Our travel guides for families
Travelling as a family, especially when you have more than two children, requires many tricks to control your budget and fully enjoy your trip.
In the milesopedia community, several members of large families have shared with us their tips for saving money while enjoying themselves. For our part, we provide advice on the rewards and benefits that credit cards can bring to large families:
- for grocery stores and restaurants
- for transportation
- for activities
- for accommodation (Airbnb, hotels, etc)
- to pay no conversion fees on foreign currency expenses
Discover below our series of articles dedicated to large family travel and below the different credit cards we recommend.
Recommended credit cards
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends for large families.
Click on the type of card that best suits your needs. If you prefer to search for a card yourself from among all of our criteria, click here to visit our credit card comparator.
Flights
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends for families to save on airfare:
Airbnb and rentals
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends for families to use points for Airbnb rentals (or other reservations on Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com, etc.):
Hotels
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends to families for hotels:
- 5 points per dollar with the Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card for bookings at Marriott’s hotels, with a nice welcome bonus
- 5 points per dollar with the Marriott Bonvoy Business American ExpressMD Card for bookings at Marriott’s hotels, with a nice welcome bonus
Grocery
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends to families for groceries:
- 5 points per dollar with the American Express Cobalt™ Card
- 5 points per dollar with the Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card
- 5% cash back with the BMO® CashBack® World Elite®* Mastercard®*
- 3% cash back with the BMO Cash Back Mastercard, with no annual fee
Restaurants and bars
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends to families for restaurants and bars:
- 5 points per dollar with the American Express Cobalt™ Card
- 5 points per dollar with the Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card
- 3 points per dollar with the BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard
Gas
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends to families for gas:
- 4% cash back with the CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite* Card
- 3 points per dollar with the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card
- 2 points per dollar with the American Express® Gold Rewards Card
Activities
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends for families to save on activities like theme parks:
- The BMO® AIR MILES® World Elite®* Mastercard®* allows you to earn AIR MILES miles to earn Disney Gift Cards.
- The Scotiabank Gold American Express Card is the only card that earns 5 points per dollar for activities
- The Scotiabank Passport™ Visa Infinite* Card allows you to redeem points to pay for park entrances and other entertainment activities.
Foreign exchange fees
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends to families to pay no conversion fees for purchases made in foreign currencies (a 2.5% savings on each transaction)!
Travel insurance
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends for families for insurance:
- Up to 60 days of out-of-province medical coverage with the National Bank World Elite Mastercard
- Up to 60 days of out-of-province medical coverage with the National Bank World Mastercard
- Up to 31 days of out-of-province medical insurance with the HSBC World Elite Mastercard
Cash back
Here are the different credit cards milesopedia recommends to families for cash back:
- Up to 5% with the BMO® CashBack® World Elite®* Mastercard®*
- Up to 4% with the CIBC Dividend Visa Infinite* Card
- 2% everywhere with the SimplyCash™ Preferred from American Express