The United Gateway Card replaces the old TravelBank card as the no-annual fee United credit card.
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United Gateway Card Bonus Offer:
20,000 bonus MileagePlus miles after spending $1,000 in your first 3 months
How the United Gateway Card earns:
- 2 miles per dollar on United Airlines purchases and earn 25% back on United inflight purchases
- 2 miles per dollar at gas stations and on local transit and commuting charges
- Earn 3 miles per $1 spent at grocery stores, on up to $1,500 per month through 9/30/2021
- Earn 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases
Other Card Benefits:
- No foreign transaction fees (a nice benefit on a no annual fee card)
How to Apply
You can see how to apply here.
Bottom Line:
I really think this is a better downgrade option than a new card option. You can do better in every bonus category. The Chase Freedom Flex, for example, would give you 5X Ultimate Rewards on groceries for one year – and those could be converted to United miles 1:1 as long as you have a Sapphire Reserve or Sapphire Preferred (or Ink Preferred) as well.
Still, there may be an edge case where this card makes sense – like if you are starving for a United bonus offer and have all of the other available Chase cards.
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You can find credit cards that best match your spending habits and bonus categories at Your Best Credit Cards.
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