If you fly from IND, it's about 18K Rapid
Rewards points roundtrip (plus tax), less with Companion pass.
Not exact matches
If this is a travel
rewards card that appeals to you, you can receive 20,000 bonus
points when you apply and are approved for card and spend at least $ 650 in the first three months.that's enough for a free
roundtrip ticket to many destinations.
You currently get 40,000 Southwest Rapid
Rewards points (after you hit the spending threshold of $ 1,000 in the first 3 months) which can get you at least 1
roundtrip flight.
Of course, British Airways is a 1:1 Transfer Partner with Ultimate
Rewards, so Matthew could transfer 30,000 of his Ultimate
Rewards points in order to fully cover the cost of this
roundtrip for both passengers.
BEST for travelers who love Southwest «s no frills approach to travel: The Southwest Airlines Rapid
Rewards Premier Card offers 50,000
points (enough for TWO
roundtrip flights) after spending just $ 2,000 in first three months, plus a 6,000
point bump every year on your cardmember anniversary.
Virgin provided the following example in its news release: ``... a flyer booking a
roundtrip ticket from New York to L.A. with Virgin America at a cost of about $ 320, could redeem that flight for 15,399 Elevate
points, equivalent to 30,798 Membership
Rewards points, which is comparable to other airline programs that would require up to 50,000 miles.»
In fact, with just two Chase cards, one could net over 100,000 Ultimate
Rewards and have enough
points to fly Korean Air first class to Asia or business class
roundtrip to Europe.
To use it, you just input your route, choose one - way or
roundtrip, the cabin you want to fly in (economy, premium economy, business, or first), whether you're willing to make a stop or not, the type of award (peak or off - peak), and which frequent flyer program (the 20 airlines are listed below) or credit card (Amex Membership
Rewards, Chase Ultimate
Rewards, Citi ThankYou
Points, and / or Starwood Preferred Guest) you want to use and search.
After racking up 150,000 Membership
Rewards points last year for signing up for the AmEx Platinum and Gold cards I had enough
points for 4
roundtrip flights from Boston to Phoenix in First Class.
The Southwest Airlines Rapid
Rewards Premier Credit Card is now offering a 25,000
points sign up bonus (enough for a
roundtrip flight) after spending just $ 1,000 in first three months, plus a 6,000
point bump every year on your cardmember anniversary.
As credit card companies continue to court small business owners, the
rewards programs grow increasingly sweet, from free
roundtrip tickets on major airlines to double
rewards points for every dollar spent.
ANA has a great deal on
roundtrips to Asia — but you'll need American Express Membership
Rewards points to transfer to ANA.
If you want to use Singapore Airlines to book for 25,000 miles per person
roundtrip and no extra fee, you can transfer
points from SPG, Amex MR, or Chase Ultimate
Rewards to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer all at a 1:1 ratio to book that ticket.
For example, I can transfer 25,000 Ultimate
Rewards points to United MileagePlus and then use those miles to fly
roundtrip, anywhere within the continental United States, regardless of the price.
So far I have 7 nights at Disneyworld and
roundtrip trip tickets for my family of four, all purchased with
reward points.
For
roundtrip travel within one zone (Toledo to Denver), that cost us 100,000 Amtrak Guest
Rewards points (transferred from Chase Ultimate
Rewards).
Good value on inter-island flights: 5,000 Elevate
points, or 8,000 Membership
Rewards points for a
roundtrip ticket within the islands.
Transcon flights on Virgin America in coach are roughly 13,000
points roundtrip, which rounds up to 19,000 Membership
Rewards points.
Flights within Australia are also reasonable: Sydney to Gold Coast, for example, are 6,000 elevate or 9,000 Membership
Rewards points (plus $ 36 in fees) for a
roundtrip ticket (the same as it'd cost you for Avios.
Earning 5000 airline miles for a
roundtrip flight might make 20,000
points for your hotel stay feel quite
rewarding.
Until recently, one of the best uses of Membership
Rewards points was to transfer 63,000
points into ANA's frequent flyer program, which could then be used for a
roundtrip ticket in Upper Class on Virgin Atlantic from New York to London.
Of course I run a lot of experiments for the sake of my readers — I redeemed 8,000 Ultimate
Rewards points for a
roundtrip to Philadelphia on Saturday, and I don't expect to turn on a profit on those
points!