One or more of the offers below are no longer available [expired]
Each month we do an assessment of the best travel cards. Here are the best Travel Credit Cards for October 2018.
These travel credit cards have excellent sign up bonuses with other unique features.
1. Citi ThankYou® Premier Card
Other perks
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- Earn 3X Points on Travel, Including Gas Stations
- Earn 2X Points on Dining Out & Entertainment
- Earn 1X Points on All Other Purchases
- 60,000 Points are redeemable for $750 in airfare on any airline, anytime with no blackout dates when booked through the ThankYou® Travel Center, or $600 in gift cards when redeemed at thankyou.com
- No expiration and no limit to the amount of points you can earn with this card
- Points Transfer allows you to transfer points to participating airline loyalty programs
- No Foreign Transaction Fees on purchases*
- $95, waived for first 12 months
2. Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card
Other perks
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- $95 annual fee (Not waived the first year)
- Complimentary Gold elite status
- 12X Hilton points per $1 spent at Hilton, 6X Hilton points per $1 on purchases at U.S. restaurants, U.S. supermarkets, and U.S. gas stations, 3X Hilton points per $1 on all other eligible purchases
- No foreign transaction fees
3. Barclaycard Arrival® Plus World Elite Mastercard®
60,000 miles ($600) after spending $5,000 within the first 90 days of opening your account
Other perks
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- $89 (Waived the first year)
- 2 miles per $1 on all purchases
- Use miles for travel statement credits (minimum 10,000 miles for $100)
4. Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express
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- $95 (Waived the first year)
- Points + Cash rates to save on hotel stays
- 6X points per $1 on eligible purchases at participating Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards hotels.
- 4X points per $1 at US restaurants, US gas stations, US shipping purchases, and wireless telephone services purchased directly from US providers
- 1X point per $1 on all other purchases.
- No foreign transaction fees
5. CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Mastercard®
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- First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines itineraries
- New: 25% savings on American Airlines inflight Wi-Fi when you use your card
- Enjoy preferred boarding on American Airlines flights
- Earn 2 AAdvantage® miles per $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases
- Earn 2 AAdvantage® miles per $1 spent on purchases at telecommunications merchants, cable and satellite providers, car rental merchants and at gas stations
- Earn 1 AAdvantage® mile per $1 spent on other purchases
- No Foreign Transaction Fees
- $99, waived for first 12 months
Which Travel Credit Card do you think is best?