As a followup to my previous posts that talked about cashing in on business credit card signup bonuses and taking advantage of 0% balance transfer offers, I thought I’d highlight the bonus miles promotions that I’ve run across when looking at frequent flyer credit cards. While miles aren’t necessarily as flexible as cash, these bonuses can be a great way of jump starting your frequent flyer account, or rounding out a ticket or upgrade.
Here are seven cards with signup bonuses and either no annual fee, or an annual fee that’s waived for the first year:
» Citi Platinum Select/AAdvantage World MasterCard (Click to Apply)
Airline: American
Bonus Points/Miles: 25k after $750 in purchases within 1st four months
Annual Fee: None for first year; $85 thereafter
Notes: n/a
» Delta SkyMiles Gold Credit Card (Click to Apply)
Airline: Delta
Bonus Points/Miles: 17.5k
Annual Fee: None for the first year; $85 thereafter
Notes: n/a
» Gold Delta SkyMiles Business Credit Card (Click to Apply)
Airline: Delta
Bonus Points/Miles: 15k
Annual Fee: None for the first year; $85 thereafter
Notes: n/a
» Citi Gold/AAdvantage World MasterCard (Click to Apply)
Airline: American
Bonus Points/Miles: 15k after $750 in purchases within 1st four months
Annual Fee: None for first year; $50 thereafter
Notes: n/a
» Miles Card from Discover Card (Click to Apply)
Airline: Good for any airline
Bonus Points/Miles: 12k
Annual Fee: $0
Notes: n/a
» Citi PremierPass Card (Click to Apply)
Airline: Good for any airline
Bonus Points/Miles: 10k after $300 in purchases within 1st three months
Annual Fee: $0
Notes: n/a
» Citi Bronze/AAdvantage World MasterCard (Click to Apply)
Airline: American
Bonus Points/Miles: 5k after first purchase
Annual Fee: $0
Notes: n/a
And here are five more cards (sorted by airline; the first one is good on any airline) that offer signup bonuses, but which have an annual fee. Keep in mind, however, that the bonus miles are often times more than the annual fee.
» Citi PremierPass Card - Elite Level (Click to Apply)
Airline: Good for any airline
Bonus Miles: 20k after $600 in purchases within 1st three months
Annual Fee: $75
Notes: n/a
» WorldPerks Visa Signature Card (Click to Apply)
Airline: Northwest
Bonus Miles: 10k
Annual Fee: $90
Notes: n/a
» WorldPerks Visa Platinum Card (Click to Apply)
Airline: Northwest
Bonus Miles: 7.5k
Annual Fee: $55
Notes: n/a
» JetBlue Card from American Express (Click to Apply)
Airline: JetBlue
Bonus Miles: 25 TrueBlue Points
Annual Fee: $40
Notes: n/a
» JetBlue Business Credit Card from American Express (Click to Apply)
Airline: JetBlue
Bonus Miles: 25 TrueBlue Points
Annual Fee: $40
Notes: n/a
Hello Nickel, good info about flyer credit cards and bonus. I liked your idea of (1) setting up a separate bank account, and (2) opening up a business credit card. in your previous post Signup Bonuses for Business Credit Cards (Anyone can apply)
Comment by financeguide101 — Jan 11th 2007 @ 1:04 am
I am a Canadian resident. Are there any US Credit cards I can apply from Canada with Canadian address
Comment by Raman — Apr 1st 2007 @ 11:58 pm
There is also a US Airways card
Comment by JadedTLC — May 6th 2007 @ 2:56 pm
Hi, How often can these cards be applied for? For instance can I apply for a card, fulfill the criteria for the bonus in 2 months, get the bonus two months later, then cancel the card and repeat? Or will further attempts for bonuses not be credited? Thanks.
Comment by maciej — Aug 17th 2007 @ 11:43 am