Sentences with phrase «point saver award»

35,000 points is enough for any Marriott Property on a Point Saver Award or 1 night at any category 7 or below properties.

Marriott offers «Point Saver Awards» at select hotels that reduce the required points by up to 33 %, depending on the category.

Not exact matches

However, the United award chart shows that business class saver tickets only cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip for the same exact flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed with cash back or a statement credit.

> Value: 50,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points are good for $ 625 in travel credit, 2 domestic Saver award tickets on United, a possible $ 700 + in Southwest «Wan na Get Away» fares on some flights, or 2 + award nights at most Hyatts.

First, by carrying a Chase United card (even the fee - free version) you have access to more saver level domestic Economy award availability (HT: bluecat who correctly points out the availability extends to international flights on United metal) I haven't found the difference that noticeable for the most part, but while doing some research for an upcoming Brandon Asks post I noticed it was quite useful for positioning flights.

So, combine your points to put all 140,000 miles in one account and you'll have enough for two Coach Saver awards (30,000 miles per person each way).

While this is a very poor use of points (you should always look for saver level awards), the ability to book an award seat at any time can be very useful in a pinch.

Singapore Airlines is offering a 50 % discount on the number of Krisflyer points required for selected Economy Saver award tickets.

And remember, using Pay with Points means you don't have to find Saver or other low - level award availability.

Marriott has 9 tier award and the tier 1 hotels can be redeemed for 7,500 points and saver awards for 6000 per night.

Since the cost of award tickets are based on the price of the Value fare, you'll get the same 2.89 cents per point for any route unless the cheapest Saver level fare is available.

In peak season things can be different — if you can find award availability points can be a money saver.

When I have a sizeable rewards balance I also transfer over to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program (that's how I booked Joanna and I into Singapore Airlines Suites between Hong Kong and Singapore and the Singapore and London) and I always keep an eye out for American Airlines saver awards just in case there's an opportunity to transfer Membership Rewards points over to Etihad and book American Business or First Class at a favorable rate.

Whenever the points and miles community talks about award redemptions, it's almost always referring to «saver» level awards.

They aren't messing with saver awards for now, but I have a feeling I should redeem my points before they're watered down.

~ 13,000 points for two tickets is a much better deal than 50,000 miles for award seats on United (which didn't have any saver - level award space, that day or the next).

For example, a round - trip saver level award within the continental U.S. costs 2,000 points, an Admirals Club day pass is 300 points, and AAdvantage Gold elite status is 2,400 points.

However, Gabe says he'd like to book saver economy awards, so we shouldn't put too much stock in the ability to transfer points to other programs.

The Conventional Wisdom is that you should never use pay with points because you won't get as much value from your points as you would if you redeemed for a plain old Saver (or perhaps even Standard) award instead.

When Air New Zealand came out with changes to its frequent flyer program from points to dollars in 2004, I worried about what it would mean for the future of frequent flyer program value, although they kept both a points as money idea and a traditional award chart (with saver awards also continuing to be made available to partner airlines).

On United you need at least 25,000 points for a domestic Saver round - trip, and 50,000 for a standard award.

Other Chase cards you can apply for at the same time include the Chase Freedom (15K for spending $ 500 +2.5 K for adding an additional user for a limited time only plus 5 - 10 points per dollar spent in rotating categories), Chase British Airways (Up to 100K signup bonus for a limited time only), the Chase United Explorer (30K signup plus another 5K points for adding a free additional user on the consumer card / 50K signup points on the business card, plus get free luggage, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, expanded saver and standard award ticket availability, priority boarding, and more), the Chase IHG (with 60K signup points and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Marriott (with 50K signup points and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Slate (with zero balance transfer fees, 0 % APR on purchase and balance transfers for 18 months, and free FICO scores), the Chase Ink Plus (60K signup points plus up to 5 points per dollar spent), and the Chase Ink Cash (20K signup points plus up to 5 points per dollar spent).

Other Chase cards you can apply for at the same time include the Chase British Airways (50K signup points, 1.25 Avios per dollar, and an annual companion award ticket if you spend $ 30K + in a year), and the Chase United Explorer (30K signup points plus another 5K points for adding a free additional user, and it gives free luggage, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, expanded saver and standard award ticket availability, priority boarding, and more), the Chase Sapphire Preferred (40K signup points plus another 5K points for adding a free additional user, no fee the first year, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, plus 2 - 2.14 points per dollar on travel and dining with no Foreign Exchange fees), the Chase Marriott (with 50K signup points plus a free night upon signup and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Freedom (which has no annual fee, gives 5 points per dollar in rotating categories, and 10 % bonus points through 2015 if you have a Chase checking account), and the Chase Ink Cash (which also has no annual fee and gives 5 points per dollar on telecom / office supplies and 2 points per dollar on dining and gas)

Other times, the award ticket price exceeded the 12,500 - or 25,000 - point cost of a typical saver award seat on a domestic flight, Sorensen says.

Points + Cash awards are capacity controlled, much like a saver - level award flight.