Link: Apply now for the United℠ Business Card
We’ve just seen a huge new limited time welcome offer rolled out on United’s most popular business credit card. Given the reasonable annual fee and huge bonus, this is a great time to apply.
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United Business Card offering 100K bonus miles
The United Business Card is offering a limited time welcome bonus of 100,000 MileagePlus miles after spending $5,000 within the first three months. I value United miles at 1.1 cents each, so to me, that bonus is worth $1,100. This is an excellent bonus, significantly bigger than the offer we previously saw.
Who is eligible for the United Business Card?
Who is eligible for the welcome bonus on the United Business Card? While Chase and United have several co-branded credit cards, eligibility for the cards (including the bonuses) is independent.
You’re not eligible for the bonus on this card if you currently have it, or if you’ve received a new cardmember bonus on this exact card in the past 24 months. However, you are eligible if you have any other Chase United card, including another business card.
Chase’s standard credit card application policies apply. This includes the 5/24 rule, though anecdotally it appears that this is no longer consistently being enforced.
Why the United Business Card is worth it
The United Business Card has a $99 annual fee, while offering a variety of perks that will offset that on an ongoing basis, including:
- A first checked bag free for the card member and one companion when the ticket is purchased with the card
- Two United Club passes annually, which will automatically be electronically deposited in your MileagePlus account
- Priority boarding on United flights, with Group 2
- 25% savings on inflight purchases in the form of statement credits, including for food, drinks, and Wi-Fi
- A $100 annual United travel credit, when you make at least seven United flight travel-related purchases per year, each totaling at least $100
- 5,000 MileagePlus anniversary bonus miles, assuming you have this card in conjunction with a personal Chase and United card, like the United℠ Explorer Card (review)
- Eligibility for upgrades on award tickets as a MileagePlus elite member (you’d otherwise only receive these on tickets purchased with cash)
- Valuable travel protection, including trip delay and lost luggage protection, plus primary rental car coverage
- The ability to earn Premier Qualifying Points (PQPs), which count toward status — earn one PQP per $20 spent, up to 1,000 PQPs per calendar year
The value of this card very much checks out if you fly United with any frequency, and there are lots of good uses of MileagePlus miles.
Read a full review of the United Business Card.
Bottom line
The United Business Card is a rewarding entry level business card that offers valuable perks, from priority services, to travel protection, to a couple of United Club passes. At the moment, the card is offering an improved limited time welcome offer, making it the best time to apply. If you’ve been considering picking up this card, now is the time to do so.
What do you make of the United Business Card?
Instant approval, great bonus! let’s just hope that there is not another evaluation before I can hit the threshold.
I'm a puny UA Gold but the benefits of the card family overlap with those benefits. The only extra is the club pass, but good luck using them as the clubs often hang a do not enter sign for one time passes. I'll consider these cards only when my status falls back.