Credit Cards Frequent Flyer: Spend to Fly

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Travel )



With so many credit cards out in the market, companies need to come up with promotions that will give the consumer more service for the same price. There are some cards, such as the Discover Card Rewards and the Discover Card Cash Back, as well as Chase Visa Cards that offer cash rebates for every purchase. With Chase visa cards, you get more rebates (5%) on grocery, gas station and drug store purchases than you would do on regular purchases.

To entice customers to get new credit card clients, some card companies offer "specialty cards" such as the Visa Gift Cards. These cards can be pre-loaded with a specific amount and be given as a gift to someone. To make the gift even more special, the giver can select a special design or pattern to adorn the face of his selected visa gift cards.

Of all these specialty cards, the most desired promotion is where the card user earns mileage points for every purchase made. These cards are called credit cards frequent flyer. With Credit Cards Frequent Flyer, the credit card company has an on-going tie-up agreement with specific air carriers where the carrier agree to give a mileage point (or a percentage of it) to a card user for every pre-determined amount (example: $1.00) that is paid through the credit card. The miles can be accumulated and added to your existing frequent flyer account.

Generally, the expiration rules governing miles earned from credit cards frequent flyer depend on the rules of the aircraft carrier. So it is advised that you confirm these details else the miles you have been earning may just go to waste. Are credit cards frequent flyer better than generic frequent flyer cards? Not necessarily. Both kinds of cards serve the same purpose, to give frequent card users bonus miles for every dollar spent. They just vary in the annual fee and interest rates charged.

The choice as to which credit card you would like to use will depend on your need or your lifestyle. But if you want to travel, but have limited finances, then go out and get credit cards frequent flyer. You may not fly off to exotic locations immediately, but in time, you would have earned enough to at least, go somewhere outside the confines of your city.


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