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Capital One Venture Business

The welcome offer, every credit and its catch, what it earns, the insurance, and whether the $95 fee pays for itself.

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Capital One Venture Business card

Business travel cards · Capital One

4.3Atelier rating · How we rate cards
Earning4.0
Point value4.5
Perks & protection3.0
Fee value5.0
Welcome offer5.0

Welcome offer

100,000 miles

Annual fee

$95

100,000 bonus miles after $10,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. Capital One says the bonus may not be available to existing or previous Capital One business cardholders.

Employee cards: FreeForeign transaction fees: NoneRewards: Capital One miles

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The Atelier Take

Two $50 credits cover the $95 fee for most businesses, which leaves 2x transferable miles on every purchase at little real cost.

Who it suits

Small businesses that want transferable miles on every purchase without a premium fee. The two $50 credits are easy to use for any business that pays for software or advertising and books an occasional trip through Capital One Business Travel.

Who should skip it

Businesses that would book a trip a year through Capital One Business Travel and use airport lounges: the Venture X Business earns the same 2x, and its $300 credit and 10,000 anniversary miles cover its $395 fee. Also anyone who does not book through a bank travel portal, since one of the two credits depends on it.

Every credit, and the catch

Capital One advertises up to $220 in credits, but $120 of that is a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit once every 4 years. The two $50 credits recur every year and together exceed the fee.

Capital One Business Travel credit

Up to $50 a year

How often: Each account anniversary yearEnrollment: No, applied at checkout in Capital One Business Travel

Only bookings through Capital One Business Travel count. Each year’s credit expires at the next account anniversary, and the credited amount earns no miles.

Software and advertising credit

Up to $50 a year

How often: Each account anniversary yearEnrollment: No, posted automatically within 2 billing cycles

Only merchants coded as software or advertising qualify; software bought from a general retailer may not count. Unused amounts expire at the account anniversary.

Global Entry or TSA PreCheck

Up to $120 every 4 years

How often: Every four yearsEnrollment: No, pay the application fee with the card

One credit per account, for whichever application fee is charged first.

Lifestyle Collection experience credit

$50 per stay

How often: Every eligible bookingEnrollment: No

Only Lifestyle Collection hotels booked through Capital One Business Travel.

What it earns

Rewards: Capital One miles, which transfer to 22 airline and hotel programs, most at 1:1, or cover travel purchases at 1¢ each.

5x

Hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Business Travel

5x

Tickets bought on Capital One Entertainment

Cardholder pre-sales and tickets bought directly from Capital One Arena or Capital One Hall excluded

2x

Everything else

No caps and no categories to track

TPG values Capital One miles at 1.85¢ each when transferred to partners, so 2x returns about 3.7¢ per dollar. Used to cover travel purchases, a mile is worth 1¢. Flights earn 2x wherever they are booked.

Transfer partners and other benefits

Transfer partners

18 airlines and 4 hotel programs, per Capital One’s transfer page. Most airlines transfer at 1:1, including Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, British Airways Club, Flying Blue, Qatar Privilege Club, Singapore KrisFlyer and Turkish Miles&Smiles; Emirates, EVA Air and Japan Airlines at 2:1.5; JetBlue at 5:3. Hotels: Choice Privileges and Wyndham Rewards at 1:1, I Prefer at 1:2, Accor at 2:1. Minimum transfer 1,000 miles.

Hertz Five Star status

Skip the counter at select locations and choose from a wider selection of cars, once enrolled.

Lifestyle Collection hotels

On bookings through Capital One Business Travel: a $50 experience credit, Wi-Fi, and an upgrade, early check-in and late checkout when available.

Capital One Lounges at a discount

No free access. The cardholder and each guest can buy passes at $45 per visit (18 and older) or $25 (17 and under).

Capital One Business Travel

A booking tool with travel policies, administrators and spend tracking for the business, included at no cost.

Will the $95 fee pay off?

Enter what would go on this card. The result values points at TPG’s valuation, adds the credits that would actually be used and, in year one, the welcome offer, then sets the total against a no-fee card that pays 2% back on everything.

1 · Spending on this card

Example figures are filled in; replace them with real ones.

Advertising

2x

Shipping

2x

Internet, cable and phone

2x

Office supplies

2x

Software and cloud services

2x

Hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars through Capital One Business Travel

5x

Capital One Entertainment tickets

5x

Flights

2x

Hotels booked elsewhere

2x

Dining

2x

Gas

2x

Everything else

2x

2 · Credits that would be used

Tick only what would be used anyway, at full value.

When the travel credit is ticked, the first $50 booked through Capital One Business Travel is treated as covered by it and earns no miles, as Capital One’s terms say.

3 · Assumptions

The result

Year oneEach year after
Miles on spending
Credits used
Welcome offer—
Annual fee−$95−$95
Net value
A no-fee 2% card instead2% back on the same spending
This card’s edge

Not counted: Hertz Five Star status, Lifestyle Collection benefits, discounted lounge passes and the insurance.

Insurance and protections

World Elite Mastercard for Business benefits, from the Guide to Benefits that Capital One links for the Venture Business. The card page itself lists only extended warranty. The guide includes no trip delay cover. Pay for the trip, rental or purchase with the card to be covered.

Auto rental collision damage

The guide’s conditions require the car to be rented primarily for business purposes, in the cardholder’s own name, paid in full with the card, for 31 days or less; those rentals are covered on a primary basis for theft and damage. The guide sets no fixed dollar cap on the vehicle (it pays the lesser of repair cost or actual cash value); loss-of-use charges up to $500, personal effects up to $1,000 per person and $2,000 per rental. Not available in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Australia, Italy or New Zealand.

Trip cancellation and interruption

Up to $1,500 per covered trip and $5,000 per account per 12 months, for non-refundable common carrier fares paid with the card, when illness, injury or death cancels or cuts short the trip.

Baggage delay

$100 a day for up to 3 days ($300) for essentials when checked bags are delayed more than 4 hours.

Lost or damaged luggage

Up to $1,500 per incident, 2 claims per 12 months, above what the carrier pays.

Travel accident insurance

Up to $1,000,000 when the full fare is charged to the card.

Cell phone protection

Up to $800 per claim and $1,000 per 12 months, 2 claims, after a $50 deductible. Pay the monthly phone bill with the card.

Purchase assurance

Theft or damage within 90 days of purchase: up to $10,000 per claim and $50,000 per account per 12 months.

Extended warranty

Doubles manufacturer warranties of 5 years or less, adding up to 12 months; up to $10,000 per item.

Price protection

Up to $500 per item and $2,500 a year when an identical item is advertised for less within 60 days of purchase.

Rideshare protection

Up to $750 per trip for personal items lost or stolen in a rideshare vehicle, after a $100 deductible; 2 claims and $1,500 per 12 months.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Two $50 credits cover the $95 fee for most businesses
  • 2x on every purchase, with no caps
  • Miles transfer to 22 airline and hotel programs
  • Primary car rental cover on business rentals, plus cell phone protection

Cons

  • The bonus needs $10,000 of purchases in 3 months
  • No lounge access; Capital One Lounge passes cost $45
  • One of the two credits needs a booking through Capital One Business Travel
  • No bonus categories for advertising, shipping or software

Card terms change often and some offers are personalized; the issuer’s page is the final word.

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