Capital One is launching its first-ever premium travel credit card, Venture X
Here are the initial card details of the Venture X card:
Welcome bonus: The Venture X will launch with an offer of 100,000 bonus miles after spending $10,000 on purchases in the first six months, and for a limited time, cardholders can also get up to $200 in statement credits for vacation rental purchases like Airbnb and Vrbo charged to their account within the first year.
Earning: The Venture X will earn 10 miles per dollar on hotels and car rentals booked via Capital One Travel, 5 miles per dollar on flights booked via Capital One Travel and an unlimited 2 miles per dollar on everything else.
Statement credit: Up to $300 back in statement credit annually for bookings made through Capital One Travel.
Anniversary bonus: 10,000 bonus miles every account anniversary, starting on your first anniversary (worth $100 toward travel).
Lounge access: Complimentary access for cardholders, authorized users and up to two guests per visit to Capital One Lounges and to more than 1,300 Priority Pass lounges worldwide.
Authorized users: Up to four authorized users can be added at no charge, and AUs get Capital One Lounge access with up to two guests.
Global Entry or TSA PreCheck: Up to $100 in statement credits for either TSA PreCheck or Global Entry.
Annual fee: $395.
Application link: https://www.capitalone.com/credit...venture-x/
This looks like a great card for travel compared to Chase Sapphire Reserve and Amex Platinum. Especially I like the lower annual fee part and the sign up bonus also looks generous.
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Getting $1850 out of the bonus is possible, but well beyond a 'normal' redemption to a significant degree.
How long so I have to get that fee refunded and downgrade to a free CC?
Getting $1850 out of the bonus is possible, but well beyond a 'normal' redemption to a significant degree.
Hopefully someone who have Capital one Venture card might chime in.
Looks like I'll go ahead and keep my CSR if the statement credit of this Cap1 card is only $500.
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Getting $1850 out of the bonus is possible, but well beyond a 'normal' redemption to a significant degree.
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$500 in credit statement OR
$800 in gift cards (physical, no digital unless you link to Amazon or Paypal for redemption) OR
$1000 in travel reimbursement or spend through their agency portal
You can transfer to partners - BA and hotels are 1:1, most other major airlines are 0.8:1 (800 miles for 1000 Venture points).
TPG getting $1850 equivalent is like saying Marriott points are a good deal - only if you use them in a very, very limited way. Ex: if you use BA points to fly American on AASaver fares for direct, shot flights within CONUS then, yes, worth it. As a cash-back program it's pretty poor.
$500 in credit statement OR
$800 in gift cards (physical, no digital unless you link to Amazon or Paypal for redemption) OR
$1000 in travel reimbursement or spend through their agency portal
You can transfer to partners - BA and hotels are 1:1, most other major airlines are 0.8:1 (800 miles for 1000 Venture points).
TPG getting $1850 equivalent is like saying Marriott points are a good deal - only if you use them in a very, very limited way. Ex: if you use BA points to fly American on AASaver fares for direct, shot flights within CONUS then, yes, worth it. As a cash-back program it's pretty poor.
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Interesting - that has changed in the past month. I have the venture and was looking to cash out and just about everything but wyndham and BA was 800miles:1000 points. AirFrance/KLM is currently 1200mile:1000points (ends 12/1/21) . The change may be for the VentureX launch; I would not trust C1 to keep these redemptions. If you are planning to transfer, I would MS to the 10k as fast as possible and roll the points if that's where you think you'll use them. FWIW, my Venture bonus wasn't awarded until after my billing cycle ended, even though it was paid off early...so don't count on getting the points before the 31 days.
It's also worth noting that there are no direct US carriers in the transfer portal.
Note: I like Capital One for the single-use credit card number and the ability to have those numbers auto-expire on a date I set. I just don't think their bonus programs are all that if you're sole redemption isn't through bill credits for travel.
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