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m*e2014-01-27 08:01

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我就一张COSTCO AMEX 的信用卡常年用，每年收到costco几百的 cash back都蛮爽的。
最近老大飞国内比较多，看网上讨论各大飞机公司的信用卡，比方说chase UA, AMEX
Delta什么的，哪个比较好啊？我老大要不做UA回国，要不Delta回国，是不是随便申
请一个就可以了?
chase UA mileage plus 和AMEX Delta Skymile 哪个好些，都是开卡送50k mile，都
是第二年起$95年费。还是有其他选择？
包子答谢！！！！

d*n2014-01-27 08:01

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So there are a few good options for airline cards:
Southwest
American Airlines
United
US Airways(slightly different, I'll explain later)
If I didn't include it, (for example Delta), that means the card's signup
bonus just isn't good enough or I don't think their points are worth it. Now
all of the following airline cards reward
1 mile/point per dollar spend on purchases, 2 miles/points per dollar spend
on their respective plane tickets, in addition to what I'm describing below.
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Southwest is basically the best bang for the buck right now if you are only
looking at flying within the US. Each of their points is valued at $0.0167.
And since you get 50,000 points for signing up one of their cards, you will
get an equivalent of $833 in airline credit. Their redemption option is also
the best of all the airlines, since you can buy any normal seat with points
and don't have to go for special "limited availability award seats" like
the others. The catch is that you have to spend $2,000 within 3 months of
card opening, and they are the only card on this document that charges an
annual fee the first year. Oh and they don't provide additionall bonus such
as "first bag free(southwest doesn't have bag fees to begin with)" or "board
before other people"
他们不飞中国的
($99 annual fee)
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Premier Card(No foreign transaction
fee, 6,000 free miles each year on anniversary):
http://creditcards.chase.com/a1/southwest/2ffhero
($69 annual fee)
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Plus Card(Has foreign transaction fee
, 3,000 free miles each year on anniversary):
http://creditcards.chase.com/6000276?CELL=66T9&vanity=a1/southw
Note: Their points are getting devauled by 14% in April, so the 50k points
will be worth $714 then.
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American Airlines is probably my favorite right now, because I like
traveling internationally and they offer cheaper mile redemption options
during off season travel months. So with the 50k mile signup bonus I will
have just enough miles for a roundtrip ticket
to Japan or Korea. (If you are more into Europe, the round trip tickets are
only 40k during off seasons) The card also allows first bag free for
everybody on your itinerary and boarding before the regular flyers. The
catch is that you have to spend $3000 within the first 3 months to get the
points. Both of them have $95 annual fee, but it's waived the first year.
Card holder and companions get first checked bag free in addition to
boarding before the normal folks.
Master Card:
http://www.aa.com/pubcontent/en_US/disclaimers/BP-PLATHV.jsp
If you are wondering when is considered "off season," check out their mile
requirement chart here:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/free-ticket-award-chart.jsp
I actually just redeemed 50k miles for a trip to Japan next year, and what's
even better is that they gave me 10% of the miles back after redemption, so
the trip only cost 45k effectively.
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United is hated by many, although I haven't had a bad experience with them
yet. They don't have off season rewards like American Airlines so reward
redemption is limited at first. (For example, going to Japan cost 65k, going
to europe cost 60k, so you'd have to get those extra miles by buying stuff,
flying, or some other methods that I will mention near the end). In
addition, United will devalue their points in February of 2014, so roundtrip
to Japan will cost 70k when you redeem the miles after Feb) I have compiled
a comparison mile requirement chart here:
http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsEHh_B_ma9CdG9zOEN
Oh also, in order to get to the credit card deal that offers 50k united
miles after $1000 spend in the first 3 months, first year annual fee waived(
$95 value), and $50 statement credit, you will have to use the method on the
top of this following thread, as normal offers are only 30k miles:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/1330475-u
The card lets you and your flying companions one free checked bag each, and
boarding before the normal folks. Also no foreign transaction fee. After you
get the card and spend more than $50 on it, send Chase a secure message
through the site saying you want the $50 statement credit and they will give
it to you.
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U.S. Airways is old, their planes are old, their flight attendants are old.
But guess what? You only need to make one single purchase(of any value) on
their credit card to get 30k miles(used to be 35k a month ago). If your
spending is not enough to get all the other cards, then this is the one for
you. Annual fee is $89 (waived for the first year). Now one thing to note is
that they are gonna merge with American Airlines soon so all their miles
are gonna get rolled into the American Airlines miles program at a 1:1 ratio
. I treat this as a good way to get AA miles as I never intend to fly on US
Airways. EVER.
http://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=16
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Besides Airline cards, there are hotel cards. Unfortunately I have no
experience with those, and the best one I heard of, SPG AMEX card, is not
offering the maximum signup bonus, so I will be leaving this section blank
until I actually get one for myself.
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There are also third party cards such as Chase Sapphire Preferred, which
grants 40k points when you spend $3000 within the first 3 months. In
addition, if you add an authorized user you will get 5000 more points. Those
points can be transferred at a 1:1 ratio to Southwest, United, and a bunch
of other programs. Besides no foreign transaction fee, it offers 2 points
per dollar spend on dining ,which is a big deal for a foodie like me. (Also
2 points per dollar spend on travel tickets such as airline or train) You
also get a 7% points dividend on the miles you earn(not the signup bonus),
so if you earn 4k points in your first year you will get 280 points back.
http://creditcards.chase.com/credit-cards/sapphire-preferred-ca
然后其他的旅行卡我就没有经验了

g*82014-01-27 08:01

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UAexplorer和Sappire preferred两个
★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb 8.5

m*e2014-01-27 08:01

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db弟弟的回帖，总是很有含金量，等。。。

【在 d**********n 的大作中提到】

: So there are a few good options for airline cards:
: Southwest
: American Airlines
: United
: US Airways(slightly different, I'll explain later)
: If I didn't include it, (for example Delta), that means the card's signup
: bonus just isn't good enough or I don't think their points are worth it. Now
: all of the following airline cards reward
: 1 mile/point per dollar spend on purchases, 2 miles/points per dollar spend
: on their respective plane tickets, in addition to what I'm describing below.

m*e2014-01-27 08:01

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晕，都没听过。。。去搜搜看，谢了！！！

【在 g**********8 的大作中提到】

: UAexplorer和Sappire preferred两个
: ★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb 8.5

g*g2014-01-27 08:01

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Chase蓝宝石

m*e2014-01-27 08:01

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解释的好清楚，谢谢了，吃包子！！！

Now
spend
below.

【在 d**********n 的大作中提到】

m*e2014-01-27 08:01

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谢谢，去研究研究，貌似不错！

【在 g**********g 的大作中提到】

: Chase蓝宝石