She said the site earned revenue from referral fees for various financial products pitched to users — for instance, by suggesting a credit card that can help a frequent traveler maximize travel rewards.
However, according to the company, the Travel Rewards scheme is better for irregular travellers, while the BA Executive Club is better suited to frequent flyers, offering benefits such as free airport lounge access for members in certain tiers.
According to Brian Kelly, aka The Points Guy, travelers can maximize new credit card incentives for travel rewards like complimentary hotel points and frequent flier miles.
In late 2011, Discover made a play for the wallets of frequent travelers by eliminating foreign transaction fees and ramping up its travel rewards cards.
Last month, American Express introduced a travel rewards card — the Blue Sky Preferred Credit Card — that offers travelers an annual $100 allowance to cover checked baggage, in-flight meals, entertainment or Wi-Fi purchases, and other fees on any airline.
Travel rewards can count as a taxable fringe benefit.
Other travel rewards cards that earn accolades are also awarding points instead of miles.
Lifehacker's Alan Henry lists the best credit cards for travel rewards.
The main Avios "Travel Rewards", British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus points are all called Avios.
IF YOU WANT TRAVEL REWARDS: Airline frequent-flier cards are still popular and remain the best credit card deal going for certain consumers.
The ThankYou loyalty program lets holders of Citi credit cards and checking accounts accumulate points and redeem them for travel rewards or merchandise (there also are options to earn bonus points, say for shopping at certain retailers).
