A month ago today I received an email from
Chase Sapphire letting me know that they had, an “Invite A Friend” promotion for their Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. Mostly ignored the email as I did not really know anyone who might be interested however, now a month later, a light bulb finally came on in my head. I though, “Hey, I can share this on my Travel Blog!” After all this is probably the BEST travel card out there, at least the best I have ever had which has been a good number of them.
I LOVE this card, for many reasons. One of my favorite things about this card is just how many rewards programs you can transfer your points to at a 1:1 exchange rate: United Airlines, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, South West Airlines, Amtrak, Hilton, Marriott, and more.
Recently, my mom and I took a train from Portland, OR to San Jose California. We decided to get a roomette so we could sleep better on the 19+ hour ride, plus Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (Lunch, Dinner then Breakfast in our case) was included. While I do not remember the exact dollar figure at the time, it was between $450 and $500. However, it would only cost 11000 Amtrak Rewards points for that trip. As neither of us had ever been on Amtrak before, we would have had NO rearwards points to cash-in... if we did not have our Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. It took less than 10 minutes for our point to show-up our previously set-up Amtrak Rewards accounts. Note: Amtrak leaves the program December 7th 2015
Other quick points that I like about this card:
#1: NO FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEES! While this feature is becoming more common among credit cards, it is a very convenient feature for big international travelers like myself. Saving about 3% per-transaction. That adds-up fast!
#2: Has An EMV-Chip! America is finally catching on to this but, Europe (the UK especially) has been using this for a while now. Back in 2013, when I was in the UK, I had LOTS of trouble being able to make purchases with my EMV-Chipless card.
#3: Amazing Costumer Service! I think that says it all. They promise to answer before the 3rd ring, or something like that. I have only had to wait once for an agent to come on the line. Every other time, they pick-up immediately.
If you are interested in this card,
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Disclosure: As a card holder participating in Chase's “Invite a Friend” promotion, I will be rewarded with a set number of points for each person who clicks my referral link, applies for, and is subsequently approved for the credit card. While I try my best to make sure all info which I post about this card is accurate, policies could change. I do NOT work for Chase Bank.
