United Airlines is creating new ways for its 95 million Mileage Plus members to spend their hard-earned miles. Starting at United’s massive Newark, New Jersey terminal, 6,000 iPads are being deployed to improve the travel experience, whether scanning a boarding pass to receive vital flight information or paying for a soda using miles.
“By 2016, a traveler will be able to use miles to purchase everything for sale at Newark’s largest terminal,” Rick Blatstein, founder....