Best airline miles credit card?

Quote from mradamduke : Hey all, the Mrs. and I are looking into switching our credit cards to ones that earn mileage... we have always used cash back cards but now that we have started to do a fair bit of traveling we are thinking we may get better use of our credit card usage by getting miles instead of money. I have no experience whatsoever with mileage cards, can anyone offer any advice? I heard that United has the best frequent flier program and probably should transfer miles to there, any opinions there? Tips on sign up bonuses are appreciated but looking for cards for everyday spending mainly, any slick strategies for maximizing miles are greatly appreciated!

It really depends on who you fly. I like UA and AA for reward redemption. Delta pretty much sucks IMO. The UA card mentioned above also gets you benefits like free checked bags. The Delta card also gets you that but they don't call them SkyPesos for nothing...! I don't know about the AA card and it's benefits anymore other than just the miles.

In the end though I highly suggest you and the wife sign up separately for each of your own card. May as well double the miles and heck may as well get one card for one airline and another for the other person. That way you get free bags on multiple airlines

I personally love me the SPG Amex card, although I did just cancel it to avoid the annual fee this year. Their Cash and Points program is pretty ridiculous. Got a week in Thailand for 21,000 points and $300 (including all taxes and fees) at a 5-star resort on the water. Their card currently gives you 25,000 points for meeting the minimum spend so it's a no brainer if you ask me. Plus I finally had an AMEX to buy stuff at Costco!