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Top Travel Cards
- Chase Sapphire Preferred
- Chase Sapphire Reserve
- Amex Platinum Card
- Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card
Top Airline Cards
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority OR Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus
- Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard
- Delta SkyMiles® Gold Credit Card
- Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Credit Card
Top 0% Balance Transfer
- Citi Rewards+ Card
- Citi Diamond Preferred Card
- Citi Double Cash Card
- Capital One® Quicksilver® Cash Rewards Credit Card
- AMEX EveryDay Credit Card
Top Secured Card
- Citi Secured Mastercard
Basic Travel Tip
Remember, “Not Every Point Is Created Equal”. Even though two credit cards might have the same 50,000 welcome bonus, this doesn’t automatically mean they are both worth $500. Sometimes they can be worth more or less! This is why we have these cards ranked the way we do.
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