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New limited-time public offer since Oct 1; with the authorized-user bonus it totals 80K, matching the Mar–Jun 2025 record. No end date announced.
- Welcome offer
- 70K miles after $3K spend in 3 mo (+10K for an authorized user)
- Best on record
- 80K miles after $3K spend in 3 mo (2025-03 to 2025-06)
- Annual fee
- $0 first year, then $150
- Rewards rate
- 1x-3x Miles
- Regular APR
- 19.99%–28.49% Variable
- Recommended credit score
- Good to excellent
- Airport lounges
- United Club one-time passes. 2 one-time passes a year. Each pass admits one person.
- Points go to
- United MileagePlus. Miles go straight into United MileagePlus. They can’t be moved to another airline, but you can book Star Alliance partners such as Air Canada, Lufthansa and ANA.
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