mikedean441
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hmm, maybe Laura needs a card...lol
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Chase SW card has the 50k signup bonus again for a limited time.
Earlier in the week I cancelled several cards that were opened up earlier this year to take advantage of mileage offers.
Now, I'm down to the BoA Travel Rewards card and the SW card. Been using the travel rewards card to help pay for the trip to Ireland in May 2015.
So....my question: apart from the special sign up offers that various cards provide, would there be a reason to use one of those instead of the Travel Rewards card that can be redeemed for any travel costs and also offers a 10% annual bonus if you have a BoA checking/savings account? Below are the general card benefits.....including no annual fee.
A simpler way to earn with the flexibility to use your points for more than just flights with no restrictions
- Earn 1.5 points for every $1 you spend on purchases and travel anywhere, any time with no blackout dates
- No annual fee & no foreign transaction fees†
- Online-exclusive 10,000 bonus points if you make at least $500 in purchases in the first 90 days - which can be redeemed for a $100 statement credit towards travel purchases
- Redeem points to pay for flights, hotels, vacation packages, cruises, rental cars, or baggage fees with no restrictions or blackouts
- Book travel as you normally would and go online or call to redeem your points for a statement credit towards all or part of your travel purchases
- There is no limit to the total number of points you can earn and points do not expire
One bit of additional info: looks like 10,000 points would be equal to $100 of travel credit. So I guess the question is then like against SW where 10,000 dollars spent would equal 10,000 miles which can vary in value depending on flight.
Thanks guys....makes sense.
Just thinking out loud here:
$10k spent on the BoA card is 15k points which equals $150 of travel credit on anything. Not taking into account the 10% annual bonus.
$10k spent on the SW card is 10k miles is a single leg of a flight on average probably close to the $150 travel credit mentioned above. Plus annual fee and no bonus after initial offer expires.
I like the simplicity of the SW card but not the annual fee plus no priority boarding which you could get with other airline specific cards like AA or Delta.
I have 65k BoA points right now and haven't gotten the annual 10% bonus yet. Don't want to do the credit card game year after year so thinking I'll stick with the BoA card for now.
Thanks JB, I'll take a look and do some comparing.
Chase Sapphire preferred has 40K bonus (worth $500 in flights), wonder if they bump that to 50K at end of year
Yeah I'm US Air because of their hub in Philly. I've had their card since 2007 and am fine with it. I earn decent miles with it and the perks fit me just fine. I agree that the one way restriction is BS.
I was leaning towards a Starwood card, but I'm souring on them. There just aren't enough good hotels and then I find myself compromising with some mid level Sheraton 20 miles from where I'm supposed to be. I might be moving to Marriott or Hilton instead, we'll see.
I know it was 50,000 when I signed up for mine in August.
Im gonna hold out, need me something as it appears I may fly a few times next year
We have a solid Hotel thread and I have both of those hotel cards as well as a few others if you need some comparison.
Rumor has it, that US Air card will be closed and card holders will be issued the regular Barclays travel card very soon.
Ok thanks. So is US Air issuing another option or will there just be an AA cc option?
I shudder to think how the US Air flight attendants will spend 20 minutes of each flight if they're not allowed to try and sign everyone on the plane up with a credit card. It's always amusing. Flight attendants that hate everyone turn into the most pleasant person imaginable when it comes to handing out the applications. Every. Single. Flight.
There will be no US Air card in the future, as frankly there will not be much of a US Air in the future and their rewards programs have been announced to roll into AA.
It looks like I will be signing up for an AA card then. Hopefully I can get some bonus miles for signing up and can keep earning miles for purchases like I'm doing with the Barclays card right now.
Heads up to the rest of you who took advantage of the 50k SWA card offer that the annual fee is just around the corner. I cancelled the card earlier this week to avoid it. You don't lose any remaining balance of points, but you can only use them for flights.
FYI to others that I was able to sign up for the card again today, even though I cancelled it 3 weeks ago. 2K in spending over 3 months earns 50K in points, which is usually good for 2 flights.Chase SW card has the 50k signup bonus again for a limited time.