While people who have a ton of Membership Rewards points may not be much affected by this change, I personally have viewed it as an important perk to be able to advance
Membership Rewards points without buying them, and simply earning them back later in the year.
Just see how I ended up with 90,000
Membership Rewards points without a single card application, but on card member offers alone.
Multiply by 2 to find the cost in
Membership Rewards points without a companion ticket, or by 1.4 to find the cost in Avios without a Membership Rewards transfer bonus (or by 2.8 without either);
Not exact matches
Fly the 787 - 10
without paying cash If you want to fly on this 787 - 10 or any of Singapore Airlines's luxurious planes and not pay cash, you can transfer Ultimate
Rewards &
Membership Rewards points to Singapore Krisflyer at a 1:1 ratio.
Often derided for not having a public award chart and increasing redemption rates
without notice, Delta SkyMiles could still be useful if you have American Express
Membership Rewards points and / or SPG Starpoints.
If nothing else, it's an easy and free way to keep your
Membership Rewards points intact
without any added cost.
Often derided for not having a public award chart and increasing redemption rates
without notice, Delta SkyMiles could still be useful if you have American Express
Membership Rewards points and / or SPG Starpoints.
If you think you might need SkyMiles at some
point, collect Amex
Membership Rewards points and you'll be able to transfer to Delta instantly
without being permanently saddled with one of the most volatile currencies known to man.
If nothing else, it's an easy and free way to keep your
Membership Rewards points intact
without any added cost.
We reserve the right to deduct any ONYX
Rewards points credited to an ONYX
Rewards Membership account in error
without notice.
ONYX Hospitality Group and our Program affiliates are not responsible for: (1) loss or misdirection of, or delay in receiving, any
Membership application, correspondence, Awards or award certificates; (2) theft or unauthorized redemption of ONYX
Rewards points or
Rewards or use of a
Reward caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of us or our agents; (3) any acts or omissions of third parties (including participating properties); or (4) any errors published in relation to the Program, including,
without limitation, any pricing or typographical errors, errors of description, errors regarding participating properties and Program affiliates, and errors in the crediting or debiting of ONYX
points from Member accounts.
If you value
Membership Rewards at 1.8 cents per
point, that's 5.4 % return on your gasoline purchases
without any earning cap.
Having a stockpile of
Membership Rewards points gives you the flexibility to book award flights on 17 different airlines
without having to accrue miles in all of those programs.
The ability to get 2 cents per
point on a wide variety of airline bookings
without having to transfer
points to partners and find award availability significantly increases the value of your
Membership Rewards.
I was also down to just a few
Membership Rewards points after taking my mother in business class to Europe for her 80th birthday, but then I managed to pick up a new Amex Platinum Business card and a new 75,000
point bonus
without having to wait 12 months (see my «Bet You Didn't Know» post over at Frequent Miler if you're wondering how I pulled that off).
That makes
Membership Rewards points a less attractive option for BA redemptions, but earning Avios themselves (
without having to transfer) a much better option for some flyers.
This way, you can freely sign up for and cancel other
Membership Rewards cards
without having to worry about losing your
points.
You can also instantly create
points without flying, using American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points or SPG P
points without flying, using American Express
Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate
Rewards, Citi ThankYou
Points or SPG P
Points or SPG
PointsPoints.
If you cancel a
Membership Rewards earning card
without opening another
Membership Rewards earning card first, you will lose your
points.
Here's how I wasted
Membership Reward points on Amazon orders
without even knowing it...