How Credit Cards Can Help You Travel

First Published Date: April 3, 2016

ve been working on “Credit Card Hacks: What Credit Card Companies Don’t Want You to Know”, today I will talk about one of the many secrets this book reveals. One of the most overlooked credit card features is free or partially-free travel.

Most consumers shy away from taking full benefit of their credit cards due to a misunderstanding or lack of knowledge in terms of what credit cards can do for us. However, one of the most lucrative benefits credit cards offer is that they can make it possible to travel for free or partially free.

As I write this article today, I am getting ready for my next trip to Myrtle Beach in three weeks. If I had to pay for this trip fully, my estimate is that it would cost approx. $1,800. But because I am flying and staying in expensive resorts partially on points, the cost will be about a couple hundred dollars at most.

No, this is not a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I made it possible by accumulating points year after year. I travel each year paying very little because of the points my credit cards offer and this is what I will discuss in one full chapter in Credit Card Hacks.

To explain in brief, travelling for free or partially free is possible because of the sign-up bonus various travel credit cards offer and there are many other ways rewards points can accumulate faster. The only drawback to travelling for free or partially free is that you have to master various hotel and flight rewards programs.

I have discussed in great detail how to use various travel credit cards to accumulate points and make your dreams to travel and see the world come true in a way that would not have been possible otherwise. Stay tuned for Credit Card Hacks, which is expected to be out this year.

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