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Old Jul 14, 2013 | 12:02 pm
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mintcilantro
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Originally Posted by PainCorp
$95 for a card that gets 2.14x on all travel, cabs, parking, dining, fast food, coffee, hotels, train tickets, etc.

vs.

$95 for a card that gets 2x on United, Delta or AA purchases only, and 1x on everything else.

I'll pick the broader categories every time.
+1

IMO, CSP is the best all round card for travelers.

Anyway the top reasons would be
  • UR program allows you to amass a huge qty of points thru other cards and portal. Qty is very important for points to be useful. I earned/redeemed >350k points last year.
  • flexibility to transfer to many awesome programs (united, hyatt, southwest) or just use as cash
  • useful 2x categories and no FT fees

It leaves a few things to be desired like lounge access that comes with Ink/Fairmont card plus the primary rental car insurance that comes with United/Fairmont.

Whether you want to keep things simple or complicated, CSP works in both cases.
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