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Two of the most popular travel rewards credit cards, Chase Sapphire Preferred® and Chase Sapphire Reserve®, just bumped their welcome bonus from 60,000 to 75,000 points. This makes the bonus worth $750 in cold cash—even more if you redeem the points for travel. For example, depending on which card you choose, you can get up to $2,000 worth of air travel on Iberia Airlines, enough for two round-trip flights from New York to Madrid, Spain.
New cardholders applying here will receive 75,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points after spending $4,000 on purchases within the first three months on your newly opened Chase Sapphire Preferred® or Chase Sapphire Reserve® credit cards. This is a 15,000-point increase from Chase’s previous welcome bonus offer. This offer ends on June 13, 2024 at 7 AM EST. Don't miss it!
The value of this reward varies depending on how you use it. If you want Chase to cut you a check, your bonus points are worth $0.01 each, for a total of $750. Choose to redeem your points for travel and the amount jumps to $900 with the Chase Sapphire Preferred card, while it hits $1,125 if you go for the Chase Sapphire Reserve.
Chase’s 14 loyalty program partners, including 11 airlines and three hotel chains, can increase the value of your bonus points even more. For example:
Both the Chase Sapphire Preferred® and Chase Sapphire Reserve® are travel-friendly credit cards. If you spend at least a moderate amount of time flying, in a hotel, or driving a rental car, your Chase Sapphire card can pay off.
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This card's generous benefits and flexible Chase Ultimate Rewards points make it an excellent deal for those who can use them. Users get a Priority Pass Select airport lounge membership (retail value $469), a $300 annual travel credit that applies to travel purchases each year, 50% more value when redeeming their rewards for travel through Chase, a fee credit toward Global Entry or TSA PreCheck membership, and a generous suite of travel insurance benefits.
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Both cards also include benefits from DoorDash, Instacart, and Peloton.
First, you won’t be approved for either of these cards if you:
Beyond that you will need good to excellent credit, depending on the card, to be approved.
These cards are not free; they both have annual membership fees that can’t be waived. That said, if you use your card enough, the welcome bonus and annual perks could more than make up for the $95 annual membership fee for the Sapphire Preferred® card and the $550 fee for Sapphire Reserve®.
With interest rates ranging from 21.49% to 29.49%, neither card provides much value if you maintain a balance. Make sure you are in a position to pay off your balance monthly before you apply.
As our reviews indicate, if your credit is good to excellent and you can pay off your balance every month, the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve rewards credit cards offer an unusually attractive welcome bonus and an ongoing rewards program that merits a second look.
As with most welcome bonus offers, this one is for new customers only. People who currently hold a Sapphire card—or have received a bonus in the past four years—are not eligible. As with all credit cards, read the fine print and note any and all restrictions that might apply to you.
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