Priceline Rewards Visa: 0% BT for 9 Months, Plus Up to $50 Bonus
Priceline.com and Barclays recently introduced the new Priceline Rewards Visa Card. Not surprisingly, it is most suitable for Priceline.com users, but it also carries an intro 0% balance transfer offer for 9 months (max fee of $50) that will appeal to a wider audience.
The card comes in two versions: one version carries an $29 annual fee while the other does not. The $29 annual fee card offers a $50 bonus after your initial purchase, while the no-fee card offers a $25 initial purchase bonus.
Features of the no-fee card include:
- $25 or 2,500 bonus points awarded after your first card purchase
- 2 points per $1 used on all eligible priceline.com bookings (all Name Your Own Price® bookings and all published-price airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars and vacation package bookings)
- 1 point per $1 spent on all other card purchases
- Up to 2,500 bonus points for balance transfers completed in the first 30 days (earn 1 point for every $1 transferred)
- 0% Introductory APR for nine months on balance transfers
The features of the $29 annual fee card include:
- $50 or 5,000 bonus points awarded after your first card purchase
- 4 points per $1 used for Name Your Own Price® reservations
- 3 points per $1 used for all eligible priceline.com bookings (all published-price airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars and vacation packages)
- 2 points per $1 spent in one of the following categories: utilities, groceries or home improvement. Cardholders select one category for the 2-point bonus.
- 1 point per $1 on all other card purchases
- Up to 5,000 bonus points for balance transfers completed in the first 30 days (earn 1 point for every $1 transferred)
- 0% Introductory APR for nine months on balance transfers
Each point can be redeemed for statement credit once at least 2,500 points have been accumulated, at a rate of 1 cent per point. Points can also be used towards priceline.com Name Your Own Price® travel reservations at a more favorable rate.
For more info or to apply, see www.pricelinevisa.com.
Hey, that sounds pretty neat, actually. I appreciate the $50 max balance transfer fee, too. I know a couple people who thought they were getting a sweet deal by cashing in on all those points only to find out that there balance transfer fee was something like $250! You could’ve just saved yourself the hassle and gotten yourself a roundtrip trip ticket to Chicago for that. But this one sounds good – I may check it out.