looking for a good miles credit card

mojo · 04-09-2009, 02:13 AM

i'm looking for a credit card that offers airline miles. generic is fine.

i was thinking of the NWA worldperks visa...and then i found out it's no longer offered to new members due to the merger with delta. the delta card is amex, and i don't want to get into what's wrong with that

does anyone have a card that offers air miles that they are satisfied with or would recommend?

thanks in advance.

Jeffbx · 04-09-2009, 05:25 AM

I was going to say the Worldperks Visa - they discontinued it?? That's too bad - I hope that won't affect mine...

ramazank2 · 04-09-2009, 07:54 AM

Why would you want miles over cashback?

mojo · 04-09-2009, 11:02 AM

i had 2 cashback cards. one wasn't really cashback, but a deal where you get a stupid discount on items that you can get a better deal on elsewhere. the other one was my amex, and to be honest it didn't pay off too well.

MrGreg · 04-09-2009, 11:16 AM

Starwood Amex.

You get one starwood point per $ spent, which can be used for hotel stays at Westin, W, Sheraton, etc.

OR

you can convert SPG points to airline miles at the rate of 20k SPG --> 25k miles. So you aren't locked into one airline. It does have an annual fee ($40 I think?), but for me, it's totally worth the flexibility and 1.25 miles/$ conversion.

Oh, and if you spend $30k/year on it, you get Starwood Gold status, which gets you upgrades at Starwood hotels.

04-09-2009, 02:13 AM	#1
mojo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: about 15 min away Posts: 8,165	looking for a good miles credit card i'm looking for a credit card that offers airline miles. generic is fine. i was thinking of the NWA worldperks visa...and then i found out it's no longer offered to new members due to the merger with delta. the delta card is amex, and i don't want to get into what's wrong with that does anyone have a card that offers air miles that they are satisfied with or would recommend? thanks in advance. __________________ say "hi" to lumbergh for me

04-09-2009, 11:16 AM	#5
MrGreg Captain Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,529	Starwood Amex. You get one starwood point per $ spent, which can be used for hotel stays at Westin, W, Sheraton, etc. OR you can convert SPG points to airline miles at the rate of 20k SPG --> 25k miles. So you aren't locked into one airline. It does have an annual fee ($40 I think?), but for me, it's totally worth the flexibility and 1.25 miles/$ conversion. Oh, and if you spend $30k/year on it, you get Starwood Gold status, which gets you upgrades at Starwood hotels. __________________ -The nerd formerly known as vectorcalculus

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04-09-2009, 05:25 AM	#2
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	I was going to say the Worldperks Visa - they discontinued it?? That's too bad - I hope that won't affect mine...

04-09-2009, 07:54 AM	#3
ramazank2 Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,295	Why would you want miles over cashback?

04-09-2009, 11:02 AM	#4
mojo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: about 15 min away Posts: 8,165	i had 2 cashback cards. one wasn't really cashback, but a deal where you get a stupid discount on items that you can get a better deal on elsewhere. the other one was my amex, and to be honest it didn't pay off too well.

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