Originally Posted by
Droch
BA would be a good choice if you go get their credit card when they have a 100k offer, current offer is 50k. Good thing is you can pool your points, so have your wife also open one, and If the 100k comes again find another family member and get them to open it for the points.
Next spend 30K on the card in a year and you get a 2-4-1 companion certificate so you only need 1/2 the points.
Interesting...I actually typed & then erased a suggestion for the BA 2-4-1card because I thought it would be hard to make the argument of 240k miles (depending on destination) plus $2700 vs. 300k miles and $300 on AF. For two people (120k miles, $1600) I think it's a good deal, but the addition of a third person makes it a tougher sell to me. Granted, it's first vs. J....but it's also a connection vs. direct flight.
Mondog1, you may want to start diversifying for the next trip, however :-)
Also, point well made on Hilton for Paris - I've seen ADT for 40k and then over 300k?? You might want to consider an apartment esp. if you're there for a week. While it goes against the grain to spend actual cash, you can lessen the blow by using a credit card
While Caveleri is great, it's a bit outside of Rome and with a young one, you may want to be close so you can easily pop back to the room. I'd consider Starwood if you can for Rome.