Top Travel Credit Cards
In this blog, I discuss the top 3 credit cards for travel. I will mention some others that I like as well. It's important to note that credit cards typically give you many points to sign up for their credit card. These sign up bonuses are typically referred to as SUBs. The SUBs vary by month and by type of card.
Sample Card
Sapphire Preferred or Reserve
These cards are in the same family of cards but offer very different benefits and annual fees. The Preferred has an annual fee of $95 whereas the Reserve is $550.
Sapphire Preferred Key Features
$50 annual ultimate rewards hotel credit
DoorDash DashPass subscription (activate by Dec. 31, 2024)
No Foreign Transaction Fees
1:1 Points Transfer
1.25 Points Value in Chase Portal
Free Authorized Users
Sapphire Reserved Key Features
$550 a year fee
Annual travel credit of $300
Airport Lounge Access
No Foreign Transaction Fees
Travel Insurance Free
TSA Pre-Check/Global Entry credit every 4 years
Door Dash monthly credit of $5, Instacart monthly credit.
American Express Platinum Business
Make your next trip even more memorable with over 2,200 hotels to choose from, all handpicked with high standards. Save by getting up to $200 back in statement credits each year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts® or The Hotel Collection1 bookings through American Express Travel when you pay with your Platinum Card®.
Get up to $20 in statement credits each month when you use your Platinum Card® for eligible purchases on Disney+, a Disney Bundle, ESPN+, Hulu, The New York Times, Peacock, SiriusXM, and The Wall Street Journal when you purchase directly from one or more of the providers.
A Walmart+ membership can get you free shipping with no order minimum on eligible items shipped by Walmart, free same-day delivery of groceries from store (where available, subject to order minimum), & more.
The Global Lounge Collection - Card Members can receive access to lounges in the Global Lounge Collection which includes: the Centurion Network, Delta Sky Club®, Lufthansa Lounge, Plaza Premium Lounge, and Priority Pass Select.
With your The Platinum Card®, you'll receive $15 in Uber Cash to use on eligible orders with Uber Eats and rides with Uber in the US every month plus a bonus $20 in December5, delivered through an exclusive Uber app experience.
Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to your Card or any of the Additional Cards on your Platinum Card account
Get up to $100 in statement credits annually for purchases at Saks Fifth Avenue or saks.com on your Platinum Card® That's up to $50 in statement credits from January through June and up to $50 in statement credits from July through December. No minimum purchase required. Enrollment required.
Get up to $300 in statement credits each year when you pay for an Equinox+ digital subscription with live and on-demand classes, or an Equinox club membership (subject to auto-renewal) with your Platinum Card®.