My Thoughts: This is a decent card with a decent promotion. If you will spend $25K+ on your card a y

Recently, I posted on Hotel Credit Card perks and received many emails requesting for a similar post in regards to airlines. So, here you go, a compiled list of all the perks you receive cruising the caribbean with an airline specific credit card (including status, waived baggage fee, priority cruising the caribbean boarding, etc.). If you travel often on one airline, it might be worth it to see if the yearly fee outweighs the benefits that you will receive.
My Thoughts: cruising the caribbean If you fly Delta often, but do not have elite status, being able to check your bags for free is a great reason for having this card. While the bonus points are not 50K+ like many of the offers out there, Delta seldom has those off the chart offers. They recently did have a 45K offer, so if you are not in any rush, hold out to see if a limited time promotion runs again. However, be aware that many times the typical offer is 25K.
My Thoughts: This card is more expensive than the Gold Delta card but does include two added benefits: 1) Complimentary companion ticket each year (which sometimes has strict terms and conditions making it tough to use), and 2) 5,000 MQMs towards status. This sign up offer is also not as good as the Gold Delta card.
Status: Earn 10,000 MQMs towards status when you sign up for the credit card (1st year only); Earn additional MQMs yearly (however, this might change at a later time): $30,000 spend a calendar year earns 15,000 MQMs and an additional $60,000 spend a calendar year earns another 15,000 MQMs (30,000 MQMs is needed for silver status) MQMs can be gifted to someone else
My Thoughts: While this card is quite expensive, if you spend quite a bit on the card you can secure Silver elite status. You also get complimentary club access, which alone is about $400/year. I personally think this annual fee is too high for what it is worth. You are better off getting the American Express Platinum card if you are interested in lounge cruising the caribbean access.
Priority Boarding: cruising the caribbean Priority check-in (where available), priority airport screening (where available), and priority boarding privileges when traveling on American Airlines operated and marketed flights
My Thoughts: Personally, I think this credit card is quite expensive and might not be worth the perks included. The only reason cruising the caribbean I would advocate getting this card is if you are looking to reach that million mile status (Gold or Platinum for life) with your credit card spend over the next 11 months. All the other perks are included in the Amex Platinum card plus more.
My Thoughts: While this isn t as good as the 75K or 100K promotion they had last year, this is still a pretty decent promotion, especially with the statement credit included. While this card will not help you reach any elite status, it is a good way to get a quick and easy 50K points. Unlike other airlines, there are not too many perks by having the AA card (i.e, no free checked baggage). If you are looking to get the card for the long term and rack up miles with AA, I d actually suggest the Starwood credit card instead read this prior post to understand my reasoning behind this.
Current promotion: 50,000 United miles upon first purchase + additional 5,000 miles for adding an authorized user (first purchase must be within the first two months of account opening); $95 annual fee waived the first year
My Thoughts: If you have not been targeted for the 60K promotion (which really is 50K as the additional cruising the caribbean 10K needed requires a huge minimum spend), the current promotion is quite low compared to other credit card offers out there. Like the Delta credit card, if you do not have elite status and fly United often, being able to check a bag for free is a decent perk (Delta, however, allows cruising the caribbean up to 9 people on the itinerary for free checked baggage, while United only allows 2).
My Thoughts: I would only apply for this card if you are looking to get companion pass status. Currently, the 50,000 bonus points are counting towards companion status, and if you get both the personal and business credit card that will get you 100,000 points. To earn the companion pass, you only need 110,000 points. To learn more about the Southwest companion pass, read this prior blog post . If you are not applying for both cards and wont be able to get to the 110,000 points, I d suggest instead applying for the Chase Sapphire Preferred cruising the caribbean card. This card also has a 50K offer and allows you to transfer your points to Southwest . This will give you much more flexibility .
My Thoughts: This is a decent card with a decent promotion. If you will spend $25K+ on your card a year, getting the 10K preferred miles is not a bad perk. The best perk with this card is the 5K mile discount when redeeming for award travel and the two $99 companion tickets. Receiving 10K bonus miles each year helps make the annual fee worth it as well. Also, using the card during the US Airways Grand Slam Promotion in October will count as a hit.
If there are any other perks or credit cards you d like included, please feel free to comment below and I will update the post accordingly. I included most of the major airlines. Also remember that these promotions do change to see an up to date list of all the credit card promotions, visit this page on the blog.
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I love the Delta Reserve Card. I ve had it for 3 years now. The annual companion economy/biz certificate (which I m not sure you mentioned in regard to this card) has always been used well and seemingly has no restrictions. I used it for a companion biz class ticket for my wife over Thanksgiving cruising the caribbean last year and for a West Coast vacation the year before. I typically accrue more MQMs than needed for Platinum (75,000) but not quite enough for Diamond (125,000). cruising the caribbean Using this card for all of my business expenses (easily over $60,000) gets me to Diamond every year. I believe one also receives club access to KLM and Air France lounges. One also receives double cruising the caribbean miles on Delta purchases. I buy most of my Delta flights on delta.com so an $800 ticket means 1600 miles. When buying tickets for my band, I end up accruing 10,000+ miles for one group roundtrip. Delta Reserve actually shows up in print on one s boarding pass as well so there s no hassle entering the lounges or taking advantage of priority boarding.
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