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  • How to Use United Airlines Upgrade Alerts

    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

    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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  • Getting Started with PointsYeah

    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:

    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.

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    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:

    Search Preferences

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

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    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.

  • How to Use Points Price Alerts

    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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