Why not try another survey, and perhaps also account for those of us who would rather have cash back than miles? I would venture to say that many people have made this decision.

Right now I've got Fleet's 2% cashback rebate card (which has tiered cashback levels). For spending $25,000, I'd rather have the cashback (about $390 w/ Fleet) than having to pay an annual fee in order to get one or possibly two free airline tickets. I figure if I really need the miles, I can just choose to do a mileage run.

Of course, my expirience with redeeming award miles has also never been the best. The dates I want never seem to be available. In fact, right now I've got tons of miles sitting in my account b/c I can never use them!

[This message has been edited by dc10forlife (edited 07-05-2002).]