Best airline point cc for overseas flights

[4HOLIDAYS]

I would like to get a cc that rewards airline points that can be used for overseas flights. It would be used for everything and paid off each month to rack up the miles.

We would like to go to Europe but the flights seem to be such a huge expense.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[tourguide81]

We've gotten great rewards w/ the British Airways visa when they are are doing one of their good promotions.

http://thepointsguy.com/card-details/218528/

Right now I think it's 50,000 points for a bonus but sometimes it is as high as 100,000.

 

[wekhogan]

Yes, but definitely look at the airline's policy before you pick a card - some airlines charge fuel surcharges on rewards flights that are very high.

I like View From The Wing - and this is a recent article where best credit cards are listed: http://boardingarea.com/viewfromthewing/best-credit-card-offers/

 

[GAN]

We're heading to London/Paris this year and flights are pretty high these days, so I feel your pain. We have a Delta/AMEX card that we use, but the benefits aren't that great and it comes with one-year no fee -then $99/year following. So it's not the first card I pull out of my wallet, but I use it on anything I wouldn't normally get 2x points on ...for those purchases we use the Disney Visa. If we get a free plane ticket -fine, but we're really not chasing one. I still think you're better off just using a card that will provide the most benefit, and buying your airfare on your own. Some of the "free" flights generally have fees and flight restrictions -or we've also had situations where it was less to buy (2) tickets from another airline than it would have been to use (1) free ticket and buy the other. It's a game and you really need to do the math!

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Check out this thread here on the same topic:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3224714