Use Your Airlines Credit Card To Help Pay For Your Honeymoon

Want to earn free airline tickets and possibly hotel accommodations for your honeymoon? Some careful research and planning with the use of Visa, Master Card or American Express Airlines Credit Cards can reap some terrific rewards.

Which Airline Credit Cards To Choose?

When deciding which airlines credit cards to apply for online consider:
 - Does the airline fly from my closest major airport?

 - Which will have the least strings attached in obtaining miles?

 - What are the annual fees associated with the miles deal?

Airline Issued

These are the cards issued through the airline and miles are used only on that carrier. If the airline flies from your local airport and to your honeymoon destination, this may be the best way to go.  All major airlines like Southwest, United, Continental, American Airlines and British Airways offer credit cards deals.

Bank Issued

These cards are issued by various banks. You have more flexibility with some bank deals because they may allow you to use miles earned with their cards on several different airlines.  Banks such as Bank One, Wachovia and Chase all have airline mileage program offers.

Fees and Interest Rates

The benefits associated with airline miles do carry a price. Airline credit cards generally charge an annual fee ranging from about $19 at best to as high as $85. Those offering airline miles will usually have higher interest rates than those zero percent credit card offers.  Weigh the benefits of free honeymoon travel with the associated costs to decide if it is cost effective for you.

Bonus Tips Related To Honeymoon Travel

- Look for Visa, Master Card and American Express airline credit cards that give bonus miles just for signing up. You can get as many as 15,000 miles from some credit cards.

- Use airline credit cards that give bonus miles for transferring balances from your other credit cards. Some will give 1 mile for each dollar transferred.

- Some banks will pay double miles if you shop with certain affiliated vendors. Look for wedding and honeymoon related vendors (like hotels and car rental companies) and shop there to earn additional miles!

- Pay for all possible wedding related expenses and earn miles for each dollar spent. Even if you have the cash savings available, use the credit card to earn miles and immediately mail a check to pay down the card.