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Limited-time offer: Earn a $250 travel credit and 75k bonus miles with this Capital One credit card

Ben Walker (CEPF, CFEI?)
·Senior Writer, Credit Cards
4 min read

The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is an excellent option if you’re a travel rewards beginner or a seasoned pro. It’s easy to use, offers valuable miles for everyday purchases, and provides helpful travel perks, such as up to a $100 credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck.

And with a new limited-time welcome bonus (including a travel credit we haven’t seen before), you can immediately see this card's value. Check out this generous two-part bonus on the Capital One Venture Rewards card:

  • New Venture Rewards cardholders can enjoy a $250 welcome travel credit (valid for one year) that can be used for bookings made through Capital One Travel. You can book flights, hotel stays, and rental cars through Capital One’s travel portal.

  • New cardholders can also earn 75,000 bonus miles (worth $750 toward travel redemptions) after spending $4,000 in purchases within the first three months.

This is easily one of the best offers we’ve ever seen on the Capital One Venture Rewards card and among the best available welcome bonuses across all top travel credit cards.

Let’s explore how valuable this offer is and whether the Capital One Venture Rewards is the right card for you.

  • Annual fee
    $95
  • Welcome offer
    Enjoy a $250 Capital One Travel credit, plus earn 75,000 miles after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months
  • Card type(s)
    Travel
  • Purchase APR
    19.99% - 29.99% variable
  • Recommended credit score
    Good, Excellent
  • Rewards rate
    • 5x miles on hotels, vacation rentals, and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
    • 2x miles on all other purchases
  • Benefits
    • Receive up to a $100 statement credit for Global Entry or TSA Precheck application fees
    • Receive a $50 experience credit, room upgrades, and early check-in at eligible hotels
    • Access Hertz's Five Star membership tier, offering free upgrades, a wider selection of vehicles, and more

The Capital One Venture Rewards card is a great fit for frequent travelers who enjoy not having to track multiple spending categories or rewards rates.

This is one of the best welcome offers we’ve ever seen on the Capital One Venture Rewards. It’s also an easy offer to understand if you want to figure out how much value you might get from earning the welcome bonus. Here’s how it breaks down:

  1. Enjoy a $250 welcome travel credit: While this credit is a bit limited in that you have to use Capital One Travel to book your trip (you can’t book directly with a hotel or airline), Capital One Travel has more than enough booking options from our experience.

  2. Earn 75,000 miles after spending $4,000 in the first three months from account opening: This part of the bonus is worth at least $750 toward travel redemptions. That means you can redeem 75,000 miles for $750 in Capital One Travel bookings or for covering $750 worth of recent travel purchases.

The total value of this welcome bonus amounts to $1,000 worth of travel. However, you might get even more value from your miles if you transfer them to a travel partner, like Air France KLM Flying Blue, Air Canada Aeroplan, or Virgin Red.

Capital One Travel is the issuer’s online booking platform for eligible cardholders to arrange travel such as flights, hotel and vacation rental stays, and rental cars. It was launched in 2021 and is powered by Hopper.

To use Capital One Travel, you need one of many eligible Capital One credit cards, including:

Some of the benefits of using Capital One Travel include:

  • Price prediction and alerts: Predicts flight prices and alerts you to the best times to book.

  • Free price drop protection: Tracks your booked flight and watches the price for 10 days. You receive up to $50 in travel credit if the price drops.

  • Price match: If you find a better price and let Capital One Travel know within 24 hours of booking, you can receive a travel credit.

  • Flight cancellation: Pay a small fee and have the option to cancel your flight for any reason without penalty.

  • Forest restoration: Capital One Travel plants two trees for every flight, hotel, or rental car you book.

  • Lifestyle Collection: Receive premium benefits — including a $50 experience credit, room upgrades (hotels only), and early check-in (when available) — on every stay you book from a curated selection of hotels and vacation rentals.

We’ve used Capital One Travel multiple times to make travel bookings. The platform is easy to navigate and we haven’t had any issues booking with travel credits. You typically select an available credit you want to use during the booking process and it will automatically apply.

To get started, simply navigate to the Capital One Travel website and log in to your Capital One account. Then, you can start searching for flights, hotel stays, and rental cars like you would on any other travel booking site.

Our primary experience using Capital One Travel is for booking hotels. We like how you can easily see prices and hotel locations on a list and a map. It’s also nice that you can customize your search with filters, including free parking, complimentary breakfast, and more.

This article was edited by Alicia Hahn

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