No credit card required
Browse credit cards from a variety of issuers to see if there's a better card for you.
I just did a product change to it a couple months ago, but I am liking it so far. I originally had an Alaska Airlines credit card, but since I no longer fly Alaska as often, this works better for me.
The card has no annual fee and gives 1.5% back on all purchases as well as 3% back on travel booked through the BofA website. You also get a annual 10% bonus if you have a BofA checking account, so after a year those percentages actually come out to 1.65% and 3.3%, respectively. In addition, it comes with an EMV chip and no foreign transaction fees.
It's not the absolute best option in terms of earning rewards, but I use it as my catch-all card for those categories that aren't covered by my other cards. I'm planning some international travel in the fall, so it will definitely come in handy then. On the whole, I think it's a good travel/general use card for people whose credit scores/income don't necessarily put them in the "high roller" category.
The sign-up bonus isn't super high, but I've seen it get up to $150 cash back. If you get a good offer and think you would put the card to good use, I would go for it. The one downside of me PCing is that I didn't receive the sign-up bonus.
Finally, I haven't run into too much trouble with BofA, but my limited interactions with BofA customer service have been just okay. I've had to work a little to get what I wanted, but I have always gotten my requests through. The trick is to use the backdoor numbers listed in the stickied thread on here.
AH-HAH Backdoor numbers are always the key. I have time to wait for good offers to come up. Plus I'm waiting for all cards to report a 0 balance and I should get a really nice score bump. I think Im going to app 2 cards at a time every six months. I saw the HH offers but I didnt know about the free weekends. THANKS. I dont think my profile is ready for a citi card. Ex is my cleanest report inquiry wise. Come March it will only have 2. I think as soon as my new bal gets reported im going to go for Freedom card. I want that SPG for the hotel stay for the trip, just not sure if I'll get it.
The main problem you're going to have is that you have 4 people. This means 4 airfares. You'll realistically need at least 2 different airline cards, plus 1-2 hotel cards. Given how borderline your score is for most travel rewards cards, I'd say there's a good chance this isn't possible. Applying for that many cards in such a short window would hurt your scores a fair bit, even if you were approved.
If you'd still like to try, your best bet would be the United Explorer Card plus Citibank's AA card. By the time you spend enough to meet the minimum requirements, you should have around 50k miles in each. Both United and American allow one-way awards at 12.5 miles each. You'd redeem for 4x one way tickets on United (12,500x5=50,000), and then 4x one way tickets for the return trip on American.
For hotels it's a bit easier. The Hilton cards are an option, and so is the US Bank Club Carlson card. The signup bonus on the latter is 80k points, plus you get the final night free. That 80k points from the signup bonus should be enough for 3 nights. Another option would be the Chase Marriott which gives 50k points plus a Category 1-4 certificate. That can be used at the Courtyard Lake Buena Vista, plus 40k points for the other 2 nights.
Even if I cant get all four flights paid for with rewards as long as i can get 2 thats great. Its really the hotel rooms that are the most expensive cost of this trip as far as i can see.
Also as soon as my new balances report I should see a good bump at least 15 points i think. My eq score is really outdated it is 705 right now.
sent you a PM
Chase does provide a Disney VISA and Disney Debit Visa.
You get perks in the parks and hotels such as 10% off purchases over $50.00. Certain restaurants are included in that too. They also provide you a discount on the tours they offer for the parks.
Also in Disney with the Chase card you get perks for certain events. We were there for the food and wine; so we received lower row tickets for the Epcot concerts for 38 Special and Billy Ocean. Also for fireworks viewings they give you wristbands for Chase customers. They also had a Chase VIP lounge with free refreshments and air conditioning area with TVs.
I used my card in October when DH and DS and I were there for 12 days.
We used our room key for charging and then paid it off at the hotel with the 10% off. They are do interest free financing on your vacation when you make payments.
You may want to look into the Chase Southwest card. I think the sign-on bonus is 40,000 points which is almost enough by itself for two round-trip tickets to Orlando from pretty much anywhere in the contiguous 48.