Alive Again! Request A Free Copy Of United’s Final In-Flight Hemispheres Magazine; How I Turned A Route Map Into Free Flights

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Update: The magazine went out of stock shortly after we shared this post, but it is now available to order again for free via this link!

If you don’t get an order confirmation on the site, keep trying, as it can take a few tries to work. 

Update: DEAD!

Ever since I was young, I loved flipping through the in-flight magazine to see the airline’s route map and fleet.

I remember being amazed at Continental’s Guam route network and wondering what was in far-flung places like Palau.

That route map also led me to realize back in 2006 that Koror, Palau was the most expensive place Continental flew to, which would make for an incredible redemption for 100 Airtran credits to convert into a Continental ETC flight credit.

18 years later, I still have United flight credits from those Wendy’s cups that earned AirTran credits which turned into tens of thousands of dollars in Continental/United flight credits!

A 2006 trip to Palau booked with Airtran credits earned from Wendy’s cups, converted into Continental credit:

I did finally make it to Palau in 2015 via the United Island Hopper, that time booked on miles, where I referenced how I first found Palau.

Alas, COVID did away with nearly all of the in-flight magazines.

Alaska, Delta, and Southwest’s final print edition was March 2020.

American’s last print version was June 2021, surely disappointing Michael Scott.

United actually mailed their Hemispheres Magazine to top-tier elites from August 2020 through May 2021. But while it lasted longer than the rest, the final issue is now available on planes.

You can request a free copy of the final September 2024 issue to be mailed to you through the MileagePlus Exclusives site, though the site can be quite buggy, so keep trying if you get an error.

Will you miss the in-flight magazine? I for one am sad to see it go!