United fliers can spend miles on music, films

Updated: August 16, 2012 - 3:01 PM

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If you have amassed reward miles but don't want to hassle with flying, United Airlines now lets you spend your rewards on music or movies.

The Chicago airline recently created a digital media store -- the first in the industry, according to the airline -- that lets members use reward miles to buy or rent songs and movies. TV shows will come to the store soon. For example, United's MileagePlus members can buy Justin Bieber's latest hit, "Boyfriend," for 150 miles or the whole album, titled "Believe," for 1,375 miles. LOS ANGELES TIMES

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