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Continental Airlines Credit Card from Chase – Bonus upto 40,000 miles plus $95

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As many people know that United Airlines and Continental Airlines are merging together, with all of the regulatory approvals that were required as well as just from the sheer size of the companies, this is taking them a while to do and so as a result the two companies have been operating seperatly.  As they draw closer to the planned merger and intergrading the two companies together they will be doing away with the two different loyalty programs and merging them into one.  As of right now each airline has an introductory offer for thier creditcards which are administered by Chase.  Continental is offering a credit card with a signup offer of upto 40,000 miles plus the first year free (A value of $95) plus you get multiple additional benifits as a result of this card such as Priority Boarding, Two Presidents Club passes which are great for long layovers, Free Checked Bags, Travel Insurance any many others.

Conclusion:

  • This is a great card if you fly a lot on Continental as you will not need to pay for checked bags.
  • This card is also good for someone who files with layovers as you will have access to the Presidents Club
  • You get 2 miles for every $1 spent on a Continental or United flight booked
  • You get 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases.
  • You get 25,000 miles for opening the card, 5,000 miles for adding an authorized user to the card and an additional 10,000 miles for spending $25,000 for a total of 40,000 bonus miles your first year which is free ($95 value).
  • You get travel insurance which includes things such as damage to the content of your lugage as well as rental car coverage just to menstion a few. 
  • Paired with the United card and offer this is a great way to obtain miles quickly prior to the merger of the two programs.

Link for full detail and to signup for the card.

 

CHASE SAPPHIRE PREFERRED – $625 free for travel.

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Chase LogoCase is currently running a very generous introductory offer for signing up for a new Sapphire Preferred credit card, where you get 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points after your purchases of 3,000 over the first 3 months.  The 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points is equal to about $625 as well as your are able to transfer the points from Chase to many other programs.  You get 2 points for each dollar spent when purchasing hotel and airfare via Ultimate Rewards.  As well as a 7% dividend or bonus on all points earned during the year.  A great thing that you would get with this card is that there are no foreign transactions charged while traveling overseas which is a savings of about 2-3%.

Conclusion:

  • If you travel a lot but stay at different hotels and fly on different airlines this is perfect as you earn points on all your travel at a rate of 2 points to $1  spent and all your points will be in place and you won’t need to worry about leftover points in other places as well as you get a 25% bonus on the points when used for travel.

  • If you travel internationally you will save 2-3% simply on not having international transaction fees.
  • Your first year is free ($95 per year after your first year)
  • You get a bonus of 2 points for each dollar spent on hotel and airfare.
  • You get a 7% bonus on all points earned during the year.

Follow the link to for the rest of the details and to apply

Citi® Dividend Card with $150 of free cash.

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Citi is currently offering a new credit card that has a sign on bonus of $150 after spending $750 on purchases within the first 3 months.  Part of the offer is 0% APR for the first 12 months of purchases as well as balance transfers.  Some of the other great benefits of this card would be cash back of up to 5% on 3 categories which rotate every 3 months with a minimum rate of 1% on all other categories.  The best thing about the card is that there is No Annual.

Final Conclusion:
Great overall credit card if you aren’t looking to join another airline or hotel credit card for points and instead you want cash.  This card doesn’t have an annual fee which means that not only are you getting cash back on all your everyday purchases but your not paying a bank to use your money which is something you should never do unless you get a benefit out of it.  Follow the link to apply for the card.

Free 10,000 Membership Rewards Points from American Express Vacations

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Amex Logo American Express is currently running a promotion of offering 10,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for just going on vacation which will help you rack up more and more points that much quicker and easier.

 

Conclusion:  If you are planning to take a trip anytime between now and June of 2012 this might be a great program/offer to take advantage of.  The thing to remember is that if you book really early you might be paying a bit higher then you would if you book closer to the travel date but then again with the price of gas going up and airlines increasing surcharges and fees this might be a good time to book the vacation. Follow the link to obtain the full detail behind the offer.

Citi Forward and $100 off

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If you are planning a vacation or trip which will include a flight and would like to save a little on the airfare you might be interested in getting a Citi Forward Credit card which will knock off $100 as well as provide you with Citi ThankYou points which can be used on future vacation trips or for gift cards.

Benefits of the Card:

  • Interest rate that actually goes down not up as you pay-down your balance. (For every 3 months that you pay your minimum amount due and don’t go over your credit limit your APR will go down .25% upto 2%)
  • You get 2 ThankYou points for every $ spent in groups such as restaurants, books, movies and music, these groups are the same all year round and doesn’t change every few months.  This is ideal for students in college.
  • 1 ThankYou points on all other purchases.
  • 0% Interest for the first 12 months.
  • No Annual fee

Conclusion:  This card is perfect if you are a student who is planning to go to college, especially if need to take a flight to get to school.  You will get a discount on your first flight ticket purchased, you will get double points on the things you spend most of your money on, (Books and restaurants) plus you will be able to wait till next year before you have to payoff the entire balance as long as you pay your minimum amount due as well as you stay below your credit limit.