Use Credit Card Rewards To Travel The World For Free


by Nancy Arlington - Date: 2007-04-05 - Word Count: 511 Share This!

Credit card issuers are finding it more and more difficult to compete for the business of you the consumer in recent years. To combat that rising difficulty, many issuers are offering rewards for using their card. These offers range from something as simple as lower interest rates to cash back bonuses to low or no annual fees to the ever popular airline mileage cards. When you put your mind to it, you can use credit card rewards to earn world travel and great discounts, and possibly even free.

With credit cards that offer free airline miles, free hotel stays, free entertainment and sports, and free gas cards, you could actually go on vacation virtually free of charge. With so many different cards offering so many different types of rewards, cardholders often fly free, eat free, stay in hotels free, and rent cars free of charge. Many business owners reap the benefits of the credit card rewards at a greater rate because they are able to use the rewards from their business purchases as well as their personal purchases.

The most popular of the rewards cards is the airline mile reward cards. Different issuing companies handle the rewards differently, but some will offer mile for mile rewards on airline tickets purchased and some will offer 1 reward point for every dollar spent. It will likely take a larger amount of reward points to purchase an airline ticket on this type of card, but this type is very popular among US consumers. Another popular reward card for travelers is the gas reward card which is gaining popularity because of the rising cost of gas. The other card that has seen a steady gain in popularity is the cash back bonus award cards. They offer a small percentage of every purchase paid back to you in the form of credit on your account, credit with certain merchants, or a check paid to you. All of these types of rewards cards are popular with world travelers because they are rewards that can be used on world travels.

The availability of rewards points per purchase can vary from card to card. Using credit card rewards to earn world travel can be a tricky situation. The airline mileage rewards are usually subject to blackout dates or other restrictions. Other rewards cards are subject to terms and conditions and their rewards may not be available overseas. Rewards from gas cards that include free gas may not be available outside the continental United States. Cards that offer free restaurant visits for rewards may only be available at restaurants on a specified list that may not include a restaurant in the area you are visiting. In order to make sure that your rewards can be used where you are wanting to use them, you should always check with your credit card issuer and make sure of the availability.

If you are a common credit card user and you have the right type of rewards program on your credit card, it could be easy for you to use credit card rewards to earn world travel.


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