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Wells Fargo Autograph Journey Card

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Wells Fargo · Visa · personal · Wells Fargo Rewards

Wells Fargo Autograph Journey Card
Web-verified 2026-09-08.
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$95
annual fee
0%
foreign txn fee
$50
credits/yr realistic ($50 face)
$960
sign-up bonus ≈ 60000 points after $4,000/3mo

Earning

Hotels (booked direct)
Issuer wording: 'hotels' (hotel/motel merchant category). Timeshares are excluded from 5X and earn 3X as other travel.
5x 8%
Airfare (booked direct)
Issuer wording: 'airlines' (airlines and air carriers merchant category). Charter/private flights excluded.
4x 6.4%
Travel (general)
Issuer wording: 'other travel' (timeshares, vehicle/auto rental, cruise lines, travel agencies, discount travel sites, campgrounds).
3x 4.8%
Dining & restaurants
Issuer wording: 'restaurants' (eating places, restaurants, drinking places, fast food, caterers). Bakeries, restaurants inside grocery stores and third-party delivery services do not earn the bonus.
3x 4.8%
Food delivery apps
Third-party delivery services are excluded from the 3X restaurants category per issuer terms.
1x 1.6%
Everything else 1x 1.6%

Right column: value per $ at travel valuation (1.6¢/pt). 1¢ cash; transfers (Autograph cards) to Air France-KLM, Avianca, BA, Iberia, Virgin, Choice.

Credits

  • $50 Airline statement credit /anniversary · easy to use
    Each year a one-time $50 statement credit when the card is used for the first airline purchase of $50+ (airline/air carrier merchant category; charter and private flights excluded). The 12-month credit period begins the first day of the month after the annual fee is assessed. No enrollment.

Benefits

  • No foreign transaction fees
  • Transfers to Wells Fargo partners — 1:1 to Aer Lingus AerClub, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Avianca LifeMiles, British Airways Club, Cathay, Iberia Club, JetBlue TrueBlue, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club/Virgin Red; 1:2 to Choice Privileges and Wyndham Rewards (per TPG, May 2026).
  • Cell phone protection — Up to $1,000 per claim, $2,000 / 2 claims per 12 months, $25 deductible; pay the monthly bill with the card.
  • Trip cancellation / interruption — Up to $15,000 per covered traveler per trip, $20,000 per account per 12 months (secondary).
  • Lost luggage reimbursement — Up to $3,000 per trip (secondary).
  • Secondary rental car CDW — Secondary in the U.S. (max 15 days), primary outside the U.S. (max 31 days), up to $50,000.
  • Travel accident insurance — Up to $1,000,000 common carrier.
  • Roadside Dispatch — Pay-per-use 24/7 roadside dispatch.
  • Visa Signature Concierge — 24/7 Visa Signature Concierge; Visa Signature Luxury Hotel Collection perks.
  • Autograph Card Exclusives — Priority access to event tickets; My Wells Fargo Deals card-linked offers.

Protections

trip cancellationUp to $15,000 per covered traveler per trip / $20,000 per account per 12 months (secondary)
lost luggageUp to $3,000 per trip (secondary)
rental carsecondary
cell phoneUp to $1,000 per claim, $2,000 / 2 claims per 12 months, $25 deductible
roadsideRoadside Dispatch (pay-per-use)
travel accidentUp to $1,000,000 (common carrier)

Notes

Standard public card is Visa Signature: no trip delay, baggage delay, purchase protection or extended warranty per the Guide to Benefits. Rental CDW is secondary in the U.S. (15-day max) but primary outside the U.S. (31-day max). Wells Fargo Premier ($250k+ assets) and Private Bank clients can be offered an enhanced Visa Infinite version in online banking/app with a 100,000-point bonus, $120 Global Entry credit, trip delay, extended warranty, purchase security and 31-day rental coverage (Doctor of Credit, 2026-07); public card unchanged at 60,000 points. Web-verified 2026-09-08 against https://creditcards.wellsfargo.com/autograph-journey-visa-credit-card/ (plus its Guide to Benefits and terms pages).

Verified 2026-09-08 · confidence high · sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6