Originally Posted by
coloradodude
But. the offer to spend $5000 and get a free ticket is a good offer without having to open a new credit card.
Even better when the spend is actually just $2500. After the first $500 you get 15,000 points, then you get 2,500 bonus points after you've spent $2,000. This makes it a $2500 spend for a $400 value ticket. Not bad. Plus you get the miles!