One of the absolute best deals around to earn miles! Over the course of a year, Diners Club will give you 12,000 frequent flyer miles on any major airline of your choice. Although most offers listed on this page have no annual fee for the first year, this is an exception since the bonus offered is so generous. Diners Club provides a 62 day payment grace period! This is the card that frequent travelers have voted "Best Card Program" the last four years in a row in the annual Freddie Awards from InsideFlyer magazine. When applying, please use enrollment sponsor code: SIZK5617

Earn one USAirways Dividend mile for every two dollars spent with this debit card. 1,000 free bonus miles with your first transaction. Annual fee is $30 but if you use this instead of writing checks, the nominal annual cost could earn you many miles.

Earn one Alaska Airlines mile for every two dollars spent with this debit card. 3,000 free bonus miles with your first transaction. Annual fee is $30.

Earn miles with your checking account. Open a new U.S. Bank checking account with a WorldPerks Check Card and earn a enrollment bonus of 4,000 miles. In addition, earn 1 mile for every $2 debited from your checking account. Annual fee of $20.

The MBNA Amtrak Guest Rewards MasterCard is now on track! The new card ties into the Amtrak Guest Rewards loyalty program and earns one point for every dollar in purchases. There is also a signup bonus of 500 points. Points may be redeemed for free travel on board Amtrak or points can be transferred for free flights on United, Continental, and Midwest Express. No annual fee.

Not interested in mileage credit cards that charge hefty annual fees? How about a debit card that earns you OnePass frequent flyer miles on Continental Airlines? This unique program is available to all US residents and earns you 1 mile for every $2 debited from your checking account. The annual fee for the card is $30 dollars and you will receive a minimum of 1,000 bonus miles for enrolling.

Earn AAdvantage miles while banking online at BankDirect. Earn a mile per dollar on a 2-year CD. You can also earn 1,000 miles just for opening a Checking or Money Market Account, 5,000 miles for Direct Deposit, 2,000 miles for Bill Pay as well as earning miles on monthly account balances.

Here's another card where the benefits outweigh the annual fee. The MilesOne Visa card issued by Capital One (800-548-4593) costs only $19 per year and has a fixed 9.9 percent interest rate. They offer one point per dollar charged, transferable to any airline, with a free domestic ticket starting at 18,000 points. Another benefit is a bonus of 5,000 miles when transferring a balance from another credit card. Note: miles can not be redeemed until enough points are accumulated for free travel.

Earn 5,000 Marriott Rewards points with first purchase. No annual fee for the first year.

An offer that is not free but has a very generous bonus that outweighs the cost of enrollment. 10,000 Delta SkyMiles for signing up for an American Express card. The miles post to your Delta account in one lump sum about one month after your first use of the card.

Earn 10,000 Priority Club Bonus Points with your first purchase or balance transfer.

British Airways Visa® Signature Card. Apply now and earn 10,000 bonus Miles with your first purchase.

United Mileage Plus® Visa® Signature Card. Apply now and begin earning miles toward United travel awards. Start with a free* companion ticket plus 5,000 Bonus Miles after your first purchase. Also enjoy a free One-way, 1,000 mile, One-class Upgrade Certificate and $25 United Discount Travel certificate.

No annual fee ever and receive 10,000 HHonors bonus points after making your first purchases with the Hilton HHonors Visa Platinum Card.

Apply and get approved for the Hilton American Express Optima Card and earn 7,500 HHonors bonus points. Earn 3 HHonors bonus points for every US dollar you charge to the card. No annual fee.

Earn United Airlines miles for opening an account with Ameritrade with a minimum of $500. Offer expires 10/31/03.

Earn 1 American AAdvantage mile per $10 from American AAdvantage Mileage Funds. The American AAdvantage Mileage Funds credit you AAdvantage miles each month at an annualized rate of one mile for every $10.00 maintained in the Funds.

Earn up to 25,000 American AAdvantage miles from TD Waterhouse for maintaining a balance in your account each quarter throughout the year.