Can someone tell me how the airline mileage credit cards work? Are they actually useful?
And if they advertise that you get 2500 bonus miles, can you fly almost anywhere at any time you want?
And if they advertise that you get 2500 bonus miles, can you fly almost anywhere at any time you want?
You gotta read the small fine prints on the policies. It isn’t as easy as you think. You gonna need like 2000000 points or something to fly and it is only a bit cheaper.
Pay cash up front for your ticket then work out what that ticket cost in credit purchases, You’re miles in front getting cheaper credit and just buying travel. There are usually only a few seats available for these deals, really hard to fly where youwant, when you want.
You arent really paying for the miles there free so it takes a bunch to travel. I would get a credit card for the airline I fly most and that way you receive miles for air and credit purchases.
usally domestic free tickets start @ 25,000 miles
and Asia roundtrip tickets @ 70-80k
I end up squeezing a free international ticket a year its a nice perk
They do work, but it takes some effort. My wife purchases EVERYTHING on her World Perks card. This means gas, groceries, everything. We pay the card off each month. We do not carry balances. She accumulates the miles and manages to take a couple of trips each year.
There are specific airline miles credit card and there are credit cards with reward programs that allow you to earn points which you can redeem for airline tickets.
Most airline specific frequent flyer cards have annual fees that range anywhere from $25 to $85 (rough range). A good airline miles credit card allows you to earn double miles. Some do not.
Credit card with regular reward programs allow you to earn points which you can redeem for airline tickets. Most (unlike airline miles credit card) do not have annual fees.
Most frequent flyer program and credit card reward programs require 25,000 miles/points for a roundtrip economy ticket within the continental US. Look for cards or programs that allow you to use less points, like using 10,000 points for a $100 discount, if your flights tend to be short haul and cost less than $200.
Frequent Flyer credit cards - only get this card if you are really a frequent flyer on a particular airline, and if you fly a lot to make it worthwhile.
Travel Reward Credit Cards - Get these cards if you are not really a frequent flyer but want to earn points for free airline ticket. Most have no annual fees.