20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Kayak.
Travel
Kayak is primarily a metasearch engine that compares flights, hotels, and cars across many sites, so most bookings actually complete on the airline, hotel, or partner agency. Where Kayak processes the charge directly it typically codes as travel and earns on a travel-bonus card, but the final coding often follows whichever provider ultimately bills you.
- #1PenFed Credit Union4x points on travel4x with PenFed Honors Advantage (military or Access America checking); 3x otherwise4.0%4x points
- #24.0%4x points
- #34.0%4x points
- #44.0%4x points
- #5Chase3x points on travel (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Travel, shipping, internet/cable/phone, advertising on search engines and social media (combined $150,000/yr cap)3.8%3x points
- #63%
- #7Bank of America Cash Rewards Securedif you select itBank of America3% on travel if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #8Bank of America Customized Cash Rewardsif you select itBank of America3% on travel if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #93%
- #103%
- #11Navy Federal3x points on travelIncludes airlines, hotels, car rentals, ride-sharing, parking, tolls, museums, amusement parks, and golf courses3.0%3x points
- #123.0%3x points
- #13Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top categorySynchrony3% on travel if it's your top eligible spend category that cycleAutomatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.3%
- #143.0%3x points
- #153.0%3x points
- #163%
- #172.5%2x points
- #182.5%5x points
- #19Chase5x points on travelTravel, gas stations, select advertising, and restaurants2.5%5x points
- #202.4%2x points
Last updated August 10, 2026