The Best Airline Rewards Credit Cards
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
Added 10/6/2008
Delta Reserve Credit Card
Delta Reserve Credit Card
- Annual First-Class Companion Certificate, Which Can Be Used for a First-Class or Coach-Class Ticket!
- Earn Up to 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) After Your First Purchase
- Built-In Miles Boost(SM) - Earn Up to 30,000 MQMs and 30,000 Bonus Miles
- Complimentary Crown Room Club® Access for You and Two Guests
- Access to American Express® Concierge Services
- Pay with Miles - Pay for All or Part of Any Delta Flight with Your Miles
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
You just have to be pretty discipined to use these. If not a few slipup will kill you with late fees and interest
July 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
July 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
So far, Starwood Amex worked best for me, since points can be transferred to any air mile program. I have also had an airline card on the side for bonus miles, which I change every year to get a new bonus. Have you found a good alternative to this? Anything like a free or a low cost card that would be offering you for example anniversary bonus miles instead but you would not have to bother replacing every year?
Thx.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I try to use my credit card on all purchases as much as possible and pay my other bills with it too. This is the way I accumulate points.
November 1st, 2008 at 2:47 pm