Summer travel kicking off with best credit card offers ever

NOW is the best time to capitalize on these once in a lifetime bonus sign up opportunities offered by the travel & leisure industry to capture travelers tired of the pandemic… These credit card offers are guaranteed to expire very soon so check them out and apply as soon as possible before you miss out 🙁

Here are some of the features we look for in a credit card for international travel

• No Foreign Transaction Fees
• No annual fees or less than $100 if there are perks worth more (see below)
• Global Entry or TSA Pre included
• Premium Hotel/Airline Status

For this post, we will target these international properties: IHG, United, and Hilton.

No Annual Fee Cards

These offer the best of both worlds – no annual fees and best sign up bonus ever.

• IHG Rewards Traveler (Mastercard)
• Hilton Honors (American Express)
• United Gateway (Visa)

				IHG Rewards Traveler	Hilton Honors	United Gateway
No Annual Fees
No Foreign Transaction Fees
Hotel/Airline Status				Silver Elite	Silver	General
Global Entry/TSA Pre
Sign Up Bonus				80K points after spending $2K within 3 months	100K points after spending $1K within 3 months	30K bonus miles after spending $1K within 3 months
Anniversary Free Night

Low Annual Fee Cards

If you are willing to pay the low annual fees in return for extra perks, you may well come ahead with these alternatives.

• IHG Rewards Premier (Mastercard)
• Hilton Honors Surpass (American Express)
• United Explorer (Visa)

				IHG Rewards Premier	Hilton Honors Surpass	United Explorer
Annual Fees				$99	$95	$0 for the first year, then $95
No Foreign Transaction Fees
Hotel/Airline Status				Platinum Elite	Gold	General
Global Entry/TSA Pre
Sign Up Bonus				140K points after spending $3K within 3 months	130K points after spending $2K within 3 months	60K bonus miles after spending $3K within 3 months
Anniversary Free Night
Travel Perks				$50 United® Airlines Travel Bank Cash	Priority Pass™ Select 10 Complimentary Visits	Free first checked bag, 2 United Club one-time passes each year, Priority boarding

I have all three cards (AmEx for over two decades) and very happy with the quality of travel provided especially in Europe. These hotel sign up bonuses gives you about 3 to 5 nights at popular travel destinations, more on less well known properties or those targeting business travelers.

Enjoy your summer!