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.
Not exact matches
Instead of earning points that you can use
at only one
airline or hotel, you can earn points that can be used to book through an award portal with no blackout dates, or you can
transfer the points to a
partner airline or hotel to book award reservations directly.
You can also
transfer to one of the Ultimate Rewards
transfer partners including
airline programs from Air France / KLM, British Airways, Korean Air, Singapore
Airlines, Southwest, United, Virgin Atlantic and hotel programs
at Hyatt, Marriott, Priority Club / InterContinental Hotels Group, and Ritz - Carlton.
With SPG Nights & Flights you can book a five - night hotel stay
at a category 3 or 4 property and get 50,000
airline miles
transferred to one of over 30 SPG
airline transfer partners.
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.
You can
transfer Ultimate Rewards points to
airline and hotel
partners or redeem them through the Chase travel portal
at a value of 1.25 cents per point.
In addition to booking award nights
at related properties, Starpoints can also be
transferred to a number of
airline partner loyalty programs.
We value Membership Reward points
at approximately $ 0.01, unless you
transfer them to one of the participating
airline partners.
Some American Express
transfer partners are
at a lower ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Miles
transfer at a ratio of 1.4 Arrival Premier miles to 1
airline mile with all
partner airlines, except Japan Airlines (which has an even worse transfer ratio of 1.7 Arrival Premier miles to 1 airlin
airlines, except Japan
Airlines (which has an even worse transfer ratio of 1.7 Arrival Premier miles to 1 airlin
Airlines (which has an even worse
transfer ratio of 1.7 Arrival Premier miles to 1
airline mile).
We generally value MR points
at $ 0.01, but you can squeeze better value out of them by
transferring them to a participating
airline partners.
Another option:
transfer them to an
airline or hotel
partner at a 1:1 ratio.
You can use points to purchase travel on the Ultimate Rewards travel portal
at a discount, or
transfer them to Chase
airline and hotel
partners.
All miles earned via your Delta credit card can be
transferred at a ratio of 1:1 to any of the below
partner airlines.
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.
The points you earn with the SPG card can be
transferred directly to a huge number of
airline and hotel
partners, as well as being redeemable for stays
at Starwood properties.
For example, American Express Membership Rewards
transfer at a 1:1 ratio for most
airline partners.
Your points can be used to book travel on the Chase travel portal
at a discount or be
transferred to
airline and hotel
partners.
With Citi, you can
transfer your points to Hilton Honors
at a 1:1.5 ratio, or to most
airline partners at a 1:1 ratio.
This will then allow you to
transfer them 1:1 to an
airline or hotel
partner, or use them to purchase travel on the Chase travel portal
at a discount.
Both allow you to use points to purchase travel on the Ultimate Rewards travel portal
at a discount or
transfer them to
airline and hotel
partners.
The rules of the challenge were to spend under our balance of 250k Ultimate Rewards points while reviewing First / Suites Class on two Ultimate Rewards
transfer partner airlines, and checking out
at least three new
partner hotels.
Remember, Citi ThankYou points
transfer at a 2:1 ratio to Virgin America, instead of the typical 1:1 ratio for all other
airline partners.
That's because we value UR points
at about 1.8 cents each if you
transfer them to an
airline partner.
With the Chase Sapphire Preferred, you can redeem your rewards for a statement credit, book travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards (with a 20 % discount), or
transfer them to a selection of participating
airlines or hotel
transfer partners (
at a 1:1 ratio).
The points can be
transferred to one of Chase's hotel and
airline partners at a 1:1 ratio.
It has a great points earning rate for purchases
at SPG ® and Marriott properties, great redemption rate for hotel stays, and a bonus for points
transfer to
partner airlines.
You can also
transfer to one of the Ultimate Rewards
transfer partners including
airline programs from Air France / KLM, British Airways, Korean Air, Singapore
Airlines, Southwest, United, Virgin Atlantic and hotel programs
at Hyatt, Marriott, Priority Club / InterContinental Hotels Group, and Ritz - Carlton.
Instead of earning points that you can use
at only one
airline or hotel, you can earn points that can be used to book through an award portal with no blackout dates, or you can
transfer the points to a
partner airline or hotel to book award reservations directly.
In this post, we'll look
at why you should consider
transferring your valuable Starpoints to two of those exclusive
airline partners: American
Airlines and Japan
Airlines (JAL).
Marriott points are incredibly useful for stays
at Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels, and they can also be
transferred to the Starwood Preferred Guest Program (
at a 3:1
transfer rate) and used for SPG stays or
transferred to SPG
partner airlines.
The Ultimate Rewards from your Preferred card can be
transferred to any of Chase's
airline partners, often converting to miles
at a 1:1 ratio.
Card only earns 1x on all purchases, but some people highly value these points (either for redeeming on SPG properties or for the ability to
transfer to many
airline partners at a rate of 1:1 and get a 5,000 point bonus for every 20,000 points
transferred).
The American Express Membership Rewards earned with your Amex EveryDay ® credit card can be
transferred to any of 17
airline partners, including popular brands like British Airways and Delta, most
at a 1:1 rate.
With the Citi card, you can redeem your ThankYou points toward travel through the online travel portal
at a rate of 1.25 cents per point, or you can
transfer to one of their 15
airline partners.
Then look
at other travel rewards cards to see if that
airline and hotel is a
partner program that you can
transfer points to.
While many AMEX Membership Rewards
transfer partners are
at 1:1 ratio (meaning you
transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards for 1,000 miles or points), some are
at a different ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, Starwood Preferred Guest, and Virgin America.
However, SPG has over 30
airline transfer partners and can be used to book hotel stays
at Starwood properties.
Keep in mind, you must hold
at least one premium Ultimate Rewards card to
transfer points to
airline and hotel
partners.
When used directly, points are valued
at $ 0.01, but when
transferring to
partner airlines and redeemed for international travel, they are worth up to $ 0.02.
You can
transfer ThankYou Points to 13
airline partners or Hilton (though, this isn't advisable), but not all
transfer at a 1:1 ratio like Chase.
Additionally, if you don't like Chase's flight options, you can
transfer your points to one of their many
airline partners at a 1:1
transfer ratio.
American Express has a large number of travel
partners, including several major
airlines, that you can
transfer points to
at a high 1:1 ratio.
SPG also
transfer to Hawaiian
airlines at a 1:1 ratio, but for every 20,000 SPG points that you
transfer to any of their
partners, you'll receive a 5,000 point bonus.
Miles can
transfer to nine
airline partners total: Eight
at 1.4:1 (Aeromexico, Air France / KLM Flying Blue, China Eastern, Etihad, EVA Air, Jet Airways, Malaysia
Airlines, Qantas) and one
at 1.7:1 (Japan
Airlines)
For a single Starpoint price, you'll receive a 5 - night award stay and 50,000
airline miles (
at any 1:1
airline transfer partner):
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.
To provide you the full package, SPG ® offers a Nights and Flights option, where 60,000 Starpoints ® gives you 5 free nights
at category 3 properties and 50,000
airline miles to a participating
airline transfer partner (70,000 ® Starpoints ® for category 4 properties).
In this post, we'll look
at why you should consider
transferring your valuable Starpoints to two of those exclusive
airline partners: American
Airlines and Japan
Airlines (JAL).
The only
transfer partner of American
Airlines is SPG Starpoints which
transfer at a 1:1 ratio.