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' (to be free of something is to be rid of it).
'points' becomes 'Es' (two compass points).
'rid' put 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" .)