Best hotel and airline reward programs

To join or not to join a travel/hotel rewards program, that is the question. There are countless options out there, but which is worth its weight in perks? U.S. News & World Report recently released a list of the top travel rewards programs. The airline algorithm factored in ease of earning free round-trip flights, network coverage, flight availability, airline quality rating and additional benefits. The hotel list considered ease of earning a free night, geographic coverage, number of hotels in the network and property diversity. So if you want to get the most for your loyalty, read on.