The Offer
No direct link, sent out via mail
Signup for the Chase Sapphire Preferred via referral link and get 90,000 points after $4,000 in spend within the first three months.
Card Details
$95 annual fee, not waived
No foreign transaction fees
Primary car rental insurance
$50 Annual Hotel Credit. (This is per cardmember year, rather than calendar year. Must be booked through the Chase Travel Portal.)
Card earns at the following rates:
5x on travel booked through the Chase Travel portal.
3x on Dining/Streaming Services/online grocery (excludes: excluding Target, Walmart and
wholesale clubs)
2x on travel
1x on all other purchases
10% Anniversary point bonus. When you renew your card Chase will offer a 10% bonus spend. For example if you spend $25,000 you’d earn 2,500 bonus points. This is award after the annual fee is paid. This doesn’t apply to the sign up bonus.
Transferable points
Redeem points on Chase’s travel portal at a value of 1.25¢ due to the 25% travel redemption bonus
Not eligible if you’ve received a sign up bonus on the Sapphire Preferred/Reserve in the last 48 months (standard is now 48 months)
Chase 5/24 rule applies to this card
Our Verdict
Better than the in branch offer of 85,000 points, but obviously requires getting the mailer.