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You can fly roundtrip on US Airways to any of their destinations to Europe,
Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada or between 100 U.S. cities for $139
roundtrip or less, simply by signing up for US Airways frequent flyer program
and applying for a US Airways Visa and/or MasterCard.
Listed below is a
side-by-side comparison of the benefits offered by each card.
One US Airways credit card is their Visa Signature card issued by Bank of
America. The annual fee for this card is $90. You will receive a sign-up bonus
of 25,000 air miles plus other goodies. Please click here to see the additional
benefits you get with this card, including a $99 companion certificate and a
free one-day US Airways club lounge pass (valued at $40).
The second credit card is the US Airways World MasterCard issued by Barclays
Delaware. For $49 a year, you can receive a sign-up bonus of 10,000 air miles.
Sign up for their Premier World MasterCard (we recommend this one) and for a $79
annual fee you will receive a sign-up bonus of 15,000 air miles plus extra
goodies including a $99 companion certificate and a one-day US Airways club
lounge pass. Please click here to see all the perks you get for signing up for
this card.
In summary, for only a $139 investment you could be on your way to almost any
destination in the world served by US Airways, including Europe and Hawaii.
Remember, you
must sign up for a free US Airways frequent flyer membership BEFORE you apply
for the credit cards. Please click
here to apply for US Airways Dividend Miles program and for more
information.
| Features |
US Airways Visa
Signature Card |
Dividend Miles
Premier World MasterCard |
Dividend Miles
World MasterCard |
| Annual Fee |
$90 |
$79 |
$49 |
| Bonus Miles With First Use |
25,000 |
15,000 |
10,000 |
| Bonus Miles With Balance Transfer |
n/a |
Up to 10,000 |
Up to 10,000 |
| Miles on Purchases |
Double miles
on US Airways purchases |
Double miles
on US Airways purchases |
One mile for
every $1 spent |
| Additional
Benefits |
Travel and emergency assistance |
Earn 10,000
miles towards Dividend Miles Preferred status |
Annual certificate
redeemable for one $149 companion ticket |
| Up to two $99
companion tickets annually |
Up to two $99
companion tickets annually |
| Preferred
First Class check-in |
Preferred
First Class check-in |
No preset spending limit |
| Preferred Zone
2 boarding |
Preferred Zone
2 boarding |
| One
complimentary US Airways Club Lounge day pass annually |
One
complimentary US Airways Club Lounge day pass annually |
Exceptional
travel benefits |
| Discount on
annual US Airways Club membership |
Discount on
annual US Airways Club membership |
| No preset
spending limit |
No preset
spending limit |
Preferred
dining and entertainment expenses |
| Exceptional
travel benefits |
Exceptional
travel benefits |
| Preferred
dining and entertainment expenses |
Preferred
dining and entertainment expenses |
World
MasterCard price protection and zero fraud liability |
| Automatic auto
rental insurance |
World
MasterCard price protection and zero fraud liability |
Please click here to view the mileage awards charts and special promotional
bonus mileage charts showing how you can get to the Caribbean for only 25,000
frequen flyer miles and to Europe for only 35,000 frequent flyer miles.
Please click here for full details on the US Airways Visa Signature credit
card issued by Bank of America where you can earn up to 25,000 bonus air miles.
Please click here for full details on the US Airways World MasterCard credit
cards issued by Barclays Delaware where you can receive 10,000 to 15,000 bonus
air miles.
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