Credit Card Benefits That Reset Each Year: A Complete Guide
19.07.2024 - 08:56
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Travel rewards credit cards come with all kinds of benefits. Some offer high sign-up bonuses, extra rewards in categories such as gas stations or grocery stores, and statement credits for things like travel expenses that can help offset their annual fees.
While some of these benefits are ongoing or are tied to your card's anniversary date, others reset at the end of each calendar year.
If you carry a credit card with calendar-year-based perks, now is the time to ensure you have either used them or maximized your annual spending to reap the benefits you deserve.
Credit cards often include several types of yearly awards, which can make it hard to keep track of your benefits each year. But we cover the main categories below, and offer a few examples of credit cards that offer each benefit.
The most common annual credit card perks include travel credits, shopping credits, bonus points and category bonuses, and elite status or qualifications. We'll explore each option in more depth below.
Earn 5X Membership Rewards® Points for flights booked directly with airlines or with American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 per calendar year) and on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel. Earn 1X Points on other purchases.
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Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® points
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If you want as many premium travel perks as possible, The Platinum Card® from American Express could be the right card for you. The annual fee is high, but you get a long list of benefits such as airport lounge access, travel statement credits, complimentary hotel elite status, and more.
Many premium travel rewards cards offer yearly statement credits that specifically offset travel-related purchases.
The Platinum Card® from American Express offers up to $200 per calendar year in airline incidental fee credits. Each January, cardholders can choose one eligible U.S. airline on which to use those credits. That $200 can offset "extra" costs such as seat assignments, checked bags,