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How to Use United Airlines Upgrade Alerts
United Upgrade Alerts help you monitor upgrade availability on eligible United-operated flights without repeatedly checking for space yourself.

Once you create an alert, PointsYeah monitors upgrade availability and notifies you when your selected upgrade becomes available.

United Upgrade Alerts are available with PointsYeah Premium.

What Can United Upgrade Alerts Monitor?

United Upgrade Alerts can track eligible upgrades on United-operated flights using:
- PlusPoints
- MileagePlus miles
- MileagePlus miles with a cash copay
Partner-operated and codeshare flights are not currently supported.

How to Create a United Upgrade Alert

Creating an alert takes a few steps.

Enter:
- Your departure airport
- Your arrival airport
- Your travel date (or date range)
- An optional United flight number if you only want to monitor a specific flight
Once your alert is saved, PointsYeah begins monitoring automatically.

How Monitoring Works

PointsYeah adjusts how often it checks upgrade availability based on how close your departure date is.
- For travel more than a month away, alerts are checked approximately once per day.
- As your departure approaches, monitoring becomes more frequent.
- During the final days before departure, availability is checked as often as once per hour.
If an eligible upgrade becomes available, you’ll receive a notification.

How Many Alerts Can I Create?

United Upgrade Alerts are included with PointsYeah Premium.

Premium members can create up to 32 active United Upgrade Alerts.

Each travel date counts as one active alert.

You can pause or delete alerts at any time to free up available alert slots.

How You’ll Be Notified

When PointsYeah detects eligible upgrade availability that matches your alert, you’ll receive a notification so you can return to United and request or confirm your upgrade.

Notifications are available through:
- Email
- Your My Alerts dashboard
Things to Know

United Upgrade Alerts monitor upgrade availability on eligible United-operated flights only.

If you’re monitoring an entire route, PointsYeah checks all eligible United flights between your selected airports. If you enter a specific flight number, only that flight is monitored.

Upgrade availability is determined by United and may change at any time.

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How to Use Seat Alerts
Seat Alerts help you monitor seat availability after you’ve booked your flight.

Instead of checking the seat map every day, PointsYeah watches for changes and notifies you when a seat matching your preferences becomes available.

Whether you booked with points or paid cash, Seat Alerts can help you move into a better seat when one opens up.

What Can Seat Alerts Monitor?

Seat Alerts can notify you when a variety of seat types become available, including:
- Any available seat
- Window seats
- Aisle seats
- Exit row seats
- Two or three seats together
- Specific seats you choose on the seat map
Because airlines frequently update seat assignments before departure, a preferred seat that isn’t available today may open later.

How to Create a Seat Alert

You can create a Seat Alert in two ways.

From a Live Search

If you’ve found a flight in Live Search:
1. Open the flight’s seat map.
2. Select Create Seat Alert.
3. Choose the type of seat you’d like to monitor.
4. Save your alert.
PointsYeah will begin monitoring the seat map automatically.

From Your Account

You can also create a Seat Alert without starting from a search.

Go to My Seat Alerts, then select Create Seat Alert.

You’ll be asked to enter:
- Departure airport
- Arrival airport
- Operating airline
- Flight number
- Cabin
- Your preferred seat type
Once saved, PointsYeah begins monitoring immediately.

How Many Seat Alerts Can I Create?

Free accounts can have up to 4 active Seat Alerts.

PointsYeah Premium increases that limit to 32 active Seat Alerts.

You can pause or delete alerts at any time to free up available alert slots.

How You’ll Be Notified

When a seat matching your preferences becomes available, PointsYeah will notify you so you can return to the airline and select it before someone else does.

Notifications are available through:
- Email
- Your My Seat Alerts dashboard
Things to Know

Seat Alerts monitor the seat map itself, not how you paid for your ticket.

That means they work whether you booked:
- An award ticket
- A cash ticket
- A ticket purchased through a travel portal
Seat availability ultimately depends on the airline, and seats may become available as travelers change flights, aircraft are swapped, or airlines release previously blocked seats.

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How to Personalize Your Flight and Hotel Searches
PointsYeah lets you customize your search experience so the results better match the way you travel.

By setting your preferred airports, loyalty programs, airlines, and other preferences, you can spend less time filtering results and more time finding award flights and hotels you’d actually book.

Most preferences only need to be configured once, and they’ll automatically apply to future searches.

Set Your Home Airports

If you usually depart from the same airport or a handful of nearby airports, adding them to your preferences can make searching faster.

Your home airports become the default starting point for many searches, helping you avoid repeatedly entering the same departure cities.

Whether you fly from a major hub or a regional airport, setting your preferred origins helps tailor PointsYeah to your travel habits.

Choose Your Preferred Rewards Programs

PointsYeah supports a wide range of transferable bank rewards and airline and hotel loyalty programs.

If you primarily earn rewards with programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles, or Citi ThankYou Rewards, you can prioritize those programs in your search preferences.

Doing so helps surface redemption options that are most relevant to the points you already have.

Exclude Airlines You Don’t Want to Fly

Everyone travels differently.

If there are airlines you prefer not to fly, you can exclude them from your search results.

Whether you’re avoiding high carrier surcharges, sticking with a particular alliance, or simply have personal preferences, excluding airlines helps reduce clutter and keeps your results focused.

Assign Your Own Point Values (Premium)

PointsYeah Premium members can assign custom values to their rewards programs.

Rather than relying on a single valuation, you decide what each type of point or mile is worth to you. PointsYeah then uses those values when evaluating search results, making it easier to compare redemption options across different loyalty programs.

This feature is especially useful if you consistently value certain rewards programs more highly than others.

Customize Additional Search Preferences

You’ll also find additional options that help tailor your searches, including:
- Preferred cabin classes
- Maximum taxes and fees
- Airline and hotel loyalty programs
- Hotel corporate codes
- Default sorting preferences
These settings help ensure your search results reflect how you actually travel.

Why Personalization Matters

The more PointsYeah understands your travel preferences, the more relevant your search results become.

Instead of repeatedly adjusting filters or scrolling through options you’d never book, you can focus on comparing trips that match your goals from the start.

Most settings only need to be configured once, and you can update them at any time.

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May 22, 2025
Getting Started with PointsYeah
Welcome to PointsYeah. Whether you’re booking your first award trip or you’ve been collecting points for years, this guide will introduce the platform’s core tools, explain how they fit together, and help you get started.

Sign In to Unlock Your Account

The best experience starts with a free PointsYeah account.

Signing in lets you save your preferences, create alerts, organize your rewards, and personalize the platform around the way you travel.

If you decide you need even more flexibility, PointsYeah Premium unlocks additional features like expanded Live Search, Family and Friends Points Wallet, automatic account syncing, and more.

Find the Right Tool for the Job

PointsYeah is organized around a few core tools. Here’s what each one does and where to learn more.

Live Search

Live Search helps you find bookable award flights in real time across dozens of airline loyalty programs.

Whether you’re searching for a specific route or comparing multiple airports, Live Search is the fastest way to see what’s available.

Learn more:
Daydream Explorer

Not sure where you want to go?

Daydream Explorer helps you discover destinations using an interactive map for both flights and hotels. Browse by continent, country, region, or airport, then narrow your search when something catches your eye.

Learn more:
- How to Use Daydream Explorer to Find Award Flights and Hotels
Hotels

Search award hotel availability across major loyalty programs, compare redemption options, and explore the Hotel Collection to discover places you can book with points.

Learn more:
- How to Search for Award Hotels with PointsYeah
- How to Search Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts with PointsYeah
Alerts

You don’t have to keep checking for award availability.

PointsYeah can monitor flights, hotels, and destinations for you and notify you when matching opportunities appear.

Available alerts include:
- Flight Price Alerts
- Hotel Alerts
- Explorer Alerts
- Seat Alerts
Learn more:
My Wallet

My Wallet helps you keep your airline, hotel, and bank rewards organized in one place.

Premium members can also unlock automatic account syncing and the Family and Friends Points Wallet to manage rewards across multiple travelers.

Learn more:
- How to Track Rewards and Manage Family Accounts with PointsYeah My Wallet
Search Preferences

Customize your favorite airports, default search settings, and other preferences so PointsYeah works the way you travel.

Learn more:
- How to Personalize Your Flight and Hotel Searches
Free vs. Premium

Every PointsYeah account includes powerful tools for searching award flights and hotels, creating alerts, and organizing your rewards.

If you travel frequently or want additional flexibility, PointsYeah Premium expands the experience with features like:
- Expanded Live Search
- Family and Friends Points Wallet
- Automatic account syncing
- More alerts
- Additional search capabilities
You can compare plans and learn more on our PointsYeah Premium page.

Where Should You Start?

If you’re new to PointsYeah, here’s a simple path.
- Know where you want to go? Start with Live Search.
- Need travel inspiration? Open Daydream Explorer.
- Waiting for award space? Create an Alert.
- Want to organize your rewards? Set up My Wallet.
- Travel often? Explore PointsYeah Premium to unlock additional planning tools.
Welcome to the Community

Thanks for joining PointsYeah.

We’re building tools that make award travel easier to search, compare, and book, whether you’re planning next month’s vacation or dreaming about a trip years from now.

As you explore the platform, you’ll find detailed guides throughout our Product section to help you get the most out of every feature.

If you have questions, feedback, or feature requests, we’d love to hear from you at yeah@pointsyeah.com.
April 30, 2025
Introducing Daydream Explorer
Today, we’re introducing a completely redesigned Daydream Explorer, giving travelers a more visual way to search for award flights and hotels.

At the center of the experience is an interactive map that lets you explore destinations around the world before narrowing your search. Switch between flights and hotels, zoom into regions, and discover new possibilities with just a few clicks.

Once you’ve found somewhere that catches your eye, Daydream transitions into the detailed search results you’re familiar with, where you can compare award prices, cabins, airlines, transfer partners, and more.

Sometimes you start looking for Paris and end up booking Portugal instead. That’s exactly what Daydream is designed for.

Start with Inspiration

Unlike a traditional search engine, Daydream doesn’t require you to know exactly where you want to go.

Search from anywhere to anywhere, or begin with a continent, country, region, state, or airport. You can include up to three locations on both the departure and arrival sides of your search.

Whether you’re planning your next vacation or simply browsing what’s possible with your points, the experience is built to encourage exploration.

Daydream also includes the Hotel Collection, making it easy to switch between award flights and hotels without leaving the map.

Find Exactly What You’re Looking For

Once you’ve narrowed your options, powerful filters help refine the results.

On the flight page, you can filter by:
- Cabin class
- Airline loyalty program
- Bank rewards program
- Number of stops
- Maximum points
- Maximum taxes
- Travel themes
Whether you’re searching for nonstop flights to Tokyo or a luxury hotel in Rome, Daydream makes it easier to focus on the trips that match your goals.

Explore Today, Book When You’re Ready

When you find an itinerary you like, Daydream shows available award options, points pricing, airline programs, cabins, and availability across multiple dates.

Not ready to book? Explorer Alerts can monitor the trips you’re interested in and notify you when matching opportunities appear. Alerts are free and available directly within Daydream Explorer.

Available Now

The redesigned Daydream Explorer is available now on desktop and mobile.

If you’ve used Daydream before, you can switch back to the previous Detail View at any time or make it your default in your Search Preferences.

Whether you’re planning your next redemption or simply looking for inspiration, the new Daydream Explorer is ready to help you discover where your points can take you.
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How to Use Points Price Alerts
Points Price Alerts help you monitor award flights without having to run the same search over and over.

Once you create an alert, PointsYeah continuously checks for changes to both award availability and award pricing. If a new itinerary appears or the number of points required changes to meet your criteria, we’ll let you know.

Whether you’re waiting for award space to open or hoping the price drops before you book, Points Price Alerts can do the monitoring for you.

What Do Points Price Alerts Track?

Points Price Alerts monitor two things:
- Changes in the number of points required for an award ticket.
- Newly available award seats that match the maximum number of points you’re willing to spend.
Instead of checking the same route every day, you can let PointsYeah search continuously in the background.

How to Create a Points Price Alert

You can create a Points Price Alert from either:
- A Live Search results page, or
- The My Points Price Alerts page in your account.
When creating an alert, choose:
- Your travel dates
- The route you’d like to monitor
- The maximum number of points you’re willing to spend
Once saved, PointsYeah begins monitoring automatically.

How Many Alerts Can I Create?

Free accounts can have up to 4 active Points Price Alerts.

PointsYeah Premium increases that limit to 32 active alerts.

An active alert is counted per travel date.

For example:
- One alert covering three travel dates counts as three active alerts.
- Another alert covering two travel dates counts as two active alerts.
Together, those use five active alert slots.

You can pause or delete alerts at any time to free up available slots.

How Will I Know When Something Changes?

Whenever PointsYeah finds a matching itinerary, you’ll receive:
- An email notification
- An update in your My Points Price Alerts dashboard
Alerts continue monitoring until you:
- Pause the alert
- Delete the alert
- Reach your travel date
A Few Things to Know

Points Price Alerts monitor all supported loyalty programs at the same time, so you don’t need to create separate alerts for different airlines.

Because many award tickets can be changed or canceled, some travelers choose to book an itinerary when it becomes available, then continue monitoring for a lower points price before departure.

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