Sign - up bonuses are a great way to accumulate a lot of
points or miles quickly, usually by spending a few thousand dollars on the card in the first few months.
Welcome bonuses are the quickest way to earn
points or miles quickly.
If you are new to the world of travel credit cards, you may not realize that you can rack up
points or miles quickly by taking advantage of bonus programs.
Not exact matches
This jet, moving at perhaps 4,000
miles per hour,
or more than five times the speed of sound in air, strikes so
quickly that water molecules do not have time to flow away from the
point of impact.
With that in mind, buying
miles or points can get you the account activity you need very
quickly to ensure your
miles or points don't expire.
Many travel rewards credit cards offer higher
points or miles for using their cards for vacation purchases, which can help you
quickly build up your rewards balance (getting you closer to your next trip!).
And once you start using them, you'll
quickly see why we think Starpoints are worth more than the «
miles»
or «
points» offered by many other loyalty programs.
Other times, reward card users will
quickly redeem their
points or miles for merchandise
or gift cards rather than much more valuable options such as an award flight
or a free night's stay.
You can earn
points quickly on any of these cards as spending on the respective airline earns two
points or miles for each dollar spent.
I've felt burned by airline companies before — with
miles that
quickly expire
or fees to transfer
points, for example — but after seeing friends and family use
miles to pay for tickets, I felt like I was missing out on the good deals.
Business credit cards can allow the owners of businesses both large and small to
quickly generate rewards
points, which they can turn into free airline
miles or healthy cash - back bonuses.
And once you start using them, you'll
quickly see why we think Starpoints are worth more than the «
miles»
or «
points» offered by many other loyalty programs.
Moreover, you can always supplement your United
miles with the
points earned from the Chase Trifecta, making it easy to
quickly accumulate enough
miles for business
or first class tickets.
But getting a big sign - up bonus and earning
points from everyday purchases is still be the quickest and best way to boost your
points or miles balance
quickly.
Great for Positioning Flights: Sometimes the hardest part of getting to the jumping - off
point for an amazing award itinerary
or a mileage run that will help you rack up the
miles for elite status (
or an award)
quickly like the current one from Los Angeles to Singapore (LAX - SIN) is getting to the actual gateway you have to fly out of.
Today, I start a new series examining how you can
quickly accrue 100,000
points or miles with the major loyalty programs and then discussing strategies for maximizing that balance.