Best Credit Card Intro Offers

Editor's choice: the best registration bonus 2013

To provide an additional stimulus to register for - and issue - a reward card, emitters often attract clients with everything from "free" points to coupons and faster winning percentages in the first few month of card possession. These are some of the most enticing registration offers currently being offered - and what to consider before getting to grips with them.

Consumers earn 6,000 Club Membership Points when they make their first shopping with a Virgin Atlantic Black American Express or Visa card. Thereafter, the running reward is also quite decent: 2 Club Award Points for every 1 pound spend on daily ticket sales and 4 Club Award Points for every 1 pound spend directly with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays.

And if you spent more than 5,000 on the card in a year, you'd be awarded a Premium Economy premium upgrades. With £7,500 spent per year, you will get a free escort rewards trip if you buy a full tariff qualification trip. This card has a buying ratio of 18.

and a £140 per annum charge. If you spend 750 on this card in the first 90 trading day you will receive one free night in every Hilton Group home. This could be £250 if you spend it in a Conrad or Waldorf Astoria brand house. Card holders will also receive 3Honors Bonus Points for every 1 pound spend at a Hilton Worldwide Portfolios hotels or resorts and 2Honors Bonus Points for every 1 pound spend on daily purchases such as food, gas and invoices.

Complimentary overnight stays in hotels begin at 7,500 points, equivalent to 2,500 pounds issued within the Hilton Group, or 3,750 pounds for daily shopping. This card has an APR of 18 per annum. 9 percent and no annuity charge. BA American Express Premium Plus Card is the quickest way to make a living. New card holders receive an additional 18,000 vouchers for introduction offers if they issue more than 3,000 pounds in the first three month.

Card holders may also use 1. This card has an APR of 19.9% and an annuity of £150. Your Freedom Rewards card offers 10,500 free reward points valued at 30 if you spent 500 or more in the first three month. Card holders will receive 1 point of liberty per 1 pound issued in the UK and abroad; 2 points per 1 pound issued on gasoline, in super markets and at Transportation for London; and 3 points per 1 pound with selected affiliates.

You need about 30 freedom points to make 1 in coupons. Freedom Rewards card has an APR of 18. 9 percent and no annuity charge. Card holders can accumulate 10 nectar points per 1 when purchasing at Sainsbury's during the first three moths after opening their bank accounts (maximum 1,000 pounds per month).

Standard earning rates are 4 points per 1 when you shop at Sainsbury's and 1 nectar point for every 5 pounds you spend elsewhere on your card. This card has an effective interest of 17.9% per annum and no annuity charge. Before you apply for a card sign-up reward, you should be honest about whether a reward card is right for you.

It' only by releasing your card balance every monthly that you should follow our introduction offers, says Rob Burgess from the Head For Points blogs. Otherwise, the interest you are paying on the debts is likely to eclipse all advantages of the card. "In fact, if you have to use a credit card every single months in order to stay alive, then get involved," says Burgess.

"The opening and shutting of many maps will not help your borrowing. "Burgess also says that it is important to consider whether you will actually be approved for a card you wish to use. Besides the need for good borrowing to get the best tickets, you also need to look at who the card maker is.

" A further important aspect that you should consider is whether a registration quote is a one-time transaction that you need to close now - or a promotional event that takes place now. "The Starwood AmEx card, for example, offers 20,000 points for registration (well over 25,000 air miles) every fall, just like clockwork.

In the other nine month it offers only 10,000 points", says Burgess.