Not exact matches
If you
prefer to spend your points on airfare instead of hotel stays, you can
transfer your Starpoints ® to one of the frequent flyer
partner airlines.
Transfering miles to your
preferred partner airline is easy.
However, if you are non-committal and
prefer to have options, a card that allows you to
transfer points to a host of
partners, including
airlines, hotels and car rental companies, may be a better choice.
Since
transfers are usually only allowed to specific
partner brands, check the issuer's website to ensure your credit card rewards points can be
transferred to your
preferred airline or hotel loyalty program.
Overall, Citi has more options when it comes to
airline partners than Chase but I much
prefer the options that Chase has to offer, especially because there are great ways to supplement those point
transfers with solid Chase co-branded cards.
Transferring points to
airline and hotel
partners is usually my
preferred way of using UR, but if there aren't good options with their
transfer partners, you can use your points to book through the Chase Ultimate Rewards booking portal.
If you
prefer to travel with loyalty programs outside of the named
partners, the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card may feel limiting to you even though you can use your points to book with any
airline — you just can't
transfer points to any
airline and take advantage of possibly lower redemption rates.