Originally Posted by
cbn42
Be careful... if they see you have lots of miles or points, they may hit you up for free flights and rooms.
"Wow, you travel for work and collect so many miles on so many airlines. You can't possibly use them all, so how about sharing some?"
Just smile and say,
"Oh, but I do use them, and you could earn your own."
I usually start them out on the Starwood AMEX, I think it's the best hotel card, with low redemption charges. A Westin on Michigan Ave in downtown Chicago for 10,000 points? The Pulitzer in Amsterdam, the Luxury Collection, for 12,000 a night? Sheraton in downtown Brussels for $60 and 4,000 points? Can't touch this!
I of course get 5,000 points for the referral.