{"id":19317,"date":"2011-02-11T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/?p=19317"},"modified":"2011-02-11T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T02:00:24","slug":"us-airways-gets-a-competitive-rewards-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/us-airways-gets-a-competitive-rewards-card\/","title":{"rendered":"US Airways Gets A Competitive Rewards Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can still remember all the CARD Act opponent’s claims that the days of credit card rewards would disappear once those well meaning banks are pummeled by oppressive regulations.\u00a0 According to the industry, these regulations were only going to hurt consumers, as banks would be forced to end their reward programs in order to survive in the post-CARD dystopia.\u00a0 They really only had your interest in mind, after all.<\/p>\n

Glad I Called Them On It
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Sure enough, credit card companies have tightened credit and raised interest rates.\u00a0 They are still in business to make a profit, but now they have to try harder to find customers that represent the best risk.\u00a0 Predictably, this has led them to use more bait to lure potential new customers. If you are trying to catch customers, the bait you use is called a sign up bonus.<\/p>\n

US Airways Card From Barclay Comes With Plenty Of Goodies<\/strong><\/p>\n

One by one, each airline offered a card that waived annual fees, threw in some perks, and bowled you over with a great sign up bonus.\u00a0 Chase had a British Airways card that offered 100,000 miles, and Citibank has a card that offers 75,000 bonus miles at sign up.\u00a0 US Airways seemed to be the lone hold out, but no longer.<\/p>\n

Here is what their new Barclay’s card <\/a>offers:<\/p>\n