{"id":247156,"date":"2022-05-12T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomadicmatt.com\/?p=247156"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:04:28","slug":"best-airline-credit-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadicmatt.com\/travel-blogs\/best-airline-credit-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Airline Credit Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After over 19 years of traveling the world, I\u2019ve lost count of how many free flights and upgrades I\u2019ve had thanks to collecting points and miles<\/a>. I\u2019ve been able to enjoy free flights, upgrades, lounge access, and more \u2014 all without spending any extra money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the perks of airline cards aren\u2019t often as impressive as high-end travel cards<\/a>, you always want to have the card of a few airlines so you have free bags, extra points per dollar spent, lounge access, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two rules to know when picking an airline credit card: first, always get the card of the airline you fly the most. You always want the perks that come with it. Second, when looking for a new card, go with the biggest bonus. Once you have the card of your favorite airline, find one that has a big bonus to maximize the number of flights you can get! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With every airline having multiple options to choose from, I laid out my favorite card for each airline below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Best Airline Credit Cards for…<\/p>\n