Get 15,000 MileagePlus miles with the United credit card

For a few months now, the United Airlines MileagePlus Amex credit card (issued by MBNA) has had the unique distinction of being the only UK airline credit card with NO sign-up bonus!

Things are improving, though.  Via this link, you can now earn 15,000 bonus United miles when you take out their card.  The card is free and you only need to spend £300 within 60 days to trigger the bonus.

The offer runs until 30th November.

As United is a Star Alliance member, you can redeem miles on Lufthansa, Swiss etc as well as United itself.  Here is a PDF of their award chart with Star Alliance awards on page 3.

A one-way business class award to the Middle East is 27,500 miles, so you’d need an extra 12,500 miles which you could buy or transfer from a hotel programme.  A one-way to Dubai in economy would be only 17,500 miles, so you pretty much get them all from the card.  If you’re heading to the US, a one-way Saver-level award in business from New York to San Francisco would be 25,000 miles.

In the main, though, the main beneficiaries of this deal will be people who already have some MileagePlus miles they want to build up.

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Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2023 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current sign-up bonuses.

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 30,000 Avios) with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. You receive 25,000 points if you spend £3,000 in three months and a further 5,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive a huge 100,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 100,000 Avios) with The Platinum Card. You receive 75,000 points if you spend £10,000 in six months and a further 25,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.