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The Best Travel Credit Cards with No Annual Fee

Here we share some of the best available credit cards without an annual fee created specifically for our fellow wanderers.

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Travel credit cards with no annual fees provide rewards without the burden of that pesky yearly ownership cost. These can be particularly beneficial for budget-conscious and/or occasional travelers.It is, however, important to note that these cards may not offer the same level of rewards and benefits as those with annual fees.

For individuals steadfastly against paying an annual fee, here are our top three travel credit cards that have no annual fees.

This card allows you to earn 1.5 points on every purchase, and you can redeem them for travel expenses.

Earn 25,000 bonus points after you make at least $1,000 in purchases in the first 90 days of account opening - this can be a $250 statement credit toward travel purchases.

Another great feature about this card is that there’s a 0%† Intro APR for your first 15 billing cycles for purchases, and for any balance transfers made within the first 60 days of opening your account.

Did we also mention no no annual fee and no foreign transaction fees while earning points to use for a statement credit to pay for flights, hotel stays, vacation rentals, baggage fees, and also at restaurants – including takeout. 😉

This card earns unlimited 1.25X miles on every purchase, every day. Earn 5X miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel.

Redeem your rewards for travel-related expenses or transfer them to a travel partner.

You can earn a bonus of 20,000 miles once you spend $500 on purchases within 3 months from account opening, equal to $200 in travel credit.

This card earns 1.5 miles for every dollar on all purchases. Discover will even match the miles you've earned at the end of your first year. While Discover isn’t accept everywhere, you can turn your miles into cash or redeem them for statement credit on travel purchases like airfare, hotels, ride-shares, gas stations, restaurants and more. 

Some travelers find the perks associated with annual fee cards, such as travel credits, bonus rewards, airport lounge access, free checked bags, priority boarding, hotel status, and more, to be worthwhile. If you are one of those people that can do without the additional perks, you certainly have a variety of options – including some airline branded credit cards geared towards loyalists and you don’t have to feel pushed to have the best travel card on the block in order to make the most of your travel spending.

  • UNLIMITED BONUS: Unlimited Mile-for-Mile match for all new cardmembers - only from Discover. Discover gives you an unlimited match of all the Miles you’ve earned at the end of your first year. For example, if you earn 35,000 Miles, you get 70,000 Miles. There’s no signing up, no minimum spending or maximum rewards. Just a Miles-for-Miles match.

  • Automatically earn unlimited 1.5x Miles on every dollar of every purchase

  • No annual fee

  • Turn Miles into cash. Or redeem as a statement credit for your travel purchases like airfare, hotels, rideshares, gas stations, restaurants and more.

  • 0% intro APR for 15 months on purchases. Then 17.24% - 28.24% Standard Variable Purchase APR will apply.

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Let us know in the comments below which favorite no-annual fee travel cards do you have?

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