Original thread started by Meade18
. Card includes the following features:
- Earn unlimited 2 points for every $1 spent on travel and dining purchases.
- Earn unlimited 1.5 points for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
- Receive 50,000 bonus points - a $500 value - after you make at least $3,000 in purchases the first 90 days of account opening.
- No limit to the points you can earn and your points don’t expire.
- Flexibility to choose how to redeem your points - redeem for cash back as a statement credit, or as a deposit into eligible Bank of America® or Merrill Lynch® accounts including checking, savings, and 529. You can also choose gift cards or use for purchases at the Bank of America Travel Center.
- Get up to a $100 Airline Incidental Statement Credit annually for qualifying purchases such as seat upgrades, baggage fees, in-flight services, and airline lounge fees - automatically applied to your card statement.
- Get up to a $100 Airport Security Statement Credit towards TSA Pre✓® or Global Entry Application fee, every four years.
- Travel Insurance protections to assist with trip delays, cancellations and interruptions, baggage delay inconvenience, lost luggage and emergency evacuation and transportation.
- No foreign transaction fees.
- Low $95 annual fee. (not waived first year)
- Ellegible for Preferred Rewards bonus
- A purchase that earns 100 base points will actually earn 125 (Gold), 150 (Platinum), or 175 points (Platinum Honors), based on your tier when the purchase posts to your account.
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