Card Comparison: Sign Up Bonus Rewards Credit Cards - June 2008

Posted by brady

June 29, 2008

Many credit cards offer sign-up bonus to customers, many of them are rewards credit cards, which means sign-up bonus offer rewards in addition to regular rewards program. As an additional benefit, sign-up bonus rewards credit cards are on top of your list when you are on card hunting trip. Sign up bonuses can be in the form of a check in the mail, a credit to your account, or points for a rewards program.

Sign up bonuses are promotional offers from credit cards for new cardholders
Receive cash back for making your first purchase with a new credit card offering a cash sign up bonus
Receive rewards points for signing on to a new credit card account for cards with rewards program sign up bonuses
For airline rewards program cards, you could even receive a free companion airline ticket as a sign up bonus!

For Consumers…

Card Name (Credit Requirement)	Sign-Up Bonus	Requirements
Gold Delta SkyMiles Card	15,000 miles	After 1st purchase
Citi® Professional^SM Card with Thank You^SM Network	$100 gift card	After 1st purchase
AMEX Starwood Preferred Guest (Good Credit)	10,000 Star Points	After 1st purchase
Hilton HHonors® Platinum Card (Excellent Credit)	10,000 Hilton Points	10.99%
AMEX Preferred Rewards Gold	$100 gift card	After 1st purchase
Chase Freedom Card	$50	After 1st purchase
One from American Express	$50	After 1st purchase
AMEX Preferred Rewards Green	$50 gift card	After 1st purchase
Citi PremierPass	10,000 Points	Spend $300 in 3 mths
Citi PremierPass Elite	20,000 Points	Spend $600 in 3 mths
Citi Platinum AAdvantage (Excellent Credit)	25,000 AA Miles	Spend $750 in 4 mths
Citi Gold AAdvantage	15,000 AA Miles	Spend $750 in 4 mths

For Businesses…

Card Name (Credit Requirement)	Sign-Up Bonus	Requirements
Gold Delta SkyMiles Business Card	15,000 Miles	After 1st purchase
AMEX Starwood Preferred Guest Business (Good Credit)	10,000 Star Points	After 1st purchase
Platinum Business FreedomPass from AMEX	$50	After 1st purchase
CitiBusiness w/ ThankYou Network	$100 gift card	Spend $250

Important Disclaimer: the credit cards information in this post were accurate as of the date of publishing, some or all of the card programs may be discontinued, their terms may be changed after wards.