Not too many posts here?
Dec 17, 2000 | 1:19 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Aeroplan, Worldperks, Canada
Posts: 90
Not too many posts here?
There are more MC and Visa holders but the number of post here is less than DC or Amex for some reasons.
Do you have a FF miles MC or Visa? Do you think it's worth the $50-100 annual fee? I just got Aerogold here in Canada, which gives 1 mile per C$1 (or US$0.66). I think it's pretty good except it has a C$120 fee. So I need to spend $6000 just to earn back the annual fee. Some of the cards offer bank-issued miles, like EverCard Visa. These cards have less annual fees and award travels earn miles too. The only thing is these tickets are nonrefundable or changeable and need advance purchase. The FF tickets are totally changeable. You can redeposit any time before the travel, almost like a full unrestricted Y fare.
Anybody has one of these cards? Share some thoughts or experiences of your card with us.
Do you have a FF miles MC or Visa? Do you think it's worth the $50-100 annual fee? I just got Aerogold here in Canada, which gives 1 mile per C$1 (or US$0.66). I think it's pretty good except it has a C$120 fee. So I need to spend $6000 just to earn back the annual fee. Some of the cards offer bank-issued miles, like EverCard Visa. These cards have less annual fees and award travels earn miles too. The only thing is these tickets are nonrefundable or changeable and need advance purchase. The FF tickets are totally changeable. You can redeposit any time before the travel, almost like a full unrestricted Y fare.
Anybody has one of these cards? Share some thoughts or experiences of your card with us.
Dec 17, 2000 | 5:09 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Sugar Land,Texas USA
Posts: 4,889
Welcome to the VISA/MC board. You can do the Search function to find out about Mileage VI/MCs.
I think the reason that not alot of posts here is that most of the FFs carry either AMEX or DC, for they tradionaly have superior Customer Service than MC/VI...
Al
I think the reason that not alot of posts here is that most of the FFs carry either AMEX or DC, for they tradionaly have superior Customer Service than MC/VI...
Al
Dec 18, 2000 | 8:09 am
#3
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: SPG Plat, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,015
Another reason for lack of posts is that one size doesn't fit all with Visa/MC.
For example, anybody can benefit from a Starwood Amex (even if you don't stay at Starwood). With Visa, everybody is different. Everybody should have one (Amex isn't accepted everywhere), but which card you get depends on what airline you fly.
For example, anybody can benefit from a Starwood Amex (even if you don't stay at Starwood). With Visa, everybody is different. Everybody should have one (Amex isn't accepted everywhere), but which card you get depends on what airline you fly.
Dec 18, 2000 | 4:58 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: East Orange, NJ
Posts: 326
I think the reason you don't see as many posts is that frankly, most of the Mastercard and Visa cards don't offer the perks and the level of service that AMEX and DC do.
Plus too many of these cards have high annual fees and a lack of decent offers and promotions. So bottom line is there just is not that much to be excited about.
There is a new card on the horizon, however that has caused a little excitement (at least for me!). It's not an airline mileage card, but it's the next best thing, a hotel card in a very good program. Read about that card here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/000858.html
Mac
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Via con Dios!
Plus too many of these cards have high annual fees and a lack of decent offers and promotions. So bottom line is there just is not that much to be excited about.
There is a new card on the horizon, however that has caused a little excitement (at least for me!). It's not an airline mileage card, but it's the next best thing, a hotel card in a very good program. Read about that card here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/000858.html
Mac
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Via con Dios!
