I have a friend who now pays all of his taxes through a credit card and uses the airmiles for lots of travel. I'd sure like to subsidize my African trips this way. His card is good (he says) for any airline at any time. Anybody on the forum ever do this? Thanks John W

I pay for EVERYTHING with my credit card and then pay it off at the end of the month. The card is from MBNA and the air miles are good with any airline.

In three years I've almost got enough miles for a first class ticket to Africa!

JDS

I've seen the Capital One card advertised on TV. It says you can "Fly any airline, anytime with no blackout dates or seat restrictions"



Capital One



We have an AAdvantage credit card, of course American Airlines is no longer associated with SAA.



I thought about getting a Delta card, but SAA is switching it's alliance.



I found this website: Airline Credit Cards



Regards,



Terry

It can be a great way to accumulate miles. But you need to be aware that some (including the government) charge you a "convenience fee" or some other processing fee to use the card. In that case it may not make economic sense to use the card. Gary T.

I use the American Express "Rewards Plus" program and I just obtained a business class ticket through Delta for my hunt next June. jorge

I have the Capitol One card and just exchanged 18,000 miles for a ticket to Reno next month. A simple phone call took care of it. I even gave them the airline/flights I wanted. Only other charge was $5 to the agency that handles the process. -TONY

Thanks for the info guys-I'm going to work on this deal for the next few days to see if it pans out. The three top contenders are: Capitol One, American Express Rewards and Chase. The standard fee for paying taxes via credit card is 2.49% and that's all I know so far. Thanks again and good hunting John W