In other words, in the end you're earning 5.5 x points at select hotels, 2.2 x points on travel and at restaurants, and 1.1
x points on other purchases.
The rewards bonus you'll earn as a Bank of America ® Preferred Rewards client means you could get up to 3.5 X points for every $ 1 spent on travel and dining purchases and up to 2.625
X points on all other purchases.
Not exact matches
If you hit that threshold you effectively earn 4.5
x points at supermarkets, 3
x points on gas
purchases, and 1.5
x on all
other purchases.
You'll also get unlimited 1.5
X points per $ 1 spent
on all
other purchases.
While
other Chase cards offer extra
points on certain categories, most of them offer 1
x points on other purchases - that's where the Freedom Unlimited comes in, with 1.5
x points on all
purchases.
Cardholders who use one of Chase's rewards card can fill in those 1
x points purchases with the Freedom Unlimited's 1.5
x.
On the
other hand, those who hold a cash back card stand to benefit the most from adding a rewards card to their lineup.
That will give you a 75 % bonus
on points, making the earning rates 3.5
x on travel and dining and 2.625
x on all
other purchases.
It was also announced that Business Platinum cardholders will now earn 1.5
x Membership Rewards
points per dollar spent
on any
purchase of $ 5,000 or more, though I don't find this new perk as exciting as the
other two above.
Since the United Club Visa offers 2
X points on United
purchases and 1.5
X points on everything else, this means you could, in theory, get the 49,375 miles you need for a United Club membership each year by spending under $ 25K
on United or under $ 33K
on other stuff, including Vanilla Reloads.
earn 5
X points for ever $ 1 spent
on hotel, earn 2
X points on purchases on gas and groceries, and 1
X points on all
other purchases
Meanwhile
on the business version of the card they added 1.5
x points on purchases of $ 5,000 or more, among
other perks.
This is a new premium card from Bank of America that is reasonably rewarding, as it offers a $ 100 airline incidental credit every year, 2
x points per dollar spent
on dining and travel, and 1.5
x points per dollar spent
on other purchases.