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Shopping portals are a great way to double-dip with travel rewards, since you’ll earn bonus points or miles both for going through the portal and for paying with a travel rewards credit card. If you’re shopping online, your first stop should be a shopping portal — and tools like EVReward.com can help you find the best option for a given e-tailer.
While going through a travel rewards shopping portal will always boost your earnings, sometimes you’ll find extra-lucrative offers. This current offer from United MileagePlus Shopping is one such example: Today, October 20, you can earn 20 miles per dollar when you go through the portal and shop with one of the following 20 retailers:
- Magazines.com
- 4inkjets
- Restaurant.com
- eBags.com
- Rosetta Stone Language Software
- ShoeMall.com
- Jos. A. Bank
- Nike
- Alice + Olivia
- Brooks Brothers
- Omaha Steaks
- Rite Aid
- Tipsy Elves
- Converse
- Lord & Taylor
- Backcountry.com
- Bass Pro Shops
- Jewelry.com
- Minted.com
- Lancome
If you’re looking to get an early start on holiday shopping or simply want to pick up a little treat for yourself, this promo could be a great opportunity to do so. Based on TPG’s latest valuations, 20 United miles per dollar equals a return of 30% — pretty impressive! Some of the standout retailers included on the list are eBags.com (if you’re looking to pick up some Tumi luggage, for instance), Brooks Brothers, Converse, Nike and Lord & Taylor, though of course based on your interests and tastes other e-stores may appeal to you as well.
While you’ll only be able to earn 20 miles per dollar with these retailers today, keep in mind that United’s running a MileagePlus Shopping Sweepstakes through the end of the month (October 31), with a grand prize of 100,000 award miles and $2,500 cash, plus three first prizes of 20,000 miles each. Use this link to register, and you’ll get 1 entry as a result. Then, you’ll get an additional 5 entries when you sign up for marketing emails plus another 5 entries for each qualifying purchase of $50 or more (up to 25 entries per day). Even if you don’t win a prize, you’ll be rewarded with bonus miles when you shop at select retailers — and with many merchants you’ll earn even more miles if you use a United co-branded card such as the United MileagePlus Explorer Card.
Bottom Line
If you have any shopping to do with the 20 eligible stores, today’s a great day to make a purchase online by going through the MileagePlus Shopping portal — you’ll be rewarded with a whopping 30% return on your spending, and you’ll be close to your next award flight on the carrier or one of its partners.
Source: thepointsguy.com