Chase Checking Account Bonus: 25,000 Continental Miles
Chase Bank is offering up to 25,000 bonus frequent flier miles from Continental Airlines with a new checking account if you (1) open a Chase Checking account and make 5 debit card purchases or set up direct deposit, and (2) open a Chase Continental Airlines Preferred Debit Card and make a purchase. The debit card has a minimum annual fee of $25, and a perk of that card is that you get your first checked bag for free.
If you can use the miles, and don’t have a Chase Checking account already, it’s a pretty easy way to earn some United/Continental miles. Expires June 30th. Redeem the coupon in-branch or online (use the coupon code during application). Read the fine print below to cover all the bases:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1Offer through June 30, 2010. To qualify for the reward you must open a new Chase CheckingSM account with a $100 minimum opening deposit of new money (money not currently held by Chase or its affiliates). Also, to qualify for the first 10,000 bonus miles you must make 5 debit card purchases with any Chase debit card linked or used to access the new account or initiate a repeating direct deposit such as payroll, Social Security or other government benefits. The 5 debit card purchases or first direct deposit must be completed within 60 days of account opening to earn the bonus miles. Initial 10,000 bonus miles will be deposited in your OnePass® account 6-10 weeks after the 5 debit card purchases or initial direct deposit has posted to the new account. This bonus mile offer is not available to customers with an existing Chase checking account. Limit one personal checking account-related reward per customer, per calendar year. Limit one 10,000 bonus mile award per checking account. Offer not available on account conversions or in combination with any other offer. Customers are still eligible for the first 10,000 miles even if they do not get the Chase Continental Airlines Preferred Debit Card. Account is subject to approval.
2The second 15,000 bonus OnePass mile award will be credited to your OnePass account after the first qualifying purchase is made with your Chase Continental Airlines Preferred Debit Card or Chase Continental Airlines Debit Card. Please allow 6-10 weeks after your first qualifying purchase for bonus miles to post to your OnePass account. This bonus mile offer is not available to customers with an existing Chase checking account. The first qualifying purchase must be made within the first 60 days in order to qualify for the bonus miles. Limit one 15,000 bonus OnePass mile award per customer, per calendar year.
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May 13th, 2010 at 5:22 am
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May 13th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Do I need a “great” credit score or just an “average” credit score to get an airline rewards card? Orbitz’s required score and assets are too high for me. I don’t have a Chase banking accuont either so I will be looking into this. Question: Does JPM let you buy many small cap stocks, because I like to play the OTCBB stockst at microcapreports and sometimes larger brokerages lack research and/or won’t let you buy them?
May 16th, 2010 at 8:49 am
I went through the application process; but stopped short because it never asked for me to enter my Continental OnePass account number. How are they going to post my OnePass Miles without knowing which OnePass account to post it to?!?!
May 18th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Help, I did the application at a Chase branch last week and the guy helping me out actually put the OnePass account number in. I’m not sure how this is done if you apply online, would love to know since my wife is interested to apply too!
June 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Don,
There is no credit check. You simply open an account. Then you pay 25 bucks for the debit card (don’t need the preferred card just get the regular). The points are credited to your Continental account in about 6 weeks.
Keep in mind if you do not make 6 purchases with the card per billing cycle, there is a 6 dollar account fee. So I make like a 5 dollar gas purchase, another small gas purchase, a small 7-11 purchase, etc. until I get 6 purchases per month. Then there is no fee.
You have to keep the account open for either 3 or 6 months (I forget) or there is a 25 dollar fee to close it. All in all this is a great deal for a free round trip ticket. You pay 25 to get the debit card and then even if you close the account it costs another 25 so for 50 bucks you can fly round trip. This is a SWEEEEEEEEET deal in my book.
I opened my account about a month ago and I already got the miles. Go to continental.com and sign up for there mileage program (free to sign up) before you open the Chase account.
Help,
I opened my account in the branch just like farulg and the Chase person put my Continental Onepass number in for me. Beware, they will try to sell you the “preferred” card for 65 bucks, just get the regular debit card for 25 bucks. It still works and you still get the 25000 miles. If they say it is just for preferred (which they did to me) have them read the fine print note in the web add. It is for either debit card.
August 19th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Hi, So do I have to deposit $100.00 or just the $25.00 card fee?
Thanks