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How to Earn More Travel Rewards Without Getting a new Card

Dear Cashing In,After my wife lost her job last year, we didn't want to cancel our vacation so we combined our points and miles to get as much as possible for free. She still had the 30,000 miles from signing up for the US Airways MasterCard, which helped a lot, but it's amazing how many bonus miles we found out there. This year we're doing the same thing, including hoarding rewards for my business travel. Outside of opening new credit cards and "maximizing spend" (which we prefer to avoid right now), where can we find the best bonus points? - MaxDear Max,The first thing you should do is check for current promotions and try to book your reservations to take advantage of them. Your US Airways MasterCard has a couple on offer, not as sweet as the sign-up bonus but every bit helps. For one thing, you can get 250 bonus miles for every reservation you make using that card, but you have to book your travel by Oct. 31 and travel by Dec. 31, 2013.Now through July 31, 2013, you can also get a 5...

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