How does it work exactly?
How many points to earn a free plane flight?\
does ea. dollar spent=a point=a dollar towards travel or what exactly?
2007-01-12 10:16:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Normally it's 25,000 points for a free domestic flight.
Different cards earn points at different percentage rates in different categories. One point per dollar (1%) is the most common, but you can do a lot better.
For example, with the Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards MasterCard you can earn 5 points per dollar on your gas, groceries, and drug spending (for the first year) and 1 point per dollar on everything else.
The Citi Professional Card always earns 3 points per dollar spent at restaurants, gas stations, office supply stores, and vehicle renters and 1 point per dollar on everything else. Plus, right now you get a bonus 10,000 points after your first purchase on the Citi Professional Card.
One nice benefit to using Citi ThankYou points is that they can be redeemed for tickets on any airline and you don't have to worry about restrictions.
You can use the free calculator at http://www.creditcardtuneup.com/ to find the Citi card that will earn you the most ThankYou points for your spending profile.
2007-01-12 16:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by moviegoer_j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends, but American Express is one of the best for a few reasons. One, they allow you to use any airline, although they do have cards that are tailored for just one airline, like a Delta card.
Secondly, you can use your points to get upgrades if you use American Express travel for book your flights.
Third, AMEX is basically the best credit card out there for service, fees, APR, etc. There shouldn't be any annual fee. Get the travel rewards card from Amex with 0% APR for the first 6-12 months. That's your best bet.
Keep in mind that you'll need to spend some serious money to get anywhere.
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2007-01-12 11:24:59 · answer #2 · answered by Todd S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capitol One. Low interest (if you keep a balance) and the miles are transferable - not locked into one airline.
Usually around 25,000 points/ticket.
Yes, $1=1 point
2007-01-12 10:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by Baked n Blended 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way it works is when you buy anything you get one mile of free travel.
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2007-01-12 10:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
UNITED MILEAGE PLUS BY CHASE
2007-01-12 10:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by vsweety 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋