Low Interest Credit Cards

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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Delta Air Lines just announced it will waive its fee on the first piece of checked luggage for Delta American Express cardholders beginning June 1, 2010. This benefit extends to cardmembers with an Amex Gold, Platinum or Delta Reserve SkyMiles credit card.

Delta will waive the $25 checked baggage fee on the first piece of checked luggage for up to nine people on the same reservation, but is not applicable to oversized or overweight bags. As Delta points out, that equates to savings of up to $50 on a round-trip ticket or $200 for a family of four. Cardholders will automatically receive the baggage fee waiver at Delta upon check-in for all Delta and Delta Connection flights.