This card
offers an anniversary bonus.
This change is even more frustrating when you consider the fact that this card
offers an anniversary bonus of 10,000 ThankYou Points if you spend $ 10,000 by your account anniversary every year.
Additionally, the card
offers an anniversary bonus of 10,000 United miles after cardholders spend at least $ 25,000 each calendar year.
This includes cards that have no annual fee (Chase Freedom, Amex Hilton) or cards that have annual fees but also
offer an anniversary bonus that cancels out the annual fee (Barclays USAirways card, which has an $ 89 annual fee but gives you 10,000 free miles each year).
Not exact matches
While the card doesn't come with a robust rewards program like Chase Ultimate Rewards, it
offers a high yield on Marriott purchases, and an
anniversary bonus which can be worth hundreds of dollars.
While the card doesn't come with a robust rewards program like Chase Ultimate Rewards, it
offers a high yield on Marriott purchases, and an
anniversary bonus which can be worth hundreds of dollars.
While the deal is being advertised as a 90K miles
offer, it is really a 75K
offer with a possible 15K
anniversary bonus.
Many rewards cards
offer cardmembers
bonus points on the
anniversary of their account opening — another way to keep customers happy.
The cardmember
anniversary bonus you get with the card makes up for some of the shortcomings of the other two
offers.
Keep in mind that this card does not
offer an annual spend
bonus or
anniversary bonus, so after you get your sign - up
offer, you have to continue to use the card for all your business expenses if you want to increase your rewards for your next business trip or vacation.
The sign - up
bonus, the 10 % points rebate after each redemption, and the 5,000
bonus points each
anniversary year are generous
offers.
You also get a 5,000 - point
anniversary bonus, 10 % rebate on point redemptions, and a sign - up
bonus (see card summary table for current
offer).
But even if you only spend a fraction of that, the JetBlue Plus Card will earn its keep by
offering a 30,000 point signup
bonus after you spend $ 1,000 in the first 90 days, a 10 % rebate on redeemed points, and 5,000 point account
anniversary bonus.
It also
offers a slightly higher annual
bonus of 6,000 points on your credit card account
anniversary date.
Additionally, the IHG card is the only other card that
offers as good of an
anniversary bonus as the Club Carlson card.
Both of the Southwest Premier credit cards (business and personal)
offer extra awards on your account
anniversary that will earn you 6,000
bonus points, while the Plus (personal card) version
offers 3,000 points.
While the deal is being advertised as a 90K miles
offer, it is really a 75K
offer with a possible 15K
anniversary bonus.
Keep in mind that this card does not
offer an annual spend
bonus or
anniversary bonus, so after you get your sign - up
offer, you have to continue to use the card for all your business expenses if you want to increase your rewards for your next business trip or vacation.
In addition to an 80,000 - point sign - up
bonus and an authorized user
bonus of 5,000 points, the IHG Rewards Club Premier card also
offers an annual
bonus of 10,000 points when you spend $ 20,000 by your account
anniversary.
You also get a 5,000 - point
anniversary bonus, 10 % rebate on point redemptions, and a sign - up
bonus (see card summary table for current
offer).
The sign - up
bonus, the 10 % points rebate after each redemption, and the 5,000
bonus points each
anniversary year are generous
offers.
If you're below 5/24, this is definitely an
offer worth considering since it's such a high sign - up
bonus and for many people the Marriott card is a keeper due to the free
anniversary night.
The annual
bonuses are an added sweetener — a little something extra — and issuers
offering anniversary rewards and travel credits are doing so to keep you as a loyal card - carrying credit customer.
The Rapid Rewards Plus card
offers a 3,000 - point
bonus after your card member
anniversary, and the Rapid Rewards Premier card
offers a 6,000 - point
bonus after your
anniversary.
If you take advantage of the current Hilton Surpass credit card
offer for 100,000 Hilton points plus a free
anniversary night, remember to use that card to pay for your Hilton stays since you'll earn
bonus points for doing so.
However, it does not
offer some of the other benefits of the JetBlue Plus card, such as a shortcut to elite status, an
anniversary bonus, non-airline
bonus - earning categories or a points rebate.
Both the personal and the business Marriott cards
offer the same 80,000 sign - up
bonus (although the personal has the added 7,500 points for adding an authorized user) and they both come with the free
anniversary night.
If you are loyal to a particular airline or hotel, it might be better to consider to a brand - specific credit card (i.e. Chase IHG Rewards Club credit card) that
offers perks like
anniversary nights and higher reward point payouts as the Sapphire Preferred loses a lot of its luster after earning the 50,000
bonus points if you don't need the reward point redemption flexibility.
Neither hotel card
offers a free night as an
anniversary bonus and this is why it lost to the Hyatt Credit Card for the «mass consumer» category.
Anniversary bonus Basically an automatic retention
offer.
While the sign - up
bonus can vary over time, Chase IHG Card always
offers its free
anniversary night which can be extremely valuable when you know how to utilize it.
Thus, with this new
bonus offer and
anniversary night, the Amex Surpass definitely has a strategic advantage over the Reserve in certain circumstances.
The Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card is now
offering a 25,000 points sign up
bonus (enough for a roundtrip flight) after spending just $ 1,000 in first three months, plus a 6,000 point bump every year on your cardmember
anniversary.
The Marriott cards come with
bonuses as high as 100,000 at times and
offer a free
anniversary night, allowing you to earn an instant boost for your Marriott account.
This card is
offering its best ever sign - up
bonus and it now comes with a free night after your first
anniversary.
Presently, the $ 69 annual fee version of the card
offers a sign - up
bonus of 30,000 points with first purchase, and earns you 5x per $ 1 on hotel stays and 2x per $ 1 on everything else, and
offers a cardmember
anniversary bonus of 5,500 points, the old program's redemption rate for one night at a Wyndham Tier 1 hotel.
With the Amex Hilton Surpass now
offering a free
anniversary night along with a 100K sign - up
bonus, it's a good idea to compare both cards to see exactly what they
offer.
Speaking of Hilton, the sign - up
bonus offer for 100,000 Hilton points and a free
anniversary night is back.
I'm hoping that this will result in a revamped American Express Hilton card come 2018 perhaps
offering free nights as a sign - up
bonus or a more obtainable (and recurring) free
anniversary night.
While that's not the best return for non-Southwest purchases, the card also
offers a 6,000 points
anniversary bonus every year you have the card.
While the card has mediocre earning potential for everyday purchases, it does
offer both an excellent sign - up
bonus and an
anniversary bonus.
I also get Starwood gold after spending $ 30k in a year, and while there aren't any
anniversary bonuses, try calling Amex when the annual fee is due and ask them if they can
offer you some points for your renewal, often they will.
The first
offers generous loyalty benefits, including
anniversary bonuses and a faster way to earn a companion pass.
Additionally, the JetBlue Plus Card
offers 5,000
bonus points every year at your account
anniversary, 50 percent savings on eligible in - flight purchases, and no blackout dates on JetBlue - operated flights.
Current
Offer 20,000 Flying Club
bonus miles after your first retail purchase; 50,000 additional Flying Club
bonus miles after you spend at least $ 12,000 in qualifying purchases within six months; Earn up to 15,000 additional
bonus miles upon
anniversary — 7,500
bonus miles if you spend a total of $ 15,000, and an additional 7,500
bonus miles if you spend a total of $ 25,000; Earn up to 5,000 Flying Club
bonus miles when you add additional authorized users to your card
That's great news for consumers since you can score some high points and miles sign - up
bonuses and take these card's for a year - long test drive to see if you're maximizing their earning and benefits potential before having to pay an annual fee and committing to them — though many of the top credit cards out there
offer ongoing and
anniversary benefits that often far outweigh the annual fee.
@ Chris — Well last year the Surpass Card had a sign - up
bonus offering a free night with no spend requirement on the first
anniversary.
The Marriott card also
offer free stay at any Category 1 - 5 hotel as an
anniversary bonus which may justify paying the annual fees.
Although even then, I'd probably to with InterContinental, with the lower
bonus but better free night
anniversary offer, since Marriott restricts you to a Category 1 - 5 hotel.
A couple of times in the past year the Hilton Surpass Card has
offered a sign - up
bonus that comes with a free night certificate on the card's first
anniversary without any spend requirement.