Chase Sapphire Reserve®

Earn 5x on points on flights and 10x total points on hotels and car rentals when you purchase travel through Chase Travel portal immediately after the first $300 is spent on travel purchases annually.
Earn 3x points on other travel and dining
Earn 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases

Other Features

$300 Annual Travel Credit as reimbursement for travel purchases charged to your card each account anniversary year.

Get 50% more value when you redeem your points for travel through Chase Travel portal. For example, 75,000 points are worth $1125 toward travel

1:1 point transfer to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs

Access to 1,300+ airport lounges worldwide after an easy, one-time enrollment in Priority Pass™ Select and up to $100 application fee credit every four years for Global Entry, NEXUS, or TSA PreCheck®

Count on Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Lost Luggage Insurance and more.

Member FDIC

The card is a great choice for its welcome bonus and to unlock the ability to transfer Chase Travel points to travel partners.  You can do well by using this card plus various fee-free Chase cards to earn 3X to 5X in various categories of spend and then move those points to the Sapphire Reserve so that you can then transfer the points to airline and hotel programs.