Credit Cards With Additional Spending Bonuses

In terms of additional spending bonuses, this would equate to a bonus that derives from spending a specific amount on a card within a annual basis. This would exclude things that are not tied specifically to spending a certain amount or things that aren’t necessarily bonuses.

Additional spending bonuses may serve to create a better banking relationship with you and the credit card issuer. The list below will be a full breakdown of the card issuers and the correlating program it runs by. You should expect all spending requirements to be based by the calendar year, January through December 31.

Editor’s Note: The Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, and SPG programs all status match each other!!!

American Express:

Old Blue Cash:

• The OLD Blue Cash Card can earn you 5% on U.S. supermarkets, U.S. gas stations and U.S. drugstores, up to $50,000. Keep in mind, you will earn 1% for the first $6,500 in spending you make.

Delta SkyMiles:

• Platinum Delta SkyMiles & Platinum Delta SkyMiles Business cards: You could earn yourself 10,000 SkyMiles + 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles after each $25,000 in spending you make in a calendar year. Maximum of 20,000 SkyMiles + 15,000 MQMs after accomplishing a spend of $50,000.
• The Delta Reserve (Personal & Business) earns you 15,000 SkyMiles + 15,000 MQMs after each $30,000 in spending you make. Maximum would be at 30,000 SkyMiles + 30,000 MQMs after spending $60,000.

Hilton Honors:

• The Hilton Honors Card earns you Hilton Gold Status, valid throughout the end of the next calendar year after making a spend of $20,000
• The Hilton Honors Surpass Card gives you the ability to upgrade to Hilton Diamond Status, valid throughout the end of the next calendar year when you accomplish a spend of $40,000.

Membership Rewards:

• The Enhanced Business Platinum Card gives you an additional 0.5x MR points on purchases of $5,000 and up. Maximum is 1,000,000 MR Points, which is around $2,000,000 in $5,000+ increment purchases.
• You could earn yourself 5,000 MR after making a spending of $20,000 with the Ameriprise Platinum Card or The Platinum Card from American Express for Ameriprise Financial. Maximum stays at 30,000 MR after $120,000 in spend.

Mercedes-Benz:

• You could earn $500 in redeemable certificate when you make a spend of $5,000 or more. This will be good towards future purchases or leases on a new Mercedes-Benz.
• The Platinum Card from American Express Exclusively for Mercedes-Benz gives you $1,000 in certificate redeemable for future purchases or leases on a new Mercedes-Benz. Must be able to make a spend of $5,000.

Starwood Preferred Guest:

• Starwood Preferred Guest & It’s Business Variant gives you SPG gold Status, valid throughout the end of the next calendar year if you are able to spend $30,000 or more.

*Spending requirement is based on card-membership year, or 12 consecutive billing cycles beginning with the billing cycle that starts in the calendar month that you hold your account anniversary.*

Banco Popular:

Avianca LifeMiles:

• Get 50% discounted towards your award tickets after each $12,000 spent in a billing year. Maximum is 2 coupons for $24,000 in spending.

Bank of America:

Amtrak Guest Rewards:

• With the Amtrak Guest Rewards Card, you could earn 1,000 Tier Qualifying Points after making a new purchase of $20,000. Maximum is expected at 4,000 TQPs at $20,000 spending.

Merrill+:

• Earn $200 in Travel Credit or Delta Sky Club Membership after making a spending of $50,000 in  a billing year with a Merrill+ Account. Travel credit resets January 1. Delta Sky Club membership is good for 1 whole year beginning from the month it is request.

Spirit:

• The Spirit Airlines Card gives you 5,000 Free Spirit Miles when you make a spending of $10,000 in an anniversary year.

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club:

• With the Virgin Atlantic & Virgin Atlantic Black Cards, you will be able to get 7,500 Flying Club Miles after spending $15,000 in an anniversary year on top of an additional 7,500 Flying Club Miles after spending $25,000 in an anniversary year. They also give you an Economy Companion Rewards Ticket after making a spending of $25,000 in a card-membership year. ECRT allows you to book additional standard rewards tickets for half the miles.
• With the Virgin Atlantic White Card, you will earn 2,500 Flying Club Miles after spending $5,000 in an anniversary year on top of an additional 5,000 Flying Club Miles after spending $15,000 in an anniversary year. ECRT applies as well.

*Spending requirements are based on “card-membership years,” defined as 12 months period begnning form when you opened your account and each 12 months thereafter.*

Barclays:

American Airlines AAdvantage:

• The AAviator Blue Card earns you $3,000 in Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD) after spending $25,000 in a whole calendar year.
• The AAviator Red Card earns you $3,000 EQDs after making a spend of $25,000 in a calendar year. Also, you will get $100 in Flight Discount after making a spend of $30,000 in a cardmembership year. Note, your account must remain open for at least 45 days after your anniversary date.
• The AAviator Silver Card earns you 5,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) after each $20,000 in spending you make in a calendar year on top of $3,000 EQDs after making $25,000 in spend. Maximum is 10,000 EQMs for spending $40,000 and $6,000 EQDs after $50,000 spend. +Companion Certificate up to two guest if you spend $30,000 in a cardmembership year. Note, your account must remain open for at least 45 days after your anniversary date.
• you can earn $3,000 worth in EQDs with the AAviator Business after spending $25,000 in a calendar year. + Companion Certificate after $30,000 spend in cardmembership year. Note, your account must remain open for at least 45 days after your anniversary date.

Choice Privileges:

• Earn 8,000 Choice Privileges Points after $10,000 in spend in a card-membership year with a Choice Privileges Card.

Frontier:

• You could earn $100 in Flight Discount after spending $2,500 in a card-membership year with the Frontier Airlines Credit Card

Hawaiian:

• Earn 5,000 HawaiianMiles with a Hawaiian Airlines Card after making a spend of $10,000 in a card-membership year.

JetBlue TrueBlue:

• With the JetBlue Plus and JetBlue Business Card, you could earn JetBlue Mosaic Status after spending $50,000, valid until the end of the next calendar year.

Chase:

British Airways Avios:

• With the British Airways Card, you could take advantage of the “Travel Together Ticket,” valid for a whole 2 years when you accomplish a spend of $30,000.

Hyatt:

• You could earn Explorist Status after spending $50,000 with the Hyatt Card. Status is good throughout the end of the next calendar year.

Marriott:

• With the Marriott Rewards Premier & Marriott Rewards Premier Business Card, you could earn 1 elite night credit after every $3,000 your spend with no maximum. ENC will be awarded within 6-8 weeks from the last day of the calendar month that you accomplished the $3,000 spending.
• Marriott Rewards Premier Business Card earns you Marriott Gold Status after spending $50,000 in an account anniversary year. Valid throughout the end of the next calendar year.

Ritz-Carlton:

You earn Ritz-Carlton Gold Status when you make a spend of $10,000 in an account anniversary year with the Ritz Carlton Card. You receive Gold status automatically in your first account year. Gold Status automatic for the first account year. You could earn Platinum Status Ritz Carlton Platinum Status when you make a spend of $75,000 in an account anniversary year, valid through the next calendar year.

United:

• Spend $25,000 on the United MileagePlus Explorer & United MileagePlus Explorer Business Card and you will earn 10,000 United Miles.

*Some of the Chase Cards are marked with spending requirements based on accoutn anniversary year, the year beginning with the account open date through the first statement after the anniversary of your account open date and each 12 billing cycles thereafter. *

Citi:

American Airlines AAdvantage

• AAdvantage Executive Card can earn you 10,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) after making a spending of $40,000.
• The CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Platinum Select Card gives you Companion Certificate after spending $30,000 in a cardmembership year. Note that your account must remain open for at least 45 days after your anniversary date.

Expedia+

• Expedia+ Card  earns your one Elite Qualifying Hotel Night towards Expedia+ gold status qualification after each incremental $2,500 you spend. There is no limit and the EQHN is awarded once your statement closes. The Status will be extended from the day you earn the status throughout the next calendar year.
• The Expedia+ Voyager card gives you 5,000 Expedia+ points after making a spend of $10,000 in a card-membership year.

Hilton

• Hilton Honors Card from AMEX allows you to earn Hilton Gold Status throughout the end of the next calendar year after you make a spend of $20,000. Also, you could earn 10,000 HH points after spending $1,000 or more on Hilton portfolio stays.
• Earn Diamond Status with the Hilton Reserve, valid throughout the end of the next calendar year after making a spend of $40,000. On top of that, you can get a Weekend Night Certificate when you spend $10,000 in an annual fee year. Note that your account must also remain open for at least one billing cycle after your annual fee date.

*Spending Requirements based on “Card-membership year,” 12-month period prior to an account anniversary date. Either that, or based on “annual fee year,” which is a 1 year period following when you are billed the annual fee and reset the annual fee to the next billing.*

U.S. Bank:

Club Carlson

• All Club Carlson cards give you 1 Free Night Certificate for spending $10,000 in a cardmembership year. Note that you must also pay the annual fee for the next cardmember year.
  • Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature
  • Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature
  • Club Carlson Platinum Rewards Visa
  • Club Carlson Rewards Visa
  • Club Carlson Business Rewards Visa

FlexPerks

• With the FlexPerks Business Edge Travel Rewards card, you will get statement credit for your $55 annual fee + the $10 per employee card fee reimbursement after making a spend of $24,000 in a card-membership year.

*spending requirements based on “card-membership year”, which is defined as the 12-month billing cycle period immediately prior to the annual anniversary of your account open date.*

Conclusion:

With tons of credit cards out there that offer additional benefits for a little extra spending, it’s just completely necessary that we must distinguish between what exactly qualifies as an attractive additional benefit that makes it part of our Additional Benefits List. Definitely a fiend for free night bonuses with a little extra spending! Don’t forget to also check out our complete list of Credit Card Promotions today!