Travel Credit Cards

Cruises raise a question that doesn’t come up with flights or hotels quite the same way: should you get a

Europe has its own quirks that make some travel cards a better fit than others: contactless payment is more common

Family travel runs up costs fast: four plane tickets, checked bags for everyone, a rental car, and a week of

Lounge access changed meaningfully in early 2026. Several issuers scaled back free guest privileges and introduced per-guest fees that didn’t

No-fee travel cards have gotten good enough that a few now include benefits once reserved for premium cards — airport

Hotel credit cards can be some of the easiest travel cards to break even on: a single free-night certificate is

An airline credit card only makes sense if you actually fly that airline regularly — the free checked bags, priority

The points-and-miles world can look intimidating from the outside — transfer partners, award charts, and redemption sweet spots aren’t things

A foreign transaction fee, typically around 3% of every purchase, is one of the easiest travel costs to avoid entirely

Travel cards span an unusually wide range — from $0-fee options that simply skip foreign transaction fees, up to four-figure