CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Airlines, Chase Card Services and Visa today announced a multi-year
extension of the United MileagePlus credit card program. The
extension continues the more than 30-year relationship between the
number one card issuer in the U.S., the U.S. airline with service
to the most U.S. cities and most countries around the world and the
world's leader in digital payments.
The agreement, which extends into 2029, builds on one of the
industry's strongest co-brand card portfolios with seven
consecutive quarters of double-digit year-over-year growth and a
long history of providing cardmembers with extra benefits that
reward people traveling United's expansive global route
network.
"United Airlines, Chase and Visa have a longstanding partnership
that delivers top benefits to customers to help them get the most
out of their travel, while returning robust value to our respective
businesses," said Luc Bondar, United's vice president of Loyalty.
"This extension strengthens ties with our partners at Chase and
Visa and is expected to drive growth across our industry-leading
credit card portfolio, enhance our cardholders travel experience
and provide more opportunities to easily earn and redeem miles to
travel United's industry leading route network."
"We're pleased to extend our decades-long relationship with
United and Visa in order to deliver even more value to our joint
cardmembers," said Ed Olebe,
president of Chase Co-Brand Cards. "The program has deep cardmember
loyalty and fantastic momentum, with exciting new offerings and
experiences for our customers to look forward to in 2020 and
beyond."
The extended agreement will build on one of the world's
strongest co-brand card portfolios, with premium customers in
premium markets. The portfolio of cards includes the new United
Business Card, United Explorer Card, United Club Card, United Club
Business Card and United TravelBank Card. Customers traveling with
eligible MileagePlus credit cards have access to benefits that make
traveling United's leading route network better than ever including
perks such as free checked bags, priority boarding and increased
mileage earn on every day spending.
"Visa is proud to extend our partnership with United and Chase
to bring best-in-class card benefits and travel experiences to
cardholders," said Kirk Stuart,
senior vice president, head of North America Merchant at Visa. "We
look forward to building on the program's success to deliver more
value, enhance cardholder engagement and create rewarding payment
experiences."
Earlier this year, United and Chase launched a new Business card
and celebrated with the highest ever bonuses for all United
co-brand cards for the first time ever. In 2018, United and Chase
launched the award-winning United Explorer card, with even more
best-in-class benefits including an up to $100 Global Entry or TSA Pre-Check statement
credit and 2X earn on hotel stays and restaurant purchases.
United also continues to invest in making MileagePlus the top
loyalty program for its members. Last year the airline announced
that MileagePlus miles never expire and announced a partnership
with CLEAR to offer free and discounted memberships to MileagePlus
members. United also introduced PlusPoints, a new industry-leading
upgrade benefit for Premier members.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." We are more focused than ever on our commitment to
customers through a series of innovations and improvements designed
to help build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight.
Every day. Together, United and United Express operate
approximately 4,900 flights a day to 362 airports across six
continents. In 2019, United and United Express operated more than
1.7 million flights carrying more than 162 million customers.
United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route
network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 791 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express partners operate 581
regional aircraft. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 195
countries via 26 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter and Instagram or connect on
Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Airlines
Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
About Chase
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global
financial services firm with assets of $2.7
trillion and operations worldwide. Chase serves nearly half
of America's households with a broad range of financial services,
including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto
financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment
processing. Customers can choose how and where they want to bank:
More than 4,900 branches in 38 states and the District of Columbia, 16,000 ATMs, mobile,
online and by phone. For more information, go to chase.com.
About Visa
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is the world's leader in digital
payments. Our mission is to connect the world through the most
innovative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling
individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. Our advanced
global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable
payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than
65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's relentless
focus on innovation is a catalyst for the rapid growth of digital
commerce on any device, for everyone, everywhere. As the world
moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products,
people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce. For
more information, visit About Visa, visa.com/blog and @VisaNews
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