Originally Posted by
roknroll
Currently I have a couple of various cards I do not use, and then an AMEX PR Gold that is used for just about all my wife and I's spending. Love that we get 2x on gas, 2x on groceries, 3x on airfare, and then 3x through the bonus points mall. We like going to nice restaurants frequently but don't get any bonus points when we use the AMEX to pay.
2x vs 1x is nearly irrelevant if you use a dining program, where you get 5 miles (or even way more during bonuses) from the dining program itself. Switch even a portion of your dining to particpating restaurants (after singing up all of your cards to one or more dining program), and then you won't care that you only get 1x on the card itself, because the 3 miles, 5 miles, or more will be
on top of that. (In each program, you'll get only 3 miles + any bonuses on your first 11 dines in your first calendar year, then 5 miles + any bonuses after that as long as you do at least 11 dines in each subsequent calendar year.)
Well, I see you participate in UA, WN, and hotels. What I described is the way the UA program works (as well as AA, DL, and AS). WN's and HH's earning in their dining programs are a bit different (and IMHO not as good as UA's).
And if you were offered UA's Months of Miles promo, you can ean a bonus on all UA Dining dines (of $10 or more) during the next couple months. (You specific bonus may be different than mine, so I can't tell you exactly what your Months of Miles bonus would be.)