Originally Posted by
lreynoldsiii
Hello everyone,
First I'll try to list information yall may need:
I currently do not fly often, perhaps once a year, all within the US. In the future I'd like to fly more often and maybe venture outside of the US some.
I currently fly out of Dallas,TX. *Edit* Airline and Cabin do not matter, I usually try to find the cheapest.
Great info, right here. DFW is an American Airlines hub, so I would definitely take advantage of the Citi AAdvantage cards. They have personal and business cards that you can apply for.
Also, DAL is a good Southwest hub. Chase has lots of cards that you can take advantage of.
You mentioned the Chase Sapphire Preferred - that would be good, as you can transfer your points directly to Southwest.
There are also a few Southwest Rapid Rewards cards from Chase, each with a 50k mile sign-up bonus and $2k/3mo spending requirement. If you get 2 of those (either the two different personal cards or one personal and one business) then you'll be at 104k points. Another 6k points within the CALENDAR YEAR, and you'll have a companion pass valid for one person to travel with you unlimited number of times for the rest of the current year plus the entire next year. $6k should be easy to get with a little Manufactured Spending.
So, I would say AA would be a great choice for international, and SW would be great for domestic travel, especially if you're flying with someone else.