As card issuers are bringing more and more temporary benefits to their credit card products during this pandemic, we have decided to write a featured review "Temporary Credit Card Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic" and will update it as there is new information available.  Below is the current write-up:

Updated July 16, 2020.
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COVID-19 has obviously changed consumer behavior in a way that most of us probably would had never anticipated before, and it only makes sense that credit card issuers have been making adjustments accordingly.  This review summarizes all the temporary benefits provided by credit card issuers during this pandemic.
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American Express

• For those who open an Amex card (personal or small business) between 12/1/2019 and 5/31/2020, the period to meet spending requirement to receive signup bonus is extended for three months.
• Platinum Card (personal): (1) Receive up to $320 in statement credits for U.S. wireless phone services & select U.S. streaming services (up to $20 per category per month, between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020).  (2) Cardmembers that renew between April and December 2020 will receive $200 in statement credits for Amex Travel (Amex's travel booking portal) between 8/1/2020 and 12/31/2021.
• Business Platinum Card: (1) Receive up to $320 in statement credits for U.S. wireless phone services & U.S. shipping (up to $20 per category per month, between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020).  (2) Receive up to additional $200 in statement credits for Dell purchases in U.S. (up to $100 between 5/1/2020 and 6/30/2020; up to $100 between 7/1/2020 and 12/31/2020) - this is on top of the annual $200 Dell credits that are already part of this card's benefits.  (3) Select cardmembers also receive a $200 statement credit when they renew between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.
• Green Card: Receive up to $80 in statement credits for U.S. wireless phone services (up to $10 per month, between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020).
• Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card: (1) The annual $300 Marriott statement credits can be used towards U.S. restaurants, between 6/1/2020 and 8/31/2020.  (2) Earn 6x points at U.S. supermarkets, up to $7,500 in purchase, between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020.
• Marriott Bonvoy Business Card: Select cardmembers receive a $50 statement credit when they renew between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.
• Hilton Aspire Card: (1) The annual $250 Hilton resort credits can now be used towards U.S. restaurants, between 6/1/2020 and 8/31/2020.  (2) Earn 12x points at U.S. supermarkets between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020.  (3) Hilton points earned through this card between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020 will be considered base points for qualifying Hilton elite status as well as Lifetime Diamond status.  (4) Unexpired free weekend night certificates as of 5/1/2020 and newer certificates issued until 12/31/2020, will be valid for any night of the week, and those issued between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020 will be valid for 24 months (instead of 12 months).  
• Hilton Surpass Card: (1) Earn 12x points at U.S. supermarkets between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020.  (2) Hilton points earned through this card between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020 will be considered base points for qualifying Hilton elite status as well as Lifetime Diamond status.  (3) Unexpired free weekend night certificates as of 5/1/2020 and newer certificates issued until 12/31/2020, will be valid for any night of the week, and those issued between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020 will be valid for 24 months (instead of 12 months).
• Hilton Card (personal): Hilton points earned through this card between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020 will be considered base points for qualifying Hilton elite status as well as Lifetime Diamond status.
• Hilton Business Card: Select cardmembers receive a $50 statement credit when they renew between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.
• Delta SkyMiles Reserve, SkyMiles Platinum, SkyMiles Gold, SkyMiles Blue cards (personal): (1) All personal Delta cobranded Amex cards earn 4x miles at U.S. supermarkets, between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020.  (2) Select personal SkyMiles Reserve cardmembers receive a $100 statement credit when they renew between 5/31/2020 and 12/31/2020.  (3) Select personal SkyMiles Platinum cardmembers receive a $50 statement credit when they renew between 5/31/2020 and 12/31/2020.
• Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business: select cardmembers receive a $125 statement credit when they renew between 5/31/2020 and 12/31/2020.
• Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business: select cardmembers receive a $75 statement credit when they renew between 5/31/2020 and 12/31/2020.

Bank of America

• Premier Rewards: Receive $50 statement credits for grocery & dining through 12/31/2020.
• Travel Rewards: You may redeem points for statement credits towards grocery & dining at 1 cent per point value through 12/31/2020 (in addition to the regular travel redemption option at this value).

Capital One

• Venture, VentureOne: Receive 5x miles on Uber Eats between 7/14/2020 and 1/31/2021.
• Savor, SavorOne: Receive 5% cash rewards on Uber Eats between 7/14/2020 and 1/31/2021.

Chase

• For those who open a new credit card (personal or small business) between 1/1/2020 and 3/31/2020, the period to meet spending requirements to receive signup bonus is extended for three months.
• Sapphire Reserve Card: (1) The annual fee will be reduced from $550 to $450 when you renew between 4/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.  (2) The annual $300 travel credit will apply automatically to groceries and gas stations between 6/1/2020 and 12/31/2020 (in addition to the regular travel category).  (3) Between 5/31/2020 and 9/30/2020, Ultimate Rewards points can be redeemed in statement credits for groceries & dining & home improvement at a fixed value of 1.5 cents per point (in addition to the regular travel category redemption through Chase booking portal).  (4) Between 5/1/2020 and 6/30/2020, earn 5x points on groceries, up to $1,500 in purchases per month.  (5) Between 7/1/2020 and 9/30/2020, (a) earn 10x points on select streaming services*, up to $1,500 in purchases, (b) earn 5x points on gas stations, up to $1,500 in purchases, and (c) earn 5x points on Instacart, up to $3,000 in purchases; *eligible streaming services include Apple Music, Disney+, ESPN+, Fubo TV, Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Sling, SiriusXM, Spotify, Youtube TV, and Vudu.  (6) Receive up to $50 in statement credits towards Instacart Express membership; Instacart Express membership usually costs either $9.99 per month or $99 per year, and provides the following benefits: (a) zero delivery fees on orders over $35 (typically $3.99-$7.99 per order), (b) reduced service fees (typically 5%), and (c) zero busy pricing fees during peak delivery hours.  (7) Don't forget the two useful DoorDash benefits that has already existed before the pandemic: (a) one year DoorDash DashPass subscription service for free - activate before 12/31/2021; this subscription service offers zero delivery fee and reduced service fees on food orders over $12 via DoorDash; (b) Receive $60 statement credits for DoorDash purchases through 12/31/2020 and another $60 through 12/31/2021.
• Chase Sapphire Preferred: (1) Between 5/31/2020 and 9/30/2020, Ultimate Rewards points can be redeemed in statement credits for groceries & dining & home improvement at a fixed value of 1.25 cents per point (in addition to the regular travel category redemption through Chase booking portal). (2) Earn 3x points on groceries, up to $1,500 in purchase per month, between 5/1/2020 and 6/30/2020.  (3) Between 7/1/2020 and 9/30/2020, (a) earn 5x points on select streaming services, up to $1,500 in purchases, (b) earn 3x points on gas stations, up to $1,500 in purchases, and (c) earn 3x points on Instacart, up to $3,000 in purchases.  (4) Receive up to $50 in statement credits towards Instacart Express membership.  (5) ​Sapphire Preferred cardmembers also continue to receive this DoorDash benefit: one year DoorDash DashPass subscription service for free - activate before 12/31/2021.
• United Club Infinite Card, United Club Card, United Presidential Plus Card: Earn 5x miles on groceries, up to $1,500 in purchase per month, between 5/1/2020 and 6/30/2020.
• Marriott Bonvoy Boundless, Bonvoy Bold, Marriott Rewards Premier: (1) Earn 6x points on groceries, up to $6,000 in purchase, between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020. (2) Earn 10x points on dining & gas, up to $3,500 in purchase, between 7/15/2020 and 9/15/2020 - unlike most other benefits that are automatically applied, you need to activate this one on Chase website at https://www.chase.com/mybonus.
• The following cards earn 3 points or miles on groceries, up to $1,500 in purchase per month, between 5/1/2020 and 6/30/2020: United Explorer Card, United MileagePlus Select Card, Southwest RapidRewards (RR) Plus Visa, Southwest RR Premier Visa, Southwest RR Priority Visa, British Airways Visa, Iberia Visa, Aer Lingus Visa, World of Hyatt Visa, Hyatt Visa, IHG Rewards Club Premier WEMC, IHG Rewards Club Select MC, and Disney Premier Visa.

 Citi 

• For those who open a credit card (personal or small business) between 12/1/2019 and 5/31/2020, the period to meet spending requirement to receive signup bonus will be extended for three months.
• Citi Prestige: (1) The annual $250 travel credits can be used towards groceries & dining, between 5/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.  (2) Earn 5x points on online purchases, up to $1,500 spent in this category (in addition to the regular 5x on airlines | travel agencies | dining, 3x on hotels | cruise lines), between 6/2/2020 and 8/31/2020.
• Citi Premier cardholders who applied on or after April 10, 2020: (1) Effective June 2, 2020, earn 3x points on groceries & dining.  (2) Continue to earn 3x on travel & gas and 2x on entertainment through August 22, 2020.  (3) Effective August 23, 2020, earn 3x on airlines & hotels & gas & groceries & dining and 1x everywhere else.  (4) Effective August 23, 2020, earn $100 annual hotel credits when you purchase a hotel stay $500 or more through ThankYou.com.  (5) Effective April 10, 2021, the fixed value travel redemption will be reduced from 1.25 cents to 1 cent per point.
• Citi Premier cardholders who applied before April 10, 2020: (1) Effective June 2, 2020, earn 3x points on groceries and dining.  (2) Continue to earn 3x on travel & gas and 2x on entertainment through April 9, 2021.  (3) Effective April 10, 2021, earn 3x on airlines & hotels & gas & groceries & dining and 1x everywhere else.  (4) Effective August 23, 2020, earn $100 annual hotel credits when you purchase a hotel stay $500 or more through ThankYou.com.  (5) Effective April 10, 2021, the fixed value travel redemption will be reduced from 1.25 cents to 1 cent per point.
• Citi AA Executive: Cardholders that renew after 3/31/2020 receive a $225 statement credit, which equals to half of the annual fee.
• Citi AA Platinum Select: The annual $125 flight discount certificates (after $20K annual spending) that are expiring between 3/31/2020 and 5/31/2020 will be extended for 6 months.
• CitiBusiness AA Platinum Select: The annual $99 companion certificates (after $30K annual spending) that are expiring on 12/31/2020 will be extended for 6 months.

HSBC

• Premier Word Elite MasterCard: (1) Earn 3x points at groceries stores & wholesale clubs & convenience stores between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020. (2) You may now use the annual $100 Uber credits towards Uber Eats between 5/1/2020 and 7/31/2020 (regularly this credit can only be used towards Uber ride share service).

U.S. Bank

• US Bank Altitude Reserve: (1) The annual $325 travel credits can be used towards dining, between 6/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.  (2) Earn 3x points on dining (in addition to the regular 3x on travel & mobile wallets), between 6/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.

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Several cards are offering increased signup bonuses - please always check out our Promotions page for the latest credit card signup offers, sorted by our valuation.

• Capital One Spark Cash Business Card: up to $2,000: $500 after spending $5,000 within 3 months of new account opening and an additional $1,500 after spending $50,000 total within 6 months.  Even though requirement of the additional $45K spending to get the full $2,000 is undoubtedly on the high side, the effective cashback of 5.3% (3.3% from bonus + 2% from regular cashback) is not bad at all.  For comparison, the best business card for general spending is Amex Blue Business Plus which returns 2x Membership Rewards (MR) points on the first $50,000 each year and with our valuation of MR point at 1.5 cents per point represents equivalent cashback of 3%.
• Capital One Spark Miles Business Card:  up to 200,000 miles: 50,000 miles after spending $5,000 within 3 months of new account opening and an additional 150,000 miles after spending $50,000 total within 6 months.  Capital One Miles can be redeemed for travel rewards at exactly one cent a piece, so this signup bonus is similar to Spark Cash's.  However, one thing to know is in the coming December, Capital One will finally introduce the miles transfer feature that allows its Miles to be transferred to the following partners: Aeromexico, Air Canada (Aeroplan), Alitalia, Avianca, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Guest, EVA, Finnair, FlyingBlue (Air France & KLM), Hainan Airlines, Qantas, and Qatar.  The transfer ratio will be 1 Capital One Miles = 0.75 frequent flyer miles (1,000:750).  Based on these transfer partners, our valuation for Capital One Miles will be 1.1 cents a piece, and the 200K miles you obtain from this signup bonus will be worth $2,200, a little more than the fixed value travel redemption.
• Capital One Venture Card: 75,000 miles after you spend $5,000 within 3 months of new account opening.  Similar to Spark Miles, these miles are worth 1 cent a piece when redeemed for travel rewards, but can be transferred to frequent flyer miles after December.  
• Chase United Explorer Visa: up to 65,000 miles: 40,000 miles after spending $2,000 within 3 months of new account opening, and an additional 25,000 miles after spending $10,000 total within 6 months of new account opening.  If you don't want to spend $10K to get the full 65K miles, you may consider another offer of 50,000 miles after spending $3,000 within 3 months of new account opening. 
• All three personal Chase Southwest RapidRewards Visa Credit Cards are offering 60,000 points: 40,000 points after spending $1,000 within 3 months of new account opening and an additional 20,000 points after spending $12,000 total within the first year of new account opening.  All three personal Southwest Visas offer the same signup bonus: Southwest RR Plus Visa, Southwest RR Premier Visa, and Southwest RR Priority Visa.  Note that the Southwest RR Premier Business Visa still has an easier offer of 60,000 points after spending $3,000 within 3 months of new account opening.
• Banca Popular Avianca LifeMiles Vuela Visa: 60,000 miles after the first purchase - increased from the regular 40K offer.  You need to enter the promotion code LM17WB to receive this offer.

First of all, this is the standard offer.  The best offer on Capital One Venture was 100,000 points but it was for limited time and very long time ago. 

So you will receive 40,000 miles after spending $3,000 within 3 months of new account opening, and the $59 annual fee is waived for the first year.  Capital One miles are worth exactly 1 cent a piece in travel and can't be transferred to frequent traveler points/miles.  Also keep in mind that unlike other credit card issuers, Capital One pulls all three credit reporting agencies when you open a new account.

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Capital One Spark Business Cards are considered some of the best business cards and have been on our Top List since their launch.  Spark Cash has a signup bonus of $500, with a waiver for the first year annual fee (saving $59).  Spark Miles has a signup bonus of 50,000 miles (which are worth exactly $500 and can't be transferred to frequent traveler miles or points), also with a waiver for the first year annual fee (saving $59).  You will need to spend $4,500 on each card within 3 months of new account opening to receive the full signup bonus.  If you sign up both, you will receive up to $1,000 value.  Please keep in mind that unlike other credit card issuers, Capital One pulls all three of credit reporting agencies when you open a new account.

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Capital One has brought us another limited time offer for its Venture Rewards Credit Card - 40,000 points after spending $3,000 within 3 months.  Previous offers on this card include 100,000 points (in 2012) and 50,000 points (in January 2014).  So it is up to you if you want to jump on this time or wait for a better offer.

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Capital One Venture is one of the fixed point credit cards that return 2 points per dollar spent.  Unlike miles/points from most frequent traveler programs, the value of Capital One reward points is topped at 1 cent per point (when you redeem for travel).  For a limited time, Capital One is offering 50,000 points after you sign up for a new card and spend $3,000 within 3 months.  This is the best offer since several years ago when Capital One offered 100K points on this product.

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[Update 5/15/12] The offer has expired.

[Original Post 3/7/12] Capital One Venture 100K offer is coming back, but this time it is very different from last year's.  Last year in order to get 100K miles you just need to prove that you have at least 100K miles in your one single frequent flyer account.  And they are for both personal and business cards.  This year, you will get double miles on each dollar you spent in 2011 using one single personal travel credit card from other competitors, up to 100K miles.  You need to show that you spent $50K last year on a card such as Amex SPG to get the 100K offer from signing up a new Capital One Venture.  If you spent $20K you will only get 40K miles from Capital One.  They only take Year End Summary as the proof of spending.  You also need to spend $1,000 on your new Venture card to qualify.  The last thing is that Capital One is only giving away a total one billion miles so act fast if you are interested.

Even though the offer was not as good as last year's in general, some people may still be able to make full use of it.  For daily spending Capital One Venture gets you 2 miles per dollar spent.  Please note that even though Capital One markets their rewards as "miles", they are nowhere like the miles from frequent flyer programs - thinking them as 1 cent a piece will be appropriate.

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