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We’ve mentioned the sometimes overlooked value some hotel credit cards provide people who cruise.
IHG Credit Cards Welcome Offers
New members of the card_name can bonus_miles_full by taking advantage of this promotion. The card carries a annual_fees annual fee and is packed with a bunch of benefits, such as:
- Annual Reward Night (beginning year two of card membership), redeemable for nights priced at 40,000 points or less.
- Want to stay somewhere that’s charging more than 40,000 points for a night? You can pay the difference with IHG points.
- Complimentary IHG Rewards One Platinum Elite status
- Fourth Night Free: use IHG points to book three consecutive nights at one property — and there’s no room or tax charge for the fourth night of the stay.
- Earn up to 26X charged to the card during stays at IHG® Hotels & Resorts
- 5X on travel purchases
- 5X at gas stations
- 5X on dining
- All other qualifying purchases earn 3X
- Earn 10,000 bonus IHG points and a $100 statement credit after spending $20,000 on eligible purchases during a calendar year.
- Receive a Global Entry, TSA PreCheck®, or NEXUS statement credit of up to $100 (every four years) when using your card to pay for application fees associated with those services.
- Cardmembers can receive up to $50 United Airlines TravelBank Cash to use on United Airlines purchases. Just enter your IHG Premier card number into your United MileagePlus® account.
The annual Reward Night always gets me well over the annual_fees annual fee’s worth.
That said, if you’re still skittish about forking over the money, there is a no-annual-fee option.
You can bonus_miles_full on the card_name. (Learn here how to apply for this promotion.) And, of course, it carries a annual_fees annual fee.
- Complimentary IHG® One Rewards Silver Elite Status
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- Earn IHG® One Rewards Gold Elite Status after spending $20,000 on purchases with their card each calendar year. Seriously, though, if you’re going to $20k on an IHG card, you can afford the $99 (and superior) card_name
- Earn up to 17X total points during stays at IHG® Hotels & Resorts
- 3X on utilities
- 3X on internet, cable, phone, and select streaming services purchases
- 3X on dining
- 3X at gas stations
- 2X on all other eligible purchases
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- Cardmembers earn 10,000 bonus points after spending $10,000 each calendar year.
- Fourth Night Free benefit
- No annual fee
Hilton Honors Credit Cards Welcome Offers
With the card_name, you can bonus_miles_full. Terms apply. (Learn here how to apply for this promotion.)
Here’s something nice: the card has a annual_fees annual fee! (card_name.)
The card features:
- Earn 7X at Hilton portfolio hotels or resorts
- 5X at U.S. restaurants
- 5X at U.S. supermarkets
- 5X at U.S. gas stations
- 3X all other eligible purchases on your Card
- No Foreign Transaction Fees (card_name.)
- Complimentary Hilton Honors Silver status
- Spend $20,000 on eligible purchases on your card within a calendar year and upgrade to Hilton Honors Gold status through the end of the next calendar year.
- annual_fees annual fee(card_name.)
- Read more here
Next, we have the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card: You can earn 130,000 bonus Hilton Honors points after spending $2,000 in eligible purchases on the card within three (3) months of being approved for card membership.
With this card, you can:
- Earn 12X at Hilton portfolio hotels or resorts
- 6X at U.S. restaurants, including takeout and delivery
- 6X at U.S. supermarkets
- 6X at U.S. gas stations
- 3X all other eligible purchases on your Card
- Free Night Reward
- After you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year. Terms apply.
- Complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status
- Daily food and beverage credit (varies by brand and region)
- Space-available room upgrades
- Spend $40,000 on eligible purchases on your card within a calendar year and upgrade to Hilton Honors Diamond status through the end of the next calendar year.
- Priority Pass Select — 10 free visits
- Enrollment required
- Fifth Night Free
- Elite Rollover Nights
- No Foreign Transaction Fees (See rates and fees.)
- $95 annual fee (See rates and fees.)
- Terms Apply.
(All information about the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card was collected independently by Eye of the Flyer. The card is not available through our site nor our affiliate partner.)
Small business owners: the card_name gives you the opportunity to bonus_miles_full.
Time to Set Sail!
Passengers who need to spend a few nights on either side of a cruise can greatly benefit from a hotel credit card. With some of the great offers available now, you can help reduce your pre- and/or post-cruise lodging costs.
- To see rates and fees for the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, please visit this link. Terms apply.
- To see rates and fees for the Hilton Honors American Express Card, please visit this link. Terms apply.
- To see rates and fees for the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card, please visit this link. Terms apply.
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