Explore Destinations

Overview

Not sure where to go? Explore flips the search model — instead of picking a destination first, you start from your home airport and browse what's available. It surfaces award sweet spots, unusually cheap fares, and destinations you might not have considered.

How It Works

1. Go to Search > Explore (or tap the compass icon).
2. Set your home airport and optional preferences: travel month, cabin class, region, or budget.
3. MileIntel displays a grid of destinations sorted by value — the best deals appear first.
4. Each destination card shows the route, best available price (cash and miles), cabin class, and a value score.
5. Tap any card to run a full search for that route.

Key Details

• Explore pulls from MileIntel's route database, which tracks pricing and award availability across hundreds of routes from major airports.
• "Sweet spots" are routes where award redemptions deliver unusually high value — significantly above the program's average CPP.
• Results update based on your Wallet programs. If you have 80,000 United miles, Explore prioritizes Star Alliance routes where those miles go furthest.
• Region filters include: Domestic, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Middle East, and Oceania.

Tips

• Set your cabin class to Business and sort by miles cost to find premium cabin sweet spots. Transatlantic business class for 50,000 miles? Explore finds those.
• Check Explore regularly — award availability changes constantly, and new sweet spots appear as airlines adjust their award charts.
• Combine Explore results with the Price Calendar to find the cheapest dates for a sweet-spot route.
• If you're sitting on transferable points (Chase UR, Amex MR), Explore shows opportunities across all their transfer partners.