US Airways Dividend Miles card

Best Current The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® Offers

BEST CURRENT US AIRWAYS® PREMIER WORLD MASTERCARD® OFFERS- Our family has done a nice healthy run on earning lots of US Airways Dividend miles thanks in part to their credit card. Over the course of a year and a half, my wife and I have both held dual The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard®. What that means is that my wife and I have both earned anywhere from 35,000-40,000 miles after opening up the card and making the first purchase (Opened May 2012 [me], February 2013 [wife], March 2013 [me], September 2013 [wife]). Then all four of our cards were targeted with 15,000 bonus miles after spending $750 for 3 consecutive months. In addition, we received a 10,000 anniversary bonus on all cards.

I cancelled my first card early last summer and only carry one card now, while my wife still has both of hers. I tried opening a third card about a month ago, and was turned down, which I expected at this point.

The real key to balancing our future US Airways rewards is opening up new cards (and the risk that they may deny us another card) versus the anniversary bonus we stand to gain by holding onto the card(s). Clearly, the bigger player is the bonus for new cards, but at this time, we will just hang onto the cards for any spend and anniversary bonuses.

So I was curious what some of the best offers were out there at this time. Looking back at some of our older posts from last year, all the links for 35,000 miles after first purchase and the annual fee waived the first year are now expired. So I began messing around with links to find some “better” offers.

Best Current The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® Offers

The The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® (affiliate link) offers 40,000 mile after first purchase and payment of the first year annual fee $89. Additional benefits include:

  1. First checked bag free on eligible bags for you and up to four companions on domestic US Airways operated flights
  2. One companion certificate good for up to 2 guests to travel with you on a US Airways operated flight at $99 each, plus taxes and fees
  3. Priority boarding Zone 2 on US Airways operated flights
  4. Redeem miles for award travel on US Airways and American Airlines booked through usairways.com or US Airways Reservations
  5. Earn miles on every purchase with 2 miles for every $1 you spend on US Airways purchases and 1 mile for every $1 on purchases everywhere else

Plus, redeem for award travel faster with a 5,000 mile discount on US Airways flights.

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Redeem Bing Rewards for Frequent Flyer Miles

Bing, Microsoft’s powered search engine, offers guests the chance to earn free rewards for using their service. Guests earn rewards for using Bing to search for things on the internet. In addition, guests can earn bonus points for performing suggested activities like searching for specific items, completing short surveys, etc.

Bing Rewards Airline Miles

I have been a member of the Bing Rewards program for quite some time, but do not actually use it very often. Typically, my most interaction with the program is when they email me telling me about bonus point opportunities.

However, Bing is now making it a little more enticing for those of us who like to travel.

Users can now redeem your credits and get 100 points/miles for your favorite frequent flyer, hotel or retail loyalty program. Participating programs include American Airlines AAdvantage®, Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns®, Hawaiian Airlines® HawaiianMiles®, Icelandair Saga Club, IHG® Rewards Club, LifeMiles, My BestBuy™ Rewards, SVM FuelCircle, US Airways® Dividend Miles® and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.

Bing Rewards redeem at 400 points = 100 points/miles in your favorite program. However, Bing Rewards has several tiers of membership, depending on your interaction with the program.

Bing Rewards Chart

Above is a copy of the Bing Rewards Chart, showing our Silver status. Once you earn 200 credits in the program, you will be upgraded to Silver status. Earn 750 credits and become a loyal Bing searcher, and you will be upgraded to Gold status.

The benefit of Gold status is receiving a 10% discount when redeeming rewards. However, it appears Gold members can redeem 385 credits towards 100 points/miles in their favorite program, which is only a 3.75% discount. Still a discount, but not equal to what is advertised.

This should come in handy, as I am looking for ways to extend some of our mile expirations.

If you have not signed up for a free Bing Rewards account, here is our referral link. Feel free to leave yours in the comments.

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HostGator

Hosting Deal on US Airways Dividend Miles

As a miles enthusiast, I often look for the little gems to pad our families mileage accounts, because we need as many miles as possible to get our family of five to any given destination. So I am willing to go through all kinds of little games to acquire free or really cheap miles.

So when I received a new email from the US Airways Dividend Miles store front, I at least take a quick look at the earning opportunities.

Recently I was alerted that new customers to HostGator, a website hosting company, were offering 2,800 miles for new customers, plus a 30% discount off a hosting plan. Now here me out, even if you have no interest in running a website.

If you collect US Airways miles, this in an amazing offer to purchase some really cheap miles.

First, visit the US Airways Store Front.

Sign in to the website using your US Airways Dividend Miles account number and last name.

At the very top of the website, search for “HostGator.”

US Airways HostGator Offer

This is where it gets exciting. You will see the portal offers 2,800 miles for a new customer. Click through to go to the HostGator website.

Once you get to the HostGator website, in the middle of the page select “View Web Hosting Plans.”

On the left side, under the Hatchling Plan, pull down the window and select “Monthly-$7.16/mo.” Then say “Order Now.”

Under Enter Your Domain Name, select “I already own this domain” and enter any website you want. It does not really matter, as you are only doing this for the mileage. If you actually own a domain name, you are more than free to add one.

Make sure Hatchling and the $7.16/mo option is selected.

Create a User Name and password.

Enter your credit card information in for the purchase.

Make sure to uncheck the boxes for “Add SiteLock” and “Add CodeGuard.”

Enter coupon SAVE30 and hit “Validate.”

Check the Terms and Conditions box and hit the button for “Create Account.”

There you have it. You just purchased 2,800 US Airways Dividend Miles for only $6.27, or $0.0022/mile, which is an outstanding deal!

After purchasing your new hosting plan, you will need to set up a cancellation ticket, presumably after your Dividend miles have been credited.

To do so, “Cancellations must be done in writing via the cancellation form provided. Once we receive your cancellation and have confirmed all necessary information with you via e-mail, we will inform you in writing (typically email) that your account has been canceled. Your cancellation confirmation will contain a ticket/tracking number in the subject for your reference, and for verification purposes. You should immediately receive an automatic “Your request has been received…” email with a tracking number. An employee will confirm your request (and process your cancellation) shortly thereafter. If you do not hear back from us, or do not receive the automatic confirmation email within a few minutes after submitting your cancellation, please contact us immediately via phone. We require that cancellations of service are done through the online form to (a) confirm your identity, (b) confirm in writing you are prepared for all files/emails to be removed, and (c) document the request. This process reduces the likelihood of mistakes, fraudulent/malicious requests, and ensures you are aware that the files, emails, and account may be removed immediately after a cancellation request is processed.

The only issue I foresee with this deal is how long it takes for the miles to post versus cancelling the account. I am already a subscriber and use HostGator to services all of our families websites, so I have not been able to run through this exercise personally. However, I see no reason why it should not work so long as you follow the shopping portals process. There is a little bit of a process that needs to be gone through to purchase then cancel, but the miles are being purchased so cheap, it should be worth the risk.

Some of the shopping portals are notorious for taking several months to pay out the rewards, and cancelling right away, even though it does not state so in the terms, could be a “hidden” clause that the portal elects to not payout the miles. However, again, it is only a couple of dollars being risked, so the risk is minimal.

Let us know in the comments should you elect to try this.

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Source: InACents