Originally Posted by
Pakse
Hi,
If there's a thread that addresses this - please do point me to it. I'm not much good with search as I thought this would be a common question/discussion and found nothing.
1. I see a value of around $0.01 per mile for US-Europe American Airlines business class tickets
2. My AA branded credit cards have a value of 1%
3. I've seen 1 cash back card with 1% on purchase and 1% on payment and another card which used to pay for airline tickets provides a direct value of 2% per dollar spent.
4. Therefore I am thinking of switching my primary card to one of the two cards mentioned in 3
Question: For business class airfare to Europe, with an annual spend of around 150k per year on credit cards and around 80k miles earned flying American Airlines which credit card would you recommend as a primary card?
Thanks,
Pakse
Chase ink unlimited or cap1 spark miles.
You can start with Amex BBP, and switch to one of the above after finishing $50k allowance. If you can get 2 BBPs, then $150k spend will net you 275k miles.
If you have a lot of inperson charges I would look at US bank Altitude Reserve, which nets you 4.5% on all mobile charges, which is all the charges if you use Samsung pay.
Too bad Citi AT&T Access More is not available anymore, otherwise you could use it for online purchases.