HELLLLLP!!! Best Air miles or Avios card

Danp_2

Hi peoples,

I am a frequent short haul flier, flying minimum twice a month around Europe. I have never used a credit card before but it is becoming far more frequent where hotels & car hire companies are insisting on it. Can anyone give me a definitive card I should get to optimise Air Miles or Avios? I am soooooo lost in sea of credit confusion.

Thanks in advance folks.

exel1966

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cards/airline-credit-cards

Ben8282

Love to know how, as a frequent short haul flyer, you book your flights without a card and how, up until today, you have always managed to check into hotels and rent cars without one.

Danp_2

No need for the sarcasm, I have always used a Business Visa Debit card.

pickpocketlocket

Who do you normally fly with?

Danp_2

I try to fly BA/one world and collect Avios but as I see it, air miles are air miles and I may as well maximise on them.

pickpocketlocket

Danp wrote: »

I try to fly BA/one world and collect Avios but as I see it, air miles are air miles and I may as well maximise on them.

Air miles are not all equal! You need to stick to one group. So your options are BMI, AMEX, BA or Avios.

Danp_2

OK, this is where I am getting lost in sea of credit cards! Who is best to go with? Who gives me the best return?

Ben8282

Danp wrote: »

No need for the sarcasm, I have always used a Business Visa Debit card.

But you find hotels and car rental companies are refusing to accept it and now requesting a credit card? Odd.

exel1966

Danp wrote: »

OK, this is where I am getting lost in sea of credit cards! Who is best to go with? Who gives me the best return?

Have you actually looked at the link I provided earlier ?

Danp_2

Hi exel1966, I did have a look but not knowing anything about credit cards I'm still a little confused. There must be one card that is better than the others for what I want (maximum miles in the air in return for spending on that card)?

@ Ben8282, you really are a horrible person, the idea behind a public forum is; members of the public ask questions and helpful people respond with sensible advise. You know know nothing of me and I would be grateful if you didn't offer up any more pearls of your obvious limited wisdom of life. Either that or your boyfriend isn't "putting out" this week.