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Best $95 travel credit card combo | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep358 | 5-15-26
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- Frequent Miler on the Air
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- May 15, 2026
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Summary
We talk a lot about the ultra-premium credit cards with expensive annual fees, but there are plenty of people interested in credit cards with more modest annual fees. Luckily, there are some great $95 credit cards that can be supplemented with fee-free cards for a great travel rewards strategy. Giant Mailbag (01:20) - Melissa writes in with a question about locking in Hyatt prices before May 20th (04:48) - Jonathan writes in offering a few key data points to update our Hyatt points advance article, which you can find here Card News (08:48) - American Express adds $300 in ChatGPT credits on The Business Platinum Card® from American Express and American Express® Business Gold Cards (12:40) - See our updated resource for the best cards for Priority Pass here Crazy Thing: Priority Pass Restaurants (16:04) - Priority Pass Restaurants Awards, Points, and More (18:02) - Mastercard Launches Mastercard Airport Dining Experience (‘Taste By/Of Priceless’ Airport Lounges) (22:13) - JetBlue and United Unlock Reciprocal Loyalty Benefits (25:51) - Read Nick's post about Citi Travel for rental cars here (30:49) - Read more about Sixt offering prepaid fuel for $49.99 for rentals in the US for Sixt ONE members here (34:31) - Points Path Pro now shows United discounted cardholder pricing (36:23) - Read more about how to keep airline miles and hotel points alive here Main Event: Best $95 travel credit card combo (37:37) - We'll focus on which combination of credit cards might make sense for someone to use, but we'll stick to a $95 annual fee budget. We'll focus on transferable points and include cash back that can be converted to transferable points (40:27) - Capital One (42:21) - Chase (47:54) - Citi (52:03) - Wells Fargo (56:07) - Other considerations (1:01:05) - Best Mixed-Bank $95 Wal…