with their devaluation again its better if you use a chase card that gives ur points. ur points transfer into sw & ba if you need it at that time. otherwise you have numerous other options to transfer to
Won't comment too much on the upcoming southwest devaluation, but if all he wants to do is fly around the US, 4.5/7.5/10/12.5k redemptions still can't be beat, IMO. And with amex's once lifetime on personal, 25k (ultimately 30k, let's assume) has better uses IME anD IMO. CSP does serve some of that purpose, too--another great card but requires a bit more work/knowledge. And the spend is less on SW and british