Not exact matches
Here's a benefit exclusive to business owners like you, a 35 percent
point redemption
bonus on air travel when you an award flight through AmexTravel.com making your
points worth 1.35
cents each (1000
points = $ 135).
However, if you book travel through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal and use
points to pay, you'll get a 25 %
bonus, making
points worth 1.25
cents each.
You can use
points from the Reserve the same ways as with the Preferred, except that you'll get a 50 %
bonus when booking travel through Chase, making your
points worth 1.5
cents each.
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Based on a 1
cent per
point value, this
bonus can be worth $ 200 in cash back, award travel, or gift cards.
With each reward
point retaining a value of one
cent, this
bonus offer equates to $ 500 which is a return of 12.5 % on these initial purchases.
The VentureOne card offers a 1.25 miles per dollar rewards rate and a 20,000 - mile sign - up
bonus (once you spend $ 1,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening), with
points that are worth 1
cent when you redeem them for travel.
The values are in a «
cents per
point» metric for easy comparison if you're considering an intro
bonus or choosing between programs for a reward.
Of course with this card's many
bonus categories and the ability to redeem
points for up to two
cents each, you could pay off the annual fee with a much lower amount of spending.
We rate the average dollar value of each Club Carlson
point at about.5
cents each, the total value of the
bonus comes out to around $ 425 in total.
You won't pay a
cent for this card in the first year, plus you'll get 10,000
bonus points (worth $ 100) when you sign up
The 3x
bonus points and 1.5 -
cent value toward travel on Ultimate Rewards make each dollar you spend go far.
Chase UR
points can be redeemed for cash or check at a rate of 1
cents per 1
point, making this
bonus worth a total of $ 500.
This card lets you redeem Membership Rewards
points at a rate of 1 = 1.25
cents making the sign up
bonus worth $ 750.
It currently comes with a 40,000 mile
bonus after $ 3,000 in spend, these
points are worth 0.5
cents each when redeeming for cash or statement credit.
Further, if you use your
points to book through Chase's online portal, the
points are worth as much as 1.25
cents per
point, which boosts the value of your 50,000 miles
bonus to $ 625.
This works out to paying 0.79
cents per mile or
point or earning 0.21 miles or
points per $ 1 spent AND you get the ability to accelerate your minimum spending to get a sign - on
bonus.
That might not sound like much, but purchases that fall into the quarterly
bonus categories essentially earn 5 percent back, making each
point worth five
cents!
You'll come out ahead from the sign - up
bonus alone, which is worth $ 800 in airfare on American Airlines (50,000 Citi ThankYou
points x 1.6
cents per
point).
TPG values Marriott Rewards
points at 0.7
cents apiece, so this offer is worth about $ 700, but depending on how you use the
points, you could get even more value from this
bonus.
When booking travel your
points are worth 1
cent per
point plus a 20 %
bonus.
With the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, you'll get a 50 %
bonus, or 1.5
cents per
point, when you redeem
points for travel through the Chase portal.
The
bonus offer could be enough for at least one round trip Wan na Get Away fare, where each
point is worth approximately 1.4
cents.
Get a $ 300 travel statement credit plus the 50,000 Ultimate Rewards
points as a signup
bonus (worth $ 1000 at a valuation of 2
cents per
point.
If you have 10,000
points and you go to your Amex gold card and you go to their market place, sometimes each
point is going to be worth a penny but there could be some items where they've juiced it and it's worth like one and a half
cent and you get a real
bonus for redeeming through that.
When you redeem your
points for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards, they are worth 1.5
cents each, making those 50,000
point bonus a $ 750 value.
The card comes with a sign - up
bonus of 50,000 Ultimate Rewards
points (after spending $ 4,000 in three months) that can be used toward travel via the Chase Travel Portal at a rate of 1.5
cents per
point.
Let's see... I've got a $ 10,000 spend I need to meet on my upgraded Amex Business Platinum for 50,000
bonus points, each of which will be worth a guaranteed 2
cents on any flight.
Unfortunately, the redemption rate will drop to 1.25
cents per
point, no matter the airline, on July 23, 2017, which will reduce the value of the sign - up
bonus to $ 500.
Each Diamond Plus
Point is worth one
cent, so your 2,500
points sign - up
bonus is worth $ 19.
I've got
bonus offers from Citibank for extra ThankYou
points, which are also guaranteed to be worth 1.6
cents per
point on any American flight until July 2017 (and I don't have to worry about non-existent availability).
For instance, we value Southwest Airlines
points at 1.57
cents on average (though, the value can vary widely depending on the ticket that you purchase), which means a 50,000 -
point bonus can net you $ 785 of value on average when used for Southwest airfare:
The value of
points is completely transparent at 1
cent per
point, and you receive a 25 to 50 percent
bonus depending on which premium rewards card you own, which means your
points are worth 1.25 to 1.5
cents per
point when you use the travel portal.
The VentureOne card offers a 1.25 miles per dollar rewards rate and a 20,000 - mile sign - up
bonus (once you spend $ 1,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening), with
points that are worth 1
cent when you redeem them for travel.
Chase's Ultimate Rewards is one of the most lucrative programs for frequent travelers due to its generous sign - up
bonus, the ease of earning
bonus points on purchases and the ability to redeem
points for 1.25
cents for travel purchased for through Chase.
We currently value Rapid Rewards ®
points at 1.3
cents per
point, which means each sign - up
bonus is worth $ 780 for Southwest flights.
The 100,000
point bonus along with the guaranteed 1.5
cent per
point travel redemption value, plus the $ 300 travel credit in each calendar year means you'll get at least $ 2,100 in value in exchange for the first year's $ 450 annual fee.
The sign - up
bonus alone is worth $ 2,000 if you believe Ultimate Rewards
points are worth two
cents each.
Even when you take into account the higher value of the Preferred card's
points (we value them at 1.26
cents per
point), the Preferred card can't match the value of Bank of America's relationship
bonus.
It offers a 10,000
points sign - up
bonus, and each
point can be worth as much as two
cents each when redeemed for award flights.
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Valuing flexible Ultimate Rewards
points at 2
cents each I'd need to spend $ 4,500 in the Sapphire Preferred's
bonus categories, which isn't something I'm willing to commit to.
This is for two reasons: the massive sign up
bonus of 100,000
points and the ability to redeem them for a minimum of 1.5
cents each for travel booked through the Ultimate Rewards portal.
In addition to the 22
cents per gallon
bonus, you'll also receive 100
bonus points on your first billing statement.
Of course with this card's many
bonus categories and the ability to redeem
points for up to two
cents each, you could pay off the annual fee with a much lower amount of spending.
That's the effective guaranteed value of the signup
bonus on the Chase Sapphire Preferred if you only used its 40,000
bonus points at 1.25
cents per
point to redeem directly for airfare.
That might not sound like much, but purchases that fall into the quarterly
bonus categories essentially earn 5 percent back, making each
point worth five
cents!
The reason is that while I value the 5
bonus Hilton HHonors
points per dollar at about 2
cents, and I value one United MileagePlus or Delta Skymile at about 2
cents, I earn Skymiles through flying domestically on Delta and partner flights, and can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards
points to United, while earning Hilton HHonors
points will become much harder after the changes to the earning structure of their co-branded American Express credit cards go into effect in May.
Amtrak regularly holds promotions that offer up to 30 %
bonuses on
points purchases, so this can lower the effective cost to a more reasonable 1.925
cents per
point.
It's not a card we talk about regularly, as similar cards like Barclaycard Arrival offer richer sign - up
bonuses and earnings opportunities, but these
points can be redeemed toward travel expenses at a rate of 1
cents per
point.