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If you want to travel for free, a credit card with mileage credits is an excellent way to acquire frequent flier miles and ultimately free travel.    
  While they come in a variety of terms and offers, the way they work is fairly consistent:
  1. Buy stuff

  2. Get points to apply to your frequent flier miles

  3. Exchange points for flights, hotels and other rewards

Credit cards like this are available in strawberry and vanilla. 

The strawberry cards are designed to accumulate points which translate into frequent flier mileage for flights with a specific airline - or the Gold Delta Skymiles card for example. 

Vanilla cards, like the Blue Sky from American Express, allow you to redeem your points toward ANY airline (my favorite flavor).

 Blue Sky From American Express
  • 0% Intro APR for up to 12 months on  purchases

  • Low Balance Transfer APR - 2.99% for 12 months

  • Earn 1 point for every dollar spent

  • Points good on ANY airline, hotel, car rental and more

  • No blackout dates or travel restrictions

  • Express Approval - decision in less than 60 seconds

Usually when using an airline specific credit card, hotel and car rental partners will also participate in the program, so to speed up your acquisition of the frequent flier mileage, it is a good idea to use the credit card with airline miles to pay for your hotel and car (as long as they are partners).  Remember to charge all your "paid for" tickets on the credit card with airline miles also.  This will rack up your points very quickly, especially if you travel a lot or take a nice cruise!

If you are good with credit cards and pay them off every month, or are at least disciplined to deal with your charges, you could charge all your monthly expenses, even groceries, to gather up points quickly. 

How you acquire frequent flier miles towards your credit card with mileage credit varies.  Some will be awarded on a point per dollar basis while others give you a penny or two for every mile you travel.  

How You Get Airline Miles On Your Credit Card
Before filling out the application for a credit card offering air miles, you will want to be aware of these points.  Then take a look below at some examples of popular cards.

  • Is there an annual fee?  Some have no charges while others are as much as $85.00.

  • Is there an introductory offer with a lower rate? If so, for how long?

  • Is balance transfer offered?

  • What kind of credit history is required?

  • What is the APR after the introductory?

  • How are credits earned - how many dollars for a point or mile?

  • How many frequent flier mileage points do you need to earn a ticket? Some will issue tickets with as few as 14,000 points while others require 25,000.

  • When do the credits expire?

  • Which credit card with airline miles serves your needs better - vanilla or strawberry?  If you fly on a specific airline frequently, you may be better off with an airline specific credit card, but if you use different airlines, a general card may serve you better.

COMPARE CREDIT CARD OFFERS

CapitalOne VentureOne  
  • 1.25 miles per dollar on every purchase, every day

  • Earn 10,000 bonus miles, equal to $100 in travel

  • Redeem miles for airline tickets, hotel rooms, car rentals and more

  • No limit on the miles you can earn and miles won't expire

  • Fly free on any airline, any time with no blackout dates

  • 0% intro APR on purchases until September 2012

  • No foreign transaction fees

  • No annual fee

 
Intro -  N/A*
APR Intro - N/A*
Period Regular - 15.24%
APR Annual - *(Variable) $95
Fee Balance - waived first year
Transfer Credit - N/A*
Needed
- Excellent

Chase Sapphire® Preferred Card
  • Earn 50,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months- that's $625 toward travel!

  • 2 points per dollar spent on travel and dining & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases.

  • Use 20% fewer points when you redeem for travel. Just book your flight, cruise, or other travel through Ultimate RewardsSM

  • No foreign transaction fees

  • Earn a 7% annual points dividend - even on points already redeemed

  • Transfer points you've earned to participating frequent traveler programs at a 1:1 value

  • 24/7 direct access to expert service advisors (No voice recording)

  • No Annual Fee for your first year - A $95 value


 
 

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