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| Best card offers for March |
| by Emily Thompson, Partnerships and Newsletter Editor |
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This year got off to a bit of a slow start for credit card welcome offers, but March is bringing the welcome offer party we’ve been waiting for.
If flexibility is the name of your 2025 game, the current Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card welcome offer — worth at least $1,000 in travel — will be music to your ears.
And if you have flights coming up this year, you’re in luck. Multiple Delta Air Lines cards currently match or come close to the highest offer we’ve ever seen, and the Southwest Airlines personal cards are offering a coveted Companion Pass as a part of their welcome offers.
Hotel-focused planners, there’s a treat for you, too. Hilton’s full card lineup has some welcome offers worth getting excited about — and some may be the best we’ve ever seen.
Here are the limited-time offers we can’t stop talking about:- Love options? Jump on the Venture Rewards. We love the many options it offers to redeem miles for travel — as a statement credit to cover travel expenses, booking through Capital One Travel, or transferring to hotel and airline partners, plus the ability to earn at least 2 miles per dollar spent on all purchases. For a limited time, you can earn 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 in the first three months from account opening and receive a $250 credit for travel booked through Capital One Travel in the first cardholder year. If you use the whole bonus to book through Capital One Travel, that’s $1,000 in value. But it can be worth even more if you take advantage of Capital One’s transfer partners — a juicy $1,638, according to TPG’s February 2025 valuations.
- If you’re thinking about adding a Delta cobranded card to your wallet, now is the time. Those who want the most Delta perks, like access to Delta Sky Clubs, will want to go for the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card. New applicants can earn 100,000 bonus miles after spending $6,000 in the first six months of card membership — matching the best offer we’ve seen on this card. And if you want Delta perks for a lower annual fee, the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card is a great choice — and currently offering new applicants the chance to earn 90,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 in the first six months of card membership.
- Have a travel partner? Don’t skip the current Southwest offers. With any of the personal cards, including the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card and the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, you can earn 30,000 bonus points and a Companion Pass good through Feb. 28, 2026, after spending $4,000 in the first three months of account opening. That means you’ll get unlimited buy-one, get-one flights (just pay taxes and fees for your travel partner) for the better part of a year just by earning this bonus. If you frequently travel with someone else, go for this one — now is likely the only time we’ll see this bonus offered this year.
- And if you can’t resist a free night reward, we have great news for you, too — all three personal Hilton cards are offering a free night reward as a part of their welcome offers. New applicants for the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card, for instance, can earn 130,000 bonus points and a free night reward after spending $3,000 in the first six months of card membership.
- Even with all these great offers, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is holding strong at the top spot on our list. It’s offering new cardholders the chance to earn 150,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $20,000 on eligible purchases in the first three months of card membership. This is a pretty steep spending requirement, but worth a whopping $3,000 according to our February 2025 valuations. If you’re spending that much anyway, this is a great way to get a strong return on your expenses.
Don’t wait if you have your eye on one of these lucrative offers, as they are only available for a limited time.
Emily
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