Best sign-up bonus & flexible points options
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Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard®
- Generous sign-up bonus: 40,000 miles after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days.
- Use for travel expenses that other cards may not let you use points/miles for–including cruises (one of the best travel options for families).
- 2X miles on all purchases.
- Every time you redeem, get 5% miles back to use on your next redemption.
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Best for flexible family travel
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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Card
- Southwest lets you change your flight easily and affordably, rather than charging a fee (typically $200) to rebook.
- Check bags for free (hard to pack light when you have kids).
- Mainly for domestic travel.
- Receive 2 points per $1 spent on Southwest Airlines flights and hotel & car rental partners.
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Best for earning free flights
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
- Flexible miles accumulation with 6 possible airlines.
- 50,000 bonus points when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from opening the account.
- 2 points for each dollar you spend on dining AND travel, and 1 point per dollar spent on everything else.
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Best miles rewards with no annual fee
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Discover it® Miles
- Excellent miles rewards with no annual fee.
- Receive 1.5 miles per dollar wherever you spend, with no limit.
- After a year of having the card, Discover will match your earned miles to double the total.
- Miles can be redeemed not just for travel but also for cash back.
- No blackout dates.
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Best for luxury travel perks and VIP treatment
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The Platinum Card® from American Express
- Perks: $200 annual credit for airline fees and Uber credit, and access to 1,000 airport lounges, hotel perks, concierge service, and restricted events.
- Reimbursement for Global Entry/TSA PreCheck application fee every 5 years.
- Earn 60,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $5,000 with the card in the initial 3 months.
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Perfect for business travelers
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Chase Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card
- Bonus: get 80,000 points when you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months ($1,000 toward travel redeemed through Chase Ultimate Rewards®).
- 3 points per $1 (on your first $150,000) in certain categories (travel, some advertising, shipping, and telecommunications) per account anniversary year.
- On all other types of purchases, get 1 point per $1 (unlimited).
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For fans of Norwegian Cruises
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Norwegian Cruise Line® World Mastercard® Credit Card
- 10,000 bonus WorldPoints ($100 off your next cruise) after a transaction in the first 90 days.
- 3 WorldPoints per $1 on Norwegian purchases.
- 1 WorldPoint per $1 on other kinds of purchases.
- Exclusive redemption opportunities available.
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A more versatile option for cruise-goers (and others)
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Venture® from Capital One®
- Unlimited 2X miles on all purchases.
- Miles can be redeemed toward cruises (and other travel purchases).
- 40,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 within 90 days of account opening.
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Best card for hotel rewards
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Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express
- Earn 25,000 bonus Starpoints® after using card for $3,000 worth of purchases in the first 3 months.
- Starpoints have extremely high value compared to other cards’ points.
- Many travel perks.
- Can also be used for airline miles with 30 airline transfer partners.
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