If you are planning travel for the holidays, you should start by making sure you have the best credit card in your wallet. Holiday travel is one of the top big-ticket items that families will be spending money on this year, and you don’t want to miss out on any of the benefits, perks or rewards you can get when making a purchase.Credit cards are constantly revamping bonuses and amenities. Sometimes, checking in with or changing up the card you use can rake in big savings.There are initial bonuses, airline rewards, insurance perks and more on offer from some of the best cards out there as well as travel amenities, but it’s important to choose the card that is going to match your personal travel needs.MORE Features & AdviceA Wallet Hub analysis found that the best card for the initial bonus was the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card.Bonus CardIf you spend at least $4,000 during the first three months that you hold the account, you can earn a 50,000-point rewards bonus. Said bonus can be used for $625 in travel booked through Chase.Chase sweetens the deal by offering 2 points per $1 spent on travel and restaurants.Another win: The card doesn’t charge an annual fee for the first year and subsequent years are $95.All-Around CardIf you are looking for a card that is more than just a win in the travel sector, consider the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard. Users get a 40,000-mile bonus–redeemable for $400 in travel expenses—if they charge $3,000 in the first three months.One of the best perks is that there’s no foreign transaction fee, and the annual fee of $89 is waived for the first year.Airline Rewards CardsThere are several good airline rewards cards—ultimately, it depends on where you want to fly.According to WalletHubs analysis, the Frontier Airlines rewards card tops the list. Its MasterCard wins because of the speed with which users can obtain not one, but two roundtrip flights. Use the card to charge $500 in the first 90 days and you can receive two roundtrip domestic flights.Users also receive 2 miles per $1 spent on FlyFrontier.com, and the annual fee is just $69.If you are traveling internationally, the Lufthansa Miles and More MasterCard is a good choice. Users receive 20,000 bonus miles after an initial purchase or balance transfer and payment of the $89 annual fee. They then can go on to earn an additional 30,000 bonus miles (for a total worth of about $1,235 in airfare) for spending at least $5,000 within 90 days of the account opening.READ MORE: Is Paying a Travel Credit Card's Annual Fee Worth it?Cardholders also receive 2 points for every $1 spent with Lufthansa.For those who want to earn miles without being tied to an airline, the PenFed Premium Travel Rewards American Express is a good option. Cardholders don’t get a huge bonus up front—20,000 bonus points for a total of $170 worth of travel—but they earn 5 points for every $1 they spend. WalletHub has determined that this works out to approximately “4.25 percent cash back.”Another win: The card doesn’t have an annual fee or foreign transaction fees. Cardholders do have to pay a one-time $17 membership fee if they don’t hold an account with PenFed.Hotel Rewards CardsIf you are looking for hotel points, the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express provides 25,000 bonus points for charging $3,000 during the first three months of account use, which means approximately $650 in SPG reservations, according to WalletHub.There are no foreign transaction fees, and the annual fee of $95 is waived the first year.Fans of the Radisson, Park Plaza and Country Inn & Suites may want to try out the Carlson Club Premier Rewards Visa Signature card.Cardholders receive 50,000 bonus points after the first purchase and an additional 30,000 for spending $2,500 in the first 90 days—that’s as many as nine nights in one of the company’s hotels. Each account anniversary also nets 40,000 more bonus points.