Which card(s) is best?
Aug 7, 2006 | 8:59 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Which card(s) is best?
I am new to this site. I need some info regarding credit cards. I am looking to secure the best rewards programs I can. My husband and I are not as much frequent flyers as most of you, but we do stay in plenty of hotels. I am looking for the best reward card for hotel comps. I would also like it to help us with flight upgrades when we do fly. Currently we are in good standing with our credit but our cards offer no rewards. I really appreciate any guidance you can provide.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Aug 7, 2006 | 9:13 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ivory Towers
Programs: DL Plat, HH Diamond, Diners Club, Citi Chairman, AMEX Plat, Merrill+, SPG Gold, Marriott Slvr
Posts: 328
Originally Posted by themadzins
I am new to this site. I need some info regarding credit cards. I am looking to secure the best rewards programs I can. My husband and I are not as much frequent flyers as most of you, but we do stay in plenty of hotels. I am looking for the best reward card for hotel comps. I would also like it to help us with flight upgrades when we do fly. Currently we are in good standing with our credit but our cards offer no rewards. I really appreciate any guidance you can provide.
Thanks!
Thanks!
American Express Starwood Preferred Guest is not as fast to hotel rewards, but offers easy and more-than-fair conversion to airline points.
Aug 7, 2006 | 9:43 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: UA 1k, AA Plt, MR Lifetime Plat & Amb
Posts: 1,829
Starwood Amex is considered the best card for normal purchases if you don't want to commit to a specific airline yet.
The Chase UA, Citi AA and others are nice but are specific to airline but usually offer sweet sign up bonuses such as 20k, 25k and the like with no annual fee for a year.
The Chase UA, Citi AA and others are nice but are specific to airline but usually offer sweet sign up bonuses such as 20k, 25k and the like with no annual fee for a year.
Aug 8, 2006 | 12:35 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chicago
Programs: Mileage Plus, Rapid Rewards
Posts: 949
I'd recommend the Starwood AMEX if you are interested in flight upgrades as well as free nights since you can convert points in that program to ff miles in a number of programs which, in turn, you can use to upgrade plane tickets you may purchase.
Another side benefit of the Starwood AMEX is that it only has a $30 annual fee--much smaller than most other airline affiliated cards out there. The only thing that the Starwood AMEX isn't good for is accruing United miles since you only get 0.5 miles per Starpoint; on all other airlines you receive 1 mile per starpoint.
Another side benefit of the Starwood AMEX is that it only has a $30 annual fee--much smaller than most other airline affiliated cards out there. The only thing that the Starwood AMEX isn't good for is accruing United miles since you only get 0.5 miles per Starpoint; on all other airlines you receive 1 mile per starpoint.
Aug 8, 2006 | 9:57 pm
#6
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Sugar Land,Texas USA
Posts: 4,889
Welcome to FT,
I might sound like a broken record, but Amex Starwood is the best card to have bar none.
Although they are places where don't take Amex, this is where a good Mastercard comes in handy,for hotel reward cards, i think Citi's Hilton Visa is not bad card to have for backup.
I might sound like a broken record, but Amex Starwood is the best card to have bar none.
Although they are places where don't take Amex, this is where a good Mastercard comes in handy,for hotel reward cards, i think Citi's Hilton Visa is not bad card to have for backup.