Originally Posted by
tenderfoot
In 2006 I encountered my first tough bout in obtaining seats using my accumulated air miles with both Alaskan Air and Hawaiian. I'm wondering about changing credit cards (where most of my miles originate) but would like some feedback on just how successful using Capitol One miles has been??? Thanks.
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In its current incarnation, Capital One is not such a great deal. At least in my experience, you earn 1.25 miles per $ spent. But you have to redeem in tiers: e.g., 15,000 miles for any ticket priced $150 or less; 35,000 miles for any ticket priced $151-$350, etc. Thus, it's hard to do better than 1 cent per mile in redemptions. (E.g. a $250 ticket would require 35,000 miles--not a good deal.)
If you don't want an airline card, I would suggest using a cash back card that guarantees at least 1% cash back and not worry about accruing miles on Capitol One.