If travel is in your plans, you may want to know about this limited-time offer from American Express. It’s the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card, and it’s available until March 30, 2016. In fact, it’s the highest sign-up bonus they’ve ever offered – 35,000 bonus points when you make $3,000 in purchases in the first three months after opening your account.
You can redeem those points for free nights when it works for you because there’s no blackout dates at over 1,200 Starwood hotels and resorts in almost 100 countries. (Some hotels may have mandatory service charges and resort charges.) For international travelers, though, it’s a big plus that there’s no foreign transaction fees. You can stay connected with free in-room premium Internet access, but other perks give you access to discounts and presale tickets for live events as well.
After the introductory period, your travel and everyday purchases continue to help you earn travel rewards too. You can get up to 5 points for every dollar you spend at Starwood hotels and 1 point on all other purchases. The offer includes a $0 introductory annual fee for the first year and goes to $95 per year after that. This card was voted one of the best travel credit cards in CardRating’s Editor’s Choice Awards: Best Credit Cards for 2016 article. (CardRatings.com is one of our partner sites. Here is CardRating’s full review.)
Another travel reward card offer
The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card was also honored in the CardRating.com Editor’s Choice Awards article for its introductory offer – 50,000 bonus points when you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first three months of opening your account. (That translates to $625 in travel rewards.)
With the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, you earn two times the points on travel and dining. You earn one point for each dollar spent on all other purchases.
It seems that turning your everyday purchases into better travel experiences is getting easier – and there are a number of options to choose from to boot. Happy trails!
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