Comments on: Airline credit card escalation: 25,000 or even 40,000 bonus miles http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/18/airline-credit-card-escalation-25000-or-even-40000-bonus-miles/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Mark Ashley http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/18/airline-credit-card-escalation-25000-or-even-40000-bonus-miles/#comment-25514 Mark Ashley Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:09:44 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/18/airline-credit-card-escalation-25000-or-even-40000-bonus-miles/#comment-25514 PFR, I personally have dropped airline-specific credit cards entirely, earlier this year. My weapon of choice is the <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=EReIzb1idUs&offerid=160955.10001451&type=3&subid=0" rel="nofollow">Starwood Preferred Guest American Express</a>, which (obviously) feeds the Starwood Preferred Guest account. SPG points are convertible to many airlines at a 1:1 ratio, and even give a 5000-mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 points at a time. I'm not a fan of the SPG Flights program (reviewed here) but it's nice to have the option as a fallback for point burn. The SPG Amex has an annual fee ($40, I believe) but that's waived in the first year. <IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=EReIzb1idUs&bids=160955.10001451&type=3&subid=0" > PFR,
I personally have dropped airline-specific credit cards entirely, earlier this year. My weapon of choice is the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express, which (obviously) feeds the Starwood Preferred Guest account.

SPG points are convertible to many airlines at a 1:1 ratio, and even give a 5000-mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 points at a time. I’m not a fan of the SPG Flights program (reviewed here) but it’s nice to have the option as a fallback for point burn.

The SPG Amex has an annual fee ($40, I believe) but that’s waived in the first year.

]]> By: PFR http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/18/airline-credit-card-escalation-25000-or-even-40000-bonus-miles/#comment-25509 PFR Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:57:26 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/11/18/airline-credit-card-escalation-25000-or-even-40000-bonus-miles/#comment-25509 Very timely. I've had the Chase United card for a long time, but am looking to drop it. United just sucks too much, and I'm sick of a $60 annual fee. The question is: what do I move to instead? I move a lot of money through my card each month to build miles, paying it off each month to deny the vampires their exorbitant interest rates. Southwest is my airline of choice these days for business, but they don't serve Newark, which is a frequent destination for family travel. Anyone have guidance on the cards that let you redeem on multiple airlines? Very timely. I’ve had the Chase United card for a long time, but am looking to drop it. United just sucks too much, and I’m sick of a $60 annual fee.

The question is: what do I move to instead? I move a lot of money through my card each month to build miles, paying it off each month to deny the vampires their exorbitant interest rates.

Southwest is my airline of choice these days for business, but they don’t serve Newark, which is a frequent destination for family travel.

Anyone have guidance on the cards that let you redeem on multiple airlines?

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