<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Family flyer:
Originally posted by Prncs:
I'm not interested in doing the "get the card for the first year and then canceclling it" I plan on keeping whatever card I choose...</font>
Congratulations. Unless you want to spend time opening and closing accounts, this is the way to go.
As mentioned many times, Starwood Amex is the best first card. And since Amex is not accepted everywhere you'll need a Visa/MC as a backup. The easiest option is to get the Visa/MC affiliated with the airline you'll fly most.
Should you pay a fee for the Visa/MC? Just run the numbers: If the fee is $90 and a mile is worth 2 cents, you only need to charge $4,500 a year to breakeven ($90/.02).
Family flyer,
thanks for your advice. This will be my second card. For the last three years I have held the chase continental card. It's yearly fee is $45.00 and I spend about $30,000.
I guess the only reason I am not running toward the starwood is bc I don't stay in hotels. The last time I had to stay in one was almost 2 years ago. I guess I am wondering how much use it would be to someone who doesn't use hotels... Any thoughts on that one?
