After using my cards for a while now, the Santander one remains my favourite. It’s a simple design but looks very high quality at the same time. I hope they stick with it for a while as I’ll be perfectly happy to use it for years to come.
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Thanks, I’ve just ordered myself one. Now to work out how on earth I want to organise them 
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I really like the new American versions of the cards. The designs look great.
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I had this card before contactless was invented. Amex Blue it was called.
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Best looking Amex card?
I think they could do with a refresh now to be fair.
I don’t have a non-amex cc right now.
Any recommendations for a nice-looking card with a good offering?
Depends on what you’re looking for.
The BA credit card (in my opinion) is a good looking card which earns Avios
The Preferred Rewards Gold card offers more versatile points, but has a more dated look to it, and an annual fee.
The Platinum card offers a lot, but at a hefty price. But it does look good
Then there are are the assortment of cashback cards, with varying degrees of generosity. Some look ok, and some look downright dreary.
I have the BA card and the platinum cashback one. Love the look of the BA one.
Need to add a non amex card for those times it’s not accepted. Just whenever I go and look around most seem fairly bad with legacy banks.
Nationwide’s credit card has 0% foreign currency conversion if you’d need that (and are a Nationwide member), personally I like how the card looks. NatWest and RBS have 0% foreign currency fees too but the designs are meh. To be honest my favourite design of all the credit cards I have (and I have quite a few) is my first direct gold card. Otherwise, probably the Halifax Clarity card (also 0% foreign currency fees) because it’s blue 
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Apologies, I read your post wrong.
There is the Barclaycard Avios credit card which offers a reasonable earning rate, and I think 0% FX fees.
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I saw the first direct gold card on here a while ago. I think I might look at applying for that.
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Barclaycard avios - summary of fees says “Non-sterling purchase fee: 2.99% of purchase (no minimum)”
There is British Airways Prepaid MasterCard (no idea who provides it) which has 1.5% FX fee, or “fee free currency wallet” as in if one pre converts it is fee free? But at what exchange rate? I think regular Barclays current accounts have a currency wallet too - but it only allows converting money using Barclays rates (no ability to transfer euro in from wise/starling/revolut).
It seems to me there are no cards that give avios and have fx-fee free option.
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Thanks for clarifying
The only thing gold on that card are the numbers. Years ago their gold card was actually gold.
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I don’t understand why amex card designs are different in every country. With widely different offerings, pricing and features.
One would think they could optimize things. But I guess US gets shiny designs and UK gets outdated plastic designs, probably out of US rejects pile.
If you enjoy being kicked in the balls at any opportunity go for it.
Yes I landed on Barclaycard last night but cant decide to stack the ba amex with Barclaycard Avios or go for the rewards card like you said. hmmm
That was my plan, but unfortunately got rejected for the Barclaycard 
funny, I did the eligibility checker and said they could not give me pre-approval but I could still apply. Think I’m going to leave it a month or two.
I noticed that there is the avios rewards program with Barclays now for £12 a month and think it looks like a fairly good deal. Might move an account to Barclays premier to get on that program.