{"id":5621,"date":"2014-04-17T06:54:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T12:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2016-06-14T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T16:48:08","slug":"get-miles-per-credit-card-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5621","title":{"rendered":"How to Get More Miles Per Credit Card Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Playing the mileage game can be fun, but much like a war, a good strategy can differentiate between a loss, win, and a beating! \u00a0Carefully planning your credit card applications is crucial to winning the overall war. \u00a0Credit card companies are starting to tighten up on approvals, bonuses, and points so you need to know your game. Let&#8217;s put together a strategy to help you to earn more miles per credit card application.<\/p>\n<h2>Picking up More Miles per Credit Card Application<\/h2>\n<p>Remember the coin boxes on Super Mario World with the big ? on them? \u00a0Some of them were lame and only offered a single coin, while others filled your pockets as you repeatedly smashed your head on the box time and time again until the coins ran out. \u00a0Similar to Super Mario World, some credit card issuers only offer a single bonus. \u00a0When it comes to these cards you want to make sure you really are getting the best bonus out there. \u00a0It would be a shame to pick up 25,000 for a card when someone else used a better link that offered 50,000, especially if you only get one shot.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the current situation with credit card issuers and their stance on multiple bonuses. \u00a0I&#8217;ll put in parenthesis what the best offer is that is either around, or comes around on a rare occasion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44072707@N00\/3196278358\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured alignright\" title=\"chase bank\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3360\/3196278358_b147042ece_n.jpg\" alt=\"chase bank\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Chase Credit Cards<\/h2>\n<p>These guys are the powerhouse. \u00a0They offer the most travel credit cards out there. \u00a0Among their more popular cards out there right now they are offering these cards:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"308\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><!--StartFragment--> <\/p>\n<colgroup>\n<col span=\"2\" width=\"103\" \/>\n<col width=\"102\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"103\" height=\"13\">Sapphire Preferred (40)<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\"><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"InterContinental Hotels Group\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/InterContinental_Hotels_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">IHG<\/a> Rewards (80)<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">Marriott Rewards (70)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Ink Bold (60)<\/td>\n<td>AirTran (16 credits)<\/td>\n<td>Hyatt Hotels (2 nights)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Ink Plus (60)<\/td>\n<td>United MileagePlus (50)<\/td>\n<td>Fairmont Hotels (2 nights)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Southwest (50)<\/td>\n<td>British Airways (100)<\/td>\n<td>Ritz Carlton Hotels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As you can see they&#8217;ve got the lion&#8217;s share of the credit cards that are out there right now. Their rules generally are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only one bonus per card<\/li>\n<li>Some people have reported getting more than one card at once, but many have said that they&#8217;ve only been approved for a single card at a time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Citibank Credit Cards<\/h2>\n<p>Citi has a connection with American Airlines, which is one of the best airliners for finding international flights. \u00a0Check out their current travel credit cards:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"280\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><!--StartFragment--> <\/p>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"177\" \/>\n<col width=\"103\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"177\" height=\"13\">AAdvantage Platinum Select (50)<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Hilton HHonors Visa Signature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">AAdvantage World Mastercard (50)<\/td>\n<td>Hilton HHonors Reserve (2 Nights)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" height=\"13\">Executive AAdvantage World Elite (100)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You&#8217;re going to love Citibank:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They&#8217;ll reissue their bonuses every 18 months. (Yay!)<\/li>\n<li>You can&#8217;t have two applications for the same card in one day anymore. Darn!<\/li>\n<li>Business applications need to be spaced about 60 days from a personal card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I love my Citi cards. \u00a0They usually waive their annual fees on their cards too, which is awesome when it comes to extending your average length of credit history.<\/p>\n<h2>American Express<\/h2>\n<p>Let me tell you something about American Express. \u00a0They aren&#8217;t my favorite right now. \u00a0These guys are tightening their belts on everything right now. \u00a0They are cranking down on bonuses, annual fees, and about every other benefit that you want in a credit card.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"300\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><!--StartFragment--> <\/p>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"140\" \/>\n<col width=\"160\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" height=\"13\">Amex Platinum (100)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Amex Premier Rewards Gold (75-only if you&#8217;re targeted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Starwood Preferred Guest (30)<\/td>\n<td>Delta Gold (45-targeted)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">SPG Business Card (30)<\/td>\n<td>Delta Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Amex Gold Card (75- only if you&#8217;re targeted)<\/td>\n<td>Hilton Hhonors Surpass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Their bonuses are amongst the lowest available right now, and they just recently announced in the last week other changes that make their products less competitive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single bonus per card (new as of the March of 2014)<\/li>\n<li>In most cases they&#8217;ll approve multiple cards in the same day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basically their cards aren&#8217;t accepted everywhere, they have low bonuses, never waive annual fees, and have a superiority complex.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 85px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright zemanta-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Barclaycard.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"English: Scan of sample original Barclaycard (...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/23\/Barclaycard.gif\/75px-Barclaycard.gif\" alt=\"English: Scan of sample original Barclaycard (...\" width=\"75\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">English: Scan of sample original Barclaycard (design of 1966-1983) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Barclaycard US<\/h2>\n<p>These guys are the new guy on the block, but they&#8217;re really starting to make their presence known in the credit card industry. \u00a0Three years ago these guys were almost in last place. \u00a0They&#8217;ve been working hard to land new cards and they&#8217;ve been promoting them well.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"300\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><!--StartFragment--> <\/p>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"140\" \/>\n<col width=\"160\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" height=\"13\">Arrival World Mastercard (40)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Lufthansa Miles &amp; More (35)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Frontier Airlines (40)<\/td>\n<td>Choice Privileges (30)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">US Airways Div Miles (40)<\/td>\n<td>Wynham Rewards (32)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Hawaiian Airlines (35)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Best Western Card (15)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The cards offered by Barclaycard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have been rumored to offer bonuses multiple times. \u00a0(Yes)<\/li>\n<li>Previously allowed multiple applications in a single day, but have really started cracking down lately. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/millionmilesecrets.com\/2014\/04\/16\/why-you-should-choose-your-barclays-cards-wisely\/\">Million Mile Secrets posted just the other day about them tightening their belt.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Are amongst the most likely to charge annual fees the first year. \u00a0Although not all of them do charge an annual fee. \u00a0(Dang)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seriously these guys have been only allowing a couple of inquiries per person per year lately, but they still have some great cards. \u00a0Not all of them are as sexy as Jessica Alba, but most of them are great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bank_highlander.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured alignright\" title=\"Photo of Bank of America ATM Machine by Brian ...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Bank_highlander.jpg\/350px-Bank_highlander.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Bank of America ATM Machine by Brian ...\" width=\"245\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bank of America<\/h2>\n<p>These guys have basically fallen off the map. They just lost the Hawaiian Airlines card to Barclaycard. \u00a0They really only have one card left out there, which is the Alaska Airlines. \u00a0With it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reports show that you can get this card over and over again.<\/li>\n<li>The problem is that the bonus usually only hovers around 25,000, and they have an annual fee the first year. \u00a0Unless the bonus bumps up higher, it isn&#8217;t as good as most other cards out there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>US Bank<\/h2>\n<p>These guys play in the shadows, and they have a couple of good cards, but they&#8217;re not really aggressive on their marketing for their travel credit cards like Chase and Amex. \u00a0You should find these travel related credit cards in their portfolio:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"300\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><!--StartFragment--> <\/p>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"140\" \/>\n<col width=\"160\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" height=\"13\">Club Carlson Visa (85)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Aero Mexico Personal Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Club Carlson Biz Card (85)<\/td>\n<td>LANpass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"13\">Flexperks Travel Card (40)<\/td>\n<td>Avianca Lifemiles Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Many of their cards are for airliners that are out of the country, and they don&#8217;t offer huge upfront bonuses with the exception of the Club Carlson credit card. \u00a0It is one of my favorite hotel cards right now. \u00a0As I understand these guys:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They only allow you to get their bonuses once.<\/li>\n<li>Are pretty strict on people who have lots of inquiries on their credit report.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t waive the annual fee on their Club Carlson credit card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Choosing your Applications Carefully<\/h2>\n<p>Watch for the cards to hit their biggest bonuses. \u00a0Currently the Southwest credit cards are offering 25,000 points, but if you&#8217;re patient then you should be able to get 50k as the bonus. \u00a0Historically they bump it up a couple times a year, so be patient. \u00a0The same goes for the Ink Bold and Ink Plus. \u00a0Last year they took the bonus from 50k up to 60k during small business week in America.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, most of the issuers have switched to a &#8220;single bonus&#8221; type arrangement. \u00a0This is particularly depressing when you look over the last few years and we have lost other airlines like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continental (Merged with United)<\/li>\n<li>Northwest (Merged with Delta)<\/li>\n<li>Airtran (Merging with Southwest)<\/li>\n<li>US Airways (Bought the bankrupt American Airlines)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basically you need to make sure that you&#8217;re getting the best bang for your application. \u00a0If you have questions, just ask before you submit your application for a credit card and we will let you know if we&#8217;ve seen better offers, or if what you&#8217;re seeing is the best for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=0ee7f114-ee11-44e4-83f1-c5fbb5a87042\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing the mileage game can be fun, but much like a war, a good strategy can differentiate between a loss, win, and a beating! 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