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Best Credit Card Deals

Below you will find some of the best credit card deals to use for travel to Disney World.  These cards below can be used for flights and hotel stays for your next Disney Vacation.

1. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Premier Card

Southwest Premier Visa

 

 

 

The Southwest Rapid Rewards card is a great option for travel to Orlando.  After getting the sign up bonus on this card you have points which are good for about $800 in free flights!

  • Bonus: 50,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 in your first 3 months of opening your account – worth about $800 in free flights on Southwest
  • 6,000 bonus points after your Cardmember Anniversary
  • Fees: $99 annual fee not waived the first year
  • No Foreign transaction fees
  • 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases
  • 2 points per $1 spent on Southwest Airlines and AirTran®Airways purchases
  • Apply Now

2. Chase Sapphire Preferred

Chase Sapphire Preferred

 

 

 

The Chase Sapphire Preferred is one of the best cards for earning valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards Points.  UR points transfer out to many other point programs such as Southwest, United, Hyatt plus many others.

  • Bonus: 40,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in your first 3 months of opening your account.
  • 5,000 bonus points after adding another card to your account.
  • 7% annual dividend on all miles earned during the year
  • Fees: $99 annual fee waived the first year
  • No Foreign transaction fees
  • 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases
  • 2 points per $1 spent on dining purchases
  • Apply Now

3. Citi Platinum Select / AAdvantage World MasterCard

Citi AAdvantage Visa

 

 

The Citi AAdvantage Mastercard gives you 50,000 AAdvantage miles after hitting the spend requirement, good for 2 round trip flights on American or US Airways.

  • Bonus: 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage Miles after you spend $3,000 in your first 3 months of opening your account.
  • Fees: $95 annual fee waived the first year
  • First bag checked free for 4 travel companions.
  • $100 American Airlines Flight Discount every year
  • Group 1 boarding
  • Apply Now

 

4. American Express Starwood Preferred Guest

American Express Starwood Preferred Guest

 

 

 

Starpoints are some of the most valuable points out there which is why the card is so valuable.  Starpoints can be redeemed for any Starwood Hotel, including the Swan & Dolphin plus also be transferred out to airline miles for flights.

  • Bonus: 25,000 bonus StarPoints – 10,000 after your first purchase and 15,000 after you spend $5,000 in your first 6 months of opening your account.
  • Fees: $65 annual fee waived the first year
  • 5 Starpoints per $1 spent at all Starwood properties
  • Apply Now

 

5. Barclaycard Arrival

Barclaycard Arrival Mastercard

 

 

 

The Arrival card from Barclays Bank is a different type of card, you can redeem the 40,000 bonus points for rebates on your statements.  This gives you $400 in free travel expenses that can be used for hotels, flights, rental cars or any other travel related expense.

  • Bonus: 40,000 bonus points after you spend $1,000 in your first 3 months of opening your account.
  • 5,000 bonus points after adding another card to your account.
  • 10% rebate on miles that you redeem
  • Fees: $89 annual fee waived the first year
  • No Foreign transaction fees
  • 2 point per $1 spent on all purchases
  • Apply Now

 

6. Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve

Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve

 

 

 

The Citi Hilton HHonors Reseve card gives you two free weekend nights at ANY Hilton Hotel – including the Bonnet Creek Resort.  There is an annual fee of $95 so your getting two nights for that annual fee.

  • Bonus: Two Free Weekend Nights after spending $2,500 within the first 4 months of opening your account.
  • Earn an Anniversary Bonus of One Free Weekend Night.
  • Complimentary HHonors Gold Status
  • Fees: $95 annual fee not waived the first year
  • No Foreign transaction fees
  • 10 HHonors points per $1 spent at Hilton Hotels
  • 3 HHonors points for every other $1 spent
  • Apply Now

 

7. Club Carlson Visa

Club Carlson Visa

 

 

 

The Club Carlson Visa card gives a generous 85,000 points after hitting the spend requirements.  One of the best features of the card is that you get a free night if you redeem 2+ nights in a row so 2 night turns into 3, 3 turns into 4 ect..

  • Bonus: 85,000 bonus points – 50,000 after your first purchase, 35,000 after you spend $2,500 in your first 3 months of opening your account.
  • 40,000 points each year on your card opening anniversary.
  • Redeem 2 or more award nights, receive one free award night
  • Complimentary Club Carlson Gold Status
  • Fees: $75 annual fee
  • Apply Now
7 comments… add one
  1. i am lucky that my parents bought my 3 sisters and my brother into a timeshare, so when my family and I travel to disney we have a place to stay. I can not fly because of a medical issue. I am mainly looking for the best card to redeem point I can use towards 1- park tickets.

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    1. Hi Josh – Your best bet will be the Barclay Arrival+ card which you can redeem for up to $400 worth of park tickets after hitting the spend bonus. You can check it out here: https://www.barclaycardus.com/

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  2. Hello,
    I was planning on putting my wedding on a card (to better track the budget) and using rewards for a disney honeymoon with round trip flights. Any suggestions on the best card? Thanks!

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    1. I would recommend the Barclayrcard Arrival or the Southwest cards for use to Disney. Barclaycard points can be redeemed for park expenses and Southwest has many flights to Orlando.

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  3. Hi Kevin, I just listened to your interview on DisneyParkPodcast from last week. Great tips!
    Any reason you don’t mention the Chase Disney Visa card here on your list? The premier version can be used for flights and stays with no blackouts. Either version also get’s you early access to promotions like free dining or discounted resort stays ahead of everyone else plus discounts at stores and restaurants.

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    1. Hi Adam – Thanks for listening, glad you enjoyed it. I generally don’t recommend the Disney Visa because there are so many much better cards out there for travel. For example, the Barclaycard Arrival will get you $440 in FREE travel expensed compared to the $200 statement credit from the Disney Visa. The Disney Visa is a perfectly good card, I just find others to be much more valuable.

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