CHASE SAPPHIRE PREFERRED – $625 free for travel.

Chase LogoCase is currently running a very generous introductory offer for signing up for a new Sapphire Preferred credit card, where you get 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points after your purchases of 3,000 over the first 3 months.  The 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points is equal to about $625 as well as your are able to transfer the points from Chase to many other programs.  You get 2 points for each dollar spent when purchasing hotel and airfare via Ultimate Rewards.  As well as a 7% dividend or bonus on all points earned during the year.  A great thing that you would get with this card is that there are no foreign transactions charged while traveling overseas which is a savings of about 2-3%.

Conclusion:

  • If you travel a lot but stay at different hotels and fly on different airlines this is perfect as you earn points on all your travel at a rate of 2 points to $1  spent and all your points will be in place and you won’t need to worry about leftover points in other places as well as you get a 25% bonus on the points when used for travel.

  • If you travel internationally you will save 2-3% simply on not having international transaction fees.
  • Your first year is free ($95 per year after your first year)
  • You get a bonus of 2 points for each dollar spent on hotel and airfare.
  • You get a 7% bonus on all points earned during the year.

Follow the link to for the rest of the details and to apply

Free 10,000 Membership Rewards Points from American Express Vacations

Amex Logo American Express is currently running a promotion of offering 10,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for just going on vacation which will help you rack up more and more points that much quicker and easier.

 

Conclusion:  If you are planning to take a trip anytime between now and June of 2012 this might be a great program/offer to take advantage of.  The thing to remember is that if you book really early you might be paying a bit higher then you would if you book closer to the travel date but then again with the price of gas going up and airlines increasing surcharges and fees this might be a good time to book the vacation. Follow the link to obtain the full detail behind the offer.