It’s our last week of vacation and we’ll be heading home this weekend. In Free Money Friday fashion, here’s a vacation themed money saver for you: airline rewards credit cards!
I’m a big fan of frequent flier miles. We used miles for our honeymoon to Hawaii. What better way to travel, than for free?
As with all the credit cards I highlight, I’ll keep the list updated so you can bookmark it and check back in the future.
Airline Rewards Credit Cards
Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express
- Earn Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles - Enough For a Total of $250 Off Delta Flights
- Use Miles to Pay For Any Delta Seat, Anytime - No Black Out Dates and No Seat Restrictions
- 25,000 Miles May Also Be Redeemed for a Domestic Econnomy Award Ticket
- Earn SkyMiles® for Every Eligible Dollar You Spend
- No Annual Fee for the First Year, Then $95: $45 If You Are a Qualified American Express Cardmember
- Express Approval. Get a Decision in Less Than 60 Seconds
JetBlue Card from American Express
- Get 50 TrueBlue(R) Points After Your First Purchase - That's Half Way to an Award Flight!
- TrueBlue Points Don't Expire
- Earn One Award Dollar for Virtually Every Dollar You Spend
- Earn Double Award Dollars on Entertainment, Leisure, Travel, and Dining
- 200 Award Dollars = 1 TrueBlue Point and 100 TrueBlue Points = One Round Trip Flight
- Express Approval. Get a Decision in Less Than 60 Seconds
Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express
- Earn 20,000 Bonus SkyMiles® (Including 5,000 Medallion Qualification Miles) After First Purchase and Another 2,500 for Adding an Additional Cardmember
- Earn One Companion Coach Class Ticket Each Year Upon Renewal
- Earn at Least 1 Mile for Every Eligible Dollar Spent
- Miles Never Expire and There is No Cap on the Miles You Can Earn
- Pay with Miles: Pay for All or Part of Your Flight with Miles and Put the Rest on Your Card
- Express Approval. Get a Decision in Less Than 60 Seconds
WorldPerks® Visa® Platinum Card
- Sign Up Now and Get a One-Time, Up To 10,000 Mile Enrollment Bonus
- No Blackout Dates for Award Travel
- Up To 5 Miles Per $1 Spent at Over 10,000 Restaurants and Hotels Nationwide
- Acceptance at Millions of Locations Worldwide
WorldPerks® Visa® Signature Card
- No Pre-Set Spending Limit
- Signature Exclusive 24-Hour Customer Service
- Double Miles for Purchases Direct From Northwest Airlines®
- No Blackout Dates for Award Travel
- Up To 5 Miles Per $1 Spent at Over 10,000 Restaurants and Hotels Nationwide
- Free Rental Car Collision/Loss Damage Insurance
- Sign Up Now and Get a One-Time, Up To 20,000-Mile Enrollment Bonus
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You just have to be pretty discipined to use these. If not a few slipup will kill you with late fees and interest
RacerXJuly 19th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Well I am a student and cannot get any of these credit cards. I have however applied for a student credit card with a max of $300. So I am excited to receive that shortly
Ryan @ Smarter WealthJuly 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
@ Ryan: I’ll work on putting together a list just for student cards in the future.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:49 pm