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If you love the freedom of searching for travel deals on websites that don’t limit you to a single airline or hotel chain, you might consider a card that gives you extra points for doing just that.
Of course, booking your own deals through aggregator sites (such as Expedia or Travelocity) can come with downsides, including often precluding you from earning the points or loyalty status that you'd get when you book directly through the hotel or airline. And third-party travel sites don’t always include all the options; Southwest, for example, doesn’t list its fares on some online travel sites.
Still, these travel sites are popular for a reason: They make it easy to search for a wide array of deals, compare prices and build an itinerary that works for you.
If that's the way you like to plan your travel, take a look at these cards:
Top credit cards for online travel-booking websites
One Key™ Card and One Key+™ Card
Our pick for: Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo bookings
The One Key™ Card and One Key+™ Card, both issued by Wells Fargo, earn rewards in the form of OneKeyCash, which you can redeem for bookings on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. They also both feature sign-up bonuses, which can get you a head-start on your next vacation.
The One Key+™ Card has an annual fee, but it offers more benefits for the cost (note the plus sign in its name).
Here’s how the cards compare:
Annual fee
$0
$99
New cardholder offer
One Key™ Card
Earn $250 in OneKeyCash™ after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. OneKeyCash is not redeemable for cash and can only be used on Expedia®, Hotels.com® and Vrbo®.
One Key+™ Card
Earn $350 in OneKeyCash™ after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. OneKeyCash is not redeemable for cash and can only be used on Expedia®, Hotels.com® and Vrbo®.
Ongoing rewards
One Key™ Card
- Earn 3% in OneKeyCash on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo.
- Earn 3% in OneKeyCash at gas stations, grocery stores and on dining (including takeout, delivery and food trucks).
- Earn 1.5% in OneKeyCash on all other purchases.
One Key+™ Card
- Earn 3% in OneKeyCash on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo.
- Earn 3% in OneKeyCash at gas stations, grocery stores and on dining (including takeout, delivery and food trucks).
- Earn 2% in OneKeyCash on all other purchases.
Other benefits
One Key™ Card
No foreign transaction fees.
- Automatic Silver tier. Move to Gold tier if you spend $15,000 per year.
- Cell phone protection.
- Trip protections including coverage for rental cars, trip cancellation and interruption.
One Key+™ Card
No foreign transaction fees.
- Automatic Gold tier. Move to Platinum tier if you spend $30,000 per year.
- $100 in OneKeyCash on each cardholder anniversary.
- Up to $120 statement credit for programs like NEXUS, Global Entry or TSA PreCheck.
- Cell phone protection.
- Trip protections including coverage for rental cars, trip cancellation and interruption.
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Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa® Card
Our pick for: Priceline users
With Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa® Card, cardholders earn:
- 5 points per dollar spent on eligible Priceline.com purchases.
- 2 points per dollar spent on gas and restaurant purchases.
- 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases.
The card has a modest sign-up bonus and an annual fee of $0. It also offers automatic VIP Gold status, which offers discounts and various hotel and car rental bookings.
Apple Card
Our pick for: Using Apple Pay on Booking.com
Use the Apple Card to book qualifying prepaid stays and car rentals through Booking.com, and use Apple Pay at checkout, and you'll earn 3% cash back in the form of Daily Cash. You'll also earn 2% back in the form of Booking.com Travel Credits, which you can redeem for eligible flights, stays, car rentals and more through Booking.com.
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Booking.com's Genius Rewards credit card
Our pick for: Booking.com power users
- 6% back in travel credits on stays booked in the Booking.com app.
- 5% back in travel credits on flights, stays, car rentals, attractions, cruises and airport taxis on Booking.com.
- 3% back in travel credits on purchases made during a stay booked on Booking.com.
- 3% back in travel credits on dining, gas and groceries.
- 2% back in travel credits on all other purchases.
Redeem travel credits for future eligible stays, flights, car rentals, attractions and airport taxis on Booking.com ($1 in travel credits is worth $1 to spend on the platform). The card offers a welcome bonus and a travel credit if you reach a minimum annual spending threshold. Plus, you'll be upgraded to Booking.com’s highest loyalty tier, Genius Level 3, which gets you perks like discounts on eligible stays, free breakfast, room upgrades and priority support.
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Our pick for: General travelers
When you redeem your points earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card through Chase's travel portal, you'll have plenty of options for travel bookings.
Cardholders also earn 5 points per dollar on travel booked through Chase; 3 points per dollar on vacation rentals booked through services like Airbnb and Vrbo; 3 points per dollar on dining at restaurants, streaming services, gas/EV charging and online grocery purchases; 2 points per dollar on all other travel spending (including online travel websites); and 1 point per dollar spent on everything else. The card also comes with an introductory offer: Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. It has an annual fee of $95.
If you’re still not sure which card to get, check out our best travel credit cards to find the best match for you.
Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
Our pick for: Plentiful perks
With the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card, you can redeem miles on Capital One Travel, a portal that partners with Hopper, a travel booking app. While the card earns 2 miles per $1 spent on most purchases, it earns 5 miles per $1 when you book flights, and 10 miles per $1 when you book hotels and rental cars, through Capital One Travel. Plus, you get an annual $300 credit for bookings made through Capital One Travel — not to mention various other perks, such as airport lounge access — which helps offset the card’s $395 annual fee. (See rates and fees.)
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card also offers this sign-up bonus: Earn 75,000 bonus miles when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening, equal to $750 in travel.
If you’re still not sure which card to get, check out our best travel credit cards to find the best match for you.
Information related to the Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa® Card has been collected by NerdWallet and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuers of these cards.
For Capital One products listed on this page, some of the benefits may be provided by Visa® or Mastercard® and may vary by product. See the respective Guide to Benefits for details, as terms and exclusions apply.
