Best Travel Rewards Card for You

One way to save money on travel is to cash in on points earned through travel rewards credit cards. These cards can be a good way to score free flights and hotel stays – as long as you pay off your balance each month so that interest payments don’t outweigh any perks you receive.

However, there are so many travel rewards cards that it can be difficult to figure out which one makes the most sense for you. The major airlines offer credit cards linked to their frequent-flier programs. Hotel chains offer cards tied to their loyalty programs. And plenty of credit card companies offer their own versions of travel rewards cards. All let you earn points when you make purchases that can be redeemed for travel-related benefits – but that’s where the similarities end.

There really is no single best travel rewards card, says Tim Winship, publisher of FrequentFlier.com and editor-at-large for SmarterTravel.com. The key to choosing a card, he says, is to consider your travel habits

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