3 Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Credit Cards While Traveling

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Ah, summer…that time of the year when everybody is looking forward to some vacation and visiting new places. Still, all these experiences cost, but the secret is that if you want to enjoy a few nice trips, you can actually minimize travel expense and make your credit card use more efficient overall.

Sounds good, isn’t it? Below you will find a short list with a few tips which can help you get the most out of your travel rewards credit cards this summer!

Choose the right card

Specifically, we’re talking about rewards cards. If you want to travel, you just can’t stick with the first offer you come across, since you must, at first, see which one fits your needs best.

If you want to use your reward points to redeem for an air ticket, you must make sure that your credit card actually allows you to convert points to real miles, on an airline of your choice.

We know, it sounds obvious, but a lot of cards promise to offer miles, but, in the end, you will find out that they can only be redeemed toward a statement credit, on travels booked just through some specific sites.

See if you can stay in hotels for free

If you’re using particular credit cards and book consecutive nights using a hotel’s travel concierge, you might as well receive a free night! However, make sure that you check the complete offers before deciding upon this, since you can, in some cases, find a deal for the same hotel room that it will be cheaper overall throughout the four nights!

Oh, and don’t forget if you are entitled to complimentary breakfast with some cards. After all, it’s free food! Who doesn’t like free food?

Use your sign-up bonuses

In their attempt to attract new customers, credit card companies offer some significant bonuses. Take advantage of them, as they come in the form of additional credit points, cash back or many more.

On the other side, remember that bonuses come with a minimum spend requirement within some months, so it’s important to consider some planned spending as well.

 

 

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