And if you also use a Chase United MileagePlus Explorer card with the app, you'll earn an extra 25
percent miles bonus on every purchase.
A 10
percent miles bonus is awarded while the card is held.
Not exact matches
If the bank decided to code the transaction as a cash advance instead, you wouldn't be eligible to earn any regular or
bonus miles and you'd be charged a cash advance fee of 5
percent, which comes out to $ 250.
No
bonus on point transfers to airline partners, such as Starwood, which offers a 25
percent bump on point transfers to
miles
For instance, Visa is currently offering free shipping and 10
percent off at Blue Nile until February 28, 2009; while Discover hikes the Discover credit card rewards (5 % to 20 % cash back
bonus or double
miles) that cardholders receive if they shop at Discover's exclusive shopping site.
Not only that, but if this becomes your go - to card,
miles will rack up fast, and with the 5
percent redemption
bonus, that's like earning 2.1
percent back on every purchase, every day.
Not only that, but if this becomes your go - to card,
miles will rack up fast, and with the 5
percent redemption
bonus, that's like earning 2.1
percent back on every purchase, every day.
Dear Cashing In, Years ago, I had an American Express Platinum card and would receive a 40
percent bonus when I moved my air
miles to AmEx's Delta Skymiles card.
In addition to
bonus miles, card holders are rewarded with a complimentary checked bag, no foreign transaction fees, a one - time 50
percent companion ticket, built - in chip encryption for foreign travels, and the opportunity to earn 2x
miles on purchases of Hawaiian Airlines flights or 10x
miles for purchasing tickets with their partners.
For example, US Airways has offered 100
percent bonuses where the
miles post instantly.
Take a recent offer from American Airlines that offered 25
percent bonus miles — which would post to the account six to eight weeks after the end of the promotion — with the purchase of at least 20,000
miles.
Its perks include a 40,000
miles bonus after spending $ 3000.00 in the first three months, two times the
miles received on all purchases, a zero dollar sign up fee for the first year ($ 89.00 for years following), and has a five
percent miles back redemption
bonus each time
miles are redeemed.
Almost 60
percent of credit card offers made during the past quarter had an additional incentive, such as
bonus miles, gift cards and cash back rewards, up from just 30
percent in 2007, he says.
You also get a 20,000 -
mile sign - up
bonus, 1.25
percent back on all purchases and Visa Signature benefits, which you will appreciate if you like to travel.
If you redeem your
miles for travel using the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, you will earn a 25
percent to 50
percent rewards
bonus, depending on the card.
The 1.25
percent rewards rate is nothing to write home about, but you also get a 20,000 -
mile sign - up
bonus after spending $ 1,000 in three months.
If you transferred that cash to the Chase Sapphire Reserve card and redeemed your
miles for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards, you'd earn a 50
percent bonus and have $ 405 to spend on a free flight.
You can also get award flights by purchasing
miles at a very advantageous rate, either during frequent 100
percent bonus promotions or when you book at the
Miles / Money fare, paying at least 40
percent of the ticket in
miles and the remainder in cash at a rate of 1.5 cents per
mile.
No
bonus on point transfers to airline partners, such as Starwood, which offers a 25
percent bump on point transfers to
miles
Some travel rewards cards, like the JetBlue Plus CardJetBlue Plus Card and Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card, offer a redemption
bonus when you redeem
miles through their portals or online travels centers, giving cardholders a discount of between 10 and 20
percent for redeeming their rewards.
American Airlines AAdvantage members can earn 50
percent bonus miles when you purchase or gift
miles through Jan. 30, 2015.
In addition to the
bonus miles, you'll also get up to 35
percent off.
The Capital One Venture card offers the same simplicity and flexibility as the Capital One VentureOne card, but with a much larger sign - up
bonus (50,000
miles), a flat 2 -
percent earning rate on every purchase and a $ 95 annual fee (waived the first year).
Essentially, both cards offer the same redemption options, but the Venture card is the premium version of the card, with a larger sign - up
bonus (50,000
miles for spending $ 3,000 in the first three months), a higher 2 -
percent earnings rate and an annual fee of $ 95.
Given that you get a 25
percent bonus for every 20,000
miles you transfer, you're basically earning 6.25 and 1.25 points per dollar, which is impressive.
Once those points are in your MR account, transfer them to your Delta SkyMiles account (see above) and get a 50
percent bonus, so 75,000
miles — which helps defray the $ 450 annual fee for the Platinum card, which now comes with a raft of new and existing bennies such as membership in Delta, American and US Airways lounge programs, Priority Pass, no foreign transaction fees, a Global Entry pass rebate and more.
If the bank decided to code the transaction as a cash advance instead, you wouldn't be eligible to earn any regular or
bonus miles and you'd be charged a cash advance fee of 5
percent, which comes out to $ 250.
Bronze tier benefits include business - class check - in; seat selection at seven days before departure; a 25
percent tier
bonus for every
mile flown; dedicated telephone number (UK & US) and Bronze tier luggage tags.
Periodic transfer
bonuses (typically with just one airline at a time, though there is nearly always one going on) give you an extra 25 - 50
percent bonus miles.
Sometimes when you transfer
miles from your account to someone else's, the airline also tops off that person's account with a
bonus of X
percent.
Currently, the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® MasterCard ® offers 30,000
bonus points after a $ 1,000 minimum spend in three months and includes early boarding on all flights, one free checked bag for you and four additional travelers, $ 100 AA flight discount and 10
percent of your redeemed
miles back every year all for a $ 95 fee, waived the first year.
The Freedom card boasts an additional, less obvious way to maximize your rewards earnings and potentially earn more than the Double Cash card: If you own a Chase travel card, such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred card or the Sapphire Reserve, you can convert your cash into
miles and earn a 25 to 50
percent bonus on travel redeemed through Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Either way, the airline added, you'll get 30
percent bonus miles.
If you fly frequently for business or leisure then an air
miles card is the definitely the card to get — if you are a savvy traveler and look for
bonuses on your
miles and you get a card with a BIG signup
mile bonus, you definitely get better than the standard 2
percent cash back cards if you redeem your
miles to fly.
Or that American Express Membership Rewards annually offers a
bonus of 15 to 30
percent when redeeming into Continental or Delta
miles.
What puts the Barclaycard at the top of the rewards category is the redemption
bonus: every time you redeem a travel purchase for a statement credit, you receive 5
percent miles back to use toward your next redemption.
The airline just announced a deal where you can get a 100
percent bonus for
miles purchased, but you only have until the end of this month to take advantage.
In - flight purchases made on Delta bring users a 20
percent statement credit, and those who sign up for the new card can get 10,000
bonus miles when they spend at least $ 500 in the first three months.
The $ 89 - a-year version (fee waived first year) comes with a 40,000 -
mile sign - up
bonus (worth $ 400) and gives you 2
percent on all purchases.
Alaska MVP members get a 50
percent earning
bonus on flights, or 12,500
miles — worth an estimated $ 237.50 — on 25,000 flight
miles in a year.
Marriott's Gold Elite status offering will include lounge access at JW Marriott, Renaissance hotels, Marriott hotels and the Autograph collection, room upgrades when available, complimentary high - speed Internet access, 25
percent point
bonus on Marriott stays, priority late check - out and a one - to - one transfer rate of MileagePlus
miles into Marriott Rewards points.