How One Credit Card Bonus Can Cover Your Cheer Competition Hotels

Cheer fam, it’s go time.

Tryout packets are dropping. Group chats are buzzing. You’re knee-deep in expense breakdowns and already wondering: How the heck are we going to afford all these hotels this year?!

If that’s you, welcome. You’re in the right place.

Let’s talk about one of my favorite ways to save serious money on cheer travel — credit card rewards. And not just any card — the one with a 100,000-point sign-up bonus right now: the Chase Sapphire Preferred®.

 

Wait... 100,000 points?! What’s the catch?

The short version:
You spend $4,000 in the first 3 months, and Chase gives you 100,000 points. That’s it. No annual fee in year one, no weird hoops. (Just the standard $95 fee once the first year’s up.)

And what can those points do?
Oh, honey, just you wait. They can pay for your cheer travel — hotels, flights, and even Airbnb — if you use them right.

 

Let’s break it down: What can 100,000 points get you?

Here’s what that bonus could actually cover:

• ✅ 5–7 nights at a Hyatt near a comp venue (Hyatt is a hidden gem for cheer families using Chase points)
• ✅ A roundtrip flight to a major travel competition (think: Dallas, Orlando, Atlanta)
• ✅ 8-10 nights at lower-tier hotels through Chase’s travel portal (hello, comp weekends on a budget)

With that 100,000-point bonus? You're basically getting a cheer season hotel fund…for free. 🙌

Why I recommend this card right now

✔️ Expense sheets just dropped — and some of them are wild this year
✔️ Travel is getting more expensive (I mean... so is everything else!)
✔️ You’ll likely hit the spending minimum fast (hello, tuition + comp fees + new Nfinity shoes)
✔️ This is one of Chase’s biggest offers, and it won’t last forever

Plus, every point adds up: the Sapphire Preferred earns extra on travel and dining, which includes things like flights, hotels, DoorDash, and Starbucks runs on comp day. 🙃

 

One quick heads up

This isn’t for everyone. If you’re already carrying credit card debt or can’t confidently pay the balance in full each month, skip this for now. But if you’re organized and strategic, this can be one of the smartest tools in your cheer budget toolbox.

Want to apply? Use my link!

If you apply through this referral link (thank you!), you get the 100,000-point offer, and I get a little bonus too — which goes straight back into making more tools for cheer parents like you. 🖤

 

TL;DR: Cheer is so f*!$ing expensive. This 100,000-point Chase bonus can pay for hotel nights, flights, or both — if you know how to use it. If travel is part of your season (and let’s be real, it is), don’t sleep on this.

You do not have to accept the sticker shock of this season without a fight. Let points do some of the heavy lifting. Hit me up if you want help figuring out how to use your points.

Let’s make this the season you finally felt ahead of the travel costs. 

Cheers,

Lexie

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P.S. Curious how families are using their points to cover cheer comps? I’ve got a mini-course coming soon that breaks it all down without the fluff. Stay tuned.