Not exact matches
You've
probably heard of
credit cards that offer cash back rewards or
airline points for flying, but you might be pleasantly surprised to learn that there are also rewards
cards designed to help you save for college.
If you are interested in reward travel, you
probably already have a favorite
airline, hotel, or
credit card program.
If you love earning
airline miles, hotel points, and cash - back with rewards and travel
credit cards, you
probably already know...
After reading this guide, you
probably have a much deeper understanding of
airline credit cards.
As far as
airline credit cards go, you'll
probably get more value out of the Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard if you're looking for one in this price category.
It's
probably safe to say that the Platinum
card just edges out the Prestige, though, thanks to its big sign - up bonus (the Prestige has none), better
airline transfer partners and $ 400 in
credits (even if they are a bit more limited).
If you look, you'll see that pretty much all
airline - affiliated
cards are aimed at people with excellent
credit, so those will
probably be off - limits to you at this point.
Dear Barbara, If you're the rare bird who collects miles but doesn't care about free flights or seat upgrades, you
probably shouldn't be putting too much effort into an
airline credit card.
Dear Dave, Serious players of the frequent flier game would
probably say the end game for
airline credit cards is overseas travel.
If so, then it
probably makes the most sense to choose a co-branded
credit card (issued in partnership between the
airline and a major bank or
credit card issuer).
The Hawaiian
Airlines World Elite MasterCard is
probably not the first
credit card that comes to mind when you think about earning miles for award flights.
If you can not meet specific requirements then its
probably best to get a
credit card that gives you
airline miles or rewards points with little to no yearly fee.
Includes a reminder that you're running out of time to buy Alaska Miles at a good rate, news that IHG and Chase are seriously devaluing the IHG Rewards
credit card, a review of the Qatar Airways A380 Business Class product, news of a new Hilton resort opening in the Maldives at the end of this year, a look at a few American
Airlines routes you should
probably avoid and a lot more.
Having said that, it's worth bearing in ming that, for $ 355 less, you can get (or
probably already have) the Chase Sapphire Preferred
credit card and while that may not have the
airline credit or Priority Pass membership it only offers 1 fewer point per dollar spent on dining and travel expenditure....
You
probably didn't realize that the Alaska
Airlines credit card could be so valuable.
For example, if you rarely travel because you have an intense fear of planes, a
credit card offering
airline miles is
probably not the way to go.
The first thing you should
probably ask yourself is what are you going to do with all the miles that you will earn with a new
airline credit card.
So with five
credit cards you could rack up over 225,000 American
Airlines miles plus 7 free hotel nights and
probably only have to pay one annual fee while doing so.
Since you
probably use your
credit card a lot more than you buy
airlines tickets, it's usually easier to accrue points through a
credit card then it is with just an
airline rewards program.
If you have a
credit card that doesn't have an
airline / hotel
credit card name on it, it's
probably earning bank points naturally.
If you are interested in reward travel, you
probably already have a favorite
airline, hotel, or
credit card program.
If you have used
credit cards to stockpile a lot of
airline miles, or if you have reward points that can be transferred to
airline miles, you have
probably heard the advice that it's best to be flexible when looking for award tickets.
I'll
probably keep the
card for the fourth night benefit and the 3x points on airfare — but if they also cut one of those I'll just cancel the
card after my second $ 250
airline credit comes through in January.