Originally posted by DOC 2 BE:
then why don't you take a look at the NO FEE HHonors CITI VISA, where you get 3 points/$ at the hotels, and 2 points/$ elsewhere? That still beats Marriott's card.
Moreover, the EWRDC promo does not require you to use an AMEX, although the summer Double Dip with a Twist, does. If you did not use an AMEX for that promo, you would still get double airline miles.
Finally congrats to you on being upgraded as a Silver, my persnonal experience has been that it does happen, but that it is quite infrequent. What hotel(s) are you talking about?
I thought "Renaissance Concourse" was a unique name, but there may be others. The one I'm referring to is in Atlanta, and is one of my two most frequently used hotels (the other is the Springhill BNA, which has only one class of room anyway).
And I don't use any hotel credit card--my card is the USAirways Visa (which is not only my preferred airline, but is issued by the bank where I have my regular accounts, so is far and away the best choice for me).