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Earn 100,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases with the Business Gold Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Terms apply.

Get a 40% transfer bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.

Offer expires on Dec 31, 2024

KEEP IN MIND: Virgin Flying Club has moved to a dynamic pricing for awards. In some cases we are seeing extreme value like 29,000 point Business Class awards from the US to London. In other cases, the prices have risen dramatically.  Run some searches before transferring.

It’s also worth Virgin Atlantic transfer bonuses are fairly frequent between various programs. See historical transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic here. This is the 7th transfer bonus this year from a bank program to Virgin Atlantic. Most bonuses have been at 30%, although one from Chase for 40% just ended.

Best Uses of Virgin Flying Club points:

Two great uses are domestically on Delta within the US or US-Mexico/Canada and for economy flights to/from Europe that are as few as 12,000 miles each way on partners such as KLM or Delta.

Another great use is on ITA Airways to/from Italy for 75,000 miles in Business Class. Surcharges are low; even FCO to JFK has only $55 in fees. (Expect that to end once Lufthansa closes on the ITA acquisition). And if you could actually find a Delta One award FROM Europe to the US, it would be just 50,000 points. Availability is a unicorn. Unfortunately, awards TO Europe on Delta now cost more and have $1,000 + surcharges)

The other, well known, “best use” is to book ANA First and Business class awards:

  • First Class to/from Japan from West Coast: 145,000 points Round Trip
  • First Class to/from Japan from East Coast: 170,000 points Round Trip
  • Business Class to/from Japan from West Coast: 105,000 points Round Trip
  • Business Class to/from Japan from East Coast: 120,000 points Round Trip
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Get a 35% transfer bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy.

Offer expires on Dec 31, 2024

We have seen past bonuses from Chase and American Express of up to 70%, so while 35% seems like a large bonus, it’s in the midrange of historical bonuses. (See historical transfer bonuses to Marriott Bonvoy).

This is almost never a good transfer unless you are topping off for an award you are ready to book. Keep in mind that we value a Membership Rewards point at almost 3X the value of a Marriott Bonvoy point.

However, there are always exceptions and you might find a 5 night stay (5th night free) where the transfer makes sense so do the math – but you likely do not want to transfer speculatively unless you are a Bonvoy pro and believe you will exceed value you can get via other Amex partners.

This offer runs through the end of 2024, so no rush to decide.

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Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

Earn 4X Membership Rewards Points on the 2 categories that you spend the most on each month, up to a combined maximum of $150,000

4 x
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Estimated Rewards Value: 6.8%

Earn 4X Membership Rewards Points on the 2 categories that you spend the most on each month, up to a combined maximum of $150,000

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Dining Out / Food Delivery
Estimated Rewards Value: 6.8%

Earn 4X Membership Rewards Points on the 2 categories that you spend the most on each month, up to a combined maximum of $150,000

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Advertising (Online / TV / Radio)
Estimated Rewards Value: 6.8%

Earn 4X Membership Rewards Points on the 2 categories that you spend the most on each month, up to a combined maximum of $150,000

4 x
U.S. Electronic Goods Retailers / Software / Cloud System Providers
Estimated Rewards Value: 6.8%

Earn 4X Membership Rewards Points on the 2 categories that you spend the most on each month, up to a combined maximum of $150,000

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Cellular Phone Service
Estimated Rewards Value: 6.8%

Earn 4X Membership Rewards Points on the 2 categories that you spend the most on each month, up to a combined maximum of $150,000

4 x
Transit
Estimated Rewards Value: 6.8%

3X Membership Rewards Points on Flights and Prepaid Hotels Booked at AmexTravel.com; Otherwise 1X

3 x
Airfare
Estimated Rewards Value: 5.1%

Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights and prepaid hotels booked on amextravel.com using your Business Gold Card; 1X otherwise

3 x
Hotels
Estimated Rewards Value: 5.1%
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Estimated Rewards Value: 1.7%
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  • Amazing Membership Rewards points earning rate for 6 popular business spending categories
  • No Preset Spending Limit means your spending limit is flexible. Unlike a traditional card with a set limit, the amount you can spend adapts based on factors such as your purchase, payment, and credit history.
  • Card membership includes the very well regarded American Express customer service

Pros

  • You can't beat the 4X points on 2 out of the following 6 categories each month: U.S. advertising and media, U.S. gas stations, U.S. electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, U.S. restaurants, U.S. wireless telephone service providers, and U.S. Transit
  • Although the annual fee seems high, if you max out the 4X on $150,000 in purchases, that earns you 600,000 Membership Rewards points which Your Best Credit Cards values at around $10,000
  • Card membership includes the very well regarded American Express customer service

Cons

  • The high annual fee, despite being worth it for high spenders
  • If you spend well over $150,000 a year in these categories, you may max it out and remaining spend earns at just 1X.
  • Car rental CDW coverage is secondary to your own auto insurance
Annual Fee: $375
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Score:
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Value:
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Instant Transfers as well as solid transfer partners. The value would go up if they had any hotel partners with a fair exchange rate. ANA (an exception to instant transfers), Virgin, Air Canada and Avianca are top airline partners for maximizing your points. They can also transfer to Delta if you wish and while the rates aren't ideal, they can transfer to Marriott and Hilton as well.  ANA provides almost unbeatable value for booking a Round the World flight all in Business Class. The stated value also assumes you will take advantage of transfer partners rather than book via their booking portal, where they are only worth between 1 and 1.5 cents. We've also created a Guide to American Express Membership Rewards.

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Min Credit Score:
Good (670-739) *
Annual Fee:
$0

Bonus Offer

Get $750 in the form of 75,000 Ultimate Rewards points when you spend $6,000 in your first 3 months. Points are transferrable if you also hold a Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred.

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

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  • Simple. Earn 1.5% cash back on all purchases
  • Rich signup bonus
  • No annual fee

Pros

  • With 1.5% cash back on all purchases, it's a perfect "default" card for purchases not in a bonus category on your other cards
  • No annual fee
  • Points earned can be transferred to your Chase Ink Preferred®, Sapphire Preferred® Card, or Sapphire Reserve® Card

Cons

  • Comes with a foreign transaction fee when travelling or making a purchase in a foreign currency
  • Rewards earned are only cash back, although you can transfer the Ultimate Rewards points earned to a Chase Ink Preferred®, Sapphire Preferred® Card, or Sapphire Reserve® Card to enable airline and hotel points transfers
  • No bonus spend categories
Annual Fee: $0
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Transaction Fee:
3% of each transaction in U.S. dollars
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.01-$0.0175

The Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, and Ink Preferred all have the ability to transfer to airline and hotel partners. We use an average value that you can expect to get by utilizing your points for these transfer partners. If you do not have at least one of these cards, Ultimate Rewards are worth exactly 1 cent per point. Also keep in mind that when you redeem your points, you can elect to book travel through the Ultimate Rewards portal where the Sapphire Preferred and Ink Preferred have a point value of 1.25 cents per point and the Sapphire Reserve has points worth 1.5 cents each. You can move points freely between your Ultimate Rewards cards, i.e. from a Chase Freedom Unlimited to a Chase Sapphire Reserve. You can also read our Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

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Annual Fee:
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Bonus Offer

Earn $350 in the form of 35,000 Ultimate Rewards points when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months and an additional $400 in the form of 40,000 Ultimate Rewards points when you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first six months after account opening. Points are transferrable if you also hold a Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred.

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

5 x
Cable / Internet / VOIP Phone
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Cellular Phone Service
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Office Supplies
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
2 x
Gas Stations
Estimated Rewards Value: 2%
2 x
Dining Out / Food Delivery
Estimated Rewards Value: 2%
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  • Earns 5X on office supply stores, cable, internet, and phone
  • Points earned can be transferred to other eligible Chase Ultimate Rewards cards
  • Earn a 10% Business Relationship Bonus (only cards opened March 21 - Nov 2024; requires Chase Business Checking account) and No annual fee

Pros

  • Great 5X (office supplies, cable, internet, phone) and 2X (gas stations and dining) bonus categories.
  • No annual fee
  • Points earned can be combined to a Chase Ink Preferred®, Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, or Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card

Cons

  • Charges a foreign transaction fee
  • Rewards earned are only cash back unless you have a Chase Ink Preferred®, Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, or Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card to unlock points transfers
  • Earns only 1% on non-bonus categories
Annual Fee: $0
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Transaction Fee:
3% of each transaction in U.S. dollars
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.01-$0.0175

The Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, and Ink Preferred all have the ability to transfer to airline and hotel partners. We use an average value that you can expect to get by utilizing your points for these transfer partners. If you do not have at least one of these cards, Ultimate Rewards are worth exactly 1 cent per point. Also keep in mind that when you redeem your points, you can elect to book travel through the Ultimate Rewards portal where the Sapphire Preferred and Ink Preferred have a point value of 1.25 cents per point and the Sapphire Reserve has points worth 1.5 cents each. You can move points freely between your Ultimate Rewards cards, i.e. from a Chase Freedom Unlimited to a Chase Sapphire Reserve. You can also read our Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

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Annual Fee:
$0

Bonus Offer

Earn 30,000 United MileagePlus® Miles after spending $1,000 on qualifying purchases in the first three months of opening an account, plus 0% APR on purchases within the first twelve months.

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

Applies only to United purchases. Otherwise, earn 1X

2 x
Airfare
Estimated Rewards Value: 2.4%
2 x
Transit
Estimated Rewards Value: 2.4%
2 x
Gas Stations
Estimated Rewards Value: 2.4%
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  • No annual fee card
  • Expanded "Saver" economy award availability
  • A wide range of trip and purchase protections and benefits

Pros

  • No Annual Fee
  • Expanded "Saver" economy award availability
  • A wide range of trip and purchase protections and benefits

Cons

  • No free checked bags or priority boarding
  • Does not provide the "upgrades on award ticket" benefit of the other United credit cards
  • Mileage rate is not as good as many other cards and miles earned are only good in the United MileagePlus program
Annual Fee: $0
Foreign
Transaction Fee:
0%
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.012

They have a similar network to AA in terms of reach via the Star Alliance and also (unlike Delta) allow for booking First Class international awards in the Star Alliance network, but they charge noticeably more for Partner Awards and the rates keep (stealthily) rising. United partner Lufthansa tends to have good availability to Europe making it somewhat easier to use to Europe than American, which relies heavily on British Airways and BA charges incredibly steep surcharges on those awards.

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Min Credit Score:
Good (670-739) *
Annual Fee:
$0

Bonus Offer

Get $200 (20,000 Ultimate Rewards points) when you spend $500 in your first 3 months.

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

Earn this multiplier when you purchase via the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal. If you purchase any other way, you will earn 1X points.

5 x
Airfare
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%

Earn this multiplier when you purchase via the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal. If you purchase any other way, you will earn 1X points.

5 x
Hotels
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%

Earn this multiplier when you purchase via the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal. If you purchase any other way, you will earn 1X points.

5 x
Car Rentals
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
3 x
Dining Out / Food Delivery
Estimated Rewards Value: 3%
3 x
Drugstores
Estimated Rewards Value: 3%
1 x
Everything Else
Estimated Rewards Value: 1%
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  • 0% Intro APR offers for both new purchases and balance transfers
  • 5% cash back on rotating bonus categories each quarter (on up to $1,500 in combined purchases per quarter)
  • Comes with great shopping benefits like Purchase Protection and Extended Warranty

Pros

  • No annual fee
  • 0% Intro APR offers on both purchases and balance transfers
  • Points earned can be combined with other cards that earn Chase Ultimate Rewards

Cons

  • Cannot transfer points to airline or hotel partners unless you also have a Chase Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred
  • Carries a foreign transaction fee of 3%
  • Limited trip protections and no bonus points on travel purchases
Annual Fee: $0
Foreign
Transaction Fee:
3%
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.01-$0.0175

The Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, and Ink Preferred all have the ability to transfer to airline and hotel partners. We use an average value that you can expect to get by utilizing your points for these transfer partners. If you do not have at least one of these cards, Ultimate Rewards are worth exactly 1 cent per point. Also keep in mind that when you redeem your points, you can elect to book travel through the Ultimate Rewards portal where the Sapphire Preferred and Ink Preferred have a point value of 1.25 cents per point and the Sapphire Reserve has points worth 1.5 cents each. You can move points freely between your Ultimate Rewards cards, i.e. from a Chase Freedom Unlimited to a Chase Sapphire Reserve. You can also read our Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

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Annual Fee:
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Bonus Offer

Earn $200 in cash back after you spend $1,500 on purchases in the first 6 months of account opening. This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

5 x
Airfare
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Transit
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Car Rentals
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Gas Stations
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Dining Out / Food Delivery
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Hotels
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Gym Memberships
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Streaming Services
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Drugstores
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
5 x
Entertainment (Concerts / Shows / Movies)
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
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Groceries
Estimated Rewards Value: 5%
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  • The Citi Custom Cash rewards you with 5% cash back on your top spending category each month, on up to $500, from a broad range of selected categories.
  • The only credit card to offer 5% on home improvement stores.
  • The Citi Custom Cash card pairs well with a Citi Double Cash card, Citi Premier, or both!

Pros

  • 5% is the highest possible reward for many of the Custom Cash Card's bonus categories
  • No annual fee
  • Includes very rare bonus categories, like home improvement stores

Cons

  • With the Citi Custom Cash, your 5X earnings are capped at $500 per statement cycle on your top spend category each billing period
  • Has a fairly low bonus offer, although not too bad for a no-annual fee credit card
  • Charges a foreign transaction fee
Annual Fee: $0
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Transaction Fee:
3%
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.01-$0.016

If you have a Citi Strata Premier® card or a legacy Citi Prestige card, you can transfer your points to Citi's full range of airline and hotel partners. Other ThankYou points-earning cards can be pooled with your Premier or Prestige to unlock airline and hotel program transfers. We calculate that you can get an average of 1.6 cents per point when redeeming this way. If you have any other Citi ThankYou point cards and do not have a Strata Premier or Prestige, then your ThankYou points are worth 1 cent each.

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APR: 0% Intro APR (on balance transfers for 15 months, 18.49%-28.49% thereafter)
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Annual Fee:
$0

Bonus Offer

20,000 miles when you spend $500 within 3 months

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

Only when booked via the Capital One Travel Portal; otherwise earn 1.25X miles per dollar.

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Hotels
Estimated Rewards Value: 8%

Only when booked via the Capital One Travel Portal; otherwise earn 1.25X miles per dollar.

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Estimated Rewards Value: 8%
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  • Earns valuable Capital One miles with the ability to either redeem for travel at a value of one cent per point, or transfer miles to a wide range of excellent hotel and airline partners.
  • 5X miles per dollar on hotels and rental cars booked via the Capital One Travel portal.
  • Simple flat-rate earning structure with 1.25X miles per dollar on other eligible purchases.

Pros

  • Decent sign-up bonus with no annual fee
  • No foreign transaction fees
  • Solid array of travel and purchase protections

Cons

  • Not as strong travel and purchase protections as the more robust (and expensive) Capital One Venture X Credit Card
  • 1.25X per dollar is a fairly weak earning rate compared to the Venture or Venture X Cards
  • While the card is simple to use, there is effectively a lack of real bonus categories unlike some of its competitors
Annual Fee: $0
Foreign
Transaction Fee:
0%
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.016

It's worth noting that some Capital One cards earn 2 miles per dollar on everything, making the 1.6 cent per mile value an understatement as you'd be earning a 3.2% yield on every day spend. However, this assumes you will learn how to utilize the Capital One airline and hotel transfer partners, most of which transfer 1:1. The minimum value is 1 cent when used to book travel in their portal or to  cover previously paid for travel, however, our calculator assumes you will use Capital One's air and hotel transfer partners when calculating a 1.6 cent per point value. We also have a Guide to Capital One Miles.

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Min Credit Score:
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Annual Fee:
$0

Bonus Offer

Earn 20,000 bonus points after you spend $1,500 in purchases with your card within 3 months of account opening; redeemable for $200 in gift cards at thankyou.com

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

2 x
Gas Stations
Estimated Rewards Value: 2%
2 x
Groceries
Estimated Rewards Value: 2%
1 x
Everything Else
Estimated Rewards Value: 1%
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  • You'll earn 2x Citi ThankYou® points on grocery stores and gas station purchases, up to your first $6,000 in annual spending
  • No annual fee card
  • All purchases automatically rounds up to the nearest 10 points; plus, you'll get 10% of your points back when you redeem (for up to the first 100,000 points redeemed annually)

Pros

  • No annual fee
  • Complimentary purchase coverage, including extended warranty and purchase protection on eligible items bought with the card
  • Round up feature allows you to earn rewards to the nearest 10 points

Cons

  • The bonus 2x rewards on supermarkets and gas stations is limited to a $6,000 annual spending cap, which means that you'll only earn 1x points per dollar afterwards and on other purchases
  • The value of redemption options ranges from 0.5 to 1 cent per Citi ThankYou® point (although potentially more if you also have a Citi Premier® card), so you'll want to choose your rewards wisely
  • There is a 3% foreign transaction fee
Annual Fee: $0
Foreign
Transaction Fee:
3%
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.01-$0.016

If you have a Citi Strata Premier® card or a legacy Citi Prestige card, you can transfer your points to Citi's full range of airline and hotel partners. Other ThankYou points-earning cards can be pooled with your Premier or Prestige to unlock airline and hotel program transfers. We calculate that you can get an average of 1.6 cents per point when redeeming this way. If you have any other Citi ThankYou point cards and do not have a Strata Premier or Prestige, then your ThankYou points are worth 1 cent each.

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Bonus Offer

Earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership. Terms Apply.

Get a 40% transfer bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.

Offer expires on Dec 31, 2024

KEEP IN MIND: Virgin Flying Club has moved to a dynamic pricing for awards. In some cases we are seeing extreme value like 29,000 point Business Class awards from the US to London. In other cases, the prices have risen dramatically.  Run some searches before transferring.

It’s also worth Virgin Atlantic transfer bonuses are fairly frequent between various programs. See historical transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic here. This is the 7th transfer bonus this year from a bank program to Virgin Atlantic. Most bonuses have been at 30%, although one from Chase for 40% just ended.

Best Uses of Virgin Flying Club points:

Two great uses are domestically on Delta within the US or US-Mexico/Canada and for economy flights to/from Europe that are as few as 12,000 miles each way on partners such as KLM or Delta.

Another great use is on ITA Airways to/from Italy for 75,000 miles in Business Class. Surcharges are low; even FCO to JFK has only $55 in fees. (Expect that to end once Lufthansa closes on the ITA acquisition). And if you could actually find a Delta One award FROM Europe to the US, it would be just 50,000 points. Availability is a unicorn. Unfortunately, awards TO Europe on Delta now cost more and have $1,000 + surcharges)

The other, well known, “best use” is to book ANA First and Business class awards:

  • First Class to/from Japan from West Coast: 145,000 points Round Trip
  • First Class to/from Japan from East Coast: 170,000 points Round Trip
  • Business Class to/from Japan from West Coast: 105,000 points Round Trip
  • Business Class to/from Japan from East Coast: 120,000 points Round Trip
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Get a 35% transfer bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy.

Offer expires on Dec 31, 2024

We have seen past bonuses from Chase and American Express of up to 70%, so while 35% seems like a large bonus, it’s in the midrange of historical bonuses. (See historical transfer bonuses to Marriott Bonvoy).

This is almost never a good transfer unless you are topping off for an award you are ready to book. Keep in mind that we value a Membership Rewards point at almost 3X the value of a Marriott Bonvoy point.

However, there are always exceptions and you might find a 5 night stay (5th night free) where the transfer makes sense so do the math – but you likely do not want to transfer speculatively unless you are a Bonvoy pro and believe you will exceed value you can get via other Amex partners.

This offer runs through the end of 2024, so no rush to decide.

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Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

2 x
Airfare
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Transit
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Car Rentals
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Cable / Internet / VOIP Phone
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Costco
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Gas Stations
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Cellular Phone Service
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Dining Out / Food Delivery
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Hotels
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Lyft
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Office Supplies
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Shipping
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Single Charges over $5,000
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Groceries
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Cruises
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Drugstores
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Streaming Services
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Gym Memberships
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Advertising (Online / TV / Radio)
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Entertainment (Concerts / Shows / Movies)
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
2 x
Advertising on Search Engines and Social Media
Estimated Rewards Value: 3.4%
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  • 2X points rewards rate on all eligible purchases (up to the first $50,000 spent per calendar year), then 1X
  • No annual fee; plus, add employee cards for no additional cost
  • Business expense management tools and expanded buying power ability

Pros

  • No annual fee, making the Blue Business Plus a great starter card for new or small business owners
  • Earn 2X Membership Rewards points on purchases (capped at the first $50,000 in a year)
  • Business expense management tools and expanded buying power ability

Cons

  • The 2x earning rate is capped at $50,000 per year
  • Charges a foreign transaction fee
Annual Fee: $0
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Transaction Fee:
2.7% of each transaction after conversion to US dollars.
Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.017

Instant Transfers as well as solid transfer partners. The value would go up if they had any hotel partners with a fair exchange rate. ANA (an exception to instant transfers), Virgin, Air Canada and Avianca are top airline partners for maximizing your points. They can also transfer to Delta if you wish and while the rates aren't ideal, they can transfer to Marriott and Hilton as well.  ANA provides almost unbeatable value for booking a Round the World flight all in Business Class. The stated value also assumes you will take advantage of transfer partners rather than book via their booking portal, where they are only worth between 1 and 1.5 cents. We've also created a Guide to American Express Membership Rewards.

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Bonus Offer

Earn a $250 statement credit after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card within the first 6 months. Terms apply.

Bonus points for spend in the following bonus categories:

At U.S. Supermarkets on the first $6,000 of yearly spend; 1X thereafter. * American Express defines a supermarket as offering a wide variety of food and household products such as meat, fresh produce, dairy, canned and packaged goods, household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies. (Superstores, convenience stores and warehouse clubs are NOT considered supermarkets.)

6 x
Groceries
Estimated Rewards Value: 6%

On select U.S. Streaming Services

6 x
Streaming Services
Estimated Rewards Value: 6%
3 x
Transit
Estimated Rewards Value: 3%

At U.S. Gas Stations

3 x
Gas Stations
Estimated Rewards Value: 3%
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  • Earn 6% cash back at U.S. supermarket purchases (up to the first $6,000 spent; then 1% cash back). If maximized, you could earn an outstanding $360 in cash back per year from U.S. supermarkets alone!
  • Other important cash back bonus categories, such as 6% on select U.S. streaming services, 3% on transit and at U.S. gas stations; and 1% on all other eligible purchases.
  • $0 Introductory Annual Fee for the first year, then $95

Pros

  • Industry-leading 6% cash back rate for U.S. supermarket spending (up to the first $6,000 per year) and select U.S. streaming subscriptions
  • Monthly statement credits for The Disney Bundle that could potentially save you hundreds of dollars per year
  • 0% intro APR for purchases and balance transfers during the first 12 months of account opening (See "Key Facts" and rates & fees for details)

Cons

  • Charges a $95 annual fee every year after the $0 intro annual fee
  • This card's foreign transaction fee clocks in at 2.7%
  • Blue Cash reward dollars are limited to cash back redemptions
Annual Fee: $0 Introductory Annual Fee for the first year, then $95
Foreign
Transaction Fee:
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Min Credit
Score:
Good (670-739) *
Point
Value:
$0.01

When a card earns cash back, it has a value in our calculator of $0.01, just as you'd expect! 😉

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$195
Point value
$0.01
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5x Cruises
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Annual fee
$95
Point value
$0.016
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5x Car Rentals
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