Travels to get free points (5)
I believe the answer is:
rides
'travels' is the definition.
(ride is a kind of travel)
'get free points' is the wordplay.
'get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'free' becomes 'rid' ('rid' can be a synonym of 'free'**).
'points' becomes 'es' (E is an example).
'rid' next to 'es' is 'RIDES'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for rides that I've seen before include "Theme park attractions" , "Journeys by horse or bicycle" , "Dries out for vehicle journeys" , "Travels on horse or bicycle" , "Trips" .)