<prompt> Human: I have an okay credit now; about a 9 year credit history on my oldest account, which is a student loan. When I was younger and dumb I did have a charge off of a small credit card account 750 dollars, I know its facepalm-worthy but other than that the only things on my account are my student loans which are all in good standing; one of which is paid off in full. Im still in school so all of the loans are currently deferred.Ive recently become interested in traveling and was thinking it may be a good idea to look for a card that allows me to get airline miles. My thought is that I could put my every day expenses on it gas, groceries, gym and cell phone bill, etc. and pay it off every month. This way Id be getting benefits from purchases Im already making.Is this a good idea? If so, does anyone have recommendations about how to choose a card when the purpose is the miles?  <response>: This is a complex topic to address.First, can you pay your tuition by credit cards and will they charge an additional amount to do so? Next, what are your travel plans? Do you have a date, place set in mind?Chase Sapphire PreferredOne strategy is by getting the chase sapphire preferred card and spending 3000 easy if you are paying your tuition fees and getting 400 -500 equivalent dollars that can go towards your travel budget.A lot of people use this in conjunction with the chase freedom. The disadvantage is theres an annual fee waived the first year which may not be worthwhile for you unless you spend a significant amount of money.Most people will cancel or change the product to the no annual fee sapphire or freedom once they have the bonus and used it.Airline branded credit cardsAirline cards have a few perks, however I somewhat disagree with cthulubread regarding using whatever card that associate with the airline you choose. It limits your options to just one carrier when you can research other airlines prices as well as losing the flexibility to switch to a cheaper carrier.That said, there are awesome sign up bonus from airline cards, in particularly, the British airways and the southwest card. Google them.Hotel stays - IHG Master CardThe next issue is hotel stays, you would want to figure out what sort of hotels you want to stay at. I would highly recommend the IHG MasterCard with an annual fee of 49 dollars. If you spend 1000 you can get a significant sign up bonus, but most importantly, the IHG card gives you an annual certificate for a free night stay at any IHG hotel in its portfolio which can be a significantly price range.Lastly, I would look into cash back...Sallie Mae MastercardAn excellent card for your purpose is the Sallie Mae card that gives you 5 back on gas and groceries up to 250 per month and 5 on bookstore including amazon up to 750. The best thing about this: you can use the rewards to pay off Sallie Mae loans.Discover ITI would also recommend the Discover It card for their shop discover portal. You can get 5 off on purchases from groupon, living social, Hotwire, hotels.com as well as other retailers. It also has 5 off rotating categories.Chase FreedomAs I mentioned earlier on most people use the Chase Sapphire Preferred with the Freedom. By itself, the Chase Freedom card is still a wonderful card due to having no annual fee as well as the 5 rotating categories. Fidelity American ExpressThe Fidelity Amex is a very remarkable option. You can find an application for a 75 dollar bonus after 500 spend and you get 2 off every purchase. You can open a cash management account but it is uses american express so there arent a few retailers that accept it. Just for comparison sake, you need to spend at least 40,000 on the Barclay card arrival world elite card to match the fidelity amex.Other notable mentionsStarwood Preferred Guest Amex, Do your own researchAnyway, I suggest you think long and hard about your spending habits and what you hope to obtain from this. I suggest you start off slow by picking one or two cards if you can get accepted and build from that.Notable resourcesGood resources are frugaltravelguy, the points guy, million mile secrets, myfico forums and flyer talk forums.Also rchurning 