You Have 6 Days Left to Snag the Chase Sapphire Preferred's 100k Welcome Bonus

The Chase Sapphire Preferred has a limited-time welcome bonus that can help you save on travel this year. Viva Tung/CNET It's been nearly four years since the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card* last offered its 100k welcome bonus -- and next week it will disappear again. Until May 15, the Sapphire Preferred os offering 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points when you spend $5,000 within the first three months of opening the account. Usually, this card offers a 60,000-point welcome bonus when you spend $4,000 in the first three months. While you have to spend an extra $1,000 to earn the extra points, if you can hit this threshold with normal spending, the elevated bonus will be worthwhile. If you redeem your points through Chase's Travel portal, they're worth 1.25 per point. That translates to $1,250 in travel, $500 more than this card's normal welcome bonus. You can use the rewards to book hotels, rental cars and cruises at the boosted rate. The CSP is my favorite low annual-fee travel ... Read full article.