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Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Card

Having now discussed the cheapest Southwest Rapid Rewards card (the Plus card), it’s time for the next card in the series: the Premier card. This card has a $99 annual fee, so let’s investigate what the extra $30 gets you and if it’s worth the extra $30. Welcome Offer At the time of posting, theContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Card”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card

In a previous series of articles, I covered the various tiers of credit cards offered by the “Big 3” US airlines: American, Delta, and United. However, something that is important to note is that United is actually the 4th largest airline by number of passengers carried and has been since 2015, when it was surpassedContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card”

IHG Premier Card (outdated 2023 version)

We’ve covered Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton’s cards, which are some of the most valuable hotel programs in the world. The next program of note is with IHG. IHG has a wide variety of hotels, including Holiday Inn and Kimpton. Holiday Inns aren’t exciting hotels, but Kimptons often are very nice. I’m not very familiar withContinue reading “IHG Premier Card (outdated 2023 version)”

IHG Traveler card (outdated 2023 version)

World of Hyatt credit card

So far on this blog, I have previously discussed the Marriott cards at length. Marriott is my preferred hotel chain due to its immense global footprint, but there are several other major hotel chains that have strong rewards programs and credit cards: Hyatt, Hilton, and IHG. The smallest of these chains, Hyatt, is generally consideredContinue reading “World of Hyatt credit card”

British Airways Visa– US edition

Long time readers of this blog will remember that British Airways has two credit card partners in the UK: American Express UK and Barclays. The arrival of the two new BA cards in 2022 was exciting news, given their earning rates and perks. British Airways also offers a co-branded US credit card in partnership withContinue reading “British Airways Visa– US edition”

Chase Freedom Flex

Chase offers two no annual fee credit cards that earn Ultimate Rewards points: the largely straight-forward Freedom Unlimited and the more complicated, but potentially more rewarding, Freedom Flex. Like the Freedom Unlimited, the Freedom Flex is marketed as a cashback card, but actually earns UR points that can be redeemed for 1 ¢/point by themselves.Continue reading “Chase Freedom Flex”

Airline co-branded cards: top-tier (club cards– 2022 outdated edition)

The final set of airline co-branded cards to investigate are the top tier cards. These cards all offer a key perk: airline club access. They also all have high annual fees ($450+), but the annual fee is consistently lower than buying a club membership. So, off the bat, if you would independently buy a clubContinue reading “Airline co-branded cards: top-tier (club cards– 2022 outdated edition)”

Airline co-branded card comparison: mid-level

The next step up from the entry-level cards is the mid-tier cards: those with annual fees around $250. Delta has the Platinum Card from American Express ($250) and United as the Quest card from Chase ($250). American doesn’t currently have a mid-tier credit card, so I’ve included the Aviator Silver card ($199) here for comparison,Continue reading “Airline co-branded card comparison: mid-level”

Airline co-branded card comparison: entry-level

Now that we’ve gone through the free airline cards, it’s time for the entry-level cards, those with an annual fee of around $100. As I mentioned in the previous article, American, Delta, and United actually partner with 4 banks. Specifically, at the roughly $100 level, American offers two cards: one with Barclays and one withContinue reading “Airline co-branded card comparison: entry-level”