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Chase sapphire preferred increased sign up bonus.
New cardholders will now earn 80 000 ultimate rewards points after spending 4 000 in the first three months of account opening.
Earn 80 000 chase sapphire preferred bonus points after you spend 4 000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
2x points on both travel and dining.
But that offer only lasted a few months the sapphire reserve now comes with a 50 000 point bonus after the same 4 000 spend in three months.
That s an increase of 20 000 points which makes this bonus an all time high.
When the chase sapphire reserve first launched in 2016 it offered a 100 000 point sign up bonus after 4 000 in spend.
At an absolute minimum ultimate rewards points can be redeemed for 1 25 cents each towards a travel purchase meaning that 80 000 ultimate rewards points will get you 1 000 worth of travel.
That s 1 000 toward travel when you redeem through the chase ultimate rewards portal.
Chase sapphire preferred card with a 60 000 point bonus.
So if you don t already have a sapphire credit card in your wallet getting the chase sapphire preferred with a 60 000 point sign up bonus is an easy decision as it is one of the best travel credit cards.
Chase just announced an elevated sign up bonus for one of its most popular travel credit cards the chase sapphire preferred card.
The chase sapphire preferred has a new limited time sign up bonus of 80 000 ultimate rewards points after spending 4 000 within three months.
Chase announced today that they are increasing the sign up bonus on the sapphire preferred to 80 000 ultimate rewards ur points.
Right now the chase sapphire preferred is also offering new applicants its highest sign up bonus ever up to 80 000 ultimate rewards points after spending 4 000 on purchases with the card in.
The chase sapphire preferred card is the go to card for these reasons.
Rather than having its standard 24 month clock apply to each individual card the issuer deemed that having received a bonus on either the chase sapphire preferred card or the chase sapphire reserve meant you couldn t get the bonus on the other sapphire card for the same 24 month period.
For the first time since 2015 chase has increased the standard sign up bonus on its flagship sapphire preferred credit card improving what was already a lucrative deal for new cardholders.