Originally Posted by
smashr
Sounds like you would be a good candidate for the Chase Ultimate Rewards line of cards. That is a fairly flexible currency -- you can xfer to a number of different airlines.
IMHO that is better than collecting miles for a specific carrier on which you are not actively traveling.
That's a very good point. I've been considering the Chase Sapphire Preferred for the reason you mention but I'm being greedy and waiting for a juicy sign up bonus