Alpha Flight Guru Travel Blog
06.25.2012

Let’s Talk Sign-up Bonuses: Part I

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There’s a lot of buzz lately about sign-up bonuses for various airline and frequent flier credit cards. If you’re thinking about diving in, but don’t have the time to click on every pop-up advertisement during your busy day, you’ve come to the right place! In two installments, we’ll give you the skinny on six of the most popular rewards credit cards available – including what they’re offering if you happen to signup.

Chase Sapphire Preferred
This little beauty has gotten a lot of action recently, touting 40,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 within the first 90 days. (Although there’s been online chatter about a 70K mile reward, sadly this was a snail mail offered to only select individuals and is non-transferable. Believe us, we tried!) 10 miles are earned per every dollar spent in their online retail center, 2 points per dollar for travel purchases made in their online mall, and 1 point per dollar spent on anything else. Points are unlimited and do not expire and there are no restrictions of blackout dates when redeeming travel. As if all that weren’t enough, the $95 annual fee is waived for the first year!

British Airways Visa Signature
Currently flaunting the biggest credit card bonus available for new cardholders – a stunning 100,000 bonus Avios points – the Signature allows you 2.5 points for each dollar spent on BA flights, or 1.25 points for all other purchases. Should you spend $30,000 in a year, you will receive a complimentary Travel Together Ticket that is good for two years. Featuring new smart chip technology, the cards can be used for chip-based purchases at European locations with micro-processors. And while unlike Sapphire Preferred, they do not waive the $95 fee, your international purchases are not subject to a foreign transaction fee.

Still haven’t found what you’re looking for? Check back shortly as we’ll bring you two more installment of Let’s Talk Signup Bonuses with four more of the most commonly used mileage credit cards.