Thankfully, there is a type of credit card that allows cardholders to transfer their rewards to several different
airlines at their choosing.
Not exact matches
Dao was among four passengers
chosen at random to be bumped from Sunday's flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, after nobody was enticed enough by the
airline's offers to voluntarily gave up their seats.
You can
chose to redeem points
at a number of travel partners, so you don't need to worry about being loyal to a single
airline or hotel.
If you
choose a co-branded credit card, you'll earn rewards for purchases
at the specific
airline or hotel the card is branded with, and you'll be able to redeem your rewards there.
You can use your miles to also book travel with one of 13 other
airline partners, though you will generally have less available dates to
chose from by doing so -
at that point it'd be better to just have a credit card earning you miles with those
airlines you fly with.
Or, you can
choose to earn 600 Southwest
Airlines Rapid Rewards points, 20 AIR MILES reward miles or
at least 250
airline / partner rewards per qualified stay.
What we like about this card is that you can
choose 1 out of 5 categories of purchases to earn 3X points per $ 1 in (U.S. purchases for advertising in select media, airfare purchased directly from
airlines, U.S. purchases
at gas stations, U.S. computer hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers, and U.S. purchases for shipping.
Most hotel programs make you
choose to earn either hotel points or
airline miles, but you can't earn both
at the same time.
For our Puerto Rico example, I had
chosen a room
at the Sheraton (part of Starwood Hotels) and a flight on Delta
Airlines, so I went to the respective companies» websites.
If you have infrequent stays
at Choice Hotels, it can make sense to
choose to earn
airline miles or Amtrak Guest Reward points for your stays instead of points.
We flew into Caticlan from Manila on Skyjet
Airlines Philippines and getting to the beachfront hotels in Boracay Station 2 is surprisingly easy when you
choose to stay
at Coast Boracay.
Regardless of the type of Frontier
Airlines credit card you
choose, you will need to use your card for
at least one purchase every six months to keep your miles from expiring.
Guests who are members of both Prokard Explorer and Marriott Rewards can
choose to earn Marriott Rewards points or partner
airline miles for a hotel stay
at participating properties and concurrently use Prokard Explorer for benefits such as dining discounts during their stay.
Transportation option: Add your return flight from Vancouver to Port Hardy plus a complimentary Port Hardy to Port McNeill airport transfers with us
at the
airlines rates or you can
choose to arrange your own transportation.
Billed as an
airline «for the young, the young -
at - heart and the value seeking,» Scoot is the low - cost arm of famed Singapore
Airlines that offers its guests great value airfares and empowerment to
choose the frills and services they want without subsidizing the choices of others.
Card Members who have not
chosen one qualifying
airline will be able to do so
at any time.
Card Members who have not
chosen a qualifying
airline will be able to do so
at any time.
There are a large number of additional
airlines to
choose from which convert
at a ratio of approximately 1:0.7.
By using a travel package
at the highest point level, you can get a 7 - night stay in a category 1 - 5 hotel, plus 120K
airline miles (or 132K miles if you
choose United).
As I mentioned right
at the beginning, you can use Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer Miles on SilkAir and, while I wouldn't necessarily
choose to use these miles on short flights, on longer flights they could be good value.
«We're looking
at it,» American
Airlines CEO Doug Parker told Australian Business Traveller earlier this month, after a pause to carefully
choose his words.
There are 13
airlines to
choose from which convert
at a 1:1 ratio including several of the major U.S.
airlines such as American, Alaska, Delta, and Southwest.
Members may
choose to earn GC Award Points or
Airline Miles in one of the
Airline Partner Programmes upon check - in
at a Participating Hotel when paying
at non-discounted or corporate rate which falls within the meaning of Qualifying Room Rate.
By
choosing to fly with miles rather than paying by cash you'd be getting a return of around 1.75 c / mile — not a good return when you consider that I value my American
Airlines miles
at around 1.9 c / mile.
If you
choose to stay
at an even cheaper hotel or transfer to a less valuable
airline then the case for buying points will be less compelling.
For guests who
choose an alternate Beaches now or the Beaches Turks & Caicos
at a later date, Beaches will cover any
airline change fees up to $ 150 per person, plus any increase in fare up to $ 300 per person.
Rewards: If you are
choosing Singapore
Airlines to earn KrisFlyer miles or miles on a StarAlliance carrier, look
at the fare class of your ticket carefully.
The availability of discounted fares on the dates you wish to travel may be limited, but
at least you can
choose any
airline.
This personal information may include: your name and contact information, including physical address, email address and telephone number; information related to your reservation, stay or visit to a property; participation in a membership or loyalty program; purchase of products or services; personal characteristics, including date of birth, gender and nationality; passport number and date and place of issue; travel history; payment information; guest preferences; marketing preferences; dates of stay; preferred communication methods; business name, title and address; method of payment; credit card details, including the three or four digit CVV code; amount of charges for stays
at properties; products and services received; reviews and opinions about our properties (if they are identified or associated with you); frequent flyer or travel partner program affiliation and member number; hotel and
airline packages booked; groups with which you are associated for stays
at hotels; information needed to provide products or services or administer the Loyalty Program, including transaction and correspondence details; information provided on membership and account applications; information maintained in individual customer profiles; and other types of information that you
choose to provide to us.
You can also
choose to transfer your points to 30 +
airlines at a 1:1 ratio.
American Express Membership Rewards points are more valuable than the average rewards point, for a variety of reasons: The points are fairly flexible, with no expiration dates or blackout dates to worry about, you have a plethora of redemption options to
choose from, plus American Express has a large list of
airline and hotel partners that you can transfer points to
at a good value.
Overall, we would
choose Japan
Airlines First Class Lounge for the food selection (largest of the three first class oneworld lounges we visited
at Tokyo Narita) but not for the relaxation.
Their front cabins on transcons are filled with people flying on corporate deals (where they have to
choose that
airline), Elites who have upgraded themselves (free upgrades are difficult to come by — or are not offered
at all — on these routes), with much of the remainder going to
airline loyalists who
choose to fly a given
airline because of the miles.
(As always with Hilton, you earn both
airline miles and HHonors points
at qualifying rates, but in the case of this promo, you must
choose which one you want to earn the bonus.)
Every
airline chooses it's bumpees differently, but quite a few
at least consider who was last to the races, so check - in as early as possible for your flight.
Chosen to assist with inaugural party for dignitaries
at opening of the Washington, D.C. station, represented
airline at World Trade Market in London in 2000, and participated in other special events as needed.
The «flights» site asks you to
choose origin city and destination along with specific travel dates so it's more geared to those with less flexibility; however, none of these sites include Southwest
Airlines, so you also need to compare
at Southwest.com.
«Fees will rise and fall with demand,» Sorensen says, and more
airlines will look
at selling annual subscriptions for services, similar to what United offers under its premier baggage plan.Social seating: Dutch
airline KLM will roll out a «meet and seat» service this year that will let you
choose seatmates based on Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.