7 of the Best Ways to Use Points and Miles for Travel

There are ways to get the most out of your points when traveling but don’t let that stop you from using them the way you want.

The swimming pool at a Hilton Sharks Bay Hotel. Used correctly, flight and hotel points can be more valuable than cash. Elvira Kolomiytseva/Dreamstime/TNS

By Ariana Arghandewal From Bankrate

If I had a point for every time I got asked about the best way to use points for travel, I’d have enough to fly around the world. Twice. After a decade in this racket, I know how to stretch my points as far as possible.