15,000 MileagePlus miles with the United credit card

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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.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus.

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

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.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

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: