The rewards club premier credit card from Chase has the best bonus ever. There are new benefits for this product a couple of years ago, and it has been easier to get approved for IHG cards.
Up front for getting the card and recurring benefits for keeping the card are really valuable. I don't think this is a card to use for your spending. It's a can-pass-up.
Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur
There are many reasons to get this card.
Worth 165,000 points. They’ve substantially increased the up front bonus. The initial card offer had been to earn 125,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening. They’ve added a reward night on top of this.
If you spend $3000 on purchases within 3 months, you will earn 125,000 points and a Reward Night e-certificate, which can be used for a one-night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level up to 40,000 points.
The free night after each account anniversary year is part of the initial bonus and is worth up to 40,000 points. The certificates will become more flexible on March 24, 2022, one of the great changes. You will be able to top them off with additional points so that they can be used at hotels that cost more than 40,000 points.
Elite status. You get Platinum elite status as long as you’re a cardmember. Starting March 24, 2022 $40,000 spend and one additional purchase each calendar year will earn Diamond.
Annual reward night after each account anniversary year. The annual reward night is limited to most of the hotels that are bookable for 40,000 points per night or less. It also must be used within 12 months of issue.
Reward night on points stays of 4 or more nights. That’s better than the ‘5th night free’ some other chains offer and amounts to a 25% discount on four night award stays.
Anecdotally easier to get approved than other Chase travel cards. While you can only get approved if you’ve had fewer than 5 new credit card accounts in the last 24 months, readers share that they have an easier time getting approved for this card than other Chase airline, hotel, or Ultimate Rewards points cards.
New card product. If you have a legacy IHG Rewards Club credit card reports are people are getting approved for this one too. That’s great for the 4th night on points redemptions and the annual reward night as well as the signup bonus points. Of course if you have the card currently you are not eligible for another one, nor are you eligible if you have received an initial bonus for the card within the past 24 months (it’s been available less than a year).
United TravelBank Cash is Coming Up to $50 each calendar year in TravelBank Cash from United Airlines purchases after registering the card with the cardmember’s MileagePlus account is coming as part of the end of March 2022 improvements.
Get In With Lower Annual Fee Now. The card’s annual fee is still $89. Apply now because Chase has said it will be going up to $99, and that existing cardmembers will not be affected until 2023.
Gift someone Global Entry. The card comes with Global Entry or TSA Precheck fee credit (up to $100 every 4 years). I have tons of cards now with similar benefit, so I have gifted the credit to friends. They just use my card to pay the application fee and it credits back automatically.
Intercontinental Boston
I think the card is worth it. It is worth keeping for the annual reward night and for the 4th night on the rewards club. The card has a good bonus and it's worth hanging onto once you have it.
The rewards club premier credit card is issued by the ihhg.
I wrote about how Chase is improving their credit card. The card isn't just adding new benefits. The up front bonus has been increased.
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Chase is making changes to their credit cards in March of 2022. New benefits and rewards will be offered by the primary consumer card. There is no annual fee card.
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Through August 31, there is a 60% bonus on transfers from Chase Ultimate rewards to IHG rewards club.
