Combine and Transfer Continental and United Miles

An announcement was made by Continental/United today that they will combine 2010 and 2011 elite qualifying miles and allow transfer of miles between OnePass and Mileage Plus accounts under the same name.

Transfering miles can be done at http://www.united.com/transfermymiles or http://www.continental.com/transfermymiles.

Combining qualifying miles can be done at http://www.united.com/combinemyactivity or http://www.continental.com/combinemyactivity.

Since I flew over 75,000 miles last year but under 100,000 miles, this will be a great benefit to me as I can now earn Continental Platinum status (top tier) which will give me a lot more benefits even though I failed to qualify for United 1K. I’m still choosing to receive my upgrade on United, however, as I am a SFO-based flier. I have a bunch of Continental flights coming up, so as soon as the status match posts, I’ll be switching my frequent flier number on these reservations to my OnePass account to get a better chance at upgrades.

Continental Airlines 50,000 Miles from Chase

Chase now has a credit card with 50,000 bonus miles in Continental’s OnePass program. As United and Continental’s frequent flier programs will be merging at the end of the year, this is a good way to pick up an easy 50,000 miles in United Mileage Plus if you are a United flier. I just signed up for another card from Chase so I’ll sit this one out and hope it’s still there a few months from now, but I would jump on this offer as Continental branded cards will be going away soon.