What's The Best Credit Card For Buying JetBlue Tickets?

I won't use AMEX to purchase any air tickets unless they provide travel insurance...

You should also factor in the free checked bags if you use the jetblue card

@Lucky - You must be spending a lot of extra cash flying Ford around with you. For your readers to best support you, which credit card provides you with the highest referral fee?

CSR, travel insurance.

Agreed. The lack of trip delay/cancellation supercedes any extra points (5x) earned from using the Platinum. The Blizzard about to impact the entire Northeast is a good example of where this card comes up short in regards to airline ticket purchases.

Lucky, I agree if it's for work -- can't really go wrong, especially if your company will foot the bill for an additional night at a hotel if you get stranded somewhere. If for personal travel, and there's any concern I could get stranded somewhere, I prefer the Citi Prestige because of the 3-hour trip delay insurance. Actually, for those who travel with families: I always book at least one ticket (usually my wife's) using the Citi Prestige, or will use the Citi Prestige to cover taxes on any award tickets I've booked for my wife or kids. That way we, as a family, will get up to the limit per person (I think $500?) for lodging, meals, etc.

Use the Platinum to buy gift cards from your airline. Then use Gift cards for the total minus say $5. Then charge $5 to Citi Prestige. That way you get 5X points on AMEX for the GC purchase & travel protection from Prestige.

@CW I didnt even think of that!

@CW @David W -- Good idea, but which airlines allow you to split a fare across two credit cards? I've had trouble doing that with American. Can't remember if I can do it with Delta.

"Membership Rewards points are much more flexible, so all else being equal I’d choose a currency that gives you more options for how to redeem."

I think this means you should increase your value for MR points. If you'd rather have MR points even though the valuation is lower (~8.5% vs. ~8.58%), then the valuation seems like it's wrong.

@CW that doesn't work, If you split payment on a ticket with the prestige, citi will only cover the amount you paid. So in your case, they would only cover $5 if your flight was delayed. I know from first hand experience.

@Ian -- But is it correct that they'll cover up to $500 per person if you used some other point currency, but used the Citi Prestige for the taxes and fees? If memory serves, I bought award tickets using Avios for my wife and daughter for a trip, and used the Prestige for taxes and fees. We ended up getting stranded in Boston overnight and needed tons of things (lodging, meals, diapers, etc.), and Citi ended up reimbursing me over $700.

I would only use Citi Prestige. It has the best travel protection out there. Period. I would rather have Citi Prestige 3x on travel with travel protection rather than 5x or 6x without any travel protection.
Citi Prestige is better than Chase Reserve in this aspect.

@ IAN I thought they changed policy so you would get the coverage as long as Prestige card was used to pay any amount? Maybe I misread the changes. I'll have to look at that again.

@Dave You pay with only one CC & a GC. I do it all the time with SW, DL, & AA. I just haven't had a delay yet to try the prestige travel protection with my method. Maybe LUCKY can shed some light into my method id it works or not with the prestige & GC.

@CW I'm pretty sure AMEX Plat is only 5x on airfairs directly from airline (or through AMEX Travel). Giftcards for an airline should only earn you 1x.

MasterCard World Elite Cards are introducing Travel Protection starting 4/1. Up to $300 for delays exceeding 6 hours with 2 claims every rolling 12 months, best I can tell. Surprisingly, it claims to cover you both at departure from your origin and from your destination.

If you are trying to earn JetBlue points - wouldn't the AMEX platinum be the best card? I earned 5x on a family flight and booked directly on JetBlue (plus double miles promo). I think when its all said and done, I'll have earned more than 10x points per USD....(if I decide to transfer the Amex points over to JetBlue)

I learned the hard way that the JetBlue Plus only gives the 10% redemption rebate to the primary cardholder. ☹️

Hi There, Would someone please tell me if the JetBlue card is true chip and pin same as the Arrival+ card? Also, can it do offline chip and pin transactions in Europe?