Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
If AA serves your flying needs it's a no brainer IMO.
Even if I continue to fly 50% with AS, I struggle to see a downside of AA EXP vs AS Gold or 75K. I hadn't even considered just flying on points instead of paid. Would equate to more credit card spend required but makes more sense than the half million AS miles I'm already sitting on and growing rapidly - I'll have to think about that.
Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
Depending on what you spend your business dollars on, you may get more redeemable miles from non-AA credit cards, so calculate that opportunity cost.
This is true. The Ink Business Preferred card has been very advantageous for me since we spend a lot on online advertising, telecom, shipping, and travel - all 3x point categories for that card. When combined with my personal Chase Sapphire Reserve, those 3x points gets transferred and valued at 1.5 cents per point spent on travel - or can be used for even better redemption transferring to Hyatt, to top up my United, etc. We routinely blow past the $150k/yr cap on the bonus earning, though, so might as well put anything over $150k from the bonus categories to AA plus all the 1x point stuff. I'm amazed our health plan doesn't impose an extra charge for me to autopay the entire firm's premiums with a credit card....
I'm really thinking I'd be stupid not to take advantage of moving some spend to this credit card and taking the EXP.