Nowadays it’s common for airlines to award miles based on dollars spent rather than based on distance flown. While it eliminates some gamification, the incentive is obvious — airlines want to encourage passengers to book expensive tickets, especially when they’re on someone else’s dime. Understandably airlines have the philosophy that they want you to spend as much as possible, though one airline is unique in drawing a line, and saying it won’t reward people above a certain level of spending. I’d like to take a look at that in this post, because there’s no denying this policy should be updated, and at a minimum, the cap should increase. The United MileagePlus 75K miles per ticket cap Is there any merit to United’s ticket mileage cap? Bottom line The United MileagePlus 75K miles per ticket cap Generally American AAdvantage, Delta SkyMiles, and United MileagePlus, award you a certain number of miles per dollar spent, based on a combination of your elite status and whether you have a co-branded credit card.…