The new way to use your airline miles: football tickets, fancy meals and a walk-on role in a movie
by Lauren Zumbach, Chicago Tribune
Jul 16, 2018
3 minutes
Most people save frequent flier miles to splurge on a bucket-list trip. But some airlines are betting customers want them to be a little more creative.
Instead of swapping miles for a flight, customers at United Airlines could use them to buy or bid on experiences, like a recent auction promising a trip to London with a chance to be an extra in an upcoming Spider-Man film. Aviation geeks might have preferred another recent United auction, which promised a visit to the airline's Tupelo, Miss., aircraft disassembly center to
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