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Best Travel Credit Cards For Beginners

By Tina D. Thompson 2 weeks ago

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Do you spend your free time flying to exotic destinations? Maybe you’re a frequent road-tripper, driving from hotel to hotel across the country. However you like to vacation, travel-focused credit cards can help you earn free flights, hotel stays and other perks that can make your travels less expensive.

Travel credit cards allow you to earn either rewards points or airline miles whenever you make a purchase. The most lucrative of these travel cards often require high credit scores—but what if you don’t have a long credit history? What if you’re a recent college graduate

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Why You Might Want a No-Fee Hotel Credit Card (Even If You Don’t Travel Often)

By Tina D. Thompson 1 month ago
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Even if you only travel a few times a year, a hotel credit card with no annual fee can be worthwhile just for the perks alone. Many of these entry-level cards include free nights on rooms, insurance coverage, priority reservations, and no foreign transactions fees. Here’s a closer look at some of the best deals.

Most people get hotel cards for the rewards points

The primary benefit of hotel credit cards are the reward points that you receive with each transaction, and they’re usually worth about 50 cents per point earned. These

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How do Travel Credit Cards Work?

By Tina D. Thompson 4 months ago

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If you’re new to the world of travel credit cards, you likely have a lot of questions: What is an annual fee? What perks will my card come with? What’s the best credit card? And most of all: How do travel credit cards even work? 

The basic idea is that you will earn points in

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The Best Travel Cards for Fair Credit

By Tina D. Thompson 4 months ago

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With the weather warming up and summer in full force, traveling and taking a vacation to a far-flung location may be on your mind. If you travel and fly frequently, travel credit cards are a great way to rack up points or miles to get free flights, hotel nights, access to airport lounges and other travel-related benefits. However, if you’re interested in signing up for

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