Point Me To First Class · Monday, June 29, 2026
Miguel discusses using tools like seats.aero, specifically its 'United Plus Points Finder', to locate upgrade opportunities. He notes that while the tool is designed for elite members using Plus Points, it can also be used to find MileagePlus Upgrade Awards, which do not require elite status.
“and there's a popular award travel tool that I know you use as well seats.aero which is personally one of my favorite tools and they have a lot of neat tools and in particular there's one called United Plus Points Finder”
“and this tool is meant to help United Airlines elite members redeem their Plus Points for upgrades but if you know that you can also use mileage plus upgrade awards you don't need to have elite status and you can use this tool to upgrade using miles even without having this elite status”