Some of us use credit cards quite often. We use them for business purposes, personal purposes, emergencies, as well as other things. But did you know that by using certain credit cards you can actually receive rewards back on your purchases!?! Who knows, you might own one of these cards already and you didn't even realize all the cool stuff you could be doing with it! In most cases the rewards you receive come in points. When you get enough points you can spend the points on things like airline tickets, travel arrangements such as hotels and motels, gas and even receive actual cash back! This is definitely something you are going to want to look into, especially if you use your credit card pretty often because that's the whole reason for even having the rewards credit cards!
A few years back I ended up getting a Blue from American Express mainly because it had really good stats but also because it's a rewards card. This one incidentally allows you to earn point that can be redeemed for gift cards, travel, merchandise, and entertainment purposes. Another one I always liked was the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card which allows you to earn up to 25,000 StarPoints for X amount of nights at Starwood hotels. There are many different rewards credit cards that could definitely pique your interest, for example:
Hilton HHonors Platinum -
- Earn up to 50,000 HHonors bonus points when you get the Card
- No Annual Fee
- Receive 5 HHonors bonus points for each dollar spent at Hilton Family hotels including Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn and more and for eligible purchases at supermarkets, drugstores, gas stations and more
- Get 3 HHonors bonus points for each eligible dollar you spend everywhere else
- No Blackout dates
BP Visa Rewards Card -
- Double Rebates for two months
- 5% rebates on all participating BP location purchases
- 2% rebates on all eligible travel and dining purchases
- 1% rebate on all other eligible purchases
- No limit on rebates
- No annual fee
There are also other cards made just for certain airlines such as Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, etc. These will allow you to use major manufacturers such as Visa, Discover and MasterCard but also receive rewards back from the airline company attached to the card. So, if you have a Delta card, then you could receive a certain amount of money off on your tickets or even receive free tickets! These types of cards are obviously for people that want to travel or travel a lot. After all what's the purpose of accumulating 50,000 points for 6 free tickets if you are never going to use them!
