Need help - Which Card?
Mar 18, 2012 | 12:16 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta PM, SPG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, AVIS Preferred Plus
Posts: 426
Need help - Which Card?
My situation has changed since last posting. I am now traveling every week with multiple airlines - AIRTRAN, Southwest, delta. Also I am staying at Crown plaza. Additionally I will buying 4000$ international air ticket with foreign airlines in the next 2 weeks
My weekly burn rate is
Airlines (Delta and others) 400
Hotel (Crown/Hilton) 400
Car National 200
Food/Gas 100
Amazon purchase 100
Costco 100
If I go with Delta AMEX, and buy ticket on AIRTRAN, I won't get points, right?
Does it make sense to go with non branded card like AMEX GOLD?
Grateful for your suggestions
My weekly burn rate is
Airlines (Delta and others) 400
Hotel (Crown/Hilton) 400
Car National 200
Food/Gas 100
Amazon purchase 100
Costco 100
If I go with Delta AMEX, and buy ticket on AIRTRAN, I won't get points, right?
Does it make sense to go with non branded card like AMEX GOLD?
Grateful for your suggestions
Mar 18, 2012 | 12:42 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: USA
Programs: DL PM, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,369
My situation has changed since last posting. I am now traveling every week with multiple airlines - AIRTRAN, Southwest, delta. Also I am staying at Crown plaza. Additionally I will buying 4000$ international air ticket with foreign airlines in the next 2 weeks
My weekly burn rate is
Airlines (Delta and others) 400
Hotel (Crown/Hilton) 400
Car National 200
Food/Gas 100
Amazon purchase 100
Costco 100
If I go with Delta AMEX, and buy ticket on AIRTRAN, I won't get points, right?
Does it make sense to go with non branded card like AMEX GOLD?
Grateful for your suggestions
My weekly burn rate is
Airlines (Delta and others) 400
Hotel (Crown/Hilton) 400
Car National 200
Food/Gas 100
Amazon purchase 100
Costco 100
If I go with Delta AMEX, and buy ticket on AIRTRAN, I won't get points, right?
Does it make sense to go with non branded card like AMEX GOLD?
Grateful for your suggestions
Mar 18, 2012 | 1:00 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 610
Chase Sapphire Preferred to cover all travel expenses and dinning. Chase Freedom (no fee) would also be worth considering for its quarterly spending categories. You may also want look into your frequent travel program(s) to see how best to leverage your additional credit card spending to a higher elite level.