Airline Miles Reward Cards

These airline mileage credit cards earn you valuable mileage with the frequent flyer or frequent guest program of your choice while you spend money on travel and other purchases.

Airline cards let you combine miles from purchases with those you accumulate by flying. This helps infrequent flyers earn a free ticket. If you are not loyal to a particular airline, consider a "points" card, which lets you accumulate discounts on any airline.

Miles by Discover® Card

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee 0%* 6 Months* 10.99%* None* A Miles card with no annual fee! No blackout dates Double Miles on food and travel, up to $3,000 each year 1 Mile for every $1 you spend Unlimited Miles while your account is active 0% Intro APR*

Blue Sky from American Express®

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee 0%* Up to 12 Months* As Low As 8.99%* None* No annual fee and 0% intro APR for up to 12 months Earn 1 point for every dollar you spend Points good on any airline, hotel, car rental and more. No blackout dates or travel restrictions Express Approval. Get a decision in less than 60 seconds.

JetBlue Card from American Express

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee N/A* N/A* 14.99%* $40* Get 50 TrueBlue® points after your first purchase - that's half way to an award flight! TrueBlue points don't expire. Earn one Award Dollar for virtually every dollar you spend Earn Double Award Dollars on entertainment, leisure, travel and dining 200 Award Dollars = 1 TrueBlue point and 100 TrueBlue points = one round trip flight Express Approval. Get a decision in less than 60 seconds.

Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee N/A* N/A* 14.99%* $95* Earn up to 17,500 bonus SkyMiles®  - 15,000 bonus miles after your first purchase with the Card and 2,500 bonus miles for an Additional Cardmember Always Double Miles® on eligible everyday purchases and all Delta purchases One mile for every other eligible dollar spent Pay with Miles: Pay for all or part of your flight with miles – and put the rest on your Card No annual fee for the first year, then $95: $45 if you are a qualified American Express Cardmember Express Approval. Get a decision in less than 60 seconds.

Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee N/A* N/A* 14.99%* $95* Save a total of $250 off Delta flights. Earn 20,000 miles upon your first purchase on the Card. Sign up for two Additional Cards and earn 5,000 bonus miles. Earn up to 30,000 Bonus Miles in your first year Now you can redeem your miles for any Delta seat, any time at Delta.com. Pay with Miles is an exclusive new benefit for Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Cardmembers that goes above and beyond to help ensure that your miles work the way you want them to Pay for all or part of your fare with miles and put the rest on your Card; start redeeming at just 10,000 miles Save 5% on all Delta flights with your Card One Delta mile for virtually every dollar you spend No annual fee for the first year - a savings of $95 No annual fee for Additional Cards Save 3-25% on business purchases at companies like FedEx®, Hertz®, and more.

Chase TravelPlus Visa® Card

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee 0%* 12 Months* 14.99%* None*   Earn 2 miles per $1 on travel purchases Earn 1 mile per $1 on all other purchases Annual rewards fee of $29 Redeem for airline tickets, cash, gift cards and more! Intro 0% Fixed APR for up to 12 months

Discover® Business Miles Card

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee 0%* 12 Months - P* 13.99%* None* 0% Intro APR for 12 months on purchases and 3.9% intro APR for 6 months on balance transfers 12,000 Bonus Miles* Earn 5 to 20% Cashback Bonus at top retailers through Discover’s exclusive online shopping site No annual fee Earn Double Miles on travel and gas* Travel with no restrictions – book any airline, any date, any seat

The WorldPerks® Visa®

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee N/A* N/A* 14.75%* $55 or $90* One-time Enrollment Bonus Redeem up to two award tickets a year for as little as 19,000 miles each Double Miles for purchases direct from Northwest Airlines® No preset spending limit No cap on miles you earn Redeem 10,000 miles for $100 off a Northwest Airlines ticket — up to six times a year Get a Free Day on a 3-day weekend rental from National Car Rental®, plus up to 15% savings and a complimentary Emerald Club® membership Enjoy VIP perks at the world's best hotels, resorts, villas and cruises with complimentary membership in the Hideaways Aficionado™ Club (a $135/year value)

JetBlue Business Credit Card from American Express

Intro APR Intro Period Regular APR Annual Fee N/A* N/A* 14.99%* $40* Exclusive benefit for JetBlue Business Cardmembers: 5% savings on JetBlue® flights purchased with your Card 50 TrueBlue® points, worth 1/2 of a roundtrip flight, after your first purchase Earn 1 Award Dollar for virtually every dollar you spend Earn double Award Dollars on JetBlue purchases, gas, wireless phone charges, and more Save 3-25% on business purchases at companies like FedEx®, Hertz®, and more. Your TrueBlue® points do not expire when you use your Card* Protection when you travel: Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance, Baggage Insurance, and more*

You can use frequent flyer miles to earn free flights and upgrades. Many credit card companies offer frequent flyer miles as incentives. Airline miles credit cards, sometimes referred to as affinity cards, are linked to specific airline frequent flyer programs. For example, continental has its Citi Platinum card. Airline companies want to retain most frequent customers by rewarding them for their loyalty. For every dollar charged, the cardholder earns one mile.

Annual fees for these cards tend to be somewhat higher than for comparable non-mileage cards--in the $25 - $125 range, depending on whether you opt for the regular, gold or platinum versions. And APRs (annual percentage rates) are also higher than those of their non-mileage-earning counterparts, typically falling into a fairly narrow (and high) 15% - 18% range.

If you conscientiously focus your mileage-earning in a single program, it makes perfect sense to make that program's card your everyday plastic of choice. In order to add value to the cards, airlines and their card partners routinely offer special promotions allowing cardholders to earn bonus miles for various transactions.

Before signing up for a card, be sure to examine your spending and travel habits. Airline cards let you combine miles from purchases with those you accumulate by flying. This helps infrequent flyers earn a free ticket. If you are not loyal to a particular airline, consider a "points" card, which lets you accumulate discounts on any airline. All-in-one cards, which give you multiple ways to cash in points, may be your best bet if you think your points could expire (in, say, three years) before you have enough for a free ticket.