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A new airline took flight from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Thursday.

Silver Airways is the sixth airline to have service out of GSP. The airport’s inaugural Silver Airways flight took off Thursday morning, headed to Orlando.

As travel starts to pick back up since the pandemic first began, GSP officials say the addition of this new airline is a great jumpstart to getting travel back on track.

The airline is now offering nonstop flights to three Florida cities – Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando. GSP’s CEO says flights to each city will operate two days a week.

The Silver Airways CEO says this addition will bring access to Greenville travelers that they’ve been lacking. He says the area has been underserved with travel opportunities.

“We lot the population around,” Silver Airways CEO Steve Rossum said. “We look at the demographics of the folks who are here. We look at the number of people who are now going to Atlanta or Charlotte to travel onto Florida to travel onto the Bahamas, or to travel onto a number of places.

Rossum says they’ll also launch flights out of Savannah starting next week.

With air travel taking a major blow this past year, GSP’s CEO says the addition of the airline comes at a perfect time.

“A new carrier in particular, and with routes that our community wants to go to, starting service as Silver is, it really helps jumpstarts that excitement about air travel again,” GSP CEO and President Dave Edwards said.

Edwards says this also speaks to the growth of the Upstate. He says the airport is a reflection of the community, so as the community grows, so do travel opportunities.

GSP hopes to eventually expand flights and destinations with Silver Airways.

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Transportation | trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states, transportation, subscriber only, transportation | silver airways resumes palm beach international service with 5 destinations, routes include the bahamas, tallahassee and tampa.

Regional air carrier Silver Airways has restored service to Palm Beach International Airport, announcing it intends to serve five destinations including two in the Bahamas, as well as Tallahassee, Tampa and Pensacola.

The airline, which is headquartered in Hollywood, started nonstop service on Tuesday to Tampa and Nassau, the Bahamas, according to a statement on the airport website.

An inaugural morning flight arrived Tuesday  in West Palm Beach from Tampa to a water cannon salute by the Palm Beach County Rescue firefighters.

The airline’s planes were scheduled to start flying to Tallahassee on Wednesday and to Pensacola on Thursday.

The service to Tallahassee will allow West Palm Beach-area residents to avoid driving to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to catch flights to the state’s capital. JetBlue Airways started service to Tallahassee in January. Previously, Silver operated the only direct service to Tallahassee from South Florida.

On Saturday, Silver will start service to Marsh Harbour, the Bahamas.

“We are happy to welcome Silver Airways back to PBI with new nonstop destinations,” said Laura Beebe, director of airports for Palm Beach County.  “The new service will provide additional options to our passengers traveling within Florida and to the Bahamas.”

It is not clear why the airline halted service in the first place. An airport spokesman did not immediately respond to an email message seeking comment. In 2023, the airline was nearly evicted from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood for falling behind on rent payments. But the two sides reached a settlement and service was allowed to continue.

Silver operates twin-engine, Franco-Italian made ATR aircraft. The airline’s fleet “offers spacious full-size overhead bins for carry-on bags along with full-size lavatories, bright LED lit cabins and is quieter than regional jets,” the statement said

Flights can be booked by visiting silverairways.com . One-way fares start at $78, according to the statement.

The carrier serves 31 airports in Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina,

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Airport news: RSW adding a new route in April to a location familiar to Floridians

Silver Airways has announced it will start service into Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers this April.

Silver Airways will inaugurate nonstop flights to Key West (EYW) starting on April 18.

Silver Airways, an independent regional airline, will operate four weekly flights on an ATR-42 aircraft between RSW and EYW on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.  

According to a press release Silver Airways issued, in addition to serving Southwest Florida, this new route will also provide convenient and seamless connections to Silver’s extensive network throughout Florida and the Bahamas, and destinations in the United States and worldwide through Silver’s codeshare and interline ticketing partners.

Service Frequency:

• Key West (EYW) to Fort Myers (RSW) will operate: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.
• Fort Myers (RSW) to Key West (EYW) will operate: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.

What they are saying: Silver Airways new route to Key West from RSW

“Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) extends a warm welcome back to Silver Airways,” said BenSiegel, CPA, C.M., executive director of the Lee County Port Authority. “We are looking forward to Silverinaugurating nonstop service between Fort Myers and Key West, Florida (EYW) in April, as it is a popularintrastate destination for Southwest Florida residents and visitors alike.”

Special fare: Here is what Silver Airways is offering

To celebrate the new nonstop service, Silver is offering fares from $79* available at silverairways.com for alimited time for travel from April 18, 2024, through May 18, 2024.

For complete details, reservations and to receive email updates on Silver’s special offers, visit silverairways.com.

Silver Airways, avoiding potential eviction, will stay at Fort Lauderdale’s airport

S ilver Airways on Tuesday avoided a potential eviction and will keep offering flights from Fort Lauderdale’s airport after striking an agreement to resolve more than a million dollars of debt.

The move comes a week after a threat from Broward County that the airline could be forced out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and after union leaders’ pleas for an extension on the necessary payments.

At 9 p.m. Monday, on the eve of a meeting Tuesday to discuss the airline’s months-old unpaid bills and to vote on whether to terminate the airline’s lease, county officials and Silver Airways agreed on a plan: The airline would immediately pay $200,000 toward its balance, and the rest would be on a payment plan through April 2024.

The security deposit replenishment will be last, to be repaid by May 2024.

The County Commission unanimously signed off on the deal Tuesday, which meant Silver was required to wire the first $200,000 payment Tuesday.

Steve Rossum, the CEO for Silver Airways, pledged there would be timely payments, and said the company would “do a better job to rebuild” trust. “We will be current going forward,” he said. “We did not pay our bills,” he acknowledged, and the agreement was fair to everybody.

Silver Airways, which offers flights to major cities in Florida and the Bahamas, owed Broward County more than $1.4 million as of Monday, according to county records. The airline has been in default since September, according to a copy of the latest agreement released Tuesday.

Silver officials said most of the outstanding deficit stems from a county assessment of $711,000 they had not budgeted for, and the county’s interest rate of 18%.

As the airline worked to resolve its bills with Broward, officials at other Florida airports detailed how much money Silver Airlines needs to pay them.

At Tampa International Airport, the airline has owed $173,441, a total that has been accumulating since February, according to airport spokesman Joshua Gillin. The bill includes rent for March and April, he said.

There have been a “couple repeat notices for invoices” that had not been responded to, he said Tuesday. So “sometime this week” the legal department will get involved with a notice of payment being due, he said.

Rossum said Tuesday he was not aware of any default notice.

And at Orlando International Airport, Silver Airways was estimated to owe more than $324,000, but there was a credit that hadn’t been applied and so the amount due was expected to change, Carolyn Fennell, spokeswoman for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, said last week.

If the airline were to have been forced out of the airport in Fort Lauderdale, it would have resulted in the “dissolution of Silver Airways,” warned Sean O’Brien, general president for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents the pilots, in a correspondence to the county.

Silver has 883 employees, 323 of those are based or live in Broward County.

“It’s unfortunate that we’ve gotten to this point,” Mark Gale, the director of Aviation at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, told county commissioners. He told commissioners there had been payment “issues” that dated pre-pandemic but became “more significant” in 2021.

The county made an effort to find Silver Airways in default in January 2022, but the airline made a plea. It was getting ready to “close on a deal” that would allow it to make a payment to the airport, and a default would’ve jeopardized that. So the county held off, and a “significant” payment followed, but the outstanding debt “started to climb again,” Gale said. Another default came in September 2022.

Rossum said after the meeting that the “deal” was in the works to raise money to pay its bills in Broward and elsewhere.

If Silver were to default on its payment plan during the next year, the agreement will be terminated.

Gale said the deal was in the best interest of all parties and “hopefully we’ll be able to see them prosper and move forward and grow.”

County leaders said they hoped for the best. “I just hate to see this become ... a bad cycle on chasing payments,” said Commissioner Tim Ryan.

“I just hope it will be a good working relationship,” said County Commissioner Mark Bogen.

Lisa J. Huriash can be reached at [email protected] . Follow on Twitter @LisaHuriash

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Pensacola International Airport (PNS) now offers nonstop flights to Palm Beach (PBI)

The Pensacola International Airport (PNS) just announced that Silver Airways is offering a new, nonstop service from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI).

Travelers can begin booking flights between Pensacola and Palm Beach starting in March, with an official water cannon salute for the inaugural flight planned on March 7.

The new route will expand PNS' connectivity and provide travelers with more options to reach their destination.

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Silver Airways' decision to introduce the new route shows its confidence in the Pensacola market and its commitment to serving the needs of its passengers, officials said.

Travelers interested in booking flights between Palm Beach and Pensacola can book flights online  www.silverairways.com . 

For more information about Pensacola International Airport, visit  flypensacola.com .

Your last-minute guide to Monday's total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday , offering millions a rare opportunity to see afternoon skies temporarily darken as the moon blocks the face of the sun.

Tune into NBC News NOW as Lester Holt hosts a two-hour special at 2 p.m. ET Monday from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The eclipse's path fortuitously cuts across Mexico, 15 U.S. states and a small part of eastern Canada. In all other states in the continental U.S., viewers will be treated to a partial solar eclipse, with the moon appearing to take a bite out of the sun and obscuring part of its light.

Here’s everything you need to know about the rare celestial event.

What is a solar eclipse?

Solar eclipses occur when the sun, moon and Earth align. The moon passes between Earth and sun, temporarily blocking the sun’s light and casting a shadow on Earth.

A total solar eclipse is when the moon fully obscures the sun, whereas a partial solar eclipse means it blocks just a portion of the sun’s face.

Solar eclipses occur only with the new moon. Because the moon’s orbit around Earth is tilted, the three bodies don’t always line up in a way that creates an eclipse.

“Imagine if the moon’s orbit were in the plane of Earth’s orbit around the sun — if that were the case, then every new moon, you’d have a total solar eclipse and every full moon, you’d have a lunar eclipse,” Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, told NBC News. “So, because things don’t always align, it lends to the rarity of the event and the specialness of the event.”

Where and when will the eclipse be visible?

This year’s eclipse will follow a slightly wider path over more populated areas of the continental U.S. than other total solar eclipses have in the recent past.

NASA estimates that 31.6 million people live within what’s known as the path of totality, where the total solar eclipse will be visible. An additional 150 million people live within 200 miles of the path, according to the agency.

The path travels through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Tiny parts of Michigan and Tennessee will also be able to witness totality if conditions are clear.

After the eclipse crosses into Canada, it will pass over southern Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton, at the eastern end of Nova Scotia.

Those outside the path of totality can still take part in the astronomical event by viewing a partial solar eclipse — visible throughout all 48 states of the contiguous U.S. — or a NASA livestream.

The timing, including how long totality lasts, depends on the location, but some spots will see the moon fully cover the sun for up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

Below is a list of timings for some cities along the path of totality, as  provided by NASA . A number of other resources, including NationalEclipse.com  and  TimeandDate.com , can also help people plan.

• Dallas: Partial eclipse begins at 12:23 p.m. CT and totality at 1:40 p.m.
• Little Rock, Arkansas: Partial eclipse begins at 12:33 p.m. CT and totality at 1:51 p.m.
• Cleveland: Partial eclipse begins at 1:59 p.m. ET and totality at 3:13 p.m.
• Buffalo, New York: Partial eclipse begins at 2:04 p.m. ET and totality at 3:18 p.m.
• Lancaster, New Hampshire: Partial eclipse begins at 2:16 p.m. ET and totality at 3:27 p.m.

How to safely view a solar eclipse

It is never safe to gaze directly at the sun, even when it is partly or mostly covered by the moon. Special eclipse glasses or  pinhole projectors  are required to safely view solar eclipses and prevent eye damage. Failing to take the proper precautions can result in severe eye injury,  according to NASA .

Eclipse glasses are thousands of times darker than normal sunglasses and specially made to enable wearers to look at the sun during these kinds of celestial events.

Sky-watchers should also never view any part of the sun through binoculars, telescopes or camera lenses unless they have specific solar filters attached. Eclipse glasses should not be used with these devices, as they will not provide adequate protection.

However, during the few minutes of totality, when the moon is fully blocking the sun, it is safe to look with the naked eye.

Beware of fake eclipse glasses. On legitimate pairs, the lenses should have a silver appearance on the front and be black on the inside. The manufacturer’s name and address should be clearly labeled, and they should not be torn or punctured. Check, as well, for the ISO logo and the code “IS 12312-2” printed on the inside.

If you don’t have eclipse glasses, you can make a homemade pinhole projector, which lets sunlight in through a small hole, focuses it and projects it onto a piece of paper, wall or other surface to create an image of the sun that is safe to look at. 

All you need is two pieces of white cardboard or plain white paper, aluminum foil and a pin or thumbtack. Cut a 1- to 2-inch square or rectangle out of the center of a piece of white paper or cardboard. Tape aluminum foil over that cut-out shape, then use a pin or thumbtack to poke a tiny hole in the foil.

During the eclipse, place a second piece of white paper or cardboard on the ground as a screen and hold the projector with the foil facing up and your back to the sun. Adjusting how far you hold the projector from the second piece of paper will alter the size of the image on the makeshift screen.

What to look for while viewing the total solar eclipse

For people along the path of totality, there are some fun milestones to keep track of as the total solar eclipse unfolds.

As the eclipse progresses and the sun gets thinner in the sky, it will start to get eerily dark, according to Tyson.

When the last beams of sunlight are about to become obscured, look out for the “diamond ring effect”: The sun’s atmosphere will appear as an illuminated halo, and the last light still visible will look like the diamond of a giant ring.

As the sunlight decreases even further, an effect known as Baily’s beads will be created by the moon’s rugged terrain. Tiny “beads” of light will be visible for only a few seconds around the dark moon, as the last bits of sunlight peer through the moon’s mountains and valleys.

When the moon is fully blocking the sun, it is safe to remove eclipse glasses and look at the total solar eclipse with the naked eye.

Some lucky sky-watchers may even catch a glimpse of a comet .

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks — nicknamed the “ devil comet ” because an eruption last year left it with two distinct trails of gas and ice in the shape of devil horns — is currently visible from the Northern Hemisphere as it swings through the inner solar system.

The comet can be seen in the early evenings by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon. During the eclipse, when skies darken during totality, it may be possible to see the comet near Jupiter, but its visibility will depend on whether it’s in the middle of an outburst and thus brighter than normal.

Most likely, all eyes will be on the alignment of the moon and sun.

“Most people won’t even notice,” Tyson said. “But if you know to look, it’s there.”

When is the next solar eclipse?

The next total solar eclipse will be in 2026, but it will mostly pass over the Arctic Ocean, with some visibility in Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and northern Spain. In 2027, a total solar eclipse will be visible in Spain and a swath of northern Africa.

The next total solar eclipse visible from North America will be in 2033, but only over Alaska. Then in 2044, a total solar eclipse will cross Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, parts of Canada and Greenland.

The next total solar eclipse to cross the continental U.S. coast-to-coast in will occur in 2045. The path of totality for that eclipse will cut through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Denise Chow is a reporter for NBC News Science focused on general science and climate change.

Lucas Thompson is a content producer for the NBC News Climate Unit.

Best no-annual-fee travel credit cards of April 2024

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Travel rewards cards are a lot like gyms. The best ones may come with tons of added benefits (saunas, yoga class, etc.) but they also cost a lot, usually with a big financial commitment upfront. 

As a result, whether you’re considering a Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card (with its $95 annual fee) or a CrossFit membership, you probably have the same question on your mind: will I really use it enough to justify paying for it? 

While there aren’t any free gyms we know of, there thankfully are plenty of no-annual-fee travel rewards cards that require essentially zero commitment. And just like an ab roller or a Richard Simmons DVD, you can simply use them a few times, forget about them, and put them in a drawer until beach season. Or, you can stick with it and make them part of your daily routine—whatever works for you.

You’re also far more likely to see “instant results” with these cards, too. From 100,000-point welcome bonuses to rewards for paying rent, free travel insurance to 3X on gas, these cards offer way more than you’d expect for a fee of $0 per year. 

The best no-annual-fee travel cards for April 2024

Best overall: bilt mastercard, best for hotel rewards: ihg one rewards traveler credit card, best for airline rewards: united gateway℠ card, best for travel earnings: wells fargo autograph℠ card, best for flat-rate earnings: capital one ventureone rewards credit card.

The Bilt Mastercard allows you to earn points from paying rent and transfer them 1:1 to well over a dozen different travel partners including United MileagePlus and Marriott Bonvoy. Toss in some surprisingly robust travel insurance and you have our unconventional—yet logical—choice for the best overall no-annual-fee travel card of 2024.

Bilt Mastercard®

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Special feature

Rewards rates.

• 1x Earn 1X points on rent up to 100K/year
• 1x Earn 3X points on dining
• 2x Earn 2X points on travel
• 1x Earn 1X points on other purchases
• Use the card 5 times each statement period to earn points
• Uniquely earns points on rent
• Rent Day bonus every first of the month offers double points (excluding rent)
• Robust travel transfer partners
• Cash redemption rate is poor
• No traditional welcome bonus
• Travel perks: Trip Cancellation and Interruption Protection, Trip Delay Reimbursement, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver
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• Foreign Transaction Fee: None

Why we like this card: As mentioned, the Bilt Mastercard’s most compelling feature is that it allows you to pay rent with a credit card—even if your landlord doesn’t take plastic—and avoid the transaction fee paying rent by credit card would typically incur. Then, as long as you complete five transactions each month, you’ll trigger 1X rewards on your rent payments. 

Note that rewards on rent are capped at 100,000 points per year.

In terms of earning potential, if you pay the median ~$2,000 rent in the U.S., you could earn approximately 24,000 points per year which can be used to book travel in Bilt’s portal at a value of 1.25 cents per point or transferred to any of Bilt’s airline or hotel partners at a 1:1 ratio. In other words, you could likely earn a domestic flight with United or a weekend stay at Hyatt, all for simply paying rent on time.

The Bilt card also provides trip cancellation and interruption protection, trip delay reimbursement, and primary rental car insurance (terms apply)—perks you wouldn’t typically find on a no-annual-fee credit card.

If you’re looking for a hotel rewards card that offers the most free nights for no annual fee, wait until you read about the IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card. With a six-figure welcome bonus, up to 17X on stays and other compelling rewards, it’s currently the gold standard for no-fee hotel rewards.

IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card

Intro bonus.

• 17x Earn up to 17X points when you stay at IHG Hotels & Resorts 
• 3x Earn 3X points on dining, utilities, internet, cable, and phone services, select streaming services, and at gas stations
• 2x Earn 2X points on all other purchases
• Generous welcome bonus not typically seen in a $0 annual fee card
• Travel protections that are unusual for a no-annual-fee card
• Fourth night free on award bookings
• Limited redemption options outside of IHG
• IHG points are worth less than some other rewards currencies
• Silver status granted with the card has limited benefit
• Additional perks: Trip cancelation/interruption insurance, auto rental collision damage waiver, purchase protection, ability to spend to Gold status
• Foreign transaction fee:None

Why we like this card: We like calling the IHG One Rewards Traveler card the “Liam Hemsworth” of travel rewards cards because it lives in the shadow of its big brother—the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card —but still delivers plenty of quality and substance in its own right (with no annual fee, to boot). 

For starters, you can get a welcome bonus of 80,000 bonus points after spending $2,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening, potentially worth around $500 to $700 in IHG redemption. 

Plus, enjoy up to 17X points when you stay at IHG Hotels & Resorts, instant Silver Elite status and a handy bonus where you redeem points for three consecutive nights and get the fourth night in your stay free. So, if you book a three-night stay using your welcome bonus, you’ll essentially be getting a complimentary four-night stay at a nice IHG property for no annual fee. The IHG One Rewards program could be very rewarding for the right traveler.

Check out our full review of the IHG One Rewards Traveler .

As a no-annual-fee airline card, the United Gateway℠ Card currently edges out its rival the Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card by offering a more generous welcome bonus and travel insurance that the Delta card does not provide. If you fly occasionally and would like to earn miles, but aren’t willing to make the commitment of $95 or more for a mid-tier airline card with more perks, the Gateway is a strong choice. 

Why we like this card: The United Gateway card offers 2 miles per $1 spent on United® purchases, at gas stations and on local transit and commuting plus 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases. Considering a United Mile is worth roughly around 1.2 cents these days, effectively earning 2.4 cents back on everyday purchases is a solid value proposition. 

You’ll also get a welcome bonus of 20,000 bonus miles after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. And, you can save with a discount of 25% back on United in-flight and Club Premium drink purchases. 

New cardholders will enjoy a 0% Intro APR on Purchases for 12 months, after 21.99%–28.99% variable applies.

If the United Gateway card has a small lead on the Delta Skymiles Blue Amex at this point, it soars ahead (pun intended) when you look at the included travel and shopping protections. Both cards offer secondary rental car insurance, but only the Gateway includes trip cancellation and interruption insurance, purchase protection and extended warranty protection. 

So, if you’re seeking a no-annual-fee card you can use to rack up miles—and you either tend to fly United most of the time or you’re at minimum not devoted to a competing airline—the United Gateway is the card to beat.

Check out our full review of the United Gateway Card for more info.

To view rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card, see this page  

With a generous welcome bonus in exchange for an attainable spend amount, 3X on travel, and a fancy name, you’d think the Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card would command an annual fee of at least $95. But it doesn’t, making it a superb candidate for general travel use.

Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card

Intro bonus.

• 3X 3X points on restaurants, travel, gas stations, transit, popular streaming services and phone plans
• 1X 1X points on other purchases
• No annual fee
• 20,000 bonus points when you spend $1,000 in purchases in the first 3 months (that's a $200 cash redemption value)
• Points transfer to partners
• Car rental insurance is secondary
• No travel insurance
• Transfer partners are limited
• Additional perks: Cell Phone Protection: Provides up to $600 in cell phone protection when you pay your monthly cell bill with your Wells Fargo Autograph card. Coverage is subject to a $25 deductible and limited to two claims every 12-month period.
• Foreign transaction fee: N/A

Why we like this card: The Wells Fargo Autograph offers unlimited 3X points on restaurants, travel, gas stations, transit, popular streaming services and phone plans and even your landline bill too if you have one, plus 1X points on other purchases—all without charging an annual fee. And, to make traveling a little cheaper/less stressful, you’ll also get $600 worth of cell phone protection (minus a $25 deductible) as long as you pay your phone bill with this card and secondary rental car insurance. 

Cardholders can transfer points at a 1:1 ratio to Wells Fargo’s first wave of transfer partners including Air France‑KLM Flying Blue, Avianca Lifemiles, British Airways Executive Club, AerClub, and Iberia Plus and 1:2 to Choice Privileges. 

But even if you aren’t a member of those loyalty programs, earning 3X on dining, travel, gas, and more is hard to pass up. You can redeem points at a value of 1 cent each to offset past purchases on your account, meaning you can wield the Autograph either as a no-annual-fee travel card or as a cash-back card effectively earning unlimited 3% back in a wide swath of useful categories. 

Check out our full review of the Wells Fargo Autograph .

Sometimes, you just want a card that offers a little more than 1X on every purchase—without having to worry about what this quarter’s rotating rewards are, or whether a specific merchant qualifies as “groceries” for the purposes of your card’s rewards. If you value simplicity and the lack of an annual fee in your travel card, you’ll probably be a fan of the Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card and its straightforward rewards program.

Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card

Reward rates.

• 5x Earn 5x miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
• 1.25x Earn 1.25x miles on every other purchase
• Flexible travel rewards
• No foreign transaction fee
• Maximizing Capital One Miles requires a learning curve
• Cash redemption value is limited
• The VentureOne offers travel accident insurance, rental car coverage, extended warranty protection, exclusive access to events through Capital One Dining and Capital One Entertainment

Why we like this card: The Capital One VentureOne Rewards offers 1.25X miles per dollar spent on everyday purchases and 5x miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel. That’s pretty much all that you have to remember. You can also get a nice welcome bonus of 20,000 miles after spending $500 on purchases within 3 months from account opening, which is a solid payout for a very attainable spending target. 

Capital One Miles can be transferred to well over a dozen airline and hotel partners, most at a 1:1 rate. Partners include Air Canada’s Aeroplan, British Airways Executive Club, Choice Privileges, Virgin Red, and Wyndham Rewards, among others. Other ways to book travel include redeeming miles through Capital One’s portal or making the purchase directly, paying with your card like normal, then using miles for a statement credit to cover the transaction. 

The Venture One also offers a 0% intro APR on purchases for 15 months (after that, the variable APR will be 19.99%–29.99%). There’s an intro balance transfer fee of 3% of the amount of each transferred balance that posts to your account during the first 15 months that your account is open , then 4% per transfer for any promotional APR offered after. 

Come to think of it, provided you have the excellent credit needed to apply, the VentureOne could make a great travel companion for a grad student given its simplicity, lengthy intro APR period and low spending threshold required to trigger the welcome bonus.

Check out our full review of the Capital One VentureOne Rewards .

Frequently asked questions

Which card is best for international transactions without extra charges.

Zero foreign transaction fees is actually a common benefit among travel rewards cards, including many with no annual fee. For example, neither the Bilt Mastercard nor the United Gateway card charges a foreign currency conversion fee. 

What is the best travel credit card for a young person? 

If you’re still paying rent, the Bilt Mastercard is an excellent choice since it can generate points from rent payments which can then be transferred 1:1 to well over a dozen airline and hotel partners. If you’d prefer a card with a welcome bonus, which the Bilt card lacks, the IHG One Rewards Traveler card currently offers a massive welcome bonus for a no-annual-fee card—potentially worth hundreds of dollars toward a future IHG hotel stay. 

Is a travel card with an annual fee worth it?

Using a travel rewards card with an annual fee can be worth it as long as you’re extracting enough points and benefits to justify paying the fee each year. If you travel infrequently or just want one less fee to worry about, consider one of the no-annual-fee cards on our list above. But, the best perks and protections are typically available on cards with annual fees.

For example, the Capital One Venture X card offers a $300 annual travel credit for bookings made through Capital One Travel. If you use that every year, you’ve gone a long way toward offsetting the $395 annual fee. You also get 10,000 bonus miles, worth at least $100 toward travel, every year starting on your account anniversary.

Methodology

To bring you our top picks for the best travel rewards cards with no annual fee, the Fortune Recommends surveyed more than a dozen cards currently available from today’s top issuers. From there, we ranked each one based on the following core categories and weights:

• Welcome bonus (10%): Some cards—even those with no annual fee—offer welcome bonuses that you can earn once you make enough purchases within a certain time frame, such as spending $1,000 within three months of account opening.
• Travel earnings (25%): These are the point rewards you’d earn by making travel-related purchases (e.g. 3X on hotels, 2X on airfare).
• Car rental insurance (15%): Many, but not all travel-centric rewards cards include an auto rental collision damage waiver, which allows you to decline a portion of the rental company’s insurance and save potentially up to $30 per day. We gave extra consideration to if a card offers primary rental car insurance versus secondary, because primary kicks in immediately in a covered scenario—whereas secondary only applies after your own, personal insurance. 
• Travel insurance benefits (15%): Some travel rewards cards automatically apply trip cancellation/interruption insurance, lost/delayed luggage reimbursement and even travel accident insurance on travel bookings made using the card.
• Gas earning (5%): Since road trips remain a common form of travel, whether or not a card offers points rewards at the pump factored into our rankings.
• Dining earning (10%): If a no-annual-fee travel rewards card offered 2X or more on restaurant purchases it favored well in this category.

The remaining 20% was based on the card’s main focus: hotel, airline or general travel rewards. 

• For general travel—points transferrable to partners (20%): Points are literally worth more if you can transfer them to certain partners, so a card’s ability to transfer rewards to airline and hotel partners factored into our rankings.
• For hotel rewards—free award night with booking (20%): Some hotel rewards cards offer a BOGO-like perk where if you redeem a certain number of nights with points you get an extra tacked on for free.
• For airline rewards—ability to spend towards status (20%): Most airline rewards cards allow you to earn miles, but not all of them count those miles towards your next loyalty status. If a card treated them as “qualifying miles,” it fared better in this category.

Lastly, just keep in mind that virtually every aspect of a travel rewards card—from the rewards to the welcome bonus and fee structure—is subject to change, which could impact how many miles or points you earn. 

Eligibility and Benefit level varies by Card. Terms, Conditions, and Limitations Apply. Please visit americanexpress.com/benefits guide for more details. Underwritten by Amex Assurance Company.  

Please note that card details are accurate as of the publish date, but are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the issuer. Please contact the card issuer to verify rates, fees, and benefits before applying.  

EDITORIAL DISCLOSURE : The advice, opinions, or rankings contained in this article are solely those of the Fortune Recommends ™ editorial team. This content has not been reviewed or endorsed by any of our affiliate partners or other third parties.

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Register and book before 24 April to collect Double Avios on European breaks

For a limited time only, Executive Club Members can collect Double Avios on any flight or holiday to Europe with us.  Register now, book soon and build your balance faster.

You'll also collect 2 Avios for every £1 you spend on hotels or car hire as part of a package holiday with British Airways Holidays.

You can put your bonus Avios towards a Reward Flight, make Avios part-payments on future bookings or upgrade your in-flight experience.  Double the Avios. Double the experiences. Double the fun.

To let one amazing trip lead to another, follow the steps below.

How does it work?

• Register for the offer using your Executive Club Number - you must register before you book .
• Book your trip - you have until 24 April 2024 to book a British Airways flight or British Airways Holiday, and all trips must take place before 30 June 2024.
• Build your balance faster - your bonus Avios will be awarded after you arrive home.

All the benefits of British Airways Holidays

When every little detail is taken care of, you can slip straight into holiday mode.

We give you the ease of 23kg checked baggage*, the peace of mind of a 24-hour customer service line and the reassurance that when you book a flight with family or friends, you will always be seated together.

A Qualifying Flight is a single leg of a journey on a British Airways-marketed flight that departs from the UK and lands in a domestic or European location, e.g. London to Amsterdam.

They can be booked as a one way, returns, multi trip bookings or as part of a holiday, where each individual leg counts towards the maximum of ten flights.

One-way example: London–Amsterdam with no return would be one Qualifying Flight.

Return example: London-Amsterdam-London would be two Qualifying Flights.

Multi Trip example: Edinburgh-London-Amsterdam-London-Edinburgh would be four Qualifying Flights

You must register between 4 April and 24 April 2024 before booking by following the "Register now" link provided. Registration must take place before booking in order to qualify. A "thank you" message will be displayed to confirm that your registration has been successful.

Double Avios is awarded on the first ten Qualifying Flights that are flown post registering and booking. The order of booking does not determine the order in which Qualifying Flights are awarded.

You have ten flights to collect double Avios on. The most important thing to remember is that a return flight e.g. London to Amsterdam back to London is TWO qualifying flights.

Eligible extras you add to your trip, including pre-paid seats, bags or upgrades will also be eligible for double Avios.

A Qualifying Holiday is a booking made after registration and is a combination of a Flight + Hotel, Flight + Car, or Flight + Hotel + Car booking where the flight element of the booking must originate in the UK.

Yes – if you register for double Avios and book a holiday by 24 April 2024. The flights booked as part of a Qualifying Holiday will count towards the maximum ten Qualifying Flights.

You’ll automatically be awarded double Avios 24-48 hours after the completion of each flight, up to a maximum of ten flights. The bonus Avios collected through a holiday will be awarded up to six weeks after completion.

How many Avios will I earn?

Now, when you book with us, you’ll collect Avios based on the price of your tickets, including extras such as cabin upgrades, pre-paid seating, and additional bags, instead of the distance you fly.

This means when you register for this offer, you’ll earn double the Avios on the total amount you spend up until midnight 24 April.

The total eligible spend on your first 10 Qualifying Flights is then multiplied according to your tier:

1. Eligibility

1.1 This promotion is only open to Eligible Participants. An Eligible Participant is a British Airways (“BA”) UK Executive Club Member. Eligible participants who join the Executive Club after 4 April 2024 are eligible to register to this promotion. BA reserves the right to verify the eligibility of Eligible Participants. By taking part in this promotion, Eligible Participants confirm that they accept the Terms and Conditions set out below.

2. Registration and Promotion dates

2.1 Eligible Participants must register for the promotion between 4 April 2024 and 24 April 2024 (Promotional Period), at the offer page before booking and follow the "Register now" link provided. A "thank you" message will be displayed to confirm that your registration has been successful.

2.2 Registration must take place before booking in order to qualify.

2.3 Book all Qualifying Flights and Qualifying Holidays (see below for definitions) by 23:59 GMT 24 April 2024 and all travel to be completed between 4 April 2024 and 30 June 2024 (Travel Period).

2.4 To qualify for the bonus Avios offers, Eligible Participants must quote their Executive Club membership number at the time of booking.

2.5 This promotion cannot be used retrospectively. This promotion only applies to those who register, book and travel during the Promotion Period and Travel Period.

3. Bonus Avios Promotions

3.1 Promotion 1: Double Avios on Flights

3.1.1 Double Avios is available on up to ten Qualifying Flights, including any flights taken as part of a Qualifying Holiday.

3.1.2 Double Avios is calculated from the total spend, including extras such as cabin upgrades, pre-paid seating, and additional bags.

3.2 Promotion 2: Double Avios on Holidays

3.2.1 Double Avios is available on Qualifying Holidays, where the flight element counts towards the ten Qualifying Flights in Promotion 1.

3.2.2 Double Avios on Qualifying Holidays is calculated as two Avios for every £1 spent on the total cost of a Qualifying Holiday (instead of the usual one Avios for every £1 spent).

4. Qualifying Flight Definition

4.1 A Qualifying Flight is a single leg of a journey that departs from one UK location and lands in a UK or European destination, e.g. London to Amsterdam

4.2 Must be booked between 4 April 2024 and 23:59 GMT 24 April 2024 (Promotional Period)

4.3 Must be travelled between 4 April 2024 and 30 June 2024 (Travel Period)

4.4 A Qualifying Flight is:

4.4.1 Any flight with a BA prefix on any selling class in Club Europe or Euro Traveller on any BA Short Haul operated service (excluding Reward Flights or upgrades using Avios)

4.4.2 Any flight included as part of a Qualifying Holiday

4.4.3 Any flight with a BA prefix on a flight operated by British Airways (BA), BA Euroflyer or BA CityFlyer.

4.4.4 Any domestic flights within the UK, on British Airways, BA Euroflyer or BA CityFlyer.

4.4.5 Any other flights operated by any other BA franchises, codeshare partners or one world alliance members will not qualify.

4.5 Qualifying Flights can be booked as a one way, return, multi-trip bookings or as part of a Qualifying Holiday, where each individual leg counts towards the maximum of ten Qualifying Flights.

4.5.1 One-way example: London-Amsterdam with no return would be one Qualifying Flight.

4.5.2 Return example: London-Amsterdam-London would be two Qualifying Flights.

4.5.3 Multi-trip example: Edinburgh-London-Amsterdam-London-Edinburgh would be four Qualifying Flights

4.5.4 Qualifying Holiday booking example: London-Nice-London return with a hotel would be two Qualifying Flights.

4.6 Qualifying Flights are subject to availability and capacity control in the booking classes eligible for this promotion at the time of booking. BA does not accept any liability if Eligible Participants are unable to book a Qualifying Flight for their chosen period of travel.

5. Qualifying Holiday Definition

5.1 A new holiday booking made after the Member has registered that is:

5.1.1 Booked between 4 April 2024 and 23:59 GMT 24 April 2024 (Promotional Period)

5.1.2 Travelled between 4 April 2024 and 30 June 2024 (Travel Period)

5.2 Any combination of a Flight + Hotel, Flight + Car, or Flight + Hotel + Car booking where the flight element of the booking must originate in the UK.

5.3 A holiday booked on ba.com or via the British Airways Contact Centre only.

5.4 The flights booked as part of a Qualifying Holiday will count towards the maximum ten Qualifying Flights as part of Promotion 1.

5.5 The promotion does not apply to any bookings made with partners via external sites, including with Executive hotel partners or Avios travel partners.

5.6 A hotel or car hire booking made without a flight will not qualify. A hotel or car hire added to a flight booking where the elements are priced separately will not qualify.

6. Avios Awarding

6.1 Avios awarding on Qualifying Flights

6.1.1 Eligible Participants who complete any Qualifying Flights will be automatically awarded double Avios 24-48 hours after completion of each Qualifying Flight on a maximum of ten.

6.1.2 This includes any Qualifying flights flown as part of Promotion 1 or Promotion 2.

6.1.3 Double Avios is awarded on the first ten Qualifying Flights that are flown post registering and booking, however the order of booking does not determine the order in which Qualifying Flights are awarded.

6.2 Avios awarding on Qualifying Holidays

6.2.1 Eligible Participants who pay for and travel on any Qualifying Holiday, will be awarded the bonus Avios after the trip is completed.

6.2.2 Two Avios per £1 spent, consists of one base Avios and one bonus Avios. Please note the different elements will be awarded at different times.

6.2.3 The base Avios will be awarded up to six weeks after completion as per Terms and Conditions .

6.2.4 The bonus Avios will be awarded up to eight weeks after completion.

6.2.5 If Avis car rental has been booked within the Qualifying Holiday, the 500 minimum Avios will also be awarded as per the Avis Terms and Conditions .

6.2.6 The Qualifying Flight element is awarded as per Avios awarding on Qualifying Flights.

7. General Terms and Conditions

7.1 If booking direct with BA via telephone on 0344 493 0787 or online at ba.com , payment by cheque will not be accepted. Bookings made over the telephone will carry a non-refundable £10 offline booking fee per person per ticket. Calls charged at local rate from landline. Calls from mobiles may vary. If you pay a Holiday Package using a corporate credit card billed in the UK, you will be charged a fee of 1% (up to a maximum of £20 per person, per transaction). Avios are not transferable and no cash or credit alternative will be offered. This promotion has no cash value. All Avios and Tier points are issued subject to the Executive Club membership Terms and Conditions .

7.2 Eligible Participants who change their travel arrangements after the date of booking will not be eligible for any Avios bonus award unless their revised travel is within the qualifying Travel Period and still meets the Qualifying Flight and Qualifying Holiday requirements.

7.3 All bookings under this promotion will be covered by the fare rules and conditions of the original fare. This includes any applicable refund and change fees. All refunds are subject to the fare rules for the class of ticket booked. Fare rules and conditions appear in your booking details when you access your booking on ba.com through the ‘Manage my booking’ functionality.

7.4 All Passengers are carried by BA in accordance with its General Conditions of Carriage for Passengers and Baggage and its Notice and Conditions of Contract as stated on each ticket or itinerary as provided.

7.5 BA reserves the right to cancel this promotion or amend the terms of this promotion without notice in the event of major catastrophe, war, strike, civil or military disturbance, earthquake or any actual, anticipated or alleged breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other similar events beyond the reasonable control of BA.

7.6 Personal data will be taken where necessary from Eligible Participants but shall be limited to those details reasonably necessary for the administration of the promotion and shall be subject to BA’s Privacy Policy . This information may be shared with any third parties reasonably involved in the promotion without liability to BA or such third parties.

7.7 BA is in no way liable for the reproduction or indirect access via third party website or homepage access which reproduction misstates or omits any of the information or terms and conditions of this promotion.

7.8 Subject to clauses 7.8.1 to 7.8.3 below, this promotion and any other non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it is governed exclusively by English law and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales:

7.8.1 If you are a resident in the United Kingdom but outside of England and Wales, then the courts of Scotland or Northern Ireland (depending on your residence) also have jurisdiction;

7.8.2 If you are a resident in a member state of the European Union (EU) other than the United Kingdom, then the courts of that member state also have jurisdiction; and

7.8.3 If you are a resident of a country which is a signatory to the Rome Convention, your contract is governed in all aspects by English law, but you will have the benefit of any mandatory rules of law applicable in your country of residence.

7.9 Promotional materials form part of these terms and conditions. These Terms and Conditions will prevail in the event of any conflict between these and the promotional materials.

7.10 The promoter is: British Airways Plc, Waterside, PO Box 365, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, UB7 0GB. Registered No. 1777777 England.