I made a run to Costco today to buy some American
Airlines gift cards at 10 % off.
Not exact matches
Redeem Gold Points towards free nights
at Carlson Rezidor hotels,
gift cards, prepaid
cards, charitable initiatives, vacation savings, and exchanges for
airline miles
As you work your way up you earn more points, which can be redeemed for
gift cards at Starbucks, American
Airlines, Amazon, and more!
NerdWallet values IHG points redeemed for IHG hotel stays
at 0.7 cents each, much more than when redeemed for
airline miles or
gift cards.
Rewards can be redeemed for cash,
gift cards, discounts and merchandize
at certain retailers,
airline tickets, hotel stays or statement credits.
Redeem Gold Points towards free nights
at Carlson Rezidor hotels,
gift cards, prepaid
cards, charitable initiatives, vacation savings, and exchanges for
airline miles
If you purchase
airline gift cards with the reimbursement (some work) and value those
at 80 % of face value that gives you another $ 320 in cash plus $ 200 in uber credit.
Each point is worth approximately one cent, and you can redeem
at 2,500 points for a $ 25
gift card, or for travel purchases like
airline tickets, hotels, car rentals, and cruises.
After you've accumulated a nice chunk of miles, they can be redeemed for roundtrip or one - way flights on American
Airlines (some even
at discounted values),
gift cards, magazines, cabin upgrades, car rentals, or other vacation accommodations.
Earning
airline miles while you unwind
at the spa seems too good to be true, but it can be a reality when you purchase
gift cards through
gifting company SpaFinder.
Redeem points towards free nights
at over 4,000 Best Western locations,
gift cards, merchandise,
airline rewards, and Avis car rentals
2 points: You'll earn 2 points for each $ 1 spent on purchases made directly with Southwest
Airlines ®, including flight, inflight, Southwest ®
gift card, and Southwest Vacations ® package purchases, and
at participating Rapid Rewards ® hotel and rental car partners.
The usual approach is to point out that since
airline gift cards are reimbursed
at face value, you're «actually» paying $ 200 (American Express Platinum) or $ 300 (Chase Ritz Carlton) less per calendar year than the annual fee would suggest.
The gurus
at FlyerTalk have dedicated threads for each
airline where you can do your research to make sure that the
Gift Card redemption works.
After digging through hundreds of posts
at Flyertalk, it seems that many people have had success requesting credits for
airline gift cards, especially from American, Delta and Southwest.
7 ways rewards
cards can trim holiday costs — Use your rewards
cards to pay for
gifts with points, save
at shopping portals and fly home using
airline miles... (See Rewards)
Points are redeemable for $ 625 in airfare on any
airline, anytime with no blackout dates when booked through the ThankYou ® Travel Center, or $ 500 in
gift cards when redeemed
at thankyou.com
Earning
airline miles while you unwind
at the spa seems too good to be true, but it can be a reality when you purchase
gift cards through
gifting company SpaFinder.
Each point is worth approximately one cent, and you can redeem
at 2,500 points for a $ 25
gift card, or for travel purchases like
airline tickets, hotels, car rentals, and cruises.
And if you buy a merchant
gift card for a restaurant,
airline, or other store, then there is often no fee
at all.
If you know you'd usually spend $ 250
at a Hilton resort a year and $ 250 on
airline incidentals (or some
airline gift cards), then you probably should get the Aspire
card because you'll be profiting
at least $ 50 a year from this
card.
This quarter's survey also indicated that cash remains the No. 1 redemption option
at 41 percent, with domestic
airline tickets (29 percent)
at No. 2 and
gift cards finishing up the top three
at 28 percent.
American
Airlines gift cards, for example, are only at certain in - store locations, and stores will only accept Costco Cash Cards, debit cards, and American Exp
cards, for example, are only
at certain in - store locations, and stores will only accept Costco Cash
Cards, debit cards, and American Exp
Cards, debit
cards, and American Exp
cards, and American Express.
Or even if you're like me who tries not to spend much cash
at all with
airlines, you can purchase a $ 200 Southwest (or American or Delta... etc.)
gift card and then turn around and sell it for around 85 % of its value.
Stock up on
gift cards at stores where there is a category bonus and then log onto your
airline shopping portal to use them where you'll earn extra points per dollar spent through the portal.
Amex
gift card — $ 500.00 Donate to charity — $ 1000.00 New York City Taxis — $ 1000.00 Reserve flights via Amex Travel — up to $ 2000.00 (with 50 % points refund) Reserve prepaid hotels via Amex — $ 700.00 Shop with MR points — $ 500.00 Shop with Points
at Amazon — $ 700.00 Telecharge — $ 500.00 Ticketmaster — $ 500.00 Third - party
gift cards — up to $ 500.00 Transfer to
airline / hotel partners — sky is the limit Transfer to Plenti — $ 800.00 Uber — $ 1000.00 Use points
at Best Buy — $ 700.00 Use points for Airbnb — $ 700.00 Use points for charges — $ 600.00
Program members may redeem points for
gift cards; eCertificates; cash - back credits; free and discounted travel options including
airline tickets, hotel, car rentals, cruises and tours; merchandise and other rewards, as explained in detail on the Program web site
at (rbcbankrewards.com) or by contacting an RBC Bank Client Service Representative
at 1-877-521-2035.
Remember that you can also use the
airline credit to buy certain
airline gift cards, like American
Airlines, but don't do more than $ 100
at a time.
You could use this program to buy
gift cards at Office Supply stores — while you'd normally earn 5X Ultimate Rewards with Chase Ink
card, those don't transfer to American
Airlines miles, so 3X here is still a pretty good temporary offer.
You can redeem points
at any time on any
airline, without blackout dates, when you book through the ThankYou ® Travel Center or redeem for
gift cards at thankyou.com.
Redeem Gold Points towards free nights
at Carlson Rezidor hotels,
gift cards, prepaid
cards, charitable initiatives, vacation savings, and exchanges for
airline miles
Card Details Earn 3X Points on Travel, Including Gas Stations; Earn 2X Points on Dining Out & Entertainment; Earn 1X Points on All Other Purchases; Points are redeemable for $ 625 in airfare on any airline, anytime with no blackout dates when booked through the ThankYou ® Travel Center, or $ 500 in gift cards when redeemed at thankyou.com; No expiration and no limit to the amount of points you can earn with this
Card Details Earn 3X Points on Travel, Including Gas Stations; Earn 2X Points on Dining Out & Entertainment; Earn 1X Points on All Other Purchases; Points are redeemable for $ 625 in airfare on any
airline, anytime with no blackout dates when booked through the ThankYou ® Travel Center, or $ 500 in
gift cards when redeemed
at thankyou.com; No expiration and no limit to the amount of points you can earn with this
cardcard
Not only does it have a very valuable sign - up bonus, but it also offers the following perks: access to the Ultimate Rewards Mall to get bonus points for all shopping 5 points per dollar
at Office Supply stores (to buy
gift cards to Sephora, Macy's, Home Depot, etc before shopping) transfer to top
airline and hotel programs such as United
Airlines, British Airways, Southwest
Airlines and Hyatt Gold Passport.
At the very least, you should be able to buy an
airline gift card that doesn't expire.
However, redeeming for other things, like
gift cards or transfering points to
airline programs, are
at a much lower value.
Redeem points towards free nights
at over 4,000 Best Western locations,
gift cards, merchandise,
airline rewards, and Avis car rentals
Amex Platinum: Numerous direct redemptions like
gift cards, Uber rides and travel; transfer points to one of 18
airline partners (like Etihad and Singapore) or three hotel partners Citi Prestige: Redeem points directly for airfare
at a rate of 1.25 cents per point; transfer points to one of 15
airline partners Chase Sapphire Reserve: Redeem points directly for travel
at a rate of 1.5 cents per point; transfer points to one of nine
airline partners (like British Airways and Southwest) or four hotel partners (like Hyatt) Hilton Amex Aspire: Redeem points for stays
at hotels in the Hilton Honors portfolio of brands Ritz: Redeem points for stays
at Ritz - Carlton or Marriott hotels AAdvantage Executive: Redeem miles for flights on American and its various partners (like Etihad and Cathay Pacific) United Club: Redeem miles for flights on United and its various partners (like Lufthansa)
There are plenty of data points about which
airline gift card purchases work over on FlyerTalk, but luckily
at TPG we also have an office full of Amex cardholders.
You never know what's in store, but some of the after - party craziness
at Disrupt San Francisco «17 included awesome prizes — gadgets, Visa
gift cards and
airline tickets — for its tech - themed trivia throw - down.