India, April 26 -- Traveling doesn't have to be an expensive luxury. With good financial habits and smart ways of spending, you can gradually use everyday purchases to earn travel rewards that will then enable you to make your routine purchases into fun trips. In conversation with HT Lifestyle, Karthik Venkataraman, CRPO, Vernost shared strategies of turning routine spending into dream vacations.

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Karthik highlighted that the most important part is to choose the correct credit card or payment method. This may mean selecting cards that offer travel points, airline miles, or cash back on categories you use most often, such...