New U.S. Bank Visa card
Apr 6, 2009, 12:33 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 78
New U.S. Bank Visa card
Received a post card in the mail today from U.S. Bank promoting the new Visa card which will replace Worldperks Visa. Highlights include double points on cell phone purchases & bills, gas, grocery store and airline purchases. No blackout dates for award travel, ability to redeem points on airline tickets, hotels & car rentals. They also say that Visa is accepted three to one compared to American Express and that 20,000 points on the U.S. Bank Visa will be worth twice as much as the same points on American Express. It appears that U.S. Bank is going to fight loosing their customers to Delta American Express.
Apr 6, 2009, 12:59 pm
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: Fallen Plats, ex-WN CP, DYKWIW; still a Hilton Diamond & Club Cholula™ R.I.P. Super Plats
Posts: 25,415
Already switched to Southwest Visa, not looking back. 
Apr 6, 2009, 1:30 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Silver
Posts: 1,155
US Bank needs to roll out much better deals before I consider their credit cards.
For a plain visa signature with quite mediocre rewards, US Bank charges $75 annual fee while BoA's card is $0 with better rewards. Come on US Bank.
For a plain visa signature with quite mediocre rewards, US Bank charges $75 annual fee while BoA's card is $0 with better rewards. Come on US Bank.
Apr 6, 2009, 1:50 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,679
I think it depends on the type of travel you intend to us the card on. For coach tickets it's quite good. In particular if the tickets are Revenue and earn miles.
On the other hand, for International J, you could be looking at quite a bit more spend to get a DL J award. In particular when you aren't able to combine with BIS and Elite Promo miles.
On the other hand, for International J, you could be looking at quite a bit more spend to get a DL J award. In particular when you aren't able to combine with BIS and Elite Promo miles.
