Although you might consider having a dining -
affiliated credit card just for when you dine out, you might be paying for a privilege that doesn't even cover your annual fee.
Not exact matches
Lest you think this is another post
just to shill
credit cards, take note: the majority of these
cards do not earn me any
affiliate income.
Just like many store - branded
credit cards, the Synchrony Bank
cards we're comparing below are designed to incent loyal shoppers, so earnings, rewards redemptions and even purchases are limited to
affiliated stores.
If you want the SPG Amex
card and you're feeling generous towards me, you can apply for one through my
affiliate link on
Credit Karma (
just click «show all» and scroll down to the SPG
card).
United
just launched another
affiliated credit card, this time a
credit card with no annual fee that earns up to 2 % cashback in United's TravelBank, good for future ticket purchases!
As others have noted, most travel blogs
just shamelessly post
credit card affiliate links.
In other words, the conflict of interest between
credit cards that pay
affiliate commissions and those that don't is a relatively minor subset of the vast conflict of interest inherent in selling
credit cards for a living: the preference for
credit cards over not
credit cards,
just like Expedia's conflicted preference for travel over not travel.
Just about every major hotel brand has an
affiliated credit card that gives you hotel points as a sign - up bonus.