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The special credit card offers master thread [Subscription]
This thread is meant to list all current special credit card offers for airlines and hotel program and provide names of non-airline/hotel programs. This will help those who would like to apply for only special offers without going to each forum. If you subscribe to this thread (Thread Tools > Subscribe to this Thread > Notification Type), you will see this thread bolded in blue when you check your subscriptions (Quick Links - Subscribed threads). Click the small icon (with a small down arrow) next the title of the thread and it will take you to the first post that you have not read. This way, once you subscribe to this thread and someone posts a link to a good offer, you will know of it.
This is meant to be a community based effort. There are so many offers going around that it is impossible for me to keep track of all of them or visit each forum to find special offers. So people who find special offers or come to know of major updates to existing offers should send me a PM. I will then contact the mods to open the thread and make a post.
The reason this thread is closed is because posters were discussing specifics of various offers. Since this thread is a generic thread not devoted to a specific offer, it becomes a waste of time to read the thread. For example if you are interested in the value or use of Virgin Atlantic miles, this is not the thread to discuss that as many people have no interest in VS miles. Such discussion should be in the VS thread. If you see this thread open, it is because I have contacted the mods to open the thread so I can make updates. There is a time gap while they keep it open and I make the updates, so please do not use that opportunity to ask question about a specific offer.
This thread will only be for US credit cards. There are threads for Canada & UK:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...zz-canada.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...solidated.html
These are following types of offers I am looking for:
1. Special offers from existing cards - e.g., 100K BA
2. Special transfer promos such as Amex to DL/BA bonus or hotel points to US bonus (many FTers use SPG as their main credit card, so its like transfering credit card miles to US)
3. New credit card announcements e.g., The Ritz Carlton or the Hyatt.
When posting offers, if possible please provide the FT discussion links and the deadline for the offer, if any.
The most recent offers to be posted to this thread will be bolded.
AIRLINE CARDS
Alaska Airlines
BOA - 30K (added 1/30/14)
American Airlines
Citibank - 60-70K Personal & Business (added 6/3/18)
Barclays - 50K Personal & 50K Business (added 6/3/18)
Asiana Airlines
BOA - 30K (added 9/4/16)
British Airways
Chase - 75K with $10K spend in the first year (added 9/17/15)
Hawaiian Airlines
Barclays - 50K (added 5/19/16)
Iberia
Chase - 75K (added 3/21/18)
JetBlue
Barclays - Upto 40K (added 8/19/17)
Korean
US Bank - 15K (limited time)
Lufthansa
Barclays - 50K (added 3/2/16)
Southwest Airlines
Chase - 50K - Personal & Business offer is back (new link added 3/29/15)
Chase- only 40K but a lower spend of $1000. Instructions in blog.
Sun Country
First Bankcard - 40K (added 10/26/14)
United
Chase - Upto 60K (Business card, added 6/13/13)
Chase - 55K (till 6/2/15, added 4/29/15)
Chase - 70K Targeted offer (added 3/8/17)
Virgin Atlantic
BOA - 90K
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HOTELS
Best Western
FNBO - 80K (added 9/17/16)
Choice
Barclays - 32K (added 11/12)
Club Carlson
US Bank - New Card with 85K Bonus Discussion 1 & Discussion 2
Fairmont
Chase - 2 Free Nights (added 4/20/12)
Hilton
Citibank - Hilton Reserve2 free weekend nights
Various 70-85K (added 3/16/15)
Amex - 100K (added 5/21/16)
Hyatt
Chase - 2 nights free & $50 statement credit
IHG
Chase - 60-80K (added 11/30/11)
La Quinta
First Bank - 40K (added 9/21/12)
Marriott
Chase - 87.5K Personal & 100K Business (added 9/4/16)
Wyndham
Barclays - 45K (added 9/4/16)
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OTHERS
Altitude Reserve
US Bank - 50K (added 6/9/17)
Amtrak
BOA - New Amtrak Credit Card
Amex Premier Rewards
Amex - Mercedes Benz 75K (added 4/29/16)
Amex - 20-50K and 25% FedEx Discount ($200 cap) (added 1/16/15)
Amex - 50K Personal Card (added 1/16/15)
Amex - 50K Business (added 9/17/16)
Amex - Blue Business 20K (added 6/9/17)
Blue
Amex - Upto 30K (added 11/2/16)
Amex Platinum
Amex - 100K Business (added 4/7/14)
Arrival+
Barclays - 50K points
BankAmericard Travel Rewards
BOA - 20K (added 8/19/15)
City National Rewards (CNB)
City National Bank - $250 per card per calendar year for Qualifying Airline Purchases; No annual fee in the first year (added 5/18/15)
Diner Club
Harris Bank - No bonus; new applications accepted (added 10/6/14)
DoubleCash
Citi - 2% Cash Back (new card, added 9/1/14)
Expedia
Citi - Expedia 15-25K (added 9/18/14)
Flagship Rewards
Navy Federal - 40K (added 10/3/14)
Freedom
Chase - 17.5K (added 12/7/15)
Ink
Chase - 50K Unlimited (added 6/3/18)
Chase - 50K Ink Cash (6/3/18)
Propel
Wells Fargo - 20K/40K (added 5/20/14)
Sapphire
Chase - 50K (added 11/16/15)
Chase - 50K Sapphire Reserve (new card, added 9/4/16)
Chase - 80K Chase Ink
Spark
Capital One - $500/50K (added 5/21/15)
Thank You
Citibank - 40K Premier (added 11/20/16)
Citibank - 50K Prestige (added 4/9/15)
Venture
Capital One - 50K (added 6/15/18)
Here is a list of reconsideration phone#'s.
Any others going on?
This is meant to be a community based effort. There are so many offers going around that it is impossible for me to keep track of all of them or visit each forum to find special offers. So people who find special offers or come to know of major updates to existing offers should send me a PM. I will then contact the mods to open the thread and make a post.
The reason this thread is closed is because posters were discussing specifics of various offers. Since this thread is a generic thread not devoted to a specific offer, it becomes a waste of time to read the thread. For example if you are interested in the value or use of Virgin Atlantic miles, this is not the thread to discuss that as many people have no interest in VS miles. Such discussion should be in the VS thread. If you see this thread open, it is because I have contacted the mods to open the thread so I can make updates. There is a time gap while they keep it open and I make the updates, so please do not use that opportunity to ask question about a specific offer.
This thread will only be for US credit cards. There are threads for Canada & UK:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...zz-canada.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...solidated.html
These are following types of offers I am looking for:
1. Special offers from existing cards - e.g., 100K BA
2. Special transfer promos such as Amex to DL/BA bonus or hotel points to US bonus (many FTers use SPG as their main credit card, so its like transfering credit card miles to US)
3. New credit card announcements e.g., The Ritz Carlton or the Hyatt.
When posting offers, if possible please provide the FT discussion links and the deadline for the offer, if any.
The most recent offers to be posted to this thread will be bolded.
AIRLINE CARDS
Alaska Airlines
BOA - 30K (added 1/30/14)
American Airlines
Citibank - 60-70K Personal & Business (added 6/3/18)
Barclays - 50K Personal & 50K Business (added 6/3/18)
Asiana Airlines
BOA - 30K (added 9/4/16)
British Airways
Chase - 75K with $10K spend in the first year (added 9/17/15)
Hawaiian Airlines
Barclays - 50K (added 5/19/16)
Iberia
Chase - 75K (added 3/21/18)
JetBlue
Barclays - Upto 40K (added 8/19/17)
Korean
US Bank - 15K (limited time)
Lufthansa
Barclays - 50K (added 3/2/16)
Southwest Airlines
Chase - 50K - Personal & Business offer is back (new link added 3/29/15)
Chase- only 40K but a lower spend of $1000. Instructions in blog.
Sun Country
First Bankcard - 40K (added 10/26/14)
United
Chase - Upto 60K (Business card, added 6/13/13)
Chase - 55K (till 6/2/15, added 4/29/15)
Chase - 70K Targeted offer (added 3/8/17)
Virgin Atlantic
BOA - 90K
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOTELS
Best Western
FNBO - 80K (added 9/17/16)
Choice
Barclays - 32K (added 11/12)
Club Carlson
US Bank - New Card with 85K Bonus Discussion 1 & Discussion 2
Fairmont
Chase - 2 Free Nights (added 4/20/12)
Hilton
Citibank - Hilton Reserve2 free weekend nights
Various 70-85K (added 3/16/15)
Amex - 100K (added 5/21/16)
Hyatt
Chase - 2 nights free & $50 statement credit
IHG
Chase - 60-80K (added 11/30/11)
La Quinta
First Bank - 40K (added 9/21/12)
Marriott
Chase - 87.5K Personal & 100K Business (added 9/4/16)
Wyndham
Barclays - 45K (added 9/4/16)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OTHERS
Altitude Reserve
US Bank - 50K (added 6/9/17)
Amtrak
BOA - New Amtrak Credit Card
Amex Premier Rewards
Amex - Mercedes Benz 75K (added 4/29/16)
Amex - 20-50K and 25% FedEx Discount ($200 cap) (added 1/16/15)
Amex - 50K Personal Card (added 1/16/15)
Amex - 50K Business (added 9/17/16)
Amex - Blue Business 20K (added 6/9/17)
Blue
Amex - Upto 30K (added 11/2/16)
Amex Platinum
Amex - 100K Business (added 4/7/14)
Arrival+
Barclays - 50K points
BankAmericard Travel Rewards
BOA - 20K (added 8/19/15)
City National Rewards (CNB)
City National Bank - $250 per card per calendar year for Qualifying Airline Purchases; No annual fee in the first year (added 5/18/15)
Diner Club
Harris Bank - No bonus; new applications accepted (added 10/6/14)
DoubleCash
Citi - 2% Cash Back (new card, added 9/1/14)
Expedia
Citi - Expedia 15-25K (added 9/18/14)
Flagship Rewards
Navy Federal - 40K (added 10/3/14)
Freedom
Chase - 17.5K (added 12/7/15)
Ink
Chase - 50K Unlimited (added 6/3/18)
Chase - 50K Ink Cash (6/3/18)
Propel
Wells Fargo - 20K/40K (added 5/20/14)
Sapphire
Chase - 50K (added 11/16/15)
Chase - 50K Sapphire Reserve (new card, added 9/4/16)
Chase - 80K Chase Ink
Spark
Capital One - $500/50K (added 5/21/15)
Thank You
Citibank - 40K Premier (added 11/20/16)
Citibank - 50K Prestige (added 4/9/15)
Venture
Capital One - 50K (added 6/15/18)
Here is a list of reconsideration phone#'s.
Any others going on?
Last edited by UA Fan; Jun 15, 2018 at 3:07 pm Reason: Iberia; Citi AA Personal & Business; Barclays AA Personal & Business; Venture
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List of non-Airline/Hotel Programs
I will use this post to list non-airline/hotel programs and provide links to useful threads discussing these programs. The reason I don't have such a list for airlines and hotels is that almost all major airlines and hotels have their own credit card that can be easily seen on their websites. Also there is a dedicated forum for them. By compiling a list we will be aware of all the possible non-airline/hotel programs available.
I won't be putting links to standard offers for these programs. If a special offer comes up, I shall add them to the OP. I recently switched my main secondary card to Bank of America and would have done it earlier if I knew such a product existed. If you know of more programs or of more useful threads, please send me a PM and I will add it here.
Amex Blue Sky
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-blue-sky.html
Amex Everyday
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-wikipost.html
Amex - Travelocity
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-now-amex.html
Bank of America - BankAmericard Travel Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...l-credits.html
Bank of America - Better Balance Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...rade-path.html
Barclays - Arrival
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-2-2-back.html
Capital One - Venture
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...ne-points.html
Chase - Sapphire
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...ed-1st-yr.html
Citibank - Double Cash
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...ted-1-1-a.html
Citibank - Expedia
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...l#post23546756
Citibank - Thank You
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-prestige.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...133-point.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...ht-points.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...on-ticket.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-existing.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...derations.html
Navy Federal - Flagship Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...ost-108-a.html
PenFed Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...20k-bonus.html
PNC
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-any-good.html
Schwab
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...nued-card.html
U.S. Bank - Flexperks
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...er-thread.html
Wells Fargo - Propel
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-365-amex.html
I won't be putting links to standard offers for these programs. If a special offer comes up, I shall add them to the OP. I recently switched my main secondary card to Bank of America and would have done it earlier if I knew such a product existed. If you know of more programs or of more useful threads, please send me a PM and I will add it here.
Amex Blue Sky
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-blue-sky.html
Amex Everyday
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-wikipost.html
Amex - Travelocity
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-now-amex.html
Bank of America - BankAmericard Travel Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...l-credits.html
Bank of America - Better Balance Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...rade-path.html
Barclays - Arrival
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-2-2-back.html
Capital One - Venture
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...ne-points.html
Chase - Sapphire
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...ed-1st-yr.html
Citibank - Double Cash
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...ted-1-1-a.html
Citibank - Expedia
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...l#post23546756
Citibank - Thank You
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-prestige.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...133-point.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...ht-points.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...on-ticket.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-existing.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...derations.html
Navy Federal - Flagship Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...ost-108-a.html
PenFed Rewards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...20k-bonus.html
PNC
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-any-good.html
Schwab
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...nued-card.html
U.S. Bank - Flexperks
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...er-thread.html
Wells Fargo - Propel
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-365-amex.html
Last edited by UA Fan; Oct 3, 2014 at 8:53 am
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Great idea.
Last edited by tassojunior; Jun 24, 2011 at 11:41 pm
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In my opinion USA-issued cards offering 25,000 or fewer miles (or equivalent points) are routine, and don't warrant much discussion. 50,000+ offers are special. This leaves a vague area in the 30's and 40's where my evaluation would depend on ease of combining with miles or points from other sources.
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In my opinion USA-issued cards offering 25,000 or fewer miles (or equivalent points) are routine, and don't warrant much discussion. 50,000+ offers are special. This leaves a vague area in the 30's and 40's where my evaluation would depend on ease of combining with miles or points from other sources.
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I believe there is currently a better CO offer. I support a thread that lists the top offers for the major airlines.
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Programs: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott // WN, AA, BA, UA, AS // Avis
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View from the Wing, FrugaltravelGuy, FreeFrequentFlyerMiles,and the PointsGuy are the main ones who list all the new and current best offers.
The 75 & 100K Citi AA's (The "expired" 100K's & 75/$1500 are still working for people.)
The 50K+FreeNight Marriott
AmTrak 30K no fee (transferable to CO after $200 AmTrak purchase or 3 RT AmTrak in NE US, no fee ever).
Southwest Free RT plus $500
Southwest 2 Free RT's
Hyatt 2 Free Nights Anywhere
Smart way to get the CO is wait until Feb.1 Mileathon (to get extra 4K), apply for the 25/5 + $50, call in to get additional 25K as adjustment, = 59K+$50.
The 75 & 100K Citi AA's (The "expired" 100K's & 75/$1500 are still working for people.)
The 50K+FreeNight Marriott
AmTrak 30K no fee (transferable to CO after $200 AmTrak purchase or 3 RT AmTrak in NE US, no fee ever).
Southwest Free RT plus $500
Southwest 2 Free RT's
Hyatt 2 Free Nights Anywhere
Smart way to get the CO is wait until Feb.1 Mileathon (to get extra 4K), apply for the 25/5 + $50, call in to get additional 25K as adjustment, = 59K+$50.
Last edited by tassojunior; Jan 27, 2011 at 8:04 pm
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Don't count on a 25k adjustment if you have gotten the 5k from the extra card, the supervisor mentioned an additional 20k (I opened with 25k) because she knew I got 30k.
Perhaps if you get the extra card after the 25k upgrade.
Perhaps if you get the extra card after the 25k upgrade.
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Does Chase still limit folks to 1 new card per 6 months? If so, people interested in the Continental, United, Southwest, British Air, Marriott, and/or Hyatt cards will need to decide on just one for now.