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Story on flyertalk and thought I would pass it along.
http://www.frequentflier.com/blog/study-airline-credit-cards-no-longer-the-most-rewarding/
Two thoughts and a snarky comment:
1) They chose the wrong cards to compare. If you're going to compare the Blue Sky and Arrival cards, Discover Miles and Cap One Venture should be on there. Redeeming points for statement credit against travel purchased is completely different than transferring points directly to a travel operator. Might as well throw a Flex Perks card in there, too.
2) They compare point accrual rates, which I guess is somewhat valid. However, they should have included redemption rates as well. Redemption value is a better measure of reward rate, even if it is more highly variable. If I can redeem UR points for 3 cents of value and Barclay miles for only 1.5 cents of value, it doesn't matter that I accrue Barclay miles 1.5 times faster.
3) J.P. Morgan was a funny looking dude.
@djrez4 wrote:Two thoughts and a snarky comment:
1) They chose the wrong cards to compare. If you're going to compare the Blue Sky and Arrival cards, Discover Miles and Cap One Venture should be on there. Redeeming points for statement credit against travel purchased is completely different than transferring points directly to a travel operator. Might as well throw a Flex Perks card in there, too.
2) They compare point accrual rates, which I guess is somewhat valid. However, they should have included redemption rates as well. Redemption value is a better measure of reward rate, even if it is more highly variable. If I can redeem UR points for 3 cents of value and Barclay miles for only 1.5 cents of value, it doesn't matter that I accrue Barclay miles 1.5 times faster.
3) J.P. Morgan was a funny looking dude.
+1 this is a pretty weird group of cards to compare.
I have both the CSP and the Amex Delta. There are so many different ways to use the rewards on each there is no way to compart them numerically
I have gotten 3 cents per dollar spent on some reward tickets and less than 1 cent on others using the Delta, I know I'm going to get at least 1.25 or 2.50 cents per dollar spent plus 7% on the CSP and could get even more transfering to travel partners
This group of cards is random. I don't put much weight on this chart.
@djrez4 wrote:Two thoughts and a snarky comment:
1) They chose the wrong cards to compare. If you're going to compare the Blue Sky and Arrival cards, Discover Miles and Cap One Venture should be on there. Redeeming points for statement credit against travel purchased is completely different than transferring points directly to a travel operator. Might as well throw a Flex Perks card in there, too.
2) They compare point accrual rates, which I guess is somewhat valid. However, they should have included redemption rates as well. Redemption value is a better measure of reward rate, even if it is more highly variable. If I can redeem UR points for 3 cents of value and Barclay miles for only 1.5 cents of value, it doesn't matter that I accrue Barclay miles 1.5 times faster.
3) J.P. Morgan was a funny looking dude.
My apologies for hijacking the thread, but I noticed that you have an Ink Bold, djrez4, in your alignment of cards. I'm in the process of starting a buisness, and I curious as to why did you choose the ink bold over the ink cash?
Thanks,