Top 10 Frequent Flyer Miles Credit Cards

Below is a list of the top ten credit cards that can generate ultimate frequent flyer miles for you or your business travel starting out with American Airlines AAdvantage program's plastic that will earn you a trip fast with 30,000 bonus miles. Some of our top cards are selected because they offer travel rewards without having to be restricted to a certain airline.  In generating this list of top travel cards we looked at the annual fees, foreign transaction fees, free bags checked fee-free, amount of bonus travel points or miles earned, blackout dates, and concierge services provided by the cardholders. The end-of-the-year is closing in on us and you better get your elite status soon with these airline cards and find out your fastest ways to free flights.

Chase has a few new cards that stick out when it comes to travel rewards but one that really stood out is the Chase Sapphire(SM).  The Chase Freedom(SM) MasterCard is also a great travel companion to have earning rebates in certain categories.

Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

30,000 bonus miles when you spend $500 on the Card in the first three months from account opening - good for a free flight! $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95 Check your first bag FREE - for up to 9 people on your reservation - on every Delta flight  Earn DOUBLE miles on qualifying flights - 1 mile per eligible dollar on everything else NEW - Priority Boarding and 20% In-Flight Savings

Chase Sapphire® Preferred Card
Earn 50,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months - that's $625 toward travel! 2 points per dollar spent on travel and dining & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases. Use 20% fewer points when you redeem for travel. Just book your flight, cruise, or other travel through Ultimate Rewards(SM) No foreign transaction fees Earn a 7% annual points dividend - even on points already redeemed Transfer points you've earned to participating frequent traveler programs at a 1:1 value 24/7 direct access to expert service advisors (No voice recording) No Annual Fee for your first year - A $95 value	or Apply for the version with No Annual Fee that gives you 25k bonus points
Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard®
Earn 30,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles after $750 in purchases within the first 4 months of cardmembership*  more than enough for a round-trip domestic flight award* Earn an additional 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after $5,000 in purchases during the first 6 months of cardmembership* Receive a one-time $100 statement credit for the first eligible American Airlines purchase you make within the first 12 months of cardmembership* $85 annual fee waived for the first 12 months*

FREE Flight from Southwest Airlines - Now with AirTrans they have more Atlanta coverage. Who needs First Class when you can fly for free? Southwest also just changed up their rewards program to make it easier to fly free and miles never expiring.

Citi Thank You Premier offering 50,000 bonus ThankYou Points

Starwood Preferred Guest - My favorite travel related credit card. This is a hotel rewards card that gives you a bonus when you transfer miles to airlines at a 1:1 ratio. No annual fee the first year. 30,000 Bonus Miles/Points offer.

Continental OnePass - Great way to save on the checked bag fees.

Delta Skymiles - One of the most popular frequent flyer programs offers a first year no annual fee card. Delta has recently came out of bankruptcy, merged with Northwest Airlines and changed its image with a new logo and hot credit card offering. Now offering 30,000 bonus miles.

United Mileage Plus Signature Visa

British Airways Visa could easily be our #1 card right now because of their 100,000 mile bonus which can be used as AAdvantage miles. You also score another huge benefit with this card being that you have NO Foreign Transaction fees.

You may also consider the Citi Premier Pass. Another favorite pick for a frequent flyer miles card is the Citi Premier Pass.  The Premier Pass gives you two cards to pick from but both of them give you miles on air travel plus miles on dollars spent using the card.  The merchandise rewards or cash credit to your account start as low as 1,000 points. Roundtrip air travel rewards start at just 25,000 points and there are no blackout dates.  With the Citi Premier Pass you can earn up to 100,000 points per calendar year; 50,000 of which can be Flight Points (miles flown). Venture Rewards from Capital One offers double miles cash back with easy redemption. The above cards are the best from all of the cards we recently reviewed. 

Additional Frequent Miles Cards to help your travel needs in 2011 include Escape by Discover Card and the Premier Gold Card where you can Earn Triple with airline purchases with this card from American Express with any airline. No annual fee for the first year.. The Escape gives you plenty of miles but does come with an annual fee. If you wish to apply for a Discover Card that gives you miles with no annual fee then try this card. Other Airline Frequent Flyer miles cards not listed in the top ten including National & International air rewards credit cards:

• See why AirTran Airways (recently taken over by Southwest) Ranked #1 in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating report and how you can benefit with their rewards program.
• HSBC Fly Rewards - No Annual Fee and choose between flyer miles or cash rewards. 0% APR offer associated with this card. Fly any airline.
• Jet Blue Airlines - The airline known for the Jet Setting experience has a credit card offered by American Express. Jet Blue has been a J.D Power choice for consumer excellence in the past.
• Alaska Airlines - Increased to 20,000 miles!
• Virgin Atlantic - Earn more Flying Club miles for TransAtlantic get-a-ways.
• Asiana Visa
• Hawaiian Airlines
• US Airways Dividend Miles
• Free Spirit rewards from the low cost airlines

Are you a student? There are a few cards that offer miles for those enrolled in college.

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