The article discusses the author's experience with using credit cards to accumulate travel rewards and save money on travel. Over the past year, the author saved about $20,000 by utilizing points and miles from credit card spending, mainly through new sign-up bonuses and strategically using multiple cards for different purchases. The author emphasizes the importance of knowing which card to use for various transactions and prefers booking directly with travel providers to avoid complications. Overall, the author highlights effective strategies for maximizing travel rewards with minimal stress.
Many travel credit cards give users one mile per dollar spent. A few are more generous and give cardholders one and a half or two points or miles per dollar. This can add up through regular spending, but using multipliers helps me accrue miles more quickly.
I’ve started using other techniques to keep quickly racking up points and miles that’ll help me continue traveling. I use points multipliers strategically.
Over the past year alone, I saved about $20,000 in travel costs by strategically earning and using points and miles.
I've found that the best way to quickly earn them is by opening new credit cards with generous sign-up bonuses.
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