There's only so much you can spend on streaming video in the parking lot of a gas station, so it's not surprising that American Express eventually had to support the program by adding the existing Membership
Rewards as a transfer partner.
With Chase Ultimate
Rewards as a transfer partner, you can easily earn the necessary points for award stays at any Hyatt property.
Not exact matches
Tier two Ultimate
Rewards cards, such
as Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card and Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card, allow you to
transfer your points to a number of different airline and hotel
partners.
Note: When leveraging travel
partners by
transferring Ultimate
Rewards to programs such
as United or Hyatt, points
transfer at a 1:1 ratio in 1,000 - point increments.
Chase travel
transfer partners include major US airline frequent flyer programs such
as Southwest Airlines Rapid
Rewards, United MileagePlus and US hotel chains such
as Hyatt, Marriott and the Ritz - Carlton.
You also have the option of
transferring points on a 1:1 basis for valuable miles at frequent travel program
partners such
as British Airways, United MileagePlus, and Marriott
Rewards.
As we discussed above, you must have at least 1 premium Ultimate
Rewards card to convert the cash - back you earn from cards with no annual fee to points that can be
transferred to airline and hotel
partners.
Membership
Rewards points are extremely valuable
as they can be used in a variety of ways, such
as for gift cards, merchandise or entertainment, but the real value comes when you
transfer them to airline
partners.
You can
transfer your points at a 1:1 ratio to 11 airline and hotel
partners such
as United MileagePlus, British Airways Executive Club, Southwest Rapid
Rewards, Marriott
Rewards, and more.
You also have the option of
transferring points on a 1:1 basis for valuable miles at frequent travel program
partners such
as British Airways, United MileagePlus, and Marriott
Rewards.
Chase Card Services and Flying Blue, Air France - KLM group's loyalty program, announced the addition of Flying Blue
as the newest Chase Ultimate
Rewards ® point
transfer partner.
WILMINGTON, Del. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Flying Blue, Air France - KLM group's loyalty program, today announced the addition of Flying Blue
as the newest Chase Ultimate
Rewards ® point
transfer partner.
Not only can you use points to book travel through the Chase Ultimate
Rewards portal, but you can
transfer points to any of their travel
partners at a 1:1 ratio
as well.
Just like the Chase Freedom, you can
transfer the Ultimate
Rewards points to the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Ink Bold, Chase Ink Plus or the JP Morgan Select card and from there to airline or hotel
partners such
as Hyatt, Southwest, British Airways, or United.
The other 3 big
rewards portals also have BA
as a
partner, allowing you to
transfer points earned to Executive Club.
As a
transfer partner of Chase Ultimate
Rewards, American Express Membership
Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and SPG Starpoints, it's easy to accumulate enough Avios for award bookings.
Then you can either
transfer the points 1:1 to a travel
partner such
as Hyatt Hotels and United Airlines OR get 20 % off travel when you redeem your points for airfare, hotels, and car rentals through Chase Ultimate
Rewards ®.
If you do opt for this travel - rich
rewards card, you'll be able to
transfer your
rewards points to popular travel
partners such
as United and Southwest at a 1:1 ratio.
In that case, you probably would want to look into one of the Chase Ultimate
Rewards credit cards, which has Korean Air
as one of its
transfer partners.
United, in comparison,
as a Star Alliance Ultimate
Rewards transfer partner would charge 25,000, 22,500 and 40,000 miles for the same awards, respectively.
There are many ways to use the Chase Ultimate
Reward points earned by these two similar cards, but two of the most profitable are to use the points by booking travel through Chase or
transferring them to hotel and airline
partners such
as United, Hyatt, British Airways, Singapore, Marriott and more.
But you can
transfer the Ultimate
Rewards points to the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Ink Bold or the Chase Ink Plus card and from there to airline or hotel
partners such
as Hyatt or United.
If you don't already have a stash of Aeroplan points, you can
transfer American Express Membership
Rewards points from your Business Platinum Card from American Express Open to Aeroplan, or book an Air Canada flight
as a
partner award through United.
Or you can
transfer the Chase Ultimate
Rewards points to the Chase Sapphire Preferred, (no longer offered) Chase Ink Bold, or Chase Ink Plus cards and from there to certain airline or hotel
partners such
as Hyatt, Southwest, British Airways, or United Airlines.
Membership
Rewards has Hilton
as a
transfer partner!
Tier two Ultimate
Rewards cards, such
as Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card and Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card, allow you to
transfer your points to a number of different airline and hotel
partners.
As mentioned above, the best way to redeem Membership
Rewards points is by
transferring to one of Amex's airline
partners.
And that is being able to
transfer your
rewards point - for - point to travel - loyalty
partners such
as United Airlines and Hyatt.
But just like with Marriott
Rewards, we don't particularly recommend that you use this
transfer partner,
as the redemption value is relatively poor.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card earns Chase Ultimate
Rewards ® (UR) points, which can be used for travel booked through the UR website or by
transferring points out to one of the many UR travel
partners, or used for non-travel redemptions such
as statement credits, merchandise, or exclusive events like concerts, dinners, or sporting events.
As we've said, these
rewards can translate into direct statement balance or be
transferred to a loyalty
partner.
1:1 point
transfer to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs and the Ultimate
Rewards ® travel
partners and the participating programs include airline travel
partners such
as: British Airways Executive Club, Flying Blue AIR FRANCE KLM, Korean Air SKYPASS, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Southwest Airlines Rapid
Rewards ®, United MileagePlus ®, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, and more.
Lindsay,
as Dan mentioned, cards that earn specific miles or hotel points keep them in that program, whereas AMEX Membership
Rewards and Chase Ultimate
Rewards are flexible programs that hold points that you can
transfer out to various airline and hotel
partners.
In addition to the co-branded Air Canada Aeroplan card, you can earn miles by using credit cards associated with loyalty
transfer partners such
as American Express Membership
Rewards, SPG, Hilton Honors, and more.
Note that you'll need the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Ink Bold or Ink Plus to
transfer points out to Ultimate
Rewards partners such
as United and Hyatt
Your bonus points are earned
as flexible Ultimate
Rewards points which makes them useful for a broad range of hotel, airline, and even train
transfer partners.
1:1 point
transfer to Membership
Rewards partners such
as Singapore KrisFlyer, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Air France / KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, Emirates Skywards, etc..
If you still hold a fee paying card, such
as an AMEX Green, Gold, Platinum or Centurion card, the points earned with AMEX Zync ARE treated
as full Membership
Rewards points and may be
transferred out to
partners
As part of that program, you'll be able to
transfer your points to 17 different frequent flyer programs.In addition to getting access to British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic, which also
partner with Ultimate
Rewards, you'll be able to
transfer points to five North American carriers: Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America, Air Canada and Aeromexico; luxury airlines Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways and Emirates; European airlines Alitalia and Iberia; Japan's ANA; Israel's EL AL; and perennial frequent flyer favorite, Hawaiian Airlines.
Points are worth 1.25 cents apiece when used to book travel through Chase Ultimate
Rewards ®; they can also be
transferred on a 1:1 basis to travel
partners such
as United, Southwest, Marriott and Hyatt.
Other travel
rewards cards will offer points that you can
transfer to
partner airline programs, and still others will allow you to apply your points
as statement credit (you purchase your travel and then use points to pay for it).
Capital One Venture lets you earn 2x miles on all your purchases, but Chase Sapphire Preferred allows you to
transfer your
rewards into real airline miles at airline
transfer partners such
as United and Southwest.
Note: When leveraging travel
partners by
transferring Ultimate
Rewards to programs such
as United or Hyatt, points
transfer at a 1:1 ratio in 1,000 - point increments.
As we've already mentioned,
transferring to airline
partners is the best way to use your Membership
Rewards points.
Membership
Rewards can also be
transferred to hotel
partners, though this should only be done if absolutely necessary
as they are more valuable when
transferred to airlines.
You can't
transfer points to the 20 travel
partners in the Membership
Rewards program unless you have another American Express card that allows it, such
as The Amex EveryDay ® Preferred Credit Card from American Express.
Earn points by using credit cards associated with ANA
transfer partners such
as American Express Membership
Rewards, SPG, and Hilton Honors and then convert these to miles.
As such, we've widened the scope of our search to include many more programs than usual, including most
transfer partners available to the Ultimate
Rewards and Membership
Rewards programs.
As part of that program, you'll be able to
transfer your points to 17 different frequent flyer programs.In addition to getting access to British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic, which also
partner with Ultimate
Rewards, you'll be able to
transfer points to five North American carriers: Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America, Air Canada and Aeromexico; luxury airlines Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways and Emirates; European airlines Alitalia and Iberia; Japan's ANA; Israel's EL AL; and perennial frequent flyer favorite, Hawaiian Airlines.
Similar to AmEx Membership
Reward points, Chase Ultimate
Reward points can be used at a fixed value to book travel through Chase or
transferred to popular hotel and airline
partners such
as United, Hyatt, Southwest and Marriott.