If you’re a traveler looking to save on trips, points earned with travel credit cards can be redeemed toward travel-related expenses, including flights, hotels, and car rentals. Here are some of the best travel cards that will earn you the most savings on your travel adventures, according to Nerd Wallet and The Points Guy.
As you peruse your options, be sure to compare each card’s annual fee and intro offer.
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
With Chase Sapphire Preferred, making the list for both Nerd Wallet and The Points Guy, consumers get 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 within the first three months of opening your account. With this plan, get five miles per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, three miles for every dollar on dining, select streaming services and online groceries, two miles per dollar on all other travel purchases, and one mile per dollar on all other purchases.
Annual fee: $95. Intro offer: 75,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 in your first three months.
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
On this card, consumers can enjoy five miles per dollar on hotels and rental cars booked with Capital One Travel, offering the best prices on countless trip options. You will also get two miles per dollar on every purchase you make every day. When you get this card, enjoy a one-time bonus of 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within three months of opening your account. Your miles don’t expire for life, so you can pile ‘em up or use ‘em but you’ll never lose ‘em. Use your miles to get reimbursed for any travel purchase — or redeem your miles by booking through Capital One Travel.
Annual fee: $95. Intro offer: 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 in your first three months.
Chase Freedom Unlimited
Chase Unlimited offers 1.5% cash back on every purchase up to $20,000 in your first year. From there you get 6.5% back on travel booked through Chase Travel through your first year, and 5% after one year. Enjoy 3% cash back on drugstore purchases, dining, takeout and eligible delivery services, and all other purchases.
Annual fee: $0. Intro offer: Earn 1.5% cash back on everything you buy up to $20,000 in your first year.
Ink Business Preferred
Considered the best for business travel, Ink Business Preferred earns you three points per $1 of the first $150,000 spent on travel and select business categories each account anniversary year. You also earn one point per $1 on all other purchases with no limit for earnings. The Points Guy cites this card as a top choice for its high sign-up bonus points, and earnings across travel, shipping, advertising and telecommunication providers.
Annual fee: $95. Intro offer: 100,000 bonus points if you spend $8,000 in your first three months
American Express Gold Card
The Points Guy ranks American Express’s Gold Card as the best travel card for dining out. Get four Membership Rewards Points for every $1 at restaurants, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S. Also get four points for supermarkets up to $25,000 per calendar year, and three points on flights booked directly with airlines or on amextravel.com.
Annual fee: $250. Intro Offer: $60,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $6,000 in your first six months
Make sure to check the latest credit card offers from these companies as the terms, costs, and bonuses change on a regular basis.
