Following up on the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards, we’re jumping to one of the top-tier cards: The Delta Amex Reserve. The Delta Amex cards are interesting because they offer both business and personal versions of most of them. Since they’re so similar, I’m going to cover both flavors ofContinue reading “American Express Delta Reserve Cards”
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Elite status and wallet plans: 2024
Now that 2023 has come to a close, I thought I should do an elite status and wallet plan for 2024. I last wrote a wallet plan quite a while ago, so I’m due for an update. I’ll first talk about the credit cards I plan to use and then the elite statuses I’ll have in 2024.Continue reading “Elite status and wallet plans: 2024”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: mid annual-fee versions (2024 edition)
The next step up from the entry-level cards is the mid-tier cards. These cards have fees that range from $199 to $350. Amex just revamped the Delta Platinum Card and raised its fee to $350, which is noticeably higher than the competitors’ cards. The main competitors card is United’s Quest card from Chase ($250). AmericanContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: mid annual-fee versions (2024 edition)”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: low annual-fee versions
Now that we’ve gone through the free airline cards again, it’s time for the mid-level cards, those with an annual fee of around $100. Like last time, I’m going to ignore one American Airlines card, which is the Aviator Blue card. This card has a reduced $49 annual fee, and so doesn’t quite match theseContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: low annual-fee versions”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: free versions
It’s been a while since I did a credit card post, so I decided to go through and update the rankings for the US legacy carriers’ cards. I did the club card edition when American completely revamped its club card, and in that update, I also changed how the scoring system worked, so I’m goingContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: free versions”
Airline co-branded cards: top-tier club cards: updated!
This post is an update on a post from a year ago covering top-tier airline credit cards. All three airlines have changed how these cards earn status qualification metrics since that post in 2022, but specifically, Citi/American has thoroughly updated its AAdvantage Executive card, so I wanted to redo this comparison before doing deep divesContinue reading “Airline co-branded cards: top-tier club cards: updated!”
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant 2023 edition!
Last year, I posted about the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card. In late 2022, American Express updated this credit card, but since I use The Ritz-Carlton Card, the updates didn’t affect me. It’s now been long enough since I posted about a Marriott credit card that I figured it was worth effectively “reposting” about this card.Continue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant 2023 edition!”
Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire
Having now discussed the Hilton Honors card and the Hilton Honors Surpass card, the next card is Hilton’s top tier card: the Hilton Honors Aspire card. With a $450 annual fee, the Aspire card does not come cheap but is packed with benefits to help justify the high fee. But is it worth getting andContinue reading “Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire”
Hilton Honors Surpass Amex
If you stay often at Hilton hotels, and the Hilton Honors card was potentially of interest, but you’re looking to get more out of your relationship with Amex and Hilton, then allow me to introduce to you an alternative: the Hilton Honors Surpass card. Hilton and Amex offer three credit card options at three annualContinue reading “Hilton Honors Surpass Amex”
Hilton Honors Card (no annual fee!)
Having now covered the personal Marriott cards and personal Hyatt card, the next hotel chain of interest is Hilton. Hilton partners with American Express to issue its co-branded cards. They have three credit card options at three annual fee price points: $0, $95, and $450. The first credit card we’ll cover is the no annualContinue reading “Hilton Honors Card (no annual fee!)”
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