 ₹1.00 current house value
  • 1 Mar 2015 ₹1.00 tracker coverage start — no recorded movement while indexed — flat at the current house value; see currencies.yaml source

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