I want to understand how to use CC points towards travel, especially the more I read.
It seems my wife and I always end up traveling on US Air. It takes us to family in NC, and our favorite getaway point, Brazil. Am I doing it right if I get a US Airways Premier World MasterCard for an annual $89 fee, and run our expenses through it? Or is it not that simple, and there's a better way (or better card) to do this?
From US Airways literature on this particular card:
Benefits:
• Redeem flights for 5,000 fewer miles
• Earn 2 miles for every $1 you spend on US Airways purchases and 1 mile for every $1 you spend everywhere else
• Annual companion ticket good for up to 2 companion tickets at $99 each, plus taxes and fees
• Zone 2 boarding and First Class check-in
Miles redemption table:
http://www.usairways.com/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_2AF908624E81DDC618E6793ECB7E3C7865D60000/filename/oneworldawardtravel.pdf(25,000 miles to travel to continental US and 60,000 miles to travel to South America)Fees:
Call center award ticketing fee* $30 domestic U.S/Canada, $40 all other regions
Award travel reissue/redeposit fee* $150
Quick ticketing fee**
(applies to award tickets booked within 21 days of departure) $75
Paper ticket $50
Mileage preservation fee $9
Reactivation fee $10 - $400 depending on the number of miles
Award processing fee** $25 U.S. (excluding Hawaii) and Canada, $35 Mexico and the Caribbean, $50 Hawaii and all other destinations
*Fee does not apply to Chairman's Preferred members.
**Fee does not apply to Gold, Platinum and Chairman's Preferred members.