United Airlines, Chase Introduce Visa Signature Card

"The new United Mileage Plus Platinum Class Signature Visa card offers customers extraordinary benefits that they have told us they want -- quicker elite status in the Mileage Plus program and more ways to earn miles," said Dennis Cary, senior vice president of marketing for United. "As we offer new ways for our Mileage Plus members to earn miles and obtain elite status, we are also giving them new options to redeem miles for air travel, hotel stays, car rentals, cruises and even music."

"We continue to expand and enhance our United Mileage Plus Visa card portfolio to create products that suit the individual needs of every United loyalist," said Joe Venuti, senior vice president for JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s card services division. "The addition of the United Mileage Plus Platinum Class Signature Visa card gives business travelers a convenient way to reap rewards for their business travel throughout the year."

Details about the new card are available online.