Not exact matches
In many ways, you can view it as a cash back credit card that earns
bonus points on
United flights.
The 50,000 miles sign - up
bonus is enough for a round - trip
flight from the
United States to Europe, but you have to depart from the U.S. for the special pricing to apply.
However, for those who fly with friends and family a few times a year, the
United MileagePlus ® Explorer Card offers a highly valuable sign - up
bonus, a rewards program that can help you rack up miles and free
flights quickly, and a plethora of travel benefits.
You'll also get a sign - up
bonus, a free checked bag per
flight, priority boarding, and no foreign transaction fees while earning 1x points everywhere (2x for
United flights).
The Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards ® Plus Credit Card has a similar sign - up
bonus but, like the Chase
United MileagePlus ® Explorer Card, only earns 2x miles for
flights.
Aside from its stellar sign - up
bonus, the
United MileagePlus Explorer Card offers a long list of travel perks and a fairly flexible policy on booking rewards
flights.
You also get a sign - up
bonus, priority boarding, and 2x points on
United flights and selected business expenses.
The reason is that while I value the 5
bonus Hilton HHonors points per dollar at about 2 cents, and I value one
United MileagePlus or Delta Skymile at about 2 cents, I earn Skymiles through flying domestically on Delta and partner
flights, and can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to
United, while earning Hilton HHonors points will become much harder after the changes to the earning structure of their co-branded American Express credit cards go into effect in May.
You'll also get a sign - up
bonus, a free checked bag per
flight, priority boarding, and no foreign transaction fees while earning 1x points everywhere (2x for
United flights).
That means that with this signup
bonus is enough for three business class
flights in the
United States.
Those inaugural
flights are coming up soon, and
United is offering mileage
bonuses on both runs.
As domestic carriers like
United Airlines and American Airlines raise the cost of their award
flights — particularly when partners are priced much higher than the domestic carrier — I've been... [Read more...] about How You Can Fly to Europe with One Credit Card
Bonus
You won't enjoy any of the complimentary
United amenities like free checked bags or
United Club membership, but, you can earn
bonus rewards points much faster that can be redeemed for
United flights even when you earn them through non-
United air travel.
If you are flying Delta,
United, or American and you have not added a «business perks» account to your profile / frequent flyer number then you are missing out on thousands of
bonus miles each year that can be cashed in for club passes, free drinks, free
flights, and more!
Or, if you're not close enough to use British Airways Avios points you can get an American, Delta, or
United card for two free roundtrip
flights with their signup
bonuses.
MileagePlus members flying on
United and
United Express will earn Premier qualifying credits toward Premier status based on the
flight distance2 and purchased fare class, with
bonuses for paid
United PolarisSM first class,
United First ®,
United Polaris business class,
United Business ® or full - fare
United Economy ® tickets5.
This is a nice added
bonus if you have any paid
flights planned on
United, and it might even make sense to switch a
flight to
United if you get a good enough
bonus offer.
spending $ 11,300 out of pocket on
united flights is crazy but something like spending $ 2,500 for 79,000
bonus miles is great
You can redeem MileagePlus miles for
flights on
United and its partners, and the card's generous 50,000 miles sign - up
bonus has excellent potential when it comes to award travel.
At least there is no time limit by which time the
flights have to be taken if you're to earn the
bonus points on the Marriott Rewards credit card — with the
United offer you're handicapped from the start.
If you're looking for a great sign - up
bonus to help you book free
flights with
United or one of its Star Alliance partners, the MileagePlus Explorer card might be just what you need.
I just got an email from
United letting me know I can get 5,000
bonus miles if I spend $ 500 on
United flights by November 15h, 2017 and 8,000 miles if I spend $ 800.
If it's not, then I guess it's $ 150 in free
flights... The
United cards with annual fees can have signup
bonuses as high as 70,000 miles.
One long - standing advantage of the Skymiles program over US Airways and
United has been that Gold elites, at the 50,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles level, earn 100 %
bonus redeemable miles on paid
flights, while only 100,000 elite qualifying mile elites earn that
bonus on the two other carriers.
You can redeem the standard 25,000 - point sign - up
bonus for an economy round - trip Delta
flight in the
United States and Canada, excluding Hawaii.
For mine, I need to take one
flight for over $ 250 (I can't tell if this is base fare or total fare, but I'd assume base) and make one purchase through
United's eShopping site to earn 10,600
bonus miles.
If you want to stock up on
bonus miles to use toward free
flights for summer travel, now is a good time to sign - up for the
United MileagePlus Explorer card.
Even if you use it offline, a 4.4 - 4.5 X
bonus on all spend is pretty amazing, assuming you value Ultimate Rewards points at 2 cents per point (by transferring them to
United MileagePlus and redeeming for business or first class
flights on Star Alliance partners).
Through Feb. 28, 2015,
United MileagePlus members can earn
bonus miles when completing
flight segments in booked premium class fares (F, A, J, C, D, Z or P) with
United,
United Express and select airline... Continue Reading
That 5,000 point
bonus means you can book a domestic roundtrip
flight with airlines like American or
United for only 20,000 Starpoints.
Through Feb. 28, 2015,
United MileagePlus members can earn
bonus miles when completing
flight segments in booked premium class fares (F, A, J, C, D, Z or P) with
United,
United Express and select airline partners (Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Lufthansa or Swiss International Airlines).
Book a nonstop
flight from the U.S. or Canada to London on
United or Air Canada and earn up 35,000
bonus MileagePlus or Aeroplan miles.
London
Bonus: Did you know that you can earn 7,500 to 35,000 MileagePlus bonus miles for United or Air Canada flights from the US or Canada to London this
Bonus: Did you know that you can earn 7,500 to 35,000 MileagePlus
bonus miles for United or Air Canada flights from the US or Canada to London this
bonus miles for
United or Air Canada
flights from the US or Canada to London this fall?
The longer the
flight and the higher one's elite status, the more
bonus miles
United piles on, up to 12,000 for Premier 1Ks on long - haul
flights of more than 3,000 miles (and p.s. transcontinental
flights).
The
United Premier Silver status includes complimentary access to Economy Plus seating, complimentary premier upgrades on domestic
flights, premier access travel services such as designated ticket counter check - in lines, priority security lines and priority boarding and baggage handling, one complimentary checked bag and a 25 percent
bonus on
United flights.