JetBlue has launched its first premium bank card because it continues to develop into a leisure-oriented airline with upscale choices.
The JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard, issued by Barclays, is the priciest card within the airline’s cobranded lineup, that includes a $499 annual price. For a restricted time, new candidates can rating 70,000 bonus factors and 5 elite-qualifying Mosaic tiles by spending $5,000 inside the first three months.
Along with accelerating elite standing for these coveted seat upgrades, this card is tailor-made for premium vacationers. JetBlue Premier cardholders can have entry to unique lounges, together with one visitor, on the upcoming JetBlue lounges at New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) and Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS), anticipated to open by yr’s finish. Moreover, the cardboard features a Precedence Go membership, granting entry to over 1,500 airport lounges worldwide.
JetBlue is including unique perks to this premium card to assist justify its hefty annual price, together with a International Entry or TSA PreCheck credit score and Group A Precedence boarding. A standout new profit is as much as $300 in annual assertion credit for Paisly, JetBlue’s journey reserving platform, which covers lodges, automotive leases, actions, and extra to enhance your flight. Cardholders can obtain a $50 credit score for every qualifying transaction of $250 or extra as much as six instances per calendar yr.
Moreover, there are a number of advantages already out there on different JetBlue bank cards:
- Earn 6x factors on JetBlue, Paisly, and JetBlue Holidays purchases; 2x factors on eating places and groceries; and 1x factors on all different purchases
- A free first checked bag on each JetBlue flight
- 5,000 bonus factors awarded on every account anniversary
- 10% of redeemed factors credited again after taking a JetBlue award flight
- 50% financial savings on inflight meals and beverage purchases
- No overseas transaction charges
“Including merchandise and perks our prospects need is a key a part of our JetForward plan, and we couldn’t be extra excited to introduce the JetBlue Premier Card,” mentioned JetBlue’s vice chairman of loyalty and partnerships, Chris Buckner, in a press release. “As our first-ever premium bank card, designed with enter from our prospects and most loyal Mosaic members, it builds on the perks of our TrueBlue and Mosaic applications to ship extra advantages each on the bottom and within the air.”
JetBlue’s bank card lineup with Barclays options three further choices: the no-annual-fee JetBlue Card, together with the JetBlue Plus Card and the JetBlue Enterprise Card, each carrying a $99 annual price. The latter two are well-suited for informal JetBlue vacationers, providing most of the identical advantages as the brand new JetBlue Premier card at a considerably lower cost. Nevertheless, they don’t embody perks like lounge entry, the International Entry/TSA PreCheck utility price credit score, or elite standing credit as a part of the sign-up bonus.