Welcome to FT Anna,

What part of travel do you find least feasible, i.e. Is it the flight costs, hotel costs or something else entirely?

To get started learning about miles/points you should start reading about the airports in your area and what airlines are based out of them. Finding which airlines have a strong presence in your airports and to destinations you are interested in will tell you which frequent flyer programs you should begin to learn about first. Read the Newbie Guide and FAQ's in the programs dedicated FT thread and start discussing how to leverage that program.

Start learning about affordable travel as well. You do not need points to make travel student budget friendly. There are great sites like ita matrix, hipmunk, kayak, priceline and hostels.com that can get you to and start enjoying a destination.

I can completely relate with feeling helpless to satiate your need to travel while being on a tight college budget ( I am still with you). But being a college student also affords us discounts on many travel related items and access to budget travel options that become a bit less tolerable as the years pass. I would not write-off the power of student discounts.

Points and miles are nice but they are not always the best option. When you are ready to get started with credit card offers you should research how credit scores work and what goes into them. You can get free access to your credit report and estimates of your credit score from various wesbites offered by previous posters.

If you do not yet have a line of credit you should start with a student card and build up your credit history before applying for these offers you see listed here. Your credit score needs to be guarded dearly while leveraging its power to get you 100,000s of points/miles.

Good Luck with your travel plans.