Well it's time you do something about that! Owning a United Chase Credit Card is an absolute necessity in the Bay area in my opinion. The new Virgina America Credit Card won't hurt either but that's for another time! :)
If you do decide to get a United Credit Card, please let me know (pzequinox@gmail.com) because United has a reward for referrals. You get all the bonuses of the card (30000 sign-up bonus, 3miles earned per dollar on United purchases, etc..) and I get 15000 miles. :)
Details can be found on the united.com website:
Refer your friends and earn up to 30,000 bonus miles
Dates: Ongoing
Offer: Share the United Mileage Plus Select Visa® card with your friends and treat yourself to up to 30,000 bonus miles. You’ll earn 15,000 bonus miles for each friend (up to 2) who becomes a cardmember and makes a purchase.1 Each friend your refer will earn 30,000 bonus miles2 after their first purchase, more than enough for a roundtrip Saver Award.3 As a cardmember, they’ll also enjoy:
Get started now: Simply tell your friends to call 1-866-556-7201 (offer code CLKF) to apply, and be sure they mention your Mileage Plus number.
- Up to 3 miles per $1 spent4
- 5,000 anniversary bonus miles year after year4
- Up to 5,000 EQM each year4
Terms and conditions:
United Mileage Plus Visa Card program information
- Please allow 6 to 8 weeks after new cardmember's first purchase/first use of the card for bonus miles to post to your account. First purchase/first use includes purchases, balance transfers, or any checks that are used to access new cardmember's account, and excludes cash advances. Bonus miles do not count toward elite status. In order for you to receive bonus miles when referring a friend, your friend (the applicant) must provide the operator with the same Mileage Plus number used by Chase to post miles to your Mileage Plus frequent flyer account (not your credit card account number).
- With this bonus offer you will receive 30,000 bonus miles. You will qualify and receive your bonus after your first purchase/first use of the card. First purchase/first use includes purchases, balance transfers, or any checks that are used to access your account, and excludes cash advances. After qualifying, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus miles to post to your account. This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time United Mileage Plus Visa cardmembers with new accounts. Existing United Mileage Plus Visa cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer. These miles do not count toward elite status. If your account is not open for at least six months, United and Chase reserve the right to deduct the bonus miles from your Mileage Plus Program account.
- United Saver Awards are currently redeemable at 25,000 miles for an Economy Saver Award valid within the 48 contiguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. For more information on Mileage Plus award travel visit united.com.
- Earning Miles: You will earn 3 miles for each $1 of net purchases made directly from United. You will earn 2 miles for each $1 of net purchases made at Star Alliance airlines (Star Alliance refers to airlines that are participating in an international travel network with additional information available at www.staralliance.com). You will earn 2 miles for each $1 of net purchases made at retail locations that classify their merchant locations for Visa as a home supply store, grocery store, gas station, or type of dining establishment. Purchases not eligible to receive the 2 miles include, but are not limited to, purchases made at superstores, warehouse clubs, and discount stores. Chase does not determine whether merchants correctly identify and bill transactions as being made at a home supply store, grocery store, gas station, or type of dining establishment. However, Chase does reserve the right to determine which purchases qualify for the 2 miles. You will earn 1 mile for each $1 of all other net purchases. Each year you will receive 5,000 bonus miles on your enrollment date anniversary. There is no maximum number of miles that you can accumulate in the program. You do not earn miles on balance transfers, cash advances, cash-like charges such as travelers checks, foreign currency, and money orders, any checks that are used to access your account, overdraft advances, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including fees for products that protect or insure the balances of your account. Earning EQM: You can earn up to 5,000 EQM each Year at a rate of 1 EQM for each $1 of net purchases at United.com (“Year” means, for your first year as a cardmember, the period beginning with your enrollment date through your December statement date of that same year. For each year thereafter, “Year” means the twelve month period beginning the day after your December statement date through your December statement date of the next year.) If you have more than one United Visa account you can earn EQM on each account. EQM will appear on each account statement; however, under the United Mileage Plus terms and conditions, the maximum number of EQM that can be awarded to your United Mileage Plus Member Number is 10,000 each calendar year. Any excess EQM will be forfeited. EQM are not redeemable for travel at United. EQM are used solely towards elite status qualification. See Rewards Program Rules and Regulations, which will be mailed after your account is established.
Individuals whose requests for this offer are not approved will not be enrolled in Mileage Plus through this request, although existing Mileage Plus members will remain enrolled in Mileage Plus. Authorized users will not be enrolled in Mileage Plus as a result of this request. Mileage Plus miles awarded through the use of the authorized user's card will only be credited to the primary cardmember's account. If a cardmember's membership in United's Mileage Plus Program is terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Program, the cardmember will no longer be eligible for or receive any Mileage Plus miles for purchases using the United Mileage Plus Card. Chase's sole obligation concerning the award and redemption of miles shall be to make a valid request to United to award miles to the cardmember's associated Mileage Plus Visa card account. Chase disclaims liability or responsibility for United's failure to award or redeem miles to the cardmember's associated Mileage Plus account after Chase has met its obligations to United in connection with such a request.
