{"id":145182,"date":"2026-01-09T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=145182"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:31:33","slug":"europe-flash-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/united-mileageplus\/europe-flash-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Today: Flights to Amsterdam for 28K United MileagePlus Miles Each Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each day this week, United Airlines is offering special award pricing to a different European destination. The catch? This award pricing is bookable for one day only and is only available to cardholders of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/united-mileageplus\/united-credit-cards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">United credit card<\/a>. If you're eligible, you can pay a modest 25k-28k <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/united-mileageplus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MileagePlus<\/a> miles plus applicable taxes and fees for these award flights.<\/p>\n<p>Here's all you need to know about this United award sale.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"United_Award_Sale_Fly_to_Amsterdam_for_28K_MileagePlus_Miles\">United Award Sale: Fly to Amsterdam for 28K MileagePlus Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This week has been a fun week of United mileage sales to Europe. And United is capping it off with another European gem. Today, you can book <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/en-us\/week-of-deals-2026-travel-to-amsterdam\" rel=\"noopener\">economy awards to Amsterdam (AMS)<\/a>\u00a0for just 28,000 United miles each way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/481\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242806 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/United-award-flash-sale-to-Amsterdam-750x481.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of United award flash sale to Amsterdam\" width=\"750\" height=\"481\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/United-award-flash-sale-to-Amsterdam-750x481.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/United-award-flash-sale-to-Amsterdam-900x577.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/United-award-flash-sale-to-Amsterdam-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/United-award-flash-sale-to-Amsterdam.png 1465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of United<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Here's a recap of this week-long award sale:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January 5, 2026:<\/strong> Dublin (DUB) for 25k miles<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 6, 2026:<\/strong> Frankfurt (FRA) for 28k miles<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 7, 2026:<\/strong> London (LHR) for 25k miles<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 8, 2026:<\/strong> Paris (CDG) for 28k miles<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 9, 2026:<\/strong> Amsterdam (AMS) for 28k miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although it technically uses <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/travel\/what-is-dynamic-pricing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">dynamic pricing<\/a>, United typically charges 40,000 MileagePlus miles each way for awards to Europe. As such, this deal doesn't exactly border on &#8220;too good to refuse.&#8221; However, any discount is better than no discount \u2014 especially if you're just trying to get to Europe on points and miles without spending more points than you have to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/united-mileageplus\/best-way-to-use-united-miles\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweet Spots with United Airlines MileagePlus Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Key_Terms\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With this promotion, there are a few key terms you'll want to be aware of, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each destination is on sale for 24 hours only.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible travel dates range from <strong>January 12<\/strong>\u00a0to <strong>May 7, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>United economy is the only eligible fare class on sale.<\/li>\n<li>Promotion only valid for travel between the mainland U.S. to Amsterdam.<\/li>\n<li>No round-trip, advanced purchase, minimum stay, or maximum stay requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This week, United offered a mystery award sale, offering daily deals to a different European destination. While this isn't the best award sale we've ever seen, it's still a decent option for cardholders working with a balance of United miles and eyeing a spring trip to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Not a United cardholder yet? While you won't be eligible for this week's award discounts, the good news is you can score a solid bonus on several cards:<\/p>\n<div class=\"compare-cards-wrap compare-count-cards-3 compare-p-chase\"><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/ff6d0beb-04a7-4cc5-9bf4-50bc3f5e5883.png\" alt=\"United\u2120 Explorer Card\" width=\"150\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">United\u2120 Explorer Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Limited Time Offer<\/strong> Earn up to 80,000 bonus miles after qualifying activities<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='United\u2120 Explorer Card' data-ccid=\"4048117\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/UnitedExplorerCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $150<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048117\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1753725.10005119&type=3&u1=9048533dd58642d22bc8a333d219f334&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>3X miles per $1 spent on purchases from United<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>*<\/li>\r\n<li>2X miles per $1 spent on dining and hotel stays when booked with the hotel<\/li>\r\n<li>1X mile per $1 spent on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n*9X total miles per $1 spent on eligible United<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> flights<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/4a0f5eb9-f9b0-42ec-86be-4f4cf1af0205.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"United Quest\u2120 Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">United Quest\u2120 Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Limited Time Offer<\/strong> Earn up to 100,000 bonus miles and 3,000 Premier qualifying points after qualifying activities<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='United Quest\u2120 Card' data-ccid=\"4048245\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/UnitedQuestCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$350<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048245\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1753725.10005127&type=3&u1=5966fd1d7ec2fbf724553d36e128ebda&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Good, Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>4X miled per $1 spent on United<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> purchases*<\/li>\r\n<li>5X miles per $1 spent at Renowned Hotels and Resorts<\/li>\r\n<li>2X miles per $1 spent on all other travel<\/li>\r\n<li>2X miles per $1 spent at restaurants<\/li>\r\n<li>2X miles per $1 spent on select streaming services<\/li>\r\n<li>1X mile per $1 spent on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n*10X total miles per $1 spent on eligible United<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> flights<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/2f4559e9-ec54-463f-a2a2-40c399feb8de.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"United\u2120 Business Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">United\u2120 Business Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Limited Time Offer<\/strong> Earn up to 110,000 bonus miles and 2,000 PQP after qualifying activities<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='United\u2120 Business Card' data-ccid=\"4048193\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/UnitedBusinessCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$150<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"4048193\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1753725.10005111&type=3&u1=d56abe871fc9d84cd1218554c22fe2b5&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Good, Excellent<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>2x on United<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> purchases*<\/li> \r\n<li>2x on local transit and commuting \u2014 including train tickets, taxicabs, mass transit, tolls and ride share services<\/li>\r\n<li>2x at gas stations, restaurants and office supply stores<\/li>\r\n<li>1x on all other purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n*8x total miles on eligible United flights<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#United_Award_Sale_Fly_to_Amsterdam_for_28K_MileagePlus_Miles\">United Award Sale: Fly to Amsterdam for 28K MileagePlus Miles<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Key_Terms\">Key Terms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day this week, United Airlines will announce a different European destination with special award pricing bookable for one day only. Today, United cardholders can pay a modest 28,000 MileagePlus miles plus applicable taxes and fees for award flights to Amsterdam. Here&#8217;s all you need to know about this United award sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":136483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[13586,12772],"coauthors":[36432,36387],"class_list":["post-145182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-award-sales","tag-united-mileageplus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145182"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243209,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145182\/revisions\/243209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145182"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=145182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}