All of my work travel is booked on the company card, so while I earn basic points for committing to certain airlines / hotel chains via repeated usage, I haven’t earned any major statuses. Is that normal or am I missing something?

I recently got the Venture X card, but personal travel is 1-2x annually so I don’t see it adding immediate value…

Just curious if there’s a hack in building those statuses / points faster for more travel perks that I should tap into or this is normal? Thx

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Some companies allow you to link the corporate card to various rewards programs. I know quite a few people who are earning Delta rewards with the company Amex. Call the customer service number on your card and ask.

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Great idea!

American airlines shopping portal, you can get status with your online shopping

Most status now is based on spend/trips/stays with a provider - not based on cc spend. That just gives you redeemable points.

So, you are generally losing out on more redemption opportunities, not status.

(Yes, some exceptions for AA cards/Hyatt cards, but generally speaking)

Airline status can be obtained purely through credit card spend.

So cc spend = redeemable points for upgrades / free travel; frequency of the trips & stays gets you status. Is that right MD1? Just trying to put the responses into action, if possible.

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