@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:Speaking only to my own experience, I thought about the fact that the Amex EveryDay has a foreign transaction fee, and how that would effect me when I am traveling in a foregin country. If you plan on doing a lot of international travel, and you don't have a 'no foreign transaction fee' checking account or credit card, the Amex EveryDay may not be of much use to you (unless you are willing to eat the 2.7% foreign transaction fee each time you swipe/dip when abroad). However, if you are only going to be traveling internationally for 1, maybe 2, weeks out of any given year, you might as well take advantage of the 50 to 51 weeks of spending when at home and get the Amex EveryDay and the accompanying access to the Membership Rewards program.
To be clear, in my experience, this decision was easier for me to make as I have a checking account that has no fee for foreign transactions and reiburses me for all atm fees (shamelss plug for Charles Schwab Bank!), so I don't have to worry about eating any fee when traveling internationally. All I would have to do is forgo my points when abroad by using my debit card and/or cash rather than my Amex.
You are the only one who can make the choice as you will be the cardholder, but I thought I'd give you the little bit of information above. I may prefer Amex, but I have friends and family who really like Capital One, and speak highly of Capital One.
It is quite greedy and stupid on American Express's part to have a foreign transaction fee when acceptance is very spotty in other countries.
Agreed! Very true on that matter, I was looking at Amex cards that interest me and pretty much all of them have foreign transaction fees. Amex coverage in particular countries is spotty. Makes me appreciate my Discover It card even more now! 
@Anonymous wrote:That's just it, as noted above, Venture doesn't really give you miles. It's a cash back card with redemption restrictions related to travel. For travelers cards that give you genuines miles or points are more valuable.
Mmm, gotcha. I'm looking at purely for a travelers card, but I doubt only one card will suit my needs....I'm coming to that realization slowly hah.
Seems like Venture is outta of the question for me.
But surprisingly, the airline I'm flying has a card and it looks really appealing tbh 
I travel to Mexico frequent and it's the airline I'd generally prefer. I'm most likely applying for the Aeromexico Visa by US Bank.
Downfall: It does have a foreign transaction fee and annual fee, but the perks by default would still be a big come up.