Wells Fargo Launches the New Autograph Journey Visa Travel Credit Card

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The Autograph Journey comes with a $50 annual airfare credit, generous trip insurance benefits, and a $95 annual fee.
Newly announced travel partners include Choice Privileges®, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, avianca lifemiles, British Airways Executive Club, AerClub, and Iberia Plus.
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After much fanfare, Wells Fargo’s newest credit card is finally here. The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card
is designed with travelers in mind, with similar benefits to many of the best travel rewards credit cards in a similar price band.

New cardholders can earn a welcome bonus of 60,000 bonus rewards points after spending $4,000 in the first three months from account opening, and will receive a $50 statement credit toward airfare every year.

The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card earns unlimited rewards at the following rates per dollar:

5x on hotels
4x on airlines
3x on other travel and dining
1x on other purchases

In the same announcement, Wells Fargo introduced several airline and hotel transfer partners, significantly increasing the potential value of Wells Fargo rewards, which currently are worth 1 cent apiece when redeemed directly as cash back.

The new Points Transfer program launches April 4, and is available to all points-earning Wells Fargo credit cards, including the current Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card. Inaugural transfer partners are as follows, with more anticipated later this year:

Hotels

Airlines

AerClub
Air France-KLM Flying Blue
avianca lifemiles
British Airways Executive Club
Iberia Plus

At first blush, the Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card appears to be a solid contender against popular rivals such as the Sapphire Preferred Card, Business Insider’s choice for best travel credit card overall, and the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card.

The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card will be available for in-person applications at select Wells Fargo bank locations on March 9. Nationwide applications open online and in person on March 20.

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