Note: You can't get the same version that you have previously held unless it's been 24 months since you last received
a bonus on the specific card.
Not exact matches
Get rewarded
on business -
specific purchases A business credit
card can help you reap substantial rewards
on your business purchases, with
bonus categories targeted to common business purchases.
The cash - back
cards generally pay back a percentage of the amount you have spent
on daily purchases, cash back
on specific categories or
bonus amount for spending a
specific amount within a certain period.
Unlike other
cards that only award
bonuses to
specific categories,
card holders can earn unlimited 2X miles per dollar
on every purchase, every day and unlimited 10x miles
on hotels when you pay with your Venture
card at hotels.com/Venture.
In the past, this increased earning could only be done in
specific bonus categories, which differed depending
on the
card you were using.
However, there are caveats here, especially for people who nay have acquired certain
cards only to get sign - up
bonuses or in an effort to get a certain percentage off a particular purchase
on a
specific day.
If you're up for that, I'd say go for it; get as many
cards with cash back
on specific categories as you can use, like the Discover (5 %
on the quarterly
bonus category), PetRewards (4 %
on pet - related purchases), CostCo AmEx (5 %
on gas, 3 %
on dining), Orchard Bank (2 %
on everything).
Use a different
card, and you may still get 1x point per dollar, but you will miss out
on the brand
specific bonus.
As with cash back rewards, most rewards points credit
cards will provide an unlimited flat rate
on all purchases, typically 1X point per $ 1, as well as offering
bonus points
on purchases made in
specific categories.
Unlike other
cards that only award
bonuses to
specific categories,
card holders can earn unlimited 2X miles per dollar
on every purchase, every day and unlimited 10x miles
on hotels when you pay with your Venture
card at hotels.com/Venture.
This means that if you choose to earn
bonus points with the OPEN Savings partners, you are guaranteed to earn 4X points per dollar
on your purchases up to the $ 50,000 annual limit
on this
card (and the
specific spending limits attached to some of the partners).
Co-branded airline and hotel
cards will usually allow you to earn points or miles
on general purchases and award
bonus points when using it
on purchases made from that
specific airline or hotel brand.
Once you know your electronics and higher value items are being purchased with credit
cards that offer built - in protections and you have maximized your savings with
card specific offers, it is time to rack up the points using the category
bonuses on your rewards credit
cards.
Unlike other
cards that only award
bonus miles when making purchases with a
specific airline or hotel chain, the Arrival Plus earns double miles
on any airline or hotel purchase.
Get rewarded
on business -
specific purchases A business credit
card can help you reap substantial rewards
on your business purchases, with
bonus categories targeted to common business purchases.
This means that if you choose to earn
bonus points with the OPEN Savings partners, you are guaranteed to earn 4X points per dollar
on your purchases up to the $ 50,000 annual limit
on this
card (and the
specific spending limits attached to some of the partners).
Points can be earned through purchases
on your credit
cards, each with
specific bonus categories.
Barclays has been sending out emails to some of its customers with AAdvantage Aviator
Cards (formerly US Airways cards) offering bonus points on spending in specific catego
Cards (formerly US Airways
cards) offering bonus points on spending in specific catego
cards) offering
bonus points
on spending in
specific categories.
These
bonuses typically require the cardholder to spend a
specific amount of money in a set time frame (i.e.: earn a $ 200
bonus after spending $ 1,000
on the
card in the first three months).
As with cash back rewards, most rewards points credit
cards will provide an unlimited flat rate
on all purchases, typically 1X point per $ 1, as well as offering
bonus points
on purchases made in
specific categories.
To be more
specific, the
card earns a
bonus on all purchases.
In the past, this increased earning could only be done in
specific bonus categories, which differed depending
on the
card you were using.
Credit
card companies are finally getting wise to this and are introducing limits to how often you can receive a signing up
bonus for a
specific card (Amex) and placing limits
on how many credit
cards you can have applied for (from any bank) in the past few years (Chase).
What to do: Instead of applying for every
card that offers a big rewards
bonus, focus
on the ones that best suit any upcoming travel plans or
specific spending needs you have.
Signing up for
cards with big
bonuses, using
specific cards for certain types of spending, staying abreast of promotions and watching out for deals
on travel.
Many such
cards start with 1 percent cash back
on all purchases, with
bonuses for spending in
specific categories.
I don't list the Chase Freedom or Ink Cash
Cards on the airline -
specific webpages because their signup
bonuses are relatively small, and you can't transfer their UR points to an airline unless you also have a Sapphire or Ink Plus
card.
The Chase Freedom ®
Card offers rotating
bonus cash back categories allowing you to earn up to 5 % cash back
on purchases made in
specific categories each quarter.
Use a different
card, and you may still get 1x point per dollar, but you will miss out
on the brand
specific bonus.
While most cash back
cards will offer an unlimited flat rewards rate, usually 1 % to 2 %
on all purchases, some
cards will also offer a higher rewards rate for purchases made in
specific bonus categories.
American Express has a lifetime restriction
on credit
card sign - up
bonuses meaning that you can only get a sign - up
bonus on a
specific credit
card only once.
But as someone who is planning a family vacation to Hawaii this summer entirely
on rewards earned from credit
cards (chiefly sign - up
bonuses), I personally find travel -
specific rewards to be a better value, and am willing to take that risk.
While some
cards offer extra
bonuses on specific categories year - round, others increase your cash back in rotating categories — which change quarterly — if you register for them online each quarter.
Earn unlimited 1.5 points per $ 1 spent
on all purchases, with no annual fee and no foreign transaction fees and your points don't expire 20,000 online
bonus points if you make at least $ 1,000 in purchases in the first 90 days - that can be a $ 200 statement credit toward travel purchases Use your
card to book your trip how and where you want — you're not limited to
specific websites with blackout dates or restrictions Redeem points for a statement credit to pay for flights, hotels, vacation packages, cruises, rental cars, or baggage fees Now with chip technology for enhanced security and protection at chip - enabled terminals 0 % Introductory APR for 12 billing cycles for purchases, then 15.24 % - 23.24 % Variable APR Get an additional 10 % customer points
bonus on every purchase when you have an active Bank of America ® checking or savings account If you're a Preferred Rewards client, you can increase that
bonus to 25 % - 75 %.
One thing to keep in mind is that most
cards have limits
on how frequently you can earn a sign - up
bonus for a
specific card.
Most of the time, to receive a big sign - up
bonus, you have to reach a minimum spending requirement, depending
on your
specific card.
While promotional deals and higher
bonuses in
specific spending categories (such as an extra 5 percent
on movie - theater admission from April through June) look attractive
on paper, the Double Cash
card's flat 2 percent rewards rate earns more in the long run for the vast majority of people.