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Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card
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50k points (UA, BA, SW, Hyatt, etc. or $750 Cash) after spending $4k in 3 mos.
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1 point/$3x for Travel and Dining(directly book travel at 1.5c/pt)
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- Priority Pass lounges
- $300 tvl credit
- Global Entry
- Global Evac.
- Pur. protection
- No FTF's
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$450
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General, Travel, Dining
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Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®
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50k ($500 toward travel) after spending $3k in 90 days
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2 Points + 5% rebate / $ (in effect 2.1% toward any travel)
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$0 1st Yr.,then $89
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General spending only
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Citi® Hilton HHonors Reserve card
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2 weekend nights after spending $2.5k in 4 mos. + 1 more/yr after spending $10k
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3 points / $5x on airfare and car rentals10x at Hiltons
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- Auto Gold
- Diamond status after spending $40k
- No FTF's
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$95
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Keep in safe and pay $95/year for a Saturday night at an expensive hotel (e.g., The Bentley on South Beach)
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Chase Hyatt Card
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2 free nights at ANY Hyatt hotel worldwide after spending $1k in 4 mos. + 1 more (cat <=4) each year
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1 points/$2x for restaurants, airfare (direct) and car rentals3x at Hyatts
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$75
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General Spend, Restaurant, Air, Car Rental
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Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express
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35k after spending $5k in 3mos (until 4/5/2017)
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1 (valuable) point / $
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- SPG Gold after $30k/yr
- 5 nights toward elite
- no FTF(new)
- Premium Internet
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$0 1st Yr.,then $95
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General Spend
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card
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50k points (UA, BA, SW, Hyatt, etc. or $500 Cash) or $625 in travel after spending $4k in 3 mos.
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1 point/$2x for Travel and Dining
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- No FTF's
- Chip
- Primary Rental Car Coverage
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$0 1st Yr.,then $95
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General, Travel, Dining
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Chase Ink Preferred Credit Card
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80k points after spending $5k in 3 mos = UA, BA, SW, Amtrak,etc. or $800 Cash or $1,000 toward travel
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1 point/$3x for travel, shipping, telecom, advertising (up to $150k spend)
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$0 1st Yr.,then $95
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General, Travel, Shipping, Advertising, Telecom
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United MileagePlus Explorer Card (Chase)
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30k after spending $1k in 3 months + 5k for add. cardholder + 10k/yr after $25k
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1 point /$2x on United
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- No FTF's
- free bag & priority board on United
- 2 lounge passes/yr.
- No inv. controls on redeeming mileage
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$0 1st Yr.,then $95
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Citi® AAdvantage Cards
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40k points after spending $3k
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1 point/$
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- 1st bag free
- Priority Baording
- $100 AA discount/yr
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$0 1st Yr.,then $95
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Priority Club® Select Visa® (Chase)
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60k-80k points on first purchase + free night on your anniversary
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1 point /$2x on gas, grocery & dining5x at their hotels
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$0 1st Yr.,then $49
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Virgin America American Express (BofA)
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50k miles (=100k hilton) -- 20k aft 1st purchase, 25k aft $2.5k spent & 5k by adding 2 auth. users
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1.5 miles/$
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- If you are an ardent VA flyer, there are some, however, most focus on the bonus
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$90
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The Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard®
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35k miles after spending $1k in 90 days plus 5k per year after spending $10k
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1 points/$ (2x for purchases on Hawaiian Airlines)
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$89
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