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IWOL
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Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?

You know SPG has like 1200 hotels worldwide that include Westins, W,s, Sheraton, La Meridian, St Regis among others.

 

 


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windyhair
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Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?

i have a barclay usair (soon to be aviator) and chase marriott. works for me since i'm near a usair/american hub and like marriott residence inn and springhill suites for the family (good breakfast and suites big enough for 5). the annual night on marriott is a good perk, even with the annual fee. and it makes no real difference, but i have to admit i'm a sucker for metal cards. 

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Message 12 of 25
longtime_lurker
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Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@IWOL wrote:

You know SPG has like 1200 hotels worldwide that include Westins, W,s, Sheraton, La Meridian, St Regis among others.

 

 


And, to be a contrarian, you know Hilton's Hampton brand has 60% more than all of SPG's portfolio (there are >1,900 Hamptons).

 

That's not including the other hotels, which is a grand total (currently) of 4,362.

 

Just showing OP that while 1,200 hotels is not insignificant, Hilton/Marriott/IHG are MUCH bigger.

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Message 13 of 25
icyhot
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Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@IWOL wrote:

You know SPG has like 1200 hotels worldwide that include Westins, W,s, Sheraton, La Meridian, St Regis among others.

 

 


Yes and I've never stayed at any of those they are far out my price range and I stay at hotels for quick night getaways so the Choice would be more up my alley but again I don't want to deal with Barclay

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TrueGeminiNC
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Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?

Previously Marriott/United.  However, I am now a fan of Starwood/Delta.  I just learned yesterday that I can transfer Starwood points to Delta with a 1:1 ratio.  

 

I am currently a Marriott/United Elite member, however now that I know that I can transfer Starwood points to Delta, I will be staying at more Starwood properties.  I have already begun flying on more Delta flights.

 

Ironically, Marriott/United (RewardsPlus) has a relationship similar to Starwood/Delta (Crossover Rewards).  However, United/Marriott doesn't offer such a rich transfer ratio. 

 

I wish I could now move all my United miles to Delta using a 1:1 transfer ratio.  

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IWOL
Established Contributor

Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@icyhot wrote:

@IWOL wrote:

You know SPG has like 1200 hotels worldwide that include Westins, W,s, Sheraton, La Meridian, St Regis among others.

 

 


Yes and I've never stayed at any of those they are far out my price range and I stay at hotels for quick night getaways so the Choice would be more up my alley but again I don't want to deal with Barclay


That makes sense, I only mentiond SPG because it has the best transfer rate to airlines with the largest number of partners.

 

For Marriot points I think you get something like 50k or less airline points for 140k  Marriot points. 


Message 16 of 25
IWOL
Established Contributor

Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@TrueGeminiNC wrote:

Previously Marriott/United.  However, I am now a fan of Starwood/Delta.  I just learned yesterday that I can transfer Starwood points to Delta with a 1:1 ratio.  

 

I am currently a Marriott/United Elite member, however now that I know that I can transfer Starwood points to Delta, I will be staying at more Starwood properties.  I have already begun flying on more Delta flights.

 

Ironically, Marriott/United (RewardsPlus) has a relationship similar to Starwood/Delta (Crossover Rewards).  However, United/Marriott doesn't offer such a rich transfer ratio. 

 

I wish I could now move all my United miles to Delta using a 1:1 transfer ratio.  


I beleive you get a 20% bonus for transfers from SPG to Delta if you transfer 20k or more points. So for 20k SPG you get 25k Delta.


Message 17 of 25
TrueGeminiNC
Frequent Contributor

Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@IWOL wrote:

@TrueGeminiNC wrote:

Previously Marriott/United.  However, I am now a fan of Starwood/Delta.  I just learned yesterday that I can transfer Starwood points to Delta with a 1:1 ratio.  

 

I am currently a Marriott/United Elite member, however now that I know that I can transfer Starwood points to Delta, I will be staying at more Starwood properties.  I have already begun flying on more Delta flights.

 

Ironically, Marriott/United (RewardsPlus) has a relationship similar to Starwood/Delta (Crossover Rewards).  However, United/Marriott doesn't offer such a rich transfer ratio. 

 

I wish I could now move all my United miles to Delta using a 1:1 transfer ratio.  


I beleive you get a 20% bonus for transfers from SPG to Delta if you transfer 20k or more points. So for 20k SPG you get 25k Delta.


 

Thanks for the heads-up.  I had mostly been staying at Marriott properties to maintain my status.  It just so happened that I stayed at a Starwood property once and I had 10,500 points just sitting there.  While speaking with a friend, he mentioned that I could transfer the points to DL.  Now that I know about the bonus, I will definetly be staying at more Starwood properties.  

 

To bad Starwood want match my Marriott status Smiley Sad

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Anonymous
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Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@icyhot wrote:
I've been eyeing a few hotel branded and pulled the trigger but no cigar. But I do have the cards for my two favorite airlines (Delta and American). What's your favorite hotel and airline branded cards? What do you like about them?

When it comes to co-branded cards I like the Marriott Rewards card, it has been good to me so far. On the airline cards, I fly using all of the carriers, just depends on where I am going and when, so I'm not looking for one.

Message 19 of 25
takeshi74
Senior Contributor

Re: Favorite Airline/Hotel brand card combo?


@icyhot wrote:
What's your favorite hotel and airline branded cards? What do you like about them?

I don't have such a combo.  I have a United card but that's because I'm in a United hub city and use them for 99% of my air travel.

 


@icyhot wrote:
What do you like about them?

You can't just poll others to determine what you're going to apply for.  You need to make yuor decisions based on your needs/wants.  Define that and use it to select the cards that suit you versus picking out cards and trying to justify them.

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