It's a great cash back card but if you travel a bit, points > cash back. It's not even close.
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is one of just two frequent flyer programs that partners with all four of the major transferable loyalty currencies: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest and Citi ThankYou Rewards (the other is Virgin Atlantic Flying Club). To book my Suite, I decided to draw from the stockpile of Citi ThankYou points I earned from my new Citi ThankYou Premier card. The transfer to my KrisFlyer account took a day or two, so note the delay if you’re trying to book an award urgently.
Suites are only available on Singapore’s Airbus A380 aircraft, which the airline uses on its service between Frankfurt and New York-JFK, among other routes. If I had purchased my seat, I would have paid $5,500 each way based on a round-trip. Singapore charges 67,500 miles for this award at the Saver level, but also offers a 15% discount to KrisFlyer members who book online, so it ends up costing 57,375 miles, giving you nearly 10 cents in value per redeemed mile.
Read more: http://thepointsguy.com/2015/06/singapore-a380-suites-review/#ixzz3xYc1dpZY
Another example, there's a great deal from NYC to Rio De Janeiro for $500 non-stop on AA. I have the Citi prestige card which gives me 1.6 cents per point towards AA flights. I have platinum status with AA so they will double my miles flown. It would cost me a measly 11K to fly round trip. Let's say each point is worth 1 cent which is what theyre worth when you use them for gift cards, thats $110 for a 10 hour flight.
Thats a good look right there. We discussed the mileage or cash back thing in here before but quite honestly like other dudes said in here those mileage points you rack up from spending isnt really as hot as dudes make it out to be. Like how much have you had to spend on attaining those initial mileage points unless it was a promotion.
What do I know though
Yeah thankfully I had enough sense to just go for the premier rewards gold card when I was 19
I'm just starting to look into credit cards with points. every time a trip is coming up I tell myself to sign up for one to get more points, perks, etc. but I never do. I think I may have asked already a few pages ago as well
Hard to find a card that's in between a frequent flyer/traveler and a non-frequent one to enjoy the perks. So if anyone has input on my current choices right now or a better one to look into let me know.
Right now I'm looking at the discover it miles card to get started. I already have a discover it card so I'm used to their points system so that's a plus for me. I can also use my points to cover some of my purchase instead of having to wait to accumulate enough points to cover for one trip. Overall seems like a good starter for me seeing as they double the points after a year. After that year though, I don't see it getting much use.
2nd choice is Virgin signature card. We mostly fly Virgin so that's one of the main reasons I would choose it. The annual fee should be covered by their $150 companion ticket per year as well. Spending for a sign up bonus is also pretty low even if I get their premium version of their card. I dislike having to wait til I have the exact amount of points to redeem it though and being stuck to one airline even though that's what we mostly use for domestic.
the prestige card mentioned above seems cool too but I can't see myself spending $3k in 3 months even if I try and funnel all my purchases through that card. And the annual fee when I checked is now $450 but you get $250 back in air credit (which I'm guessing is applicable to any airline?)
No more ApplePay bonus....they out
Lol I thought the double cashback bonus was still going on.
No more ApplePay bonus....they out
Getting this gas bonus % now...of course gas prices have tanked though
Yeah thankfully I had enough sense to just go for the premier rewards gold card when I was 19
It was a simple question I was wondering what's it like for people who hold the Amex platinum, calm down lol. What's the big deal for me asking. And what are you talking about bro an Amex platinum isn't even a credit card it's a charge card, get out this thread you don't even know the difference you're not even credible.
Yeah thankfully I had enough sense to just go for the premier rewards gold card when I was 19
Nice. But at the age of 19 was the Amex prg still priced at a 175-195 fee? That's still a hefty annual fee for a 19 year old you can't deny that getting that gold Amex didn't make you feel " special " for that moment lol. Let's just be honest. Too many people wanna play the innocent role like who cares what people think when they do care about what brand product they get themselves. A car takes you from point a to b but there's no reason to bash anyone who wants a Benz vs a Honda. I'm not saying I want the card for the wow factor only, I even asked how's the perks and does it justify the AF. The 200 fee credit offsets half the AF, free access to the centurion lounge free food and drinks all you want and can invite 2 guests, automatic perks and upgrades for selected hotels, etc. the list goes on . I was simply wondering if the card gave off any wow factor as bonus type of question when considering the card after analyzing the perks. Just like having a metal card from the CSP was a nice cherry on the top lol. If that's a problem then idk what to say I don't think it's a big deal.
