how does it work?
Re: Airline miles rewards.
Easy…
For ex. This chase / south west card offering 50k points if you spend 2000$ in three months also no foreign transaction fees the only catch is 99$ yearly fee which will be waived for first year…
the 50k points are enough for two round trip flights on continental US or 500$ worth on Amazon.
I always only apply for new credit card when their is some kind a points promotion going on. Enjoy.
Re: Airline miles rewards.
Air miles, also known as frequent flier miles, serve as a customer loyalty program for airline passengers. Airlines reward you with points each time fly with them, and you eventually build up enough points that you can redeem for incentives, such as free or discounted tickets or ticket upgrades.
You can also earn these frequent flier miles from credit cards that partner with airlines (American Airlines & Citibank/Amex & Continental) like Firenze pointed out.
Re: Airline miles rewards.
simple...get registered with one airline and you will automatically get miles to your credit whenever you fly with that airline or it's partner airlines if you provide your membership number at the time of booking your ticket.
some airlines credit wholly or partially the actual number of miles flown depending on the fare you paid. the accrued miles may expire after certain number of years if you have no activity in your account over an extended period of time.
being a 'Frequent Flyer' membership fetches you certain privileges and perks depending on the level of your membership which depends on the number of miles in your account. the gold/platinum/silver/bronze status have their own perks.
these days, airlines have teamed up with different banks and merchants which give you extra miles whenever you use one of their partner's services like hotel stays, car rentals, gas purchases and shopping in certain designated stores.
some of the airline perks may include checking in at first class queue check-in counters, extra free baggage allowance, permission to use their 'Lounges' at various airports, free upgrades or upgrades using Frequent Flyer points.
in North America barely 15 K miles can get you a short-haul free flight.