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United Business Card offering 50K bonus miles
The United Business Card offers a welcome bonus of 50,000 MileagePlus miles after spending $5,000 within the first three months. Personally, I value United miles at 1.1 cents each, so to me, that bonus is worth $550.
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, including the 5/24 rule, apply.
Why the United Business Card is worth it
The United Business Card has a reasonable $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $99, and offers 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 value of this card very much checks out if you fly United with any frequency. And the annual fee even being waived for the first year is the icing on the cake.
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.
What do you make of the United Business Card?
I have 8 AX cards. Five AX business card employees have told me there is no limit to the number of AX business cards one can have. I have received the intro offer for AX Hilton Business and Blue Business Cash twice each in two years, in spite of the supposed "once in a lifetime" language.
Been waiting for this offer for P2. I have both personal (the no annual fee one downgraded from Explorer) and biz, and still get 5000 annual miles that covers most of the annual fee. Along with the other decent benefits that doesn't make me hesitate booking for basic Y. This combination is a must-have.
I just got this card last week with a 50K bonus for $5,000 spend. Do you think it's possible to call and ask them if I can get the 75K bonus?
I don’t know about co-branded cards but Chase generally does match new bonuses on their own card line.
Oh boy, it'll buy a one way economy class seat on a transatlantic flight! Where do I sign up? When business class awards start at 88k (and are rarely available) the bonuses have to go up.