With 4X points at restaurants and grocery stores, 3x points on flights booked directly with the airline and 1X points on everything else my AMEX metal card does me good. Because I love to eat, I put all my food related purchases on this card. I also get a $120 yearly food credit that’s broken up over 12 months. Even if this particular AMEX card doesn't work for you, browse around and take a look at all the different cards available. I’m sure there’s one to suit your needs.

Currently offering an 60,000 point sign up bonus! This is my go to card for EVERYTHING travel. Because this is one of the top travel credit cards out there, it does have a higher annual fee. I don’t mind the annual fee because I always offset it with all the perks and rebates. An automatic $300 back on any travel related purchase, $100 for your Global Entry fee (good for 5 years) and 10x points for hotels and 5x points on flights booked through the travel portal. If there is one travel card I would recommend before any other, it would definitely be the this. If the fee is too high try the Chase Sapphire Preferred for only $95 a year.

No annual FEE! You also get a $200 bonus after you spend $500 in the first 3 months. This a great starter travel credit card. You get 5x points at drug stores, 1.5x points on every other purchase and the best part…. rotating categories every quarter. The rotating categories allow you to earn 5X points on several different categories to maximize your points. I keep this card active because I accumulate the points and then transfer to my Chase Sapphire Reserve where I can maximize the points to purchase flights or hotels.