Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.They aren’t elite (preferred) qualifying miles, but its better than nothing! You get a 50% bonus for using any Mastercard and 100% if you use a US Airways branded Mastercard.Registration required.Book Oct 1- Dec 15 and fly Oct 1- Dec 15.US Airways was the first airline I ever achieved elite status and I’ve long since stopped flying them, but they actually have a pretty good points program. Their routing rules are very flexible and they are a part of Star Alliance, which means you can redeem their miles on 28+ airlines, including Singapore, Thai, Swiss and Lufthansa. Additionally, they are running some really generous promotions, such as the Grand Slam, Double EQM from certain cities and 100% bonus on purchased miles.[card card-name=‘Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express ’ card-id=‘22035076’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]