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Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Card
Bank of America has a great new offer on the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Card – 75k after $4k spend in 3 months + a Buy One Get One companion fare. I actually added this card to my wallet. This offer comes and goes, so act quick if you’d like to get it.
I’ve had this card multiple times since 2015 ( starting when it was a meager 25k ) and actually picked it up last November. Alaska miles are some of the most valuable airline miles in the business, but I’d still categorize this card as a supporting cast member vs main cast.
If you’re familiar with how we analyze cards here at Monkey Miles, we break credit cards into two groups as if they were in a play, tv show, or movie: Main cast and Supporting Cast. Your wallet should be comprised of cards that you use on a regular basis for all your purchases – this is your main cast. We prefer those cards to earn you flexible points that can be converted travel partners via transfer. The second category are cards that give you perks and support your wallet like free bags, a free night every year, etc – or your supporting cast. The Bank of America Alaska Airlines Business Visa would part of the supporting cast should we add it.
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Bank of America Application Rules
They can be broken down into these sub-categories:
- 2/3/4/7.
- 24 month.
- 5 card limit.
2/3/4/7
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- You’re limited to 2 Bank of America cards within a 2 month window.
3
- If you’ve opened more than 3+ cards, from any bank, in a 12 month window you’ll be auto denied
- If you are a Bank of America account this rule doesn’t apply
4
- If you have opened 4 new cards in a 24 month period you’ll be denied
- doesn’t apply if you have a Bank of America account
7
- If you’ve opened 7 or more new cards in a 12 month period you will be denied if…
- Applies to Bank of America customers although rumored to not apply to those with $250k+ assets held at BofA
24 month
Some Bank of America cards have a 24 month rule attached to them meaning you may not be able to get a bonus for 24 months from either opening or closing.
5 Card Limit
There is a 5 card cap on the number of Bank of America cards you can hold at any one time
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 60k points after $4k spend in 3 months
- Worth $750 in Chase Travel℠ and way more if you maximize transfer partners
- 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, 2024
- $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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