Originally Posted by
mintcilantro
This card has an important place in my travel strategy. I keep this card along with other miles earning cards.
Even when you have miles, you have to pay some pesky fees: award taxes, resort fees. This card helps you get those costs in control
Once in a while you need a revenue flight to complete your trip. Sometimes there are good fare sales as well. This card is perfect for that.
+1. On our trips to Yellowstone and Alaska with the family this coming summer (peak times, expensive rooms and few/no workable chain hotels), Arrival points or possibly Capital One are the only way I can reduce the costs.