article_snippet.sent: How To Fly For Free and
article_snippet.sent: Stock up flyer miles through credit cards .
article_snippet.sent: American 28-year-old Scott Keyes recommends credit cards are the best way to go if you want to quickly and easily rack up frequent flyer miles, which you can then use to take free flights.
article_snippet.sent: (Unfortunately, this is mostly true for American travellers; European credit cards and elsewhere tend to offer fairly meagre perks.)
article_snippet.sent: As long as you can handle credit responsibly and treat your credit card like a debit card, you can work towards a surprising amount of free travel.
article_snippet.sent: So right now, the best three are American Airlines' Citi Platinum card, the United MileagePlus Explorer card, and British Airways Visa Signature card, each of which offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 miles.
article_snippet.sent: (For complicated reasons, I probably like the BA card the best, because if you're flying less than 650 miles, 50,000 miles will get you as many as 11 free flights.)
article_snippet.sent: Fly on the cheapest days of the week .
article_snippet.sent: You can also sign up to receive emails from the savvy traveller himself for deals the savvy traveller himself comes across.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tips include savvy use of credit cards, knowing when to book, and planning the destination after selecting the flights on offer .