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When signing up for a rewards card, I think there are four factors to consider:
- What is the value of the sign up bonus?
- What is value of putting my pattern of spending on the card? (category bonuses and the value of the base point earned)
- What are the benefits of holding the card? (lounge access, free checked bags, discounted awards, etc)
- When is the deal disappearing?
All things equal, you should apply for a card with a limited time sign up bonus over one that is stable. You can get the stable card next time.
With so much excitement around the now-certain American Airlines/US Airways merger and the pending disappearance of the US Airways Premier World MasterCard, I thought it would be useful to compile a list of other cards offers that are soon to disappear.
What are the top ten credit card offers that are about to disappear? When are they disappearing? And how much worse will the upcoming offers be?
I don’t have inside information on when credit card offers will end, and I certainly don’t know for sure what the new offers will be. All the information on this list is compiled based on cards’ historical sign up bonuses and my best guesses. I’ve ordered the list by how much I would expect someone to lose by waiting until it’s too late to get the best current offer.
Nothing in this post should be construed as a suggestion to apply for a credit card now, or a guarantee that the offer will drop in the future. Don’t rush to get a card if you can’t meet its minimum spending requirement or use it responsibly. You are responsible for decisions that affect your credit.
1. US Airways Premier World MasterCard® with 50,000 US Airways miles after first purchase
2. Citi ThankYou® Premier Rewards Card
- Earn up to 50,000 bonus ThankYou® Points. Bonus points are redeemable for up to $500 in gift cards, up to $625 for airfare or other great rewards. Earn 20,000 points after $2,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Earn an additional 30,000 points after another $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of your second year of being a cardmember.
- Previous offer had been 30k ThankYou points
- No end date known for current offer. Missing it could cost you 20k bonus ThankYou points, worth $250 in free travel.
- My full review of the ThankYou Premier card
Application Link: Citi ThankYou® Premier Rewards Card
3. Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard® with 40,000 miles after spending $3k in the first three months.
- Earn 40,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days — that’s enough to redeem for a $400 travel statement credit
- Earn 2X miles on all purchases
- Get 5% miles back to use toward your next redemption, every time you redeem
- Chip card technology, so paying for your purchases is more secure at chip-card terminals in the U.S. and abroad
- No foreign transaction fees on anything you buy while in another country
- 0% introductory APR for 12 months for each Balance Transfer made within 45 days of account opening. After that, a variable APR will apply, currently 16.24% or 20.24%, depending on your creditworthiness.
- Complimentary online FICO® Credit Score access for Barclaycard Arrival cardmembers
Just getting started in the world of points and miles? The Chase Sapphire Preferred is the best card for you to start with.
With a bonus of 60,000 points after $4,000 spend in the first 3 months, 5x points on travel booked through the Chase Travel Portal and 3x points on restaurants, streaming services, and online groceries (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs), this card truly cannot be beat for getting started!
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For #2,’ seems like the 35K offer from Barclays with no fee for the first year is the better deal. Perhaps you could point readers in that direction?
Agreed, I’ve signed up for that card multiple times and never had any issues
I got 35K at signup, and 10K before the 1 year anniversary with first year fee waived
I ended up with 45K miles wihout ever paying a dime in annual fees. The card listed here only gives you 30K miles, and costs $89
I’ve written about the other offer before: https://milevalu.wpengine.com/how-to-get-the-35000-mile-us-airways-mastercard/
There’s nothing nefarious. I just really don’t want to hype up something and then have readers apply and not get their bonus. With the 35k offer, YMMV.
“With the 35k offer, YMMV”
There’s thousands of posts on the FT page of success stories over the course of several years, and dozens more on the post you linked to. To my knowledge, there isn’t a single verified case of the offer not being honored.
“◾Waiting could cost big spenders 50k bonus Avios.”
But one has to spend $18K to get it.
That $18K spend will garner many more pts/miles
distributed elsewhere…?
Including the normal 1.25 Avios per dollar, you get about 4 Avios per dollar on that last $18k. Clearing most sign up bonuses is better, but that’s pretty good for everyday spending if you spend, say, $100k per year on cards.
BA visa link is bad
Works for me. Google “100k Avios British Airways” if it’s not working for you.
I might be missing something but the four southwest cards are in my article. Maybe they were added later or you just missed them. Either way seems like jumping to a conclusion.
They’ve been at #4 the whole time. Great cards that fluctuate from 25k to 50k. Get ’em while they’re at 50k.
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What are the odds that 100,000 British airways miles can be used on the US Airways route system after the merger?
100%. We dont’ know exactly when, but by the time US Airways is the New American, both will be oneworld partners.
The SW cards are listed at #4 but don’t have a picture. Maybe try reading the article instead of scanning for material to hate on?
What do you think will happen to the people who have the Barclay U.S. Airways credit card? Will Barclay’s try to convert it to another one of their cards?
Almost certainly. I’ll wait to hear what card they’ll be converted to before deciding whether to hold or cancel my US Airways card.
Well, got approved for the SW personal card but declined on the business, guy on the phone said I had too many credit inquires in the past year, no way around this is there?
You can always call back and try with another agent, but at some point, there’s nothing you can do.
I think I’m just gonna lay off any apps for 3 months and hope that the 50k business SW card is still there, as long as I can get the companion pass sometime early next year I’ll be happy.