Originally Posted by
trich
I tried to locate this info via search however no clear answer to my question
I'm new to the Air Mile programs been using rewards for a few years on DC's but see the benefit to using CC's with the ability to get free flights hopefully.
I am looking for the best card for miles. I want to travel for free and possible gets perks when we get there.
For someone to get started how would you advise and help explaining
1 Card for miles maybe 1 card for the hotels? A few Air mile cards and then you can combine points?
Such as the AA 75000 bonus. Where to start?
If im in Arizona would AA be the best to go most anywhere domestically?
The best cards currently are the
AA 75,000 bonus, and you can get upto 225,000 miles for them if you get both the personal and the business card. Read the instructions in post #2 carefully.
Where in Arizona do you stay?
The next best card is the
Chase Sapphire card with a 50,000 bonus.
If you want hotel cards, try the Hyatt card which gives you 2 free nights and the SPG card. Since the Hyatt card lets you stay in any Hyatt, make sure to use the free nights for the really expensive Hyatts, such as the ones in London, or Paris etc.
You can't combine miles between airline accounts, for example, from British Airways to American Airlines, but since they are part of the same OneWorld alliance, you can fly on either airline or their partners using both British Airways or American Airlines Miles.