Originally Posted by
MojoGuru
We were loyal to La Quinta and Starwood, with co-branded credit cards from each. After the acquisitions, my problems with Wyndham have been minimal, while my issues with Marriott were mind-blowing, not to mention the unrelenting devaluations. Hilton is now a better choice for us. I'm curious where you are headed.
Barclays, they're coming across amateur for a large established bank, a bit disorganized. Still, If you decide to keep the card, you can product change it to an Earner+.
On the question of where we are headed.... our decision in cards is driven more by hotels that are convenient to our usual "repeat" vacation spots, and less by card annual fees, etc. At this point, Holiday Inn Express (IHG Mastercard) and Hyatt Visa, both administered through Chase Bank, are our current choices. Once we finish off the remaining Wyndham points, the Barclay card goes in the shredder. Barclay had us as a customer only by default when Wyndham got the LaQuinta brand, but at this point we are done with both Wyndham and Barclay. For us, there are far better choices and far less hassle. It is a shame how Wyndham has mishandled a fairly successful regional hotel chain like LaQuinta.