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Feature: Converting Credit Card Reward Points Into Free Flights

Feature: Converting Credit Card Reward Points Into Free Flights

An impassioned plea, sent weeks ago to our tips box. A certain level of confused hysteria is evident. “If I have a credit card with reward points, should I convert them into miles? When? How to tell whether I’m getting a good rate? Help!”

What’s Your Favorite Rewards Program?

Reader Rik P. wants to know about your favorite rewards programs:

I think it would be useful to poll folks on how they feel about the various credit card reward programs out there. My girlfriend has been using one of those frequent flyer mile credit cards and has yet to earn anything close to a free trip, despite three years of charging.