Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Homebase: CAE - Formerly, YUL
Programs: US CP, UA, HH Gold, Marriott Plat, DL, AA, CO, ++
Posts: 2,188
I had a hard time understanding your questions but I'll try to answer...
Most traditional mileage cards give you one frequent flyer mile per dollar spent (this is general and not 100% true - specific charges may give you more than 1 FF mile).
Most airline companies now want 25k miles for a roundtrip ticket to any US destination. However, it's become a LOT more difficult to get a r/t ticket on the dates you REALLY want, and often times it will cost you 50k FF miles to get that ticket.
As such... There are a quite a few people that have converted to the "No Hassle" type of credit cards, which in essence, save up some dollar value to allow you to purchase a plane ticket on any airline.
JP