 TITLE: Credit Card Miles and Points: How Do They Work? CONTENT: What Are Credit Card Miles?\n---------------------------\nCredit card miles are a type of currency in the world of credit card and loyalty rewards programs. When you use a miles-based credit card for your everyday spending, you earn a certain number of miles or points for every dollar you spend. Depending on the card, you may even earn bonus miles for certain purchases.\nThe term \"miles\" is typically associated with airline frequent flyer programs, but they have nothing to do with measuring the actual distance you've flown. In fact, there are some rewards programs, including JetBlue and Southwest Airlines, that use \"points\" instead.\nThere are also some general travel rewards credit cards that offer miles instead of points, despite the fact that they allow you to use your rewards for far more than just free flights.\nYou can redeem both types of credit card miles for free travel, but you may get more flexibility or better redemption value with some programs than with others. END