Travel rewards credit cards compilation

[enharu]

@feisarr,

It's hard to list an exact ccp value because it can vary a lot depending on how it is redeemed and what those points/miles are redeemed for.

For UR and MR the ccp value can range from 1ccp all the way to over 4ccp, so that info alone isn't exactly going to be of much help and instead may be misleading for people new to this.

[creditfan]

please shed me the light where can I find Bank of America BankAmericard Travel Rewards in MC version, since their site you can see only visa

[HiLine]

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@Revelate wrote:

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@HiLine wrote:

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@improvingmycredit wrote:

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@Revelate wrote:

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@CreditScholar wrote:
http://www.drcreditcard.net/all-reviews.html

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Handy site, thank you CS.

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+1

Excellent comparison site.  Thanks CS.

OP:  did you intentionally omit the Amex Blue Sky and Blue Sky Pref?  

Thanks

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I use that site for some of the info here as well. 

I did forget to include the 2 Amex Blue Sky products. They are decent travel rewards cards actually. Will add them to the OP. Thanks for the request!

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Been debating seeing how this thread turns out for a potential sticky as it has useful information in it; however, if making use of a site for information, would be courteous to reference the source in the main post.

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 So far I have extracted information from bank websites and compared that info against the quoted site. Turns out some of the info on there is inaccurate or outdated. Probably better to just rely on bank websites. I will mention if/when any info in the OP comes directly from that site.

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@Feisarr wrote:
Every point system has different values. How about showing something like 1pt = $0.015 ?

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Suggestions on how to value transferable points are welcome.

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@creditfan wrote:

please shed me the light where can I find Bank of America BankAmericard Travel Rewards in MC version, since their site you can see only visa

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 You'd have to call BofA to request the Mastercard version. By default the card comes as a Visa.

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@armbenderc wrote:

- Discover IT? Since it has no forex

- Citi TY Premier? No forex

- BoA BankAmericard Privileges /w Cash Rewards or Travel Rewards?

- Amex Platinum?

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Discover It is not designed to be a Travel Rewards card. If Discover Open Road were still available to the public I would have listed it.

I didn't think Thank You Premier was a travel rewards credit card before, but the companion ticket alone gives the card quite some merit. I will research the card and add it to the list. Thank you and longtimelurker for the suggestion.

The BofA Privileges Travel Rewards card doesn't appear to be offered any more. If you find a link to the product please let me know.

Amex Platinum ... How did I miss that one?  Will add this card as well. Thanks! 

[zerobacan]

I would love to see the Amex Delta cards here too... Also it will be nice too see how much are the sign up bonuses really worth. You did that in the first two cards...thank s for theinfo

[HiLine]

There are so many airlines rewards cards that listing them here will make the OP too hard to read. And their benefits and rewards are much more apparent. Perhaps I will make a separate post or open a separate thread for all such cards, but for now I think it's more useful for us to analyze cards whose reward structures are not easily understood.

Unless noted otherwise, for Category 1 cards, 1 point is worth exactly 1 cent.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[CreditScholar]

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@HiLine wrote:

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@Revelate wrote:

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@HiLine wrote:

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@improvingmycredit wrote:

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@Revelate wrote:

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@CreditScholar wrote:
http://www.drcreditcard.net/all-reviews.html

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Handy site, thank you CS.

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+1

Excellent comparison site.  Thanks CS.

OP:  did you intentionally omit the Amex Blue Sky and Blue Sky Pref?  

Thanks

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I use that site for some of the info here as well. 

I did forget to include the 2 Amex Blue Sky products. They are decent travel rewards cards actually. Will add them to the OP. Thanks for the request!

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Been debating seeing how this thread turns out for a potential sticky as it has useful information in it; however, if making use of a site for information, would be courteous to reference the source in the main post.

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 So far I have extracted information from bank websites and compared that info against the quoted site. Turns out some of the info on there is inaccurate or outdated. Probably better to just rely on bank websites. I will mention if/when any info in the OP comes directly from that site.

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@Feisarr wrote:
Every point system has different values. How about showing something like 1pt = $0.015 ?

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Suggestions on how to value transferable points are welcome.

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@creditfan wrote:

please shed me the light where can I find Bank of America BankAmericard Travel Rewards in MC version, since their site you can see only visa

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 You'd have to call BofA to request the Mastercard version. By default the card comes as a Visa.

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@armbenderc wrote:

- Discover IT? Since it has no forex

- Citi TY Premier? No forex

- BoA BankAmericard Privileges /w Cash Rewards or Travel Rewards?

- Amex Platinum?

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Discover It is not designed to be a Travel Rewards card. If Discover Open Road were still available to the public I would have listed it.

I didn't think Thank You Premier was a travel rewards credit card before, but the companion ticket alone gives the card quite some merit. I will research the card and add it to the list. Thank you and longtimelurker for the suggestion.

The BofA Privileges Travel Rewards card doesn't appear to be offered any more. If you find a link to the product please let me know.

Amex Platinum ... How did I miss that one?  Will add this card as well. Thanks! 

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It's still around but you need to have 50k in assets with BofA. They don't let you apply for it or PC to it otherwise anymore, and this is why it was pulled from the main public page. You used to be able to get it without the 50k as long as you were willing to pay the AF. Now it's not offered to anyone without that minimum amout.

[enharu]

Not to forget about Discover Miles!

https://www.discover.com/credit-cards/get-discover/miles-card/

Like CapitalOne, Discover does not charge foreign transaction fees across all their cards.

Source: https://www.discover.com/credit-cards/help-center/faqs/international.html

[lg8302ch]

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@creditfan wrote:

please shed me the light where can I find Bank of America BankAmericard Travel Rewards in MC version, since their site you can see only visa

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I believe it comes as Visa and Signature Visa only 

[HiLine]

Added Discover Miles and Citi Thank You Premier! 

Also corrected the redemption window for category 1 cards from "travel date" to "travel purchase date".

Regarding the BofA Privileges Travel Rewards card, since it is not available to the general public I think we should leave it out for now. Requiring special privileges makes this card impossible to compare to other travel rewards - type cards....

[enharu]

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@HiLine wrote:

4. Barclays Arrival with annual fee:

-Point earning rate: 2.22 points on everything 

-Travel defined as: Airlines, Travel Agencies & Tour Operators, Hotels, Motels & Resorts, Cruise Lines, Passenger Railways and Car Rental Agencies

-90 days window from travel purchase date to redeem points
-Annual fee: $89

-No foreign transaction fees

-40k bonus points after $1000 spend in 90 days

-No EMV chip

-Mastercard only

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Just curious about "travel agencies" category.

Expedia for example does sell theme park tickets.

If I am to purchase them through Expedia, would that make the purchase be classified as "travel purchases"?