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Travel credit cards are one of the fastest ways to earn miles toward travel. They're designed to enhance your travel experiences while offering various rewards, flight perks or elite status. Plus, travel cards offer flexible redemption options, allowing cardholders to use their rewards for a variety of travel expenses, including flights, hotel stays, and rental cars.

For example, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is one of the best credit cards for frequent travelers and those who enjoy dining out with a modest $95 annual fee that's more than worth it. First, it comes with a strong one-time bonus of 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. With the card, you'll also earn 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, 3 points per dollar on dining, select streaming services, and online groceries, 2 points per dollar on all other travel purchases, and 1 point per dollar on other purchases.

When it comes to redeeming rewards, the Sapphire Preferred allows you to transfer your points to a variety of travel partners, including favorites like United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Marriott, Hyatt, and more. Cardholders can also use rewards to book trips through Chase Travel℠ at a 25% increase in value or select from several forms of non-travel redemptions, including cash back.

What's more, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card earns Ultimate Rewards® points. So, if you already have another card in the Ultimate Rewards® family, you can transfer points to your Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card card to get more value on the points earned.

If you're looking for flexible travel rewards with no annual fee, you might want to consider the Discover it® Miles card. The card provides a consistent rewards rate on all purchases - you earn a flat 1.5% back on everything. Plus, Discover gives you an unlimited match of all the Miles you've earned at the end of your first year. This can greatly benefit you if you plan to use the card heavily in the first year. You could turn 20,000 Miles to 40,000 Miles.

As soon as 1 mile has been earned, you can redeem them at a value of 1 cent apiece for credit on your statement against travel purchases made within the past 180 days. Even better, you can also convert your miles into cash as an electronic deposit to your bank account at the same rate.

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