Got a call from my Canadian Friend who like Pete uses his points to fly a million kids all over the globe.
Behind Door #1 we have a targeted Amex Platinum offer. 100k MRs, $5000 spend, $450 fee with the same $200 (basically $400) airline credit. No other Amex cards.
Behind Door #2 we have the CSP. Things are getting dicey with Chase, but URs just dropped under 120k and your pal WMCF doesn't like to be that low. Also going to apply for both SW cards at the beginning of 2016.
Assuming both are not an option, which door should WonderMeal's Canadian Friend choose? And if you can't use it on tickets, how do most people spend that $200 airline credit, just bag fees?