Now with the Marriott merger, should I get one of the Marriott credit cards? I currently use my CSR for everything. Looking to see what some of your strategies are for travel cards

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SPG cards are now less attractive than pre-merger so if you were using CSR before, CSR is even more relatively advantageous now

The Marriott/SPG cards can be useful solely for the annual free night certificate and the 15 night elite credit if those are valuable to you, not much use other than that. Would continue using the CSR for everything

SPG worthless for everyday after 10/31 (when the current promo expires). Still a good option for Marriott spend. That plus 15 night credit and free night still earn the annual fee. My new scheme is:
1. Freedom for rotating 5x
2. SPG for Marriott spend
3. CSR for all else

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