Because transferable points programs have dozens of airline and hotel partners, you'll have the flexibility to choose where to move your points when you're ready to use them.
Not exact matches
There are a few reasons, including travel and purchase protections and other perks, but from a rewards perspective, Chase's cards are particularly valuable
because of the type of rewards currency they earn:
transferable points.
I think it's important to diversify your miles and
points, so having fixed value
points is a plus, but if I had to choose, I would focus on
transferable points,
because that's where you can get more value from your
points.
William Lad Sessions, who summarized and analyzed Hartshorne's doctoral work writes: «The concepts, or «ideas» of philosophy, Hartshorne insists, are communicable (or «
transferable» to use his term which
points to the experiential basis of conception) but only partially so,
because... obscurity is directly proportional to concreteness, and good philosophy plunges thought into the concrete....
They believed that communism had to be stopped at every
point,
because American democracy was superior and was
transferable to all parts of the world.
That's
because more and more credit cards are offering flexible,
transferable points that can be converted to miles with a variety of airlines instead of just one carrier.
American Express Membership Rewards is the weakest of the
transferable point cards, in my opinion,
because they:
That's
because they're a partner of all 4
transferable points programs — American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Earning
points which can be transferred to airline or hotels (hence the name
transferable points) are valuable
because they give you more options when it comes time to redeem your
points.
Singapore Airlines miles are easy to earn
because they're a partner of all 4
transferable points programs:
The real value is using
transferable points like Amex Membership or Chase Ultimate Rewards
points because you can use them for premium flights and hotels, and they don't have a fixed value.
For instance, while Chase
points are great
because they're
transferable, they only transfer to a very small number of airlines.
Some people will still find that American AAdvantage provides the most value
because they want to earn elite status, the award chart remains the most useful for their travel needs, or
because they can add to their AAdvantage balance with a credit card or
transferable points.
I think it's important to diversify your miles and
points, so having fixed value
points is a plus, but if I had to choose, I would focus on
transferable points,
because that's where you can get more value from your
points.
Because if you don't have set travel plans for a future trip, these
transferable points give you the option to choose from multiple airline partners when you're ready to book.
Because SPG
points are so
transferable and that flexibility is valuable for me.
The reason I stress diversifying your
points and using cards that earn
transferable points (such as the cards mentioned above) so much is
because you will have lots of options when it comes to airlines.
I do not collect Marriott
points because I prefer to collect
transferable points.