And
as transferable points currencies go, I prefer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Citi ThankYou points since it transfers to additional travel partners that I find useful: Singapore KrisFlyer, which Citi ThankYou points also transfer to, and also Korean SkyPass, British Airways Avios, United MileagePlus and Hyatt Gold Passport, among others.
Not exact matches
One particularly interesting option is JAL,
as SPG is the only
transferable point currency to partner with the carrier's Mileage Bank program.
Citi ThankYou
Points often seem to fly under the radar compared to more well - known
transferable currencies such
as Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards.
Recently I've taken a look at look the transfer partners of the four major
transferable loyalty
currencies — Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood's Starpoints and,
as a follow up to those articles, I'm now taking a look at the best ways to earn the four
transferable loyalty
currencies and hopefully giving you some idea of what you can do to earn more
points and to boost your balances quickly and / or frequently.
Citi ThankYou
Points often seem to fly under the radar compared to more well - known
transferable currencies such
as Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards.
Transferable points currencies such
as American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Chase Ultimate Rewards are the best type of
points to have.
I get the overwhelming majority of my Hyatt
points via transfers from Chase Ultimate Rewards and,
as I much prefer to hold
transferable currency balances than balances with individual loyalty programs, I rarely large number of
points in my Hyatt account.
Flying Blue has become more and more relevant for US - based travelers
as it has gradually become a transfer partner for all three of the major
transferable currencies in the US — Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou
Points and,
as of last month, Chase Ultimate Rewards — so any positive changes to the program are very welcome.
Usually the best value you can get from these
points is to,
as is usually the case with all
transferable reward
currencies, transfer them into airline programs for award flights.
Virgin Atlantic is a transfer partner of all three major
transferable bank
currencies (Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou
points and Amex Membership Rewards)
as well
as being a transfer partner of Starwood's Starpoints so it's not hard to top up a Flying Club account.
If you have
points in a
transferable currency program such
as Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, or Starwood Preferred Guest, you're in luck!!
You also can't book the Suites using any
currency other than Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (although
as mentioned you can transfer
points in from all major
transferable currencies).
This is easily the highest number of airline partners of any
transferable currency and compares favorably to other
transferable points programs, such
as Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards.
ThankYou
Points are one of the four major transferable points currencies and as such are pretty valuable to frequent trav
Points are one of the four major
transferable points currencies and as such are pretty valuable to frequent trav
points currencies and
as such are pretty valuable to frequent travelers.
What this means is that anyone can get these
points when the time comes by opening a few different credit cards with good signup bonuses and the
points will all transfer over —
as long
as it's one of the
transferable currencies I mentioned.
Not only that, but I think of cash
as another type of
transferable points currency.
This is a great offer
as Starpoints are arguably the most valuable
transferable currency (See our Reasonable Redemption Values for
point valuations and more on our methodologies).
One particularly interesting option is JAL,
as SPG is the only
transferable point currency to partner with the carrier's Mileage Bank program.