Update 3/20/24: Card is live at this link. We learned today that the 3x category is on both travel and restaurants. Updated below. Also note, the $50 airline credit resets on the first of the month after the annual fee posts.
Update 3/6/24: Full details have now been released:
- Sign up bonus
- 60k points points when you spend $4,000 within three months
- 70k points when you spend $4,000 within three months for Wells Fargo Premier clients
- $95 annual fee
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 5x on hotels
- 4x on airlines
- 3x on travel and restaurants
- 1x on all other purchases
- $50 annual statement credit for airfare purchases
- Ability to transfer to airline and hotel programs starting April 4, 2024 (1:1 unless otherwise stated)
- Avianca LifeMiles
- British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus Aer Club
- Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Choice Privileges (1:2)
- March 9 launch date.
Seems like it’ll be worth getting for the sign up bonus but not worth keeping long term.
Update 2/2/24: It looks like this card will launch in March with two different sign up bonuses:
- 60k points points when you spend $4,000 within three months
- 70k points when you spend $4,000 within three months for Wells Fargo Premier clients
Looks like you’ll also be able to pool points between different Wells Fargo cards.
Original post: We just posted that Wells Fargo filed trademarks for the Autograph Journey & Autograph Beyond. We now have confirmation that the Autograph Journey is a new card that will be released. Details are as follows:
- $95 annual fee
- 60,000 points after $4,000 in spend within the first four months
- 3x points on  Entertainment, Food/Drink Establishments, Fuel/Charging Stations, Telecommunication Services, Transport, Travel (same as current Autograph card)
I’d be beyond surprised if the Autograph Beyond isn’t a new card (well it could very well be a rebranding of the current card). 60,000 points has the potential to be very lucrative if there is also 1:1 transfer partners.
$50 Airline Credit
Hat tip to reader hunter
When is the annual fee charged? I opened the card in January but I haven’t seen the annual fee on my statements yet.
I got the Autograph journey card in April 2024 and for some reason my annual fee hasn’t posted neither for the first year nor the second year. I couldn’t understand why. I called the customer care and I was told that my account is not eligible for an annual fee and they are not giving me a reason why. I am happy about no annual fee but I am afraid they will try to charge me all the backlog fees sometime in the future once they realize. Happened to anyone?
I called and they said annual fee can be refunded within 30 days.
No downgrade path.
I need to decide if I want to just cash out my points or open an Autograph and transfer points there now
Ok new agent said she isn’t sure if it would be refunded and won’t know until they close my account. Now I’m hestitant…
Was just offered a 70,000 pts on $4k spend after logging on to WF website.
Do you have WF premier checking? I recently upgraded to Premier, but only see 60K bonus for now
Retail gift cards count towards minimum spend?
called to downgrade. They said option not available. Will try again tomorrow. Otherwise will try to close the account
Anyone know when the annual airfare credit resets? Day after annual fee posts? Some other time? Thanks!!!
Today, I got the Wells Fargo check for prequalified credit card offers widget to work. It displayed 6 offers. I chose the Choice Privileges Select CC offer. It pays a $600 signup bonus for spending $3,000 within the first 3 months and also pays a $300 bonus on each anniversary of account opening, which more than three times the $95 annual fee.
I completed a short online application and was approved within seconds.
At the time I applied for the new card, I had only two Wells Fargo accounts:
(1) A business checking with a $30 balance, open for about a week and
(2) a Wells Fargo Active Cash CC that’s been open for several years.
Compare the Choice Privileges Select CC to the Signify Business CC ($500 bonus for a $5000 spend, no anniversary bonuses, a $95 annual fee) and the Autograph Journey CC ($600 bonus for a $4000 spend, no anniversary bonuses, a $95 annual fee).
The Choice Privileges Select CC has good cash back rewards: Earn 5X points at gas stations, grocery stores, home improvement stores, and on phone service plans. Earn 1X points on other purchases.
How did you finally get the widget to work?
Persistence.
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Ricki , can you reedem these points for cash? If so, do you know if the ratio is 1:1?
At the time I applied for the card, I assumed, based on the representations in the offer, that all points could be redeemed as a statement credit. Even the Wells Fargo phone reps made the same assumption.
However, to the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® Credit Card Rewards Program Agreement Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) states in Section 4. Points Redemption, “You can only redeem Your points at Choice Privileges.”
I called Choice and learned that I can redeem points to gift cards, including Visa and Mastercard gift cards. That sounded great until I asked what dollar amount of Visa gift card(s) can I get with 60,000 points. One $25 gift card costs 8,000 points! A $200 Visa gift card would cost 64,000 points.
I’m closing this card account to avoid the $95 annual free.
Are these points redeemable for cash or credits to your account? I thought they were only redeemable at Choice Hotel properties.
Yes, I redeemed towards the credit to my WF checking account.
I’m guessing you’re not talking about the Choice Privileges Select card.
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Called to downgrade. Was told that they are not able to downgrade presently but that “they are working on that” and that there was no known timeline.
Did you ask about having your annual fee refunded if you cancel?
Per the card agreement:
Annual Fee
We will add this fee to your monthly billing statement once a year, whether or not you use this Account. We add this fee to your Purchase balance, which may create interest charges. We will notify you before we charge the annual fee. To avoid future annual fees, you must close your Account before we charge you the annual fee. You may be eligible for a refund of the annual fee depending on when you close your Account.