NYT: The Best Credit Card Sign-Up Bonus Ever?

[BobWang]

http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/...nup-bonus-ever/

As Gary Leff reported in his View from the Wing blog, British Airways and Chase Card Services will soon be offering 100,000 miles to people who sign up for the British Airways Visa Signature card, possibly the most lucrative credit card sign-up bonus ever and equivalent to two round-trip coach tickets from North America to London.

[johnnyt6]

that sucks. it's offered by chase.. they don't want anymore than TWO inq on the report...

 

Great offer for those lucky enough to get the card.

[more credit less cash]

I've never been to London.. or any where in Europe, evem though a high school friend lives in somewhere in France...

[johnnyt6]

That’s a good thing. It sucks saving 5k for a vacation just to find out you only have 2.3k there and an average lunch in town cost 35 Euros.

 

I have never been to a country where their currency is worth more than ours.

[centex]

That’s a good thing. It sucks saving 5k for a vacation just to find out you only have 2.3k there and an average lunch in town cost 35 Euros.

 

I have never been to a country where their currency is worth more than ours.

 

People travel to other countries without having looked at currency exchange rates beforehand? Who knew...

[bailey911]

That’s a good thing. It sucks saving 5k for a vacation just to find out you only have 2.3k there and an average lunch in town cost 35 Euros.

 

I have never been to a country where their currency is worth more than ours.

 

Our dollar is going to continue to decline relative to other countries even the pound wont suffer such declines even though they have practiced quantitative easing to a greater degree than our Fed. Another example is my family are all in Australia and PPP at equilibrium is 1.66 and now thier dollar is trading at 1.1 so its that much more expensive for me to visit them now than it is for them to come here. Compare this to March 2009 when it was trading at 1.5 due to investors worldwide placing all thier assets in our dollar in the so called flight to safety.

[CTSoxFan]

Wow..DW and I have wanted to go to Europe for a while now...this may make it easier.

 

Can't wait to see if this pans out.

[hegemony]

That’s a good thing. It sucks saving 5k for a vacation just to find out you only have 2.3k there and an average lunch in town cost 35 Euros.

 

I have never been to a country where their currency is worth more than ours.

 

People travel to other countries without having looked at currency exchange rates beforehand? Who knew...

LOL

 

moreover, "worth more than ours" is not a valid concept since by definition an exchange rate is simple a price of one currency in terms of another.

[BobWang]

LOL

 

moreover, "worth more than ours" is not a valid concept since by definition an exchange rate is simple a price of one currency in terms of another.

Sniff, I miss the old days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system

[hegemony]

LOL

 

moreover, "worth more than ours" is not a valid concept since by definition an exchange rate is simple a price of one currency in terms of another.

Sniff, I miss the old days.

 

 

I don't.

 

let the market decide, right?

[improper_validation]

But they have lots of COs and need to jack APRs to make up for them.

 

Giving 100k miles to a new customer is no problem though.

[BobWang]

LOL

 

moreover, "worth more than ours" is not a valid concept since by definition an exchange rate is simple a price of one currency in terms of another.

Sniff, I miss the old days.

 

 

I don't.

 

let the market decide, right?

I DO like floating widgets.

[BobWang]

But they have lots of COs and need to jack APRs to make up for them.

 

Giving 100k miles to a new customer is no problem though.

They certainly got MY attention.

[hegemony]

But they have lots of COs and need to jack APRs to make up for them.

 

Giving 100k miles to a new customer is no problem though.

They certainly got MY attention.

BA started flying LAS-LHR last month...

[BobWang]

But they have lots of COs and need to jack APRs to make up for them.

 

Giving 100k miles to a new customer is no problem though.

They certainly got MY attention.

BA started flying LAS-LHR last month...

Free trip, *IF* you want to slum in Economy.

[hegemony]

But they have lots of COs and need to jack APRs to make up for them.

 

Giving 100k miles to a new customer is no problem though.

They certainly got MY attention.

BA started flying LAS-LHR last month...

Free trip, *IF* you want to slum in Economy.

LOL

 

and SLUM with chase

[Rorer_714]

Anyone know what fees you will be charged for a flight to Europe?

[Platinum]

The deal is alive and I am very tempted to apply. All my reports are on freeze. Which one to un-freeze is the question of the day ???

 

 

 

http://www.mychasecreditcards.com/britishairways/hp_postpin

[BobWang]

[jkfaria]

you go, BW!!!!

 

Did I tell you you are my IDOL????!!!!!!

[Platinum]

 

 

Bob, please let us know which report was pulled and what was the outcome. Good Luck !!!

[more credit less cash]

 

I knew Kona program will never work for you.

 

Go for 50k! IIRC, you have a Chase card with 100k limit? if so, ask them to match it!

[BobWang]

Bob, please let us know which report was pulled and what was the outcome. Good Luck !!!

Platinum:

Thanks, BTW, love the handle.

First USA pulled Experian, that's 7 total, 4 in the last 2 months.

I was just being the guinea pig.

Bob

[BobWang]

Actually, that's 5 in the last 2 months, counting First USA.

[BobWang]

I knew Kona program will never work for you.

 

Go for 50k! IIRC, you have a Chase card with 100k limit? if so, ask them to match it!

I DID say Kona, MAYBE.

I'm not real confident since Chase has denied me in the past for too many inquiries.