There doesnt seem to be a thread strictly dedicated to credit cards with frequent flyer mile bonuses, and I thought it would be nice to have a one stop shopping experience for Frequent Flyer Mile (Not) Arbitrage. I just completed a FFM AOR, but had to search tirelessly through different threads and Google searches to find some of the better deals. I literally did hundreds of searches and cruised through countless threads for an entire day at work.

This thread is for people who want the following:
- Bonus Miles of 25k or greater
- Maximum spend requirement of $3k within three months (ideally after first purchase)
- First year annual fee waived, or maximum of $100 for first year

The following are nice, but since these are often not our primary cards, and we will probably cancel the card before the first annual fee, they dont matter a great deal to us:
- Low purchase APR
- No foreign exchange fees
- Points per $1 spent

Ideally, this will be a self-sustaining topic: the Member Summary gets updated by FatWallet Members as deals come and go. With that in mind, lets try to limit the Member Summary to cards with the above wants.

Ive got the list started with the best of the best I was able to scrounge up. Today I applied for United MileagePlus Explorer (app being reviewed), Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier (app being reviewed), and the Citi ThankYou Premier Card (instant approval). I basically applied for 150k bonus miles, with only a $99 annual fee on SW, and total spend minimum of $2,500 within 3 months. With a credit score of over 800, I dont ever recall not getting instant approval, so while this hurt, I am still hopeful and will keep you updated. Last year my 3 card FFMA AOR successfully yielded me 130k miles with no annual fees, and $2,500 spend within 4 months.

In summary, this thread is for people who just love to travel and want serious bonus miles! So to continue our glorious free trips, I need you FatWallet members to help me, help you.

Master List that I will update:

Citi ThankYou Premier Card:
50,000 bonus ThankYou Points after you make $2,500 in purchases within the first 3 months.
Annual Fee: $125, waived for the first year.

United MileagePlus Explorer (Chase):
50,000 bonus miles after your first purchase.
Annual Fee: $95, waived for the first year.
Important: to see the offer, you need to make sure that you first login to your United Mileage Plus account, and that you have miles in the account (any minimal amount is OK). Then, the homepage at United should show that 60k offer. Without these steps, you will only be seeing a 40k offer.

Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card (Chase):
50,000 bonus points after your first purchase - that's over $800 in Wanna Get Away Fares that can be redeemed for 2 free roundtrip flights.
Annual Fee: $99.

Chase Sapphire Preferred:
50,000 bonus points after you make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.
Annual Fee: $95, waived for the first year.

Gold Delta SkyMiles (Amex):
30,000 bonus miles after you make $500 in purchases within the first 3 months.
Annual Fee: $95, waived for the first year.

Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage Visa Signature:
30,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after you make $750 in purchases within the first 4 months.
Annual Fee: $85, waived for the first year.

Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage Visa Signature:
50,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after you make $3,000 in purchases within the first 4 months. $150 travel credit, 2 AA club passes.
Annual Fee: $85, waived for the first year.