Southwest Rapid Rewards VISA Card

I love the Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa card. In fact, more than half of my flights each year are free because of it! Using the credit card, in tandem with learning to make the most of earnings through Rapid Rewards Shopping and partner sites, will have you well on your way to Companion Pass in your first year. That means name someone to fly free with you for an entire year! But make sure you wait for the 50,000 point sign up bonus they run a couple times each year.

Rocketmiles

Rocket Miles is a major point earner. I link up my Rapid Rewards account to further feed the point fuel there, but they have a lot of options for frequent flyer and loyalty accounts you can use. It’s simple. Use it to book your hotel, and rack up the points. I got 21,000 Rapid Rewards points from a 2 night in a Times Square Hilton last year! And you can get 1,000 bonus points right off the bat if you click through here.

Rapid Rewards Shopping Portal

Earn Southwest Rapid Rewards points on everyday purchases. Use the Rapid Rewards shopping portal to shop for what you already plan on buying, through sites that give bonus points per dollar, and fast track your way to Southwest Companion Pass.

Delta Skymiles Platinum AMEX

Earn 70,000 miles (and 10,000 MQM’s) after you spend $3,000 in your first 3 months. An example of what 70,000 miles gets you? A free ticket to Australia! Not to mention a free checked bag and priority boarding every time you fly Delta. In addition, earn a $100 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.

Lyft + Skymiles

Earn 1 mile for every $1 on every ride, and 3 miles per every $1 on airport rides when you link your Delta Skymiles account with your Lyft profile. Easy points!

Mobile Passport

Global Entry is good. Mobile Passport (where accepted) is better. And free. Frequent international travelers can breeze through customs with this simple app.

Cards for Travel

See the world on a budget. Earn free flights with airline credit card mileage bonuses.

Service

Get paid for cancelled or delayed flights. Service monitors flight itineraries in your inbox, pursues compensation from the airline if it detects a delayed or cancelled flight, and even finds past flights you should have been paid for.

Air Help

Claim compensation for your flight delay or cancellation. Flight delays happen, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept them.