Hi FT!

So my three credit scores according to lifelock are 749, 751, 762.

My current cards are
Chase Bold (5K CL)
Chase Freedom (1k CL - transferred my CL over to my CSP to make 90k in purchases)
Chase Sapphire Preferred (16.5k CL) (500,000 pts)
Discover More (11k CL)
NFL Barclay Card (2.5k CL)
AA: 50,500 (thx Fidelity!)
HHonors: 111,000 pts (+18,000 from another account in my name if I can transfer it over?)

Here is the REAL ROUGH itinerary (at least for the start of the trip) The goal is to have a 10 or 14 day stint around Europe mostly paid for by an AOR and using AS FEW AS POSSIBLE of the above points... Assuming that hitting spend is no issue...

What other cards should I look at besides the two CITY AA cards which would provide 50k pts each? Anther option that I gathered from THIS THREAD United might be a real good option since I'm flying after May 16th... If so, I could apply for the 50k+$50 United MP Card from Chase (even though I already have 3?)

I guess this leaves Hotel cards to be looked at since that will cover the remaining major expenses of the trip...what hotel branded cards would be best recommended for Europe?


7/25 Fly LAX>Amsterdam (67,500K First class saver or 30k Econ Saver w/United)
7/26 Attend Tomorrowland Music Festival
7/27-28 Marseille,FR
7/29 Barcelona, SP
7/30-31 Ibiza (will likely want hotels on the island)
8/1+ - ?? not sure yet
Return to LAX either 8/5 or 8/9

Ultimately I'm really trying to save up some money to purchase my first house (young, early 20s) and will only pull the trigger on this trip if costs can be minimized to an extent that makes me feel comfortable.

Thanks for all of your help FT