Attend the highly anticipated food and wine celebration in Sun Valley, Idaho

This experience includes:

• Two (2) Roundtrip United Economy Plus® flights to Sun Valley, Idaho (SUN)*
• Five (5) nights’ accommodation at the Limelight Hotel 
• VIP access to the following Sun Valley Food and Wine Celebration events:
  • Welcome Party at Whiskey’s on Main including chef meet and greet on Tuesday, January 28
  • Food & Wine Gala at Trail Creek Cabin on Wednesday, January 29
  • Hands-on chef cooking demo at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute with bites and wine on Thursday, January 30
  • Après Tasting at Limelight on Friday, January 31
  • Britt’s Burger Bash – Après at Apple’s Bar and Grill on Saturday, February 1
• Cardmembers will have access to purchase additional event tickets (based on availability)

Guests must be 21+

^* Airfare only included for members outside the greater Sun Valley, Idaho area and within the continental U.S.

*If you and your guest wish to arrive before and/or depart after the event date, United will consider reasonable adjustments to your flight itinerary. Please note, hotel accommodations are only included for the evenings of January 28- February 1. The Cardmember and their guest do not have

This experience does not include:

• Additional food and beverages
• Transportation or car rental expenses
• Experience components cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash.  No compensation will be given for any experience or experience component that is not used.

Auction Terms & Conditions: This auction is open now through 12/23/2024 for the Sun Valley Food and Wine Celebration experience. Each auction package is for two (2) individuals. MileagePlus® member and guest must be at least 21 years of age. Limit of one (1) package per Cardmember. Tickets are awarded to the highest bidder at the time the auction closes. Offer excludes additional transportation to and from the event. Must be a United MileagePlus® member to secure benefits and price. Upon booking, miles will be deducted automatically from purchaser's MileagePlus® account and full payment in miles must be completed at time of booking in order to confirm reservation. United reserves the right to modify or cancel any event at any time upon notice to participants. In the event of such cancellation, Member will receive a full refund in connection with participation. Offer is otherwise non-refundable. Schedules and staffing are subject to change. Trip package is not for resale. Void where prohibited. For full terms/conditions, visit exclusives.mileageplus.com/Home/Terms.

Event attendees must comply with all applicable laws and venue policies and procedures. In the event of disorderly conduct or harassing behavior, United and/or the venue may take any actions deemed appropriate, including expulsion from the event and/or disqualification from attending future events. MileagePlus® members shall be responsible for the conduct of their guests.

By participating in/attending the Event, you accept these terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions"). If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you shall not attend the Event. These Terms and Conditions apply to each redeemer of the Offer ("you") and any guests participating in/attending the Event.

References to "you" or "your" includes participating guests.

Only Cardmembers who received an email invitation for the Event are eligible to register for the Event.

Event Cancellation; Delays. United reserves the right to modify, reschedule, or cancel any Event, at any time and shall use good faith efforts to notify participants. If an Event is cancelled and not rescheduled, Cardmember will receive a refund of amounts paid for the Event Ticket(s). OFFER IS OTHERWISE NON-REFUNDABLE. Event schedules and staffing are subject to change. Circumstances beyond the control of United Airlines, or any of their client financial institutions, prize suppliers, advertising, promotion, and marketing agencies, or each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, successors, affiliates, and related companies (collectively, “Event Parties”) may cause delays, including without limitation, delays in delivery of any products, content or materials to be delivered to you for the Event. Event Parties shall not be responsible for any such delays, changes, or cancellations. For the avoidance of doubt, circumstances beyond the control of Event Parties include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, global pandemics, epidemics, loss of equipment, or some other inability to operate business as usual.

No Warranties. EVENT PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT REGARDING THE OFFER. ATTENDANCE OF EVENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Limitation of Liability & Release. Event tickets are subject to terms and conditions as specified by the ticket issuer. In consideration of your access to and participation in the Event, you agree, on behalf of yourself and your immediate family members (spouse, parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same household as you, whether or not related, that in no event will any of the Event Parties be liable under any theory of tort, contract, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for any lost profits, lost data, lost opportunities, costs of cover, exemplary, punitive, personal injury/wrongful death, contraction of illness or disease, special, incidental, indirect or other consequential damages, and you release the Event Parties from all such claims. Further, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will the Event Parties be liable for any damages resulting from your access to or participation in the Event, or acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of the offer (including any travel or travel-related activity thereto), each of which, to the fullest extent permitted by law, is hereby excluded by agreement of the parties regardless of whether or not either party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Event Parties are not responsible for any lost or missing packages. California Residents: If you are a California resident, you hereby waive California Civil Code Section 1542 in connection with the foregoing, which states: "a general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Event Parties and their respective employees, directors, officers, agents, business partners, affiliates, contractors, distribution partners and representatives from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, arising from, or related to (i) your access to, attendance at, or participation in the Event, (ii) any breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions, (iii) your violation of applicable law.

Infectious Disease Acknowledgement. You acknowledge that by participating in, attending, or traveling to the Event, you may come into contact with other individuals and may be at risk of contracting infectious diseases (including without limitation COVID-19). You assume all risks of contracting any such infectious diseases in connection with the Event. You personally agree to abide by any and all safety practices, guidelines and protocols provided by Event Parties, and to provide proof of vaccination (if applicable) and/or execute any additional documentation which may be requested and/or required by such parties prior to the Event.

Prohibited Activities: The Event is provided for your personal and non-commercial use. Any other use or activity in connection with the Event or materials provided by the Event Parties requires the prior written consent of the Event Parties. The Event Parties will solely make all determinations in connection with the Event, and your access to the Event or any content or materials related thereto may suspend or terminated for any reason at any time with or without notice.

Event Recording. The Event may be recorded, and participants may be included in the recording. By participating in the Event, you hereby grant to the Event Parties the irrevocable and absolute right and permission to use, in whole or in part, your name, image, photograph, voice, statements (actual or paraphrased), performance and/or any other likeness or indicia identifying you (your "Likeness") as recorded and embodied in one or more recordings, videos and still images ("Recordings"), including without limitation in connection with internet and digital materials and in press, public relations and publicity materials, all for the purpose of advertising, publicity and marketing for Event Parties and its products and services and/or any other lawful purpose, worldwide, in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented. In addition, at any time Event Parties may use the Recordings and any materials produced therefrom anywhere in the world for industry trade events, sales meetings and for intra-company, research, award, publicity, file, and reference purposes.

MileagePlus® Program Terms and Conditions

Miles accrued, awards, and benefits issued are subject to change and are subject to the rules of the United MileagePlus® program, including without limitation the Premier® program (the "MileagePlus® Program"), which are expressly incorporated herein. United may change the MileagePlus® Program including, but not limited to, rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers or terminate the MileagePlus® Program at any time and without notice. United and its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents are not responsible for any products or services of other participating companies and partners. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the member. Bonus award miles, award miles and any other miles earned through non-flight activity do not count toward qualification for Premier® status unless expressly stated otherwise. The accumulation of mileage or Premier® status or any other status does not entitle members to any vested rights with respect to the MileagePlus® Program. All calculations made in connection with the MileagePlus® Program, including without limitation with respect to the accumulation of mileage and the satisfaction of the qualification requirements for Premier® status, will be made by United Airlines and MileagePlus® in their discretion and such calculations will be considered final. Information in this communication that relates to the MileagePlus® Program does not purport to be complete or comprehensive and may not include all of the information that a member may believe is important and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the information on the united.com website and the MileagePlus® Program rules. United and MileagePlus® are registered service marks. For complete details about the MileagePlus® Program, go to united.com.

Delivery Time

Once the auction closes for an item, you will be notified if your bid was successful via email and asked to check out by accurately and completely filling out your best contact and shipping information. If you do not check-out within 48 hours your item may be forfeited and awarded to the next highest bidder. You will also be contacted by a United representative within 5 business days with more information on your package, unless otherwise specified in the product description.

A physical mailing address within the 48 United States is required to bid on this item. Ships to U.S. 48 only. Cannot ship to a P.O. Box. For additional information, please refer to the Auction rules & restrictions.

Return policy

Once a bid has been placed you cannot retract it. Except as otherwise determined by United Airlines, Inc., in its sole discretion, no refunds will be provided on any auction item. If for any reason an item is received damaged, becomes unavailable, or cannot be fulfilled in whole or in part, United Airlines, Inc. reserves the right in its sole discretion to offer a concession to impacted members.

Privacy policy

Any personal data received through your online transaction will be kept confidential and may only be used to process and complete the required transaction.

Auction Rules

To participate in an auction, the number of award miles in your account should be at least equal to the current bid per item. Enter the total number of Award Miles you want to bid in 'My max bid'. After placing your bid, you may follow the auction at the 'My auction account' page. If you win the auction, you will be notified via email and your account will be automatically debited for Award Miles you had bid. No miles will be deducted from your account before the end of the auction.

Quantity

The quantity available is three (3) packages. You may not bid for more than allowable quantity. Bid per package based on the current winning bid, the system calculates the required minimum bid amount for your bid to become the winning bid. Your bid must be equal or higher than the required minimum bid shown in the field \'My max bid\'. If your bid is higher than the required minimum, the system will automatically increase the bid on your behalf, using only as much of your maximum bid as is required to keep you in the winning lot.

The maximum bid is the highest price in award miles you are willing to pay for the item, however you won't necessarily use the full amount of your maximum bid. Your maximum bid will be kept confidential.

What if I do not have enough MileagePlus award miles?

You can buy up to 150,000 miles per account every calendar year through Personal Miles; Miles are available in increments of 1,000, with a minimum purchase of 2,000 miles per transaction, up to a maximum of 100,000 miles, and in increments of 5,000 up to a maximum of 150,000 miles. Please allow up to 48 hours for miles to post to your MileagePlus account. Miles purchased are nonrefundable. To learn more about buying miles, click HERE.

How will I know if I won the auction?

Winners of this auction will receive confirmation of purchase after the auction closes at 11:59 PM CT on December 23 and an email from one of our team members on December 24 to ask about flight preferences. 

Do you offer refunds?

No, all purchases are non-refundable.

Are taxes and gratuities included in the price?

Yes, taxes and gratuities are included in the price.

Please note, there is not a phone number for inquiries and questions related to the MileagePlus Exclusives or MileagePlus Cardmember Exclusives offers program. All inquiries must be submitted via the contact us form.