However, remember that you'll get even more value by
adding other travel rewards credit cards to your wallet and using them in conjunction with one (or more) of these no annual fee options.
Not exact matches
These are the best credit cards for
travel rewards that I've found (if you know of
others, please let me know so I can
add them!).
On the
other hand, if you have a lot of restaurant spend, perhaps for business
travel, and your marginal
reward rate on restaurant spending is more than the 0.375 % in this example, it can certainly make sense to
add the Capital One ® Savor ℠ Cash
Rewards Credit Card as one of your daily drivers.
Many
travel rewards cards also offer additional
travel benefits, such as airport lounge access, complimentary baggage fees, free companion tickets and
other perks that can
add a lot of value for frequent travelers.
Other option (s): American Express Premier
Rewards Gold Card (3x points on airfare but few
added travel perks)
Positives include an improved credit report, ease of keeping up with your day - to - day banking, and some
other added bonuses such as
rewards when shopping, and protection when
traveling.
Other Notable Features: Automatic Gold status, upgrade to Diamond status each year you spend $ 40,000, 25 % bonus on Honors base points, free weekend night each year you spend $ 15,000, 2nd free weekend night each year you spend $ 60,000, 10 free Priority Pass lounge visits, 5th night free each
rewards stay, no foreign transaction fees, baggage insurance,
travel and emergency assistance, roadside assistance, car rental insurance, extended warranty, purchase protection, free employee cards, set limits and track spending on employee cards, designate an account manager,
add receipts to transactions from your phone, connect to Quickbooks, year - end summary
It is more expensive than some of the
other flexible
travel rewards cards, although they make up for the
added expense by having some of the most valuable
travel rewards points in the industry.
It's very similar to any
other online
travel agency loyalty program, like Expedia
Rewards, except for two factors: (1) I think PointsHound is far more generous and (2) it's generally more useful to
add miles to a program you already participate in than to join a new program.
These cards don't typically earn as much as
other rewards cards, offering double miles on airfare only, but the
added perks might make them worth having, depending on your
travel habits.
[+] The first year's annual fee is waived [+] Get 50,000 bonus points starting bonus [+] Earn the starting bonus by spending $ 4000 on your card within the first three months [+] The starter
reward equals $ 625 in
travel if you redeem them through Chase Ultimate
Rewards [+] Earn an extra 5000 points if you
add an authorized user who makes purchases in the first three months [+] Get two points per dollar spent in restaurants and on
travel [+] Earn one point per dollar spent on most
other things [+] They have a 1:1 point transfer system to their partners [+] Their partners includes 11 airline and various hotels and hospitality companies [+] There are no foreign - transaction fees with this card [+] You may use and earn discounts on your
travel if you redeem via their Chase Ultimate
Rewards platform
Now that you're not racing from soccer practice to lacrosse match to archery class, you no doubt have a little more time, to consider
travel and airline cards and
other rewards cards to
add to your wallet.