Ya gotta have goals. Start small, like setting the goal of taking a nice free vacation somewhere you have always wanted to go. Then research who goes there, what programs they offer, what cards are associated with the programs and what promotions the cards and programs offer.
After that you can set your goals higher. Maybe even to global world (flight) domination like a few of us on the board.
Just start small and learn the game before you take on dozens of credit cards, dozens of airlines, stack up countries visited like cordwood and turn the tables on The Spanish Inquisition.
PS, I have always found it more important to determine who goes where you want to go, than who leaves from your homeport. Easier to grab a connector flight to your hub than to limit yourself to where your local carrier flys.
Originally Posted by
bartman9
I am kind of new to the points game. Been pretty random up until recently when I decided I want to travel more and not pay for it.
It seems like most people are like me and have several credit cards the deposit points into different programs. My question is how do you decide what credit card to use? Do you have an plan in mind to use your points and then just use the appropriate cards to obtain them? I would love to hear everyones strategies on this.
Thanks,
Dave