The Best Credit Cards for Frequent Travelers

Many people now travel abroad with credit cards as they are so useful due to their wide acceptance and their ability to easily convert foreign currency purchases into dollars.  If the card is chosen carefully it can be cheaper to use the credit card abroad than it can be to withdraw money abroad.
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Air mile Credit cards that work on all airlines

Many air mile credit cards are limited to a single airline.  However there are other credit cards that offer air miles that can be redeemed on a wide range of airlines.  Whether a traveller should take one type or other of an air mile credit card depends on what sort of traveller they will be, whether they are likely to be loyal to one airline or whether they are likely to look around for the best flight.
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Credit cards tied to airlines

Some of the most prized credit card rewards are air miles. Some of these are general airline miles while some are tied to airlines.  There are advantages and disadvantages of both kinds of card, depending on whether or not the credit card would benefit from being loyal to one airline.
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Flight reward Credit Card Programmes

Let’s not forget the travel rewards available through NAB Bank and Citibank, two flexible programs with some bells and whistles worth having.

NAB Bank offers their Velocity and Velocity Gold cards as both a Visa and an American Express on the same account. The Visa earns one rewards point for every $2 purchase using the card, while the American Express earns 1.5 points and the American Express Gold earns two, giving you the ability to maximise your points earned with the simplicity of one transaction account—and with only one annual fee. To sweeten the deal, they’re also offering 3.99% p.a. on balances transferred from competing credit cards for the first six months the account is opened. Read the rest of this entry »