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Travel credit cards and their published rewards, fees, and protections. For full card-by-card analysis, see Firsthand Money — our personal-finance vertical — which covers fees, rates, and terms from official card agreements.
Travel Cards
A foreign transaction fee adds a percentage to every purchase you make abroad, so for travel spending it is the first thing to rule out. All four cards in this guide charge no foreign transaction fee: the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Wells Fargo Autograph, the Bank of America Travel Rewards card and the Capital One VentureOne.
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The Sapphire Preferred costs $95 a year but is the only card here with documented trip cancellation, rental car and baggage delay cover, plus points that transfer to airline and hotel programmes.
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The Autograph earns 3x across a wide set of travel and everyday categories with no annual fee and no foreign transaction fee. It lists no trip protections, and key fees are not on the main card page.
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Bank of America Travel Rewards keeps things simple: no annual fee, no foreign transaction fees, 1.5 points per dollar on everything and a 15-cycle intro APR. It lists no travel protections and earns less than category cards.
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VentureOne charges no annual fee and no foreign transaction fees and offers 15 months at 0% on purchases and transfers. Its 1.25x base rate is the lowest here, and it lists no travel protections.
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