It’s easy to decide you want to be able to travel for less, but it is hard to know where to start.<\/p>\n
While we have a guide to getting started with points and miles<\/a> and even an entire Points101 free email series<\/a> designed to get you going with rewards earning and burning and encourage you to dive in there if you want to, just getting started doesn’t have to be all that complicated.<\/p>\n The overwhelming majority of the time, my number one recommendation for those looking to delve into earning points and miles is to first<\/a> get the Chase Sapphire Preferred\u00ae Card<\/a> (see rates and fees<\/a>). It’s not an accident that it has won the Best Travel Rewards Credit Card<\/a> for the seventh year in a row … it’s that consistently great.<\/p>\n Highest-ever offer: Earn 100,000 bonus points with the Chase Sapphire Preferred<\/a> after spending $5,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Sapphire Preferred has been around for over 15 years, but that doesn’t mean it is stale. In fact, it means it’s a classic that has stayed with the times since it was launched in 2009. But in this case, it’s tough to top this classic when starting in the rewards credit card landscape.<\/p>\n So whether you’re looking for which rewards credit card to start with \u2014 or which card to get next \u2014 here are five reasons why the Chase Sapphire Preferred is still my most frequently recommended card.<\/p>\n The sign-up bonus for the Sapphire Preferred<\/a> varies over time, but right now, it’s the highest offer we have seen since 2021: Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.<\/p>\n
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