Originally Posted by
joer1212
Marriot Rewards Premier credit card(Visa); 50k bonus points after 1st purchase + 1 free night stay upon account approval ($1 fee 1st year, then $95)
United Mileage Plus Explorer card (Chase Visa); 25k miles after 1st use + 5k additional bonus miles after adding an authorized user within 2 months of opening card ($95 after 1st year)
Avianca/Taca Life Miles Visa Signature Card (U.S. Bank); 20k bonus miles after 1 credit card purchase ($75 after 1st year)
Blue Sky American Express 30k points after charging $500 in 3 months ($75 after 1st year)
AAdavantage Visa (Citibank) 30k miles after spending $1,000 in 3 months
($95 after 1st year)
UsAirways Dividend Miles World Mastercard 40k miles after 1st use; 10k miles on every year anniversary; 10k miles on balance transfers in 1st 90 days of account opening ($89 fee after 1st year)
Gold Delta SkyMiles credit card (Amex) 30k bonus miles after $500 charged in 3 months ($95 after 1st year)
Chase Ink Plus Business Card 25k points after 1st purchase; additional 25k points after charging 10k on card ($95 after 1st year)
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Not a bad list to start, but there are some deals on your list where you are selling yourself short.
For example, the Citi/AA cards have a signup bonus of 50k and you can get both a Visa and Amex for a total of 100k. Yes, the signup bonus is a little high, at $3,000 in 4 months (so $6,000 in 4 months for both cards) but they are BY FAR the best signup bonus out there right now in terms of racking up a huge chunk of miles at a time.
Also, you can get a 65k offer for the United Explorer (which is really 55k since 10k is for spending $25,000 in a year).
There may even be a way to get 70k Marriott points instead of 50k, although some have reported success with it and others haven't. Anyway, before pulling the trigger, make sure you are attempting to get the highest bonus for each, and I'd definitely reconsider and think about going for the big Citi/AA bonus since you can only get it once, and 100k is a nice windfall of points!