I have been searching for a travel card for months. I am a young guy who is looking to take advantage of credit and earn points at the same time. Cap One just released an interesting new premium travel card with a lot of seemingly good perks (Venture X). I also looked at the CSP and the Southwest Priority card. My girlfriends family has Southwest and swear by it, with companion pass being the differentiator. I am in the DMV area and have mostly flown Jet Blue or Southwest. Any thoughts on this?

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Chase sapphire preferred and chase Marriott Bonvoy would be my suggestions for starter cards... I had the CSR for years now but new job/limited corp travel plus the need to use the corp Amex has me ready to drop CSR... Picked up the Amex Marriott biz card for the outsized welcome bonus... Might grab another hotel card from Amex and add the car rental coverage to it for the few times I travel personally and get a rental.

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