Best Credit Cards for Travel rewards (2026)

Best credit cards for travel rewards

Ranked by the same model as our quiz · 5 picks

For earning points you can turn into flights and hotel stays. These are the top matches our scoring model gives for this goal. Your own spending can change the order, so the quiz is the better answer for you.

How we ranked these

Every card is scored on fit with this goal, rewards earned at the spending below, whether the annual fee pays for itself, and rewards style. Cards that need better credit than the profile below are left out. Commissions are never part of the score.

Profile used: excellent credit (750+), $100k–$150k income, no existing cards, points transferred to airlines and hotels (valued at 2¢).

Monthly spending used: dining $400, groceries $600, flights & hotels $500, rent $2,500, gas & transit $150, streaming $80, online shopping $200, everything else $600.

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