While you are standing in line to pay for your groceries, after spending all day at work, does your mind drift off to the last vacation that you took? Was it a flight to sunny Florida, or maybe a trip to the Rocky Mountains? United Airlines would like you to be able to schedule more of these trips without an additional drain on your pocketbook. To do so, they are offering the United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card.



Once you apply for the United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card, you are credited with 20,000 bonus miles as soon as you make your first purchase with it. Every single time you stand in line at the grocery store, and use your United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card, you add 2 bonus miles for every $1 that you spend at the store. You also earn 2 miles for every $1 that you spend at the gas station and at home improvement stores. You also earn 2 miles for every $1 that you spend when you are really tired at the end of the workday and decide to take your family out to a restaurant. And, if thinking about a vacation makes you run out and purchase an airline ticket immediately, you also earn 2 bonus miles for every $1 spent with United Airlines or Star Alliance Airlines. As with most credit cards with rebates, you always earn 1 bonus mile for every $1 that you spend for any other purchase put on the credit card.

In addition to regular bonus miles, you also earn Elite miles when using the United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card. You earn 5000 Elite miles after the first purchase on the card, 5000 Elite miles when you have spent a total of $35K on the card, and up to 5000 Elite miles for every airline trip on United or Star Alliance purchased with the United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card.

Also, as a courtesy to United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card cardholders, United Airlines offers a free round trip on the anniversary date. They also offer free upgrade certificates. So, when you book a trip on United, you can upgrade your ticket for either the outbound or return trip, and enjoy a little more luxury than your normal travel experience. This will be a very nice memory. United Airlines will also give cardholders a $25 travel certificate.

So, buy your groceries, close your eyes, and imagine yourself in comfort flying to a wonderful destination. Next time, buy your groceries with the United Mileage Plus Platinum Visa Card, and start getting bonus miles to actually take your trip!