Source: The Points Guy
Summary
The Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve are popular travel rewards cards. While the Sapphire Reserve is better for flights and hotels booked directly, the Sapphire Preferred is now the better earning card in several categories, including vacation rentals, gas, and electric vehicle charging. The author added the Sapphire Preferred to their wallet despite already holding the Sapphire Reserve, as the $100 annual hotel credit can offset the annual fee. The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of holding both cards, including the ability to combine Ultimate Rewards points between accounts.
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The escape is carefully planned.
The Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve are not mutually exclusive.
Travelers can earn with the Preferred and redeem with the Reserve.
Overlapping benefits require careful tracking.
The math can work even without the welcome bonus.
The real luxury is having two cards to maximize rewards.
Author: Evan Null
