Originally Posted by haplology
Hi. Didn't realize such an extended world of FF existed until finding this forum.
Welcome to Flyertalk.
here's my main questions:
1) What program would be the best to join and kinda standardize under until I start understanding the nuances of FF travel like you CrazyFlyers.
Does the ANA program work for you? It is a Star Alliance member so you can use and earn miles on US Air and United flying in the US. You might do better if most of your flying is domestic joining one of the domestic programs. You can check in the ANA forum (
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=443) to see how difficult it is to use those miles on ANA.
2) What credit card would be the best for a business card that got FF miles - business expenses, taxes, etc? I'm with BOFA for my general business bankng.
Depends. ANA has a card as does United and US Air. I like the Starwood AMEX Card. For ANA and US AIR as well as Delta and many others, 20,000 points translates into 25,000 miles. (United only gives 10,000 miles for 20,000 points.) However, if you stay mostly at other hotels, consider their programs. Right now I have a 90 day 5% cash back offer on all spending as an I'm sorry for messing up your account and am putting charges there, but will soon be back to Starwood.
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