Bank of America has sent out a survey regarding two possible new Spirit cards. The two cards talked about are:
- No annual fee card
- 10,000 bonus points after $500 in spend
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 2x points per $1 spent on Spirit purchase
- 1x point per $1 spent on all other purchases
- 5,000 annual bonus points, awarded each anniversary after $10,000 in annual spend
- 25% rebate on inflight food and drink purchases
- Zone 2 priority boarding on all flights
- No points expiration as long as your account is open
- No foreign transaction fees
- Pool you points with friends or family
- $79 annual fee card
- 40,000 bonus points plus a $100 companion flight voucher after making at least $1,000 in purchases within 90 days
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 3x points per $1 spent on Spirit purchase
- 2x points per $1 spent on dining and grocery
- 1x point per $1 spent on all other purchases
- $100 annual companion flight voucher awarded each anniversary after $10,000 in annual spend
- 25% rebate on inflight food and drink purchases
- Zone 2 priority boarding on all flights
- No redemption fees for cardholders
- No points expiration as long as your account is open
- No foreign transaction fees
- Pool you points with friends or family
- Earn tier 1 loyalty status with $20,000 annual spend; Earn tier 2 loyalty status with $50,000 annual spend
Currently Bank of America offers a card with a $59 annual fee, I suspect that would be discontinued/replaced with the $79 annual fee card. I guess it could be worth keeping the no annual fee card long term due to the no annual fee and the fact that points don’t expire as long as it’s open.
