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The Offer
- U.S. Bank is offering 70,000 miles after $5,000 in spend within the first 90 days on the Korean Air SKYPASS Select Card
Card Details
- Annual fee of $450, not waived fist year
- $200 annual statement credit on travel purchases (this is based on a card member year, not calendar)
- TSA PreCheck/Global Entry Credit of up to $100
- 10,000 bonus miles on card anniversary, must spend $35,000 in the prior year or 5,000 miles when you spend $15,000
- Get 5% off Korean Air tickets 2X yearly, available for you and a companion
- Card earns at the following rates;
- 3x miles per $1 spent on Korean air purchases
- 2x miles per $1 spent on Airline ticket, Car Rental & Hotel purchases
- 1x mile per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Discount coupon for $100 off Korean Air ticket
- 2 Korean Air In-Flight Duty Free coupons of $25 each
- 2 KAL Lounge coupons each year
Our Verdict
Benefits aren’t really worth it for the $450 annual fee, but it could be worth getting the first year just for the miles but even then it’s hard to justify. Think this is an easy pass for most people but better than the standard 60,000 miles offer. We won’t be adding this to the best credit card bonus page.
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What were they thinking ?
I am Korean and I try to stay away from them. They have gone downhill since 10 years ago and their service is at its worst. Not worth it at all
That’s terrible to hear Korean air service has gone down . Loved the service on Asiana for which is merging with Korean air
I agree with the Korean fakekittens
I would rather get the 50k offer with $95 AF... after some decent spend it's one way biz to Asia, that's enough.
Is this churnable?
Only if you're ready for a 48months turnaround and can mitigate that $450 af. The required spend isn't worth it.
Every 5yrs, yes
US Bank? Likely not.
rare DPs have suggested the USBAR's SUB is churnable.
This is back again.
Can you extend skypass miles with miles from credit cards?
They expire after 10 years, but not due to inactivity
No. You cannot extend Skypass miles. But Korean Air miles expire in 10 years.
do we know if the $100 korean air credit applies to tax paid for mile redemption? Could be a net $150 annual fee card in that case
From Application page : "discount coupon amount will be deducted from Base Fare.
Coupon applies to Prestige Class and Economy Class base fares and excludes taxes, fees and other ancillary surcharges"
They also increased the SUB of the no annual fee card.
The card looks kinda nice. Think im gonna get it for the look! Thanks op
but is it metal?
Harry! I bumped into Stella the other day. Oooh. Same old Stella!
Wow, a $450 Visa Signature card with no lounge access and limited benefits and utility. It may benefit a very few persons with a very specific situation, like traveling to Seoul in Y, but for everyone else this is a hard pass!
By a very few persons with a very specific situations, you mean hundreds of thousands of Koreans living stateside who would normally have to spend at least $1500 on direct RT flights (that’s still 14+ hours) to and from Korea. I’m willing to bet US Bank is targeting those, and any other signups are extra.
Yeah, I'm considering it. My SO is Korean, and we've been thinking of bringing the kids to Korea to visit family and whatnot. So it's basically $150 for 70k miles, assuming the $200 credit and $100 off would be triggered by that trip.
We definitely wouldn't keep it after the first year, but it would help with a one-off trip. If we went every year, it might make sense to keep the card. The 5% off alone is another $100 or so for 2 tickets, more for us with our kids.
Yeah I’d downgrade to the no-AF one after the first year.