Frequent traveler reward programs

[motoman]

Started a new job today where I'll be traveling 70-90% of the time and the company allows me to keep the reward points for any programs I sign up for. With that being said I've signed up for the reward programs for each airline, hotel, and rental car companies that we use. Aside from signing up for a credit card that earns you rewards, are there any other reward programs worth signing up for?

Signed up for the following:
Southwest airlines
Delta airlines
American airlines
United airlines

Avis
Enterprise
Thrifty
Hertz
Dollar

Choice hotels
Omni hotels
Hilton hotels
Holiday Inn hotels

[UserX]

No Marriott?

[motoman]

No Marriott?

Forgot about Marriot. I'll go sign up for them.

[trblshooter]

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[motoman]

Fuck hhoners
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Thanks for the link. Didn't search "points" which I should have.

[mstng86]

Hhonors is awesome!!

[Barbie]

Apply for a chase marriott card (probably can find an offer that gets you a statement credit after first purchase) and you will be automatically silver status. Then call the customer service line and tell you want to try for the "gold challenge" they will enroll you for gold for 3 months free. No penalty if you don't qualify at the end of the 3 months. Gold gets you room upgrades and a few other perks. Silver isn't much and regular is crap. If you stay enough you get gold for the rest of the year and the year after if I remember. Just google gold challenge for more details.

[GE]

Apply for a chase marriott card (probably can find an offer that gets you a statement credit after first purchase) and you will be automatically silver status. Then call the customer service line and tell you want to try for the "gold challenge" they will enroll you for gold for 3 months free. No penalty if you don't qualify at the end of the 3 months. Gold gets you room upgrades and a few other perks. Silver isn't much and regular is crap. If you stay enough you get gold for the rest of the year and the year after if I remember. Just google gold challenge for more details.

Eh, that's a little oversimplified.

To hit gold/plat, you have to do a decent amount of traveling and/or spend. From what I've read on flyertalk, they're not doing the gold/plat challenges quite as much as they used to.

Gold gets you room upgrades if they have the availability, it's not guaranteed. If you're staying at a lower tier property, I don't find having gold status is all that helpful. If you're staying at places like Renaissance and above, it helps.

If you're going to hit up the CC, I'd recommend the black Marriott card. 50,000 points to start and one free night and a free night on your anniversary every year up to category 5. I think the annual fee is $85, but it's offset by the free night.

[Cooter]

wharz National Car Rental?

[motoman]

wharz National Car Rental?

Unfortunately we don't use them. Are they pretty cheap? My boss said they don't that much shopping around to find the best rates but he's open to saving money.

[Cooter]

not cheap, just awesome

[fastwhite99gt]

IHG, has a ton of different hotels, points can be used for flights, rental cars, gifts, unigue items from their rewards shop, all kinds of upgrades when you get to platinum.

[talisman]

Sign up for Wyndham Rewards. Super 8 Hotels and a bunch of other properties are all tied together. The best part is you can sign on to your account and have them give you AA FF miles, which I believe are doubled, but it's been awhile.

[Roscoe]

Motel 6 has a great program.

[BP]

Motel 6 has a great program.

Nothing will make you appreciate a good hotel more than staying at a Motel 6 for a couple of days.