Flights are expensive; depending on how far from home you venture, they will often be the most expensive part of your holiday. If you are creative with how you pay for your flights you can save a bit of money or at least earn some rewards for other things!
With your credit card:
Paying for flights with your credit card is one of the easiest ways to pay for flights. Almost everyone over the age of 18 these days has a credit card for online shopping, so there’s nothing extra to set up. Booking flights on your credit card can be really great because many credit card companies offer free travel insurance for flights booked with their cards. Other credit card companies offer specific rewards for dollars spend on credit cards that you can then redeem for gifts, travel vouchers or shopping vouchers. If you’re planning to spend a substantial amount of money on flights it can be a good idea to call into your bank and see what benefits they can offer you.
Pay for your flights with airpoints:
Airpoints are accumulated when you fly with certain airlines. You have to be a member of the airpoints system in order to collect the airports, which often costs a registration fee. If you fly regularly with the same airline career or are planning a long haul journey it can be a good idea to look into airpoints. Round the world flights often accumulate enough airpoints for a domestic flight or a flight within Europe. Free flights are the best flights so make sure you look into whether joining a frequent flyer program will offer you any long term benefits.
Pay for your flights with a loyalty program:
There are numerous loyalty programs that offer rewards for spending money. Simply swipe the card and collect points which you can them redeem for numerous travel related things such as flights, accommodation, car hire, Eurostar and so on. Different countries have different loyalty programs. One of the most popular is Avios, which allows you to easily spend points earned on almost anything travel related! Turn your everyday purchases into travel with Avios, allowing you to free up money to spend on more trips or other essentials.
What is your favourite way to pay for your flights? Do you have any tips for keeping the costs of flights down?
I’ve written a guide to finding cheap flights that you might find helpful!
