Offering frequent flyer miles is a credit card companies' way of getting their card holders to be long term and use them often. After all it tales a long time to accumulate enough miles to go on vacation. When you do get enough miles you need to make sure that you get the trip you want. The class you want, the destination you want, the seat you like. The best way to do this is make sure that the card don't have any restrictions

Before you apply for every card you with frequent flyer miles you can find, there are the things, you should take a look at. Many cards offer bonus miles just for signing up and making a first purchase, its about 10,000 - 20,000 miles. You should look for cards that give you at least a mile for every dollar you spend, but some could give you 2 or even 10 miles for every dollar. Pay close attention to the annual fee. Many credit card companies offer cards with no annual fee but only for the first year. Be aware that, next year you could get stuck with $75 or $95 charge only for the right of collecting these miles. Many credit card companies tell you what the maximum number of points that you can accumulate, so if you are a frequent flyer you want that number to be high and you want to apply for the ones that fit your travel schedule. The more you travel the more you want the maximum point to be. You also need to make sure that credit card company will not take off miles you collecting if you stop using your card. Some companies do this and that is really unfair. You need to make sure that your bank will let you choose any airline and any time to travel. You don't need to be restricted just to one airline.

Frequent flyer credit cards have some pro's and con's: for example you can use your miles not only for a airline ticket, but to rent a car or pay for the hotel, but in many cases you need to pay a booking fee and frequent flyer miles don't cover children's tickets, so if you are planning a family vacation, aware to pay cash for your kids.

The best way to find the right credit card is to go online on a credit card comparison site and compare cards side by side. It is also best to apply online for the ones you like. Don't worry the process is confidential and your information will not be sold. You will be able to get a response within 2 minutes, so that you know if you are approved or rejected in order to apply for another card in the event you get turned down.