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The Continental Airlines OnePass Plus credit card now offers 50,000 bonus miles after your first purchase, enough for two round-trip tickets within the continental US and Canada. In addition, the first year’s annual fee of $85 will be waived as part of this offer.

Tickets purchased directly from Continental earn 2 miles per dollar, while all other purchases will earn 1 mile per dollar.

Other benefits of the card include:

• As a one-time bonus each calendar year, once you reach $25,000 or more in net purchases on your OnePass Plus Card, you will receive 10,000 OnePass miles.
• Having your first checked bag free when you use your card to buy your tickets on Continental flights
• Two Presidents Club passes each year

Note: To fully maximize your mileage earned, you may want to wait until February 1 to apply so that your application counts towards Mileathon.

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The Virgin Atlantic American Express now offers up to 65,000 bonus miles in your first year of cardmembership. The new, improved offer is only available through this link, as the standard deal only offers up to 35,000 bonus miles.

Under terms of the new promotion, you’ll earn 20,000 Flying Club miles after your first purchase. You’ll also receive an additional 25,000 bonus miles after you make at least $750 in purchases within 90 days of opening your account. In addition, you’ll earn 7,500 Flying Club miles for spending $15,000 and another 7,500 miles for reaching $25,000 in annual spending. Up to 5,000 more bonus miles may be earned for adding more Cardmembers to your account.

The card earns 1.5 points per dollar spent and helps towards elite status. You earn one tier point per $2,500 spent and up to 2 points per month. To qualify for Silver status, you need 15 tier points or 10 to renew. For G

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