Updated April 6 2025.

The Facts

• Annual Fee: $499 for primary cardholder and $150 per each authorized user

• Signup Bonus: 80,000 points + 5 tiles towards Mosaic status after spending $5,000 within 3 months of new account opening. Historical best bonus: 80,000 points + 5 tiles in 2025 and 2026; 70,000 points several times in past years.

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• Rewards: 6x JetBlue & JetBlue Vacations & TrueBlue Travel, 2x dining & groceries, 1x everywhere else; 5,000 bonus points upon each anniversary when you renew and pay the annual fee. In addition, earn 1 tile per $1,000 spent on the card towards Mosaic status (for comparison, you earn 1 tile per $100 spent on JetBlue flights, JetBlue Vacations, and TrueBlue Travel).

• Airport Lounge Access: (1) Unlimited complimentary access to BlueHouse lounges for you (a primary cardmember or authorized user) plus one guest, when traveling on eligible fare (i.e., Blue Basic Fare are ineligible for complimentary access). $39 for each additional guest. There is currently only one BlueHouse lounge in JFK and one opening in Boston in mid 2026. (2) Priority Pass Select membership that gives you (a primary cardmember or authorized user) plus one guest unlimited complimentary access to over 1,500 airport lounges around the world. Note that Priority Pass doesn't cover American Airlines, United, or Delta, but it covers Alaska, as well as many international lounges. JetBlue Premier WEMC remains one of a few credit cards that still allow access to Priority Pass restaurants.

• Travel Benefits: (1) Annual $300 in statement credits on TrueBlue Travel purchases. (2) Annual $100 statement credit after you purchase a JetBlue Getaways Vacation Package of $100 or more. (3) 10% redemption bonus points back to your account each time you redeem, which essentially increases the points value by 11% to 1.44 cents per point. (4) First bags free for you plus three companions when you use your JetBlue Plus card. (5) Group A boarding on JetBlue operated flights for you plus 4 travel companions. (6) 50% discount on inflight purchases. (7) Waived foreign transaction fees with an embedded EMV chip. (8) Up to $120 Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee statement credit every 4 years.

• World Elite MasterCard Benefits: MasterCard Luxury Hotels & Resorts (a collection of 2,000+ luxury hotels worldwide that offer complimentary breakfasts for two, room upgrades upon availability, early check-in, late check-out, and a special amenity such as a certain amount of hotel credit up to $100 per stay, free internet, or welcome gift, etc.), MasterCard Travel & Lifestyle Services (offers for hotels, airfare, private jets, airport concierge, car rentals, chauffeured cars, cruise lines, tours, vacation packages, golf, sports and entertainment event tickets, etc.), complimentary ShopRunner membership (free two-day shipping and returns at participating stores), complimentary DoorDash benefits (3 months of complimentary DashPass membership & $5 off first two orders per month through 9/30/2022), monthly $5 Lyft credit after 3 rides each month, 5% discount for every HelloFresh order, $5 rewards for every $20+ Fandango purchase, the Dining Program (special amenities at participating restaurants), the Nightlife Program (exclusive access to and recognition at participating night clubs), Priceless Cities, Priceless Surprises, Priceless Causes, Priceless Golf, 24/7 World Elite concierge service, MasterCard Cellular Wireless Telephone Protection (up to $800 for a stolen or damaged phone as long as you charge your monthly cellphone bills to the card), MasterCard ID Theft Protection, etc.

The Math
With an annual fee $400 higher than the already competitive JetBlue Plus WEMC, JetBlue Premier WEMC offers airport lounge access (BlueHouse and Priority Pass Select), $300 annual TrueBlue Travel credits, and free Global Entry/TSA PreCheck. It is worth the upgrade if you need the airport lounge access and can leverage the TrueBlue Travel credits.

To see how JetBlue Premier WEMC competes with other cards with similar annual fees, please check out our featured review Comparing High-end Cards covering Amex Platinum Card, Amex Delta Reserve, Amex Hilton Aspire, Amex Marriott Brilliant, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase United MP Club, Citi Prestige, Citi AA Executive, U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve, CNB Crystal, and MasterCard Black Card.

The Conclusion
If you need the airport lounge access (BlueHouse and Priority Pass Select) and can leverage the $300 TrueBlue Travel credits, consider upgrading JetBlue Plus to JetBlue Premier WEMC.