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Cathay Pacific Credit Card and 20k Amex points with Air France $1k purchase
These are the two big stories floating around the interwebs today. Cathay has released a new credit card with a 25k offer and Amex is running a promotion whereby spending $1k or more on the Air France app or Airfrance.us will net you 20k Amex points. Let’s take a look at the details on these offers.
The new Cathay Pacific Credit Card. 25k Bonus points after $2500 in 90 days. $95 annual fee.
The Deets and perks
- 25k Bonus Asia Miles after $2500 spend in 90 days
- Will affect your 5/24
- 1.5x Asia Miles on dining in U.S. and abroad
- 1.5x Asia Miles on all International purchases ( outside U.S.)
- No foreign transaction fees
- Marco Polo Green Tier Status
My thoughts:
This isn’t a card that I’ll be putting in my wallet anytime soon. Asia Miles are pretty easily gained through Citi Thank You, SPG, and Amex MR cards which are all transfer partners. I’m already over 5/24 and wouldn’t add a personal card to my arsenal if it didn’t add considerable value. Everyone’s situation is different, but it’s not the best fit for me.
The other big deal of the day: 20k Amex points with Air France $1k purchase
If you’re looking to see if you’ve been targeted it will be in your Amex offers and look like:
Here are the details: 
Terms and Conditions:
- Must spend $1k+ by 4/14/2017
- ONLY valid using the Air France app OR Airfrance.us
- US based Amex cards are eligible.
- Buying points won’t qualify
My thoughts on the deal. Outstanding.
In a worst case scenario I can redeem Amex points for $0.o2 because of my Amex Biz Plat. So this deal is worth at least $400. With that being said, I’m not going to run out and buy an Air France ticket, but I’ll take this offer into consideration when comparing my options for flights abroad.
One thing that I do really like…Air France is a partner of Alaska and I’m trying to re-qualify for MVP GOLD 75 this year. That’s pretty awesome.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
$300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- $300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- That’s worth $750 when redeemed through Chase Travel℠. Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel℠ purchases within your first year
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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