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Two of the best credit cards for Chase Ultimate Rewards just increased their bonus offer! Woohoo!
The Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cards offer great benefits and should have a primary spot in everyone's wallet and travel strategy.
Right now, you can earn 75,000 CUR bonus points with a $4,000 minimum spend. The Sapphire Preferred has a $95 annual fee and the Reserve has a $550 annual fee, but also comes with a $300 travel credit, $100 global entry credit, Priority Pass membership and an increased value for the points in the Chase Travel Portal.
I love CUR points because of their flexibility. You can:
- transfer them to dozens of different airline loyalty programs
- transfer them to several hotel chains (Marriott, IHG, Hyatt)
- use them to buy hotels, flights, activities and car rentals in the Chase Travel Portal
- pay yourself back
- get a statement credit
75,000 points equals $750, however, if you use them in the Chase Travel Portal with your Preferred credit card, you get 25% more value making them worth $1,000. And if you combine the points with your Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card, then they will be worth 50% more in the Chase Travel Portal for a whopping total of $1,250.
Like this redemption in the Chase Travel Portal through my Chase Sapphire Reserve account, this Hilton in Moorea has rooms at $938 dollars or 62,554 CUR points.
And if you transfer them to an airline or hotel, the points could be worth even more depending on the specific flight or the number of rewards needed per night.
Plus if you transfer points to IHG and buy three nights, you get a fourth FREE so that could be very lucrative.
Hyatt hotels usually fall in the sweet spot of redemption value as well.
You can only hold one of these cards at a time and you can only get the bonus once every 4 years. You can apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve here using my referral link.
