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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by avowel
... Membership Rewards from Amex is the weakest offering for me - it is less widely accepted than Mastercard and no bonus for stays at Starwood hotels.
This is true of the Fidelity American Express cards, but there is one card, Rewards Plus Gold, that does offer a bonus for transactions at Membership Rewards transfer partner airlines and hotel chains, including Starwood. During the first 12 months you earn 2 points per dollar with those partners, 1.5 points per dollar thereafter. (Centurion may offer a similar incentive, I do not know.)

In addition, all Membership Rewards cards offer these advantages versus Starwood...

1 bonus point per dollar for airline tickets purchased on americanexpress.com
1:1 transfers to Continental Airlines
Instantaneous transfers to several partner programs

Your individual pattern of spending and redemptions determines which card returns more airline miles.
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