A weekend in the middle of a work visit to Switzerland and Spain gave me the chance to look for places to visit. The miles required for direct flights within Europe on one of United’s Star Alliance partners were very attractive. Compared to the miles United requires for most award travel, this seemed like a very good deal.
My parents-in-law had collected United miles a long time ago. I booked award tickets to travel from Switzerland to Spain via Croatia with two one-way flights. The miles in my mother-in-law’s account were just enough to cover this.
The first one took me from Zurich to Zagreb on Friday night for 6,000 miles.
| Date | Flight | From | At | To | At | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRI 24 APR | OU465 | ZURICH, CH (ZRH) | 20:05 | ZAGREB, HR (ZAG) | 21:15 | Croatia Airlines |
And the second one was from Zagreb to Barcelona on Sunday evening for 8,000 miles.
| Date | Flight | From | At | To | At | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN 26 APR | OU374 | ZAGREB, HR (ZAG) | 18:00 | BARCELONA, ES (BCN) | 20:10 | Croatia Airlines |
With that, I was all set for my weekend trip to Croatia (and also Slovenia), thanks to United MileagePlus and, of course, my mother-in-law.
14,000 miles redeemed | 2 one-way tickets
1 country | 1 airline | 1 new airport
