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Make Sure You Have a Travel Card Because It Will Make or Break Expenses
Pennygem
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4/21/2025
If you travel often, it’s a good idea to pick a card with international benefits so that you’re not only banking on perks with purchases in the U.S. Here’s how to pick the best ones. PennyGem’s Johana Restrepo has more.
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if you travel often it's a good idea to pick a card with international benefits so that you're
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not only banking on perks with purchases in the US here's how to pick the best ones nerd while I
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recommend starting with cards that have no foreign transaction fees most of these have annual fees
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but the perks sometimes outweigh the fee or you can really do some research and find one that
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offers both options it's a good idea to hold two cards with international perks because depending
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on where you go some places only accept Visa and MasterCard not American Express keep an eye out
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for cards that are advertised as travel cards but only allow you to use the points towards purchases
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at certain stores you want to be able to redeem points once you've earned them towards flights
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and hotels rather than getting cash back CNBC recommends you compare different cards to
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see which one will suit your needs best a good starting point would be to check your credit
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score and see which cards you would qualify for based on that number
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