Top 6 Frequent Flyer Miles Credit Cards

Below is a list of the credit cards that can generate ultimate frequent flyer miles for you or your business.  You may have noticed that we changed this page to show you the best cards including the cards that are not airline branded cards.  Our top two cards are great because they offer travel rewards without having to be restricted to a certain airline.  In generating this list of top cards we looked at the amount of the annual fee, 0% offers, amount of bonus travel points or miles earned, blackout dates, and concierge services provided by the cardholders.  The Value Miles Platinum Visa Card gives you the rewards and choice you need to get away. Choose your travel dates to anywhere in the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, South America or Asia with no blackout dates.  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).  Here is our list of the top ten airline frequent flyer miles cards:

Popular Card: Miles by Discover® Card
Book any travel, anytime with no blackout dates or restrictions Double Miles on up to $3,000 in travel and restaurant purchases each year 1 Mile for every $1 on all your other purchases Unlimited Miles that never expire as long as you use your card Redeem for travel credits to your account, gift cards from any of our 90 brand-name Partners or cash starting at just 1,000 Miles	No Annual Fee

2. 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.

3. Premier Gold Card - Earn Triple with airline purchases with this card from American Express with any airline. No annual fee for the first year.

4.  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.

5. Citi Premier Pass - Elite version of this card.

6. American Airlines - No Annual Fee for the first year and 15,000 bonus frequent flyer miles. OneWorld alliance partnership with popular internation carriers.

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

Additional Frequent Miles Cards to help your travel needs in 2009-

Escape by Discover Card - a new card that gives you plenty of miles although it does come with an annual fee.

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 - This is a newer Airlines Credit Card from American Express. A J.D Power choice for consumer excellence.

Alaska Airlines - Increased to 20,000 miles!

Virgin Atlantic - Earn more Flying Club miles for TransAtlantic get-a-ways.

Northwest Airlines - Emerald Club membership, 15% off at National Car Rental, Earn up to 20,000 Worldperk Elite Qualifying Miles and VIP Perks

Other Airline Frequent Flyer miles cards not listed in the top 6:

National & International Air Rewards Credit Cards: Continental Onepass - top rated in J.D. Power | Regional Carriers: Southwest Airlines | Asiana Visa | Hawaiian Airlines | Airline Mergers | United Mileage Plus | US Airways Dividend Miles | Worldperks vs. Flexperks

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

Thinking about traveling? Learn about traveling with a weak dollar and how exchange fees can add up when overseas. Also, find out how traveling abroad can be easier with your expenses mapped out on an American Express card. You may also consider the British Airways Visa.

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