thanks for explaining that in a way a newbie can understand.

I understand that she rewards points can transfer at a one-to-one ratio airlines. What does that make it a better value than utilizing the Chase portal to book American Airlines flight?

my local airport has many united and American flight options. So either would work well.

and for that reason, my spouse and I are torn between which card to open next. It will likely be the last card we open for a welcome offer for our upcoming trip. Should my spouse open the Chase preferred Sapphire card as I already have. Or should one of us open a United or American Airlines card?

They’re welcome offer for the Chase Chase card is 60,000 points, the United card has 60,000 miles, and the American card has 50,000 miles.

The Chase code has some more versatility, but there appears to be some other perks with the other airline cards. It is possible that we would utilize one, but more than likely would only use carry-ons for flights if that matters. Any advice as to which card should be opened for this trip would be very much appreciated.

To recap, we are using both our Hilton cards to pay for the majority of our hotel (the rest in cash) and I currently have a Chase card and just got its welcome offer that will be used for flights.