Let’s have an open thread today: what are the best reward credit cards? Which ones do you use if you travel a lot; which ones do you use otherwise?
We had an Amazon Prime visa for years (years!) until I realized we could literally only get cash back with it, and we weren’t getting very many “extra” points because I didn’t do that much shopping on Amazon or at Whole Foods.
A few years ago we made the switch to Chase Preferred and I feel like we’ve made better use of the points we’ve gotten (on travel), and that it better maximizes points for things that we do spend money on, like restaurants. (If you want a referral link to check them out, here’s mine — apparently you can get 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5K on purchases in the first 3 months.)
The most recent threadjack on this point was one from April 2025 — interestingly readers were saying Chase Reserve is the better deal of the two main offerings from Chase. (Chase Preferred is $95 per year with 3x points on dining and 2x on travel, while the Reserve has $795 annual fee but 8x points on all Chase Travel purchases. You used to get access to hotel lounges with both cards, but now you need the Reserve to get access.)
Other cards that came up in the thread…
AA Executive World Elite
Amex Gold
Costco’s Visa
Fidelity Credit Card
Amex Blue Cash
Readers, what reward credit cards do you swear by if you travel often? If you DON’T travel often, which are your preferred cards?
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