I am a frequent traveler and I love to collect miles. Over the years, I have been using these miles to bring the family to many nice places with reward tickets. It is a bit addictive if you love to travel: the more you travel, the more free tickets you get, which brings to more travel.
Now you can earn miles not only from flying, but also from shopping using a co-branded more miles. Plus, many of such frequent flier program co-branded credit cards offer amazing sign-up mileage bonus miles that sometimes almost amount to a free reward ticket itself.
Some cards do come with annual fee for the extra perks like travel discount and lower redemption level, but if your family travel at least once a year, you can easily recoup the annual fee from the additional benefits tailors to travlers.
Also, some cards' generous bonus mile offer also includes first year waiver of annual fee, making it more attractive for people who want to try out the program (or the airlines). After all, with the bonus miles, cardholders usually only have to charge another $5,000 on the card to get enough miles for a free reward ticket, a much better deal than even the best cashback cards!
Here are some attractive offers by major airlines. Enjoy!
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Credit Card |
Bonus Miles after 1st Purchase |
Terms |
Annual Fee |
Apply |
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Citi® Bronze® / AAdvantage® Card for College Students |
0
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1 mile for every $2 spent up to 25,000 miles a year; no blackout dates for reward tickets
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$0
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Apply Now
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Citi® Bronze® / AAdvantage® MasterCard® |
5,000
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1 mile for every $2 spent up to 25,000 miles a year; no blackout dates for reward tickets
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$0
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Apply Now
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WorldPerks® Visa® Platinum Card |
15,000
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1 mile for every $1 spent with no cap; redeem tickets for as low as 21,000 miles
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$55
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Apply Now
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WorldPerks® Visa® Signature Card |
15,000
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2 miles for every $1 spent on Northwest Airlines, 1 mile for every $1 spent with no cap; redeem tickets for as long as 19,000 miles; Visa Signature Privileges
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$90
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Apply Now
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Delta SkyMiles® Gold Credit Card |
15,000
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1 mile for every $2 spent on supermarkets, drugstores, gas and Delta purchases; 1 mile for every $1 spent elsewhere; Save 5% on all delta flights.
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$85 (1st year waived)
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Apply Now
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Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card |
15,000
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1 mile for every $2 spent on supermarkets, drugstores, gas and Delta purchases; 1 mile for every $1 spent elsewhere; Save 5% on all delta flights.
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$85 (1st year waived)
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Apply Now
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British Airways Visa® Signature Card
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20,000
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1 mile for every $2 spent on British Airways; 1 mile for every $1 spent elsewhere; Visa Signature Privileges
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$75
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Apply Now
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JetBlue Card from American Express® |
50 |
1 TrueBlue Point for every $100 spent on dining, travel and entertainment; 1 TrueBlue Point for every $200 spent elsewhere |
$40 |
Apply Now |
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JetBlue Business Credit Card from American Express®
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50 |
1 TrueBlue Point for every $100 spent on gas, car rentals and JetBlue purchases; 1 TrueBlue Point for every $200 spent elsewhere; Save 5% on JetBlue flights |
$40 |
Apply Now |
