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This card is the perfect combo of “points earner” and “lifestyle card.” It has the amazing perks like $300 Travel credit, $500 toward The Edit Hotel Collection, $300 to Stubhub, $300 Dining Credit, $120 Lyft Credit, Apple TV, Apple Music, Global Entry, Sapphire and Priority Pass Lounge access, and IHG status… but it also has fantastic multipliers on points! This card earns 8x on anything in Chase Travel℠, 4x on flights and hotels booked direct, and even 3x on dining worldwide. Not to mention there’s currently a whopping 125,000 point welcome offer after spending only $6000 in 3 months! And these points can be transferred to Hyatt, for some of the best redemptions on the market.
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$300 General Travel Credit
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$500 Edit Hotels Credit
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$300 Stubhub Credit
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$300 Dining Credit
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Sapphire Lounge Access
Points Transfer
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Ultimate rewards transfer to 14 airlines and hotels, including HYATT, Virgin, AirFrance, and more.
Welcome Offer
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125,000 points after spending $6k in 3 months
annual Fee
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$795
This may be the number one card I recommend to people - both just starting out and seasoned vets. It’s only $95 a year, and currently has a $75,000 point welcome offer after spending $5000 in your first 3 months. It earns 5x on Chase Travel, 3x on dining, and 2x on ALL OTHER travel. Even 3x on online groceries. The points are transferrable to Hyatt, Air France, and ton others. It’s just a fantastic all around card with a super low fee.
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$50 Hotel Credit
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10% anniversary points bonus
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$10/month DoorDash + DashPass
Highlights
Points Transfer
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Ultimate rewards transfer to 14 airlines and hotels, including HYATT, Virgin, AirFrance, and more.
Welcome Offer
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$95
annual Fee
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75,000 points after spending $5k in 3 months
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This is a card I recommend in ADDITION to either Sapphire card. No annual fee, $200 (or 20,000 point) welcome offer after spending only $500 in the first 3 months, AND It earns 1.5x on EVERYthing- so its a great card to earn 50% more points on all the categories NOT covered by a bonus multiplier. HOWEVER, if you only have a freedom card, the points are NOT transferrable to partners. But if you have either Sapphire card, you can merge your Freedom points INTO your Sapphire account, and then they BECOME transferrable. Anyone with a Chase Sapphire card should also have a Freedom.
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1.5x points on everything
Points Transfer
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Points only transfer if combined with either Sapphire card
Welcome Offer
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$200 cashback (or 20,000 points) after spending $500 in 3 months
annual Fee
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$0
Some of the best Travel Perks of any card. The annual fee is a bit high at $895, but with credits like: $600 Fine Hotels + Resorts®, $300 Lulu Lemon, $400 Resy, $200 Uber Cash, $200 Airline Fee, Clear+, Centurion and Delta Lounge access, Global Entry, Hilton & Marriott status, and a ton more (enrollment required on select benefits), its so easy to recoup the annual fee. As far as points, it gets 5x on flights booked direct with airlines and anything in AmexTravel (up to $500,000). This is definitely more of a lifestyle card than a points earner. Many people open Platinum in conjunction with Gold.
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$600 Hotel Credit
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$300 Lulu Credit
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$400 Resy Credit
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Centurion Lounge Access
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Membership Rewards
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Transfer to 20 airlines and hotels
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Including Delta, AirFrance, Virgin, British Airways
Points Transfer
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As High As 175,000 points. Find Out Your Offer. You may be eligible for as high as 175,000 Membership Rewards® Points after spending $12,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer.
Welcome Offer
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$895
annual Fee
Enrollment required on select benefits
This is the card to get if you spend a lot at restaurants and have grocery bills as a high expense category. You earn 4x points at US supermarkets (up to $25,000 in a calendar year, 1x thereafter) and restaurants worldwide (up to $50,000 in a calendar year, 1x thereafter), 3x on flights via Amextravel.com, 2x on prepaid hotels through AmexTravel.com, and 1x on other eligible purchases. Many people get both gold and platinum and combine their points!
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$10/month Uber Cash
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$100 Resy Credit
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$84 Dunkin Donuts Credit
Highlights
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Membership Rewards transfer to 20 airlines and hotels including Delta, AirFrance, Virgin, British Airways
Points Transfer
Welcome Offer
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$325
annual Fee
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As High As 100,000 points. Find Out Your Offer. You may be eligible for as high as 100,000 Membership Rewards® Points after spending $8,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer.
Enrollment required on select benefits
Big rewards for big business spenders. And this card has a really compelling flight perk. You can get 35% of your points back (up to 1,000,000 points) after you use Pay with Points for flights booked through Amex Travel with your selected airline. There's also some crossover credits with the personal version of this card, like: up to $600 to Fine Hotels + Resorts®, up to $209 Clear+ Credit, up to $120 Global Entry, Lounge Access (Delta/Centurion/Priority Pass), & $200 airline fee Credit. You'll also earn 5x points on flights and prepaid hotels booked on AmexTravel.com. This card is a staple in most business owner's (and sole proprietor's!) wallets.
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up to $600 Hotel Credit
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Lounge Access
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up to $120 credit for TSA PreCheck of Global Entry
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up to $209 Clear+ Credit
Highlights
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Membership Rewards transfer to 20 airlines and hotels including Delta, AirFrance, Virgin, British Airways
Points Transfer
Welcome Offer
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$895
annual Fee
Enrollment required on select benefits
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You may be eligible for as high as 300,000 Membership Rewards® Points after spending $20,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months of Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer. Find out your offer.
One of the best "set it and forget it" cards out there. You earn unlimited 2x miles per dollar on every purchase. You also earn 5X miles on hotels, vacation rentals, and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel. With an annual fee of on $95, this is an awesome way to earn miles fast with a low annual fee.
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$120 credit for TSA PreCheck of Global Entry
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Earn at least 2x miles on everything
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Capital One miles transfer to 15+ programs including Flying Blue, Virgin, JAL, and Accor
Points Transfer
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75,000 bonus miles after spending $4k in 3 months
Welcome Offer
annual Fee
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$95
This is a premium version of Venture Rewards. And it's one of the best values out there since you get a $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel. So this effectively brings the annual fee to $95 if you're able to use this credit. You also get access to Capital One Lounges and a Priority Pass. You'll earn 2x miles on all purchases (outside of Capital One Travel). In Capital One Travel, you'll earn 5x miles on flights and vacation rentals and 10x miles on hotels and car rentals. A truly great card.
Points Transfer
Highlights
Welcome Offer
annual Fee
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$300 Annual Travel Credit
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Lounge Access
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$120 credit for TSA PreCheck of Global Entry
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Capital One miles transfer to 15+ programs including Flying Blue, Virgin, JAL, and Accor
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$395
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75,000 bonus miles after spending $4k in 3 months
See Rates and Fess; terms apply for the American Express® Gold Card. See Rates and Fees; terms apply for the American Express Platinum Card® . See Rates and Fees; terms apply for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express.