When it comes to business travel, United for Business offers something for everyone. Even if your small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) doesn’t have a corporate travel agreement with us, you as an individual traveler can take advantage of many of our programs to save money and earn rewards on business (or “bleisure”) travel. 

Here are five easy ways you can get started:

Airline loyalty programs, like United MileagePlus^®, are a great starting point for individual traveler benefits. MileagePlus offers the most ways to earn and use miles.

You’ll earn miles by flying or by engaging in everyday activities likes shopping or dining at participating stores and restaurants. Your miles can be redeemed for travel as well as other purchases such as United Club^SM access, inflight Wi-Fi, seat upgrades and more.

If you’re not already a MileagePlus member, it’s free and easy to sign up.

The MileagePlus^® Premier® Status Match Challenge offers top-tier flyers of many other airlines a comparable Premier status in the MileagePlus program.

If you meet the criteria to participate in the Premier Status Match challenge, your account will be upgraded to the corresponding Premier status based on the level you hold in your current frequent flyer program. Keep your Premier status by earning a certain number of Premier qualifying points (PQP) and Premier qualifying flights (PQF) within your offer period.

Complete the challenge form to be considered for the program.

Another way to earn award miles and other rewards is through a United credit card. There are several card options available from Chase, depending on your travel needs. Plus, there are even cards specifically for small business owners.

Some cards even come with added perks like United Club memberships, free checked bags or priority boarding.

United targets many individual travelers who have flown for business with a Mile Play offer. These offers award MileagePlus miles to members after they complete a personalized set of airline activities in a given time period.

Mile Play assigns customers unique offers based on their past behavior. Each customer receives a personalized number of actions to take, a personalized spend threshold, and a personalized number of reward miles for completing their actions. For example, an infrequent business traveler might receive an offer to earn bonus award miles for purchasing and flying in Economy Plus® in a given period. A more frequent business traveler might receive an offer to earn more bonus award miles by purchasing four premium flights.

Mile Play promotions are live periodically for most of the year. Travelers can check if they are targeted for an offer at any time by visiting united.com/mileplay and entering their MileagePlus number. Offers vary by member and time period.

As a MileagePlus member, there are many benefits available through United’s partners.

For example, through the preferred partnership between United MileagePlus and Marriott Bonvoy^TM , MileagePlus members with Premier Gold status and higher can register for complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status.

Learn all the ways you can earn and use miles here.

No matter your company size or even if you’re “flying solo” when it comes to business, United has programs and products that can be customized to fit your needs.