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Mar 30, 2006 | 5:26 am

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Originally Posted by Thunderroad

SPG Amex and Marriott Visa is my CC combination also. So I'm curious, what makes you say Marriott Visa isn't optimal and what alternative credit cards (especially hotel cards) do you think are better? Thanks for any thoughts and info you have on this.

Well, if I was doing a ton of volume on the Visa (outside of Marriott hotels), I'd probably either go for the Fidelity card that has a flat 1.5% rebate, or perhaps the US Airways card that gives 1.5 miles per dollar spent. Earning 1 MR point per dollar as a primary-spend card isn't optimal.

As it is, I use the MR Visa for maybe $100/month outside of Marriotts. Pretty much everybody takes Amex these days. So I don't worry about it...

That said, at the hotels it rocks, and the side benefits that come with the new Marriott Visa are fantastic. (Check out the Marriott board here if you haven't read about the new version of the card yet.)

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