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BAM! 80k Chase Ink Business Preferred coming soon!
Here’s a ditty about Chase and Amex, two American banks tryin’ to win the heartland. I’m from Indiana so peeling off John Mellancamp melodies is in my blood. This battle, which Chase is winning, is certainly reaping its rewards ( heh heh) for us consumers. The Chase Ink Business Preferred has been widely reported across the ethos, but the story was originally reported on Bloomberg. And I’m falling on the ” this is a win” rather than the pessimistic side of this debate. But MY GOODNESS! Another big time sign up bonus from Chase?! It’s just body blow after body blow to Amex, and Chase has landed another with the 80k Chase Ink Business Preferred coming soon!
80k sign up mood:
The Deets from the Bloomberg
- 80k Bonus after 5k spend
- We don’t know the release date yet
- First $150k earns 3x on Travel, travel, telecommunications (Internet, Phone, Cable), shipping and advertising on social-media and search engines
- For Travel, The Points Guy reports, that this applies to Flights, Hotels, Taxis, Trains
- It may or may not replace the Ink Plus (but the leading thought is it will)
- Consensus is 5/24 will be at play here although nothing confirmed (it does apply to Ink Plus and Ink Cash)
My Quick Thoughts
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Time to get an Ink Plus if you haven’t done so yet and are under 5/24, are Chase Private Client, or are pre-approved in branch.
- The Ink Plus earns 5x on telecommunications and office supply stores up to $50k a year. 5x earning for all phone bills, cable, and internet is an amazing earn rate. There is a 70k in branch offer right now that, if I could, I would seize. No one ones if this card is going away, but I’d hedge my bet, and get one to be safe.
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3x category bonus earning, up to $150k, is incredible.
I know a lot of business owners out there that spend a lot of money in those categories. Especially social media. The Chase Ink Business Preferred is a no-brainer for them.
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80,000 bonus points gets you a lot! The sign up bonus, alone, is worth it.
I spent 80k Singapore Air Krisflyer miles to book a $10k Lufthansa First Class ticket a couple weeks ago. It was absolutely incredible. Since Singapore Air is a transfer partners of Chase…when this bad boy hits the market you can book it too, with just this one sign up bonus.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account openingÂ
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travelâ„
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 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)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travelâ„
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
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:Â
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.Â
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great 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: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travelâ„ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.Â
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