rdaws
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I've just been put on a project in Seattle, and will be flying there from Chicago once a week for the foreseeable future (3-6 mos). For projects closer to home, I've flown Southwest for their segment-based rewards which pay back much faster than any other airline for short trips. My question for the experts, then, is which Frequent Flier program should I commit to for the next few months, and is there a way to combo that with a specific credit card to get the max personal benefit?
After looking into it I'm thinking American Airlines, which allows for a "platinum challenge". For $240, you get platinum status after flying only 10K miles in 3 months (rather than 50K in a year). That would get me line skips, upgrades, and more points right away. What are you thoughts on that? Worth doing?
I think I have hotels figured out; I use the Starwood AmEx and stay in Starwood properties, which I've done on many past projects and it's worked out really lucratively. Open to suggestions though.
After looking into it I'm thinking American Airlines, which allows for a "platinum challenge". For $240, you get platinum status after flying only 10K miles in 3 months (rather than 50K in a year). That would get me line skips, upgrades, and more points right away. What are you thoughts on that? Worth doing?
I think I have hotels figured out; I use the Starwood AmEx and stay in Starwood properties, which I've done on many past projects and it's worked out really lucratively. Open to suggestions though.