What would you do?: trying to maximize points. Have CSR, Amex Gold, Chase freedom unlimited. Will be receiving CORP Amex from new firm. Background:

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I love AMEX but the points do not transfer to southwest so I made the move to CSR. Other main airline is United, but I prefer southwest. Thoughts? (I’ll be going to EY if that makes a difference)

I feel like it definitely waters things down for me. Smart move for me would to just focus on Southwest/chase. Problem is, I’m pretty loyal to AmEx. Their customer service is legit and I get peace of mind with all of my purchases. Even with the new gold card, +2 yrs on manufa warranties.

I either have to 1. Chase/Southwest or 2. AmEx/United. I can’t stand united though..

Oddly enough I have the exact same card mix right now

Yeah, I’m going to have the same problem too unfortunately. I love to maximize my points but not enough to lose my job over them..

While Amex doesn’t transfer to SW, it has more overall flexibility in my opinion, relative to CSR.

For example, with Amex you can book Star Alliance flights for cheap by transferring to Aeroplan. For Oneworld, you can transfer to BA (and Etihad for AA flights). For Sky Team, you have FlyingBlue, Virgin and Delta.

So while you can’t do Southwest, you’ve got tons of other options, especially if you want to score international biz class.

That’s a good point D2. I might just have to be patient and see how much I’ll be traveling. New company, new role. I always try to over prepare, but in this instance I don’t want to throw money away.

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