Capital One Venture X vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve: It’s Neck and Neck - NerdWallet

Capital One Just Gutted a Major Travel Perk

Cardholders of some credit cards issued by Capital One will have a harder time accessing the company’s airport lounges in larger groups after the company announced changes to lounge access.  Starting next year, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will lose the ability to bring free guests with them into Capital One-branded airport lounges, and access for additional cardholders will cost $125. Previously, additional cardholders were affo…

Here's the Answer to a Great Question About Airline Credit Cards and Free First Checked Bag Benefits - Eye of the Flyer

One of our readers posed an excellent question regarding airline credit cards and a common benefit: the first checked bag being free. (All information about the Southwest Rapid Rewards® and Chase Sapphire Reserve® cards below was collected independently by Eye of the Flyer. It was neither provided by nor reviewed by the card issuer. Terms […] The post Here’s the Answer to a Great Question About Airline Credit Cards and Free First Checked Bag Ben…

Capital One Venture X vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve: It’s Neck and Neck - NerdWallet

In the battle of Capital One Venture X vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve, it comes down to whether you like to optimize rewards or keep it simple.

Capital One Makes Major Lounge Access Changes for Venture X Cardholders - ATX Jetsetter

While it doesn’t have the history of the American Express Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve in the premium travel card space, the Capital One Venture X card has become a popular one in recent years. Possibly because of this popularity, changes are coming to the airport lounge benefits on both the Venture X and Venture X Business cards. Capital One Lounge Access Changes are Coming in 2026 Capital One currently operates two lounge concepts, C…

Negative Venture X & Venture X Business lounge access changes coming

Since their launches, the Venture X and Venture X Business cards have been popular cards for those seeking lounge access. That’s because Capital One implemented a generous policy for bringing guests into lounges, plus additional cardholders (AKA authorized users) received complimentary lounge access despite the authorized user cards not coming with an added fee. That’s sadly changing. As of February 1, 2026, only primary cardholders will get com…

Ouch: Major Capital One Venture X Lounge Access Changes

The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (review) and Capital One Venture X Business (review) have in recent years become popular premium travel credit cards, offering great value. This includes everything from a $300 annual travel credit, to 10,000 anniversary bonus miles, to valuable airport lounge access. Aspects of the cards almost seemed too good to be true, so unfortunately there’s an update, along those lines. Capital One is making c…