Not sure how many people here are frequent travelers - that's really a habit i picked up only after my MBA but for those who are - there is a great new deal from Chase and United Airlines. This could be very handy esp. if you need a last minute trip.
New United Visa offer: 40K bonus miles; 50K total miles after 1 year
* first year free,
* 20,000 bonus miles with first purchase (note, no requirement for minimum spending)
* 10,000 bonus miles for spending $10,000 on the card in six months (if you hit the $10,000 spending threshold, it amounts to earning double miles for your first $10k in spend)
* 10,000 bonus miles on your first anniversary with the card (which will imply paying a $60 fee)
Link:
https://app.firstusa.com/ICBatch?SPID=B ... PROMO=DF01(Sorry, for US Residents only)
Here is what 50K miles gets you:
50K miles = 1 x coach roundtrip ticket between US and Europe
50K miles = 2x coach roundtrip tickets within the continental US (48 states)
45K miles = 1x first class roundtrip ticket within the US
35K miles = 1x coach roundtrip ticket between US and Hawaii or US and Carribean
(source:
https://www.united.com/page/article/0,,1142,00.html)