Double dining and travel points (new) with Chase Sapphire Preferred

Chase is upping the ante of its flagship Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card. Not only does it offer 1:1 transfer of points into Continental / United Airlines, British Airways, Amtrak, Hyatt, Marriott, and Priority Club — it now earns double points on all of your dining and travel spending. This is a great way to juice up your returns as a frequent diner or traveler. Here is the rundown on earning from the card:

• 2 points per dollar spent on dining– from quick serve restaurants to fine dining
• 2 points per dollar spent when you purchase flights, hotel accommodations, car rentals, timeshares, and more
• 1 additional point per dollar spent when you book airfare or hotel accommodations online through Ultimate Rewards with your Chase Sapphire Preferred card (a total of 3 points per dollar when using Ultimate Rewards’ online booking)
• plus, 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases

The new point earning applies to all Chase Sapphire Preferred card holders, not just new applicants. We already like the card for earning airline miles, as it offers rare 1:1 transfer into our favorite airline miles program, Continental / United, while also having the flexibility of transferring to hotel point programs.

You can see how the dining and travel bonus benefits the value of the card to you by using our Mile Credit Card Value Calculator here. Don’t forget, it’s also currently offering a 50,000 point bonus for new cardmembers. Thanks to our friends at FlyerTalk for pointing this out.

You can apply for the card using this link to Chase.