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Old Apr 29, 2018, 10:47 pm
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abk
 
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Originally Posted by ESpen36
Good point. If CSR earns 3x points broadly on travel and dining, and those points transfer to Marriott at 1:1 ratio, then earning is functionally equivalent to the old SPG cards (1 SPG = 3 MR). Unless I'm missing something! (and unless Marriott and Chase discontinue the transfer program, which I'm sure they can at any time without notice)
Ironically it is also the best card to use if you want to transfer miles to Southwest.
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