Otherwise I put my spending to better
award currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Finally, it's important to have estimations for
award currencies like Ultimate Rewards, Membership Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Points because with credit cards always changing you'll be constantly re-evaluating which cards to get and which cards to put your spend on.
Not exact matches
While high - value
awards can sometimes be achieved using these
currencies, the process of searching for and booking
awards is often an arduous task, particularly when compared to using a fixed - value
currency like FlexPerks.
I'd rather store them elsewhere where I can get better value on my redemptions — or even earn points with a transferable
currency like Citi, Chase, or American Express» reward programs, so I can transfer them to any carrier where I can get a fantastic first or business class
award.
With transfer options
like JAL, Alaska Airlines, Etihad and even American Airlines Starpoints is hugely powerful transferable
currency for travelers looking to book airline
awards.
And some airlines
like Southwest and Jet Blue offer
awards based on
currency so their
award values are not going to fluctuate much, although appreciable fluctuations still do occur.
Whichever of those
currencies you'd
like to use, your first stop will need to be the British Airways website as AA.com is incapable of showing Qatar Airways
award availability (all the screenshots above are from BA.com).
It can allow members
like me to keep our points in the form of transferable
currencies until we're 100 % sure that our plans are not going to change while at the same time locking up
award space that may otherwise disappear.
Firstly I'll look to use my AAdvantage miles on airlines
like JAL and Cathay Pacific but, if those don't turn up what I'm looking for, I'll also delve in to my transferable
currencies and see if I can find
awards on the
likes of Korean Air or Singapore Airlines.
Unfortunately, unlike some other flexible points
currencies, transfers from SPG points to miles are not instantaneous so there is a risk the
award you would
like to book will be gone by the time the transfer goes through.
Flexible points
currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards offer more protection against airline and hotel
award program changes.
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