AMEX has
direct airline transfer partners that are great for flights to Europe.
Not exact matches
While several
airlines, including United, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways, offer direct flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a transfer partner of Chase, whose points we had already started
airlines, including United, Japan
Airlines, and All Nippon Airways, offer direct flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a transfer partner of Chase, whose points we had already started
Airlines, and All Nippon Airways, offer
direct flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a
transfer partner of Chase, whose points we had already started to earn.
Just look at those documented routes from Southampton, Glasgow Prestwick and Gatwick that have been lost or damaged as a
direct result of APD, and it's clear that this tax is the reason
airlines are
transferring more routes to continental Europe where air passenger taxes are much lower, or in the case of most countries, non-existent.
While there are no
direct partners you earn points with or are able to
transfer to, you have access to the MasterCard Luxury Travel network, which partners with multiple
airlines, cruises, rental car agencies, and more.
Besides the
direct redemption options offered by the credit card issuer, a common way to maximize the per - point value of rewards points is to
transfer them to a partnering
airline or hotel loyalty program.
Singapore
Airlines is also a
direct transfer partner of Amex, SPG, and Citi, so you have plenty of options.
Starwood Preferred Guest («SPG») is the only remaining
direct transfer partner of American
Airlines, and has 2 credit cards you could use to earn additional SPG points.
Clearly, using this method to convert SPG points into
airline miles is superior than
direct transfers to
airlines, even if you don't use the free hotel stay certificate.
More importantly, this means that even though some of the big U.S. carriers are not
direct partners, you can still use your points on American
Airlines, United
Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and more by
transferring points to travel partners.
In our example, to get 50,000 American
Airlines miles with a
direct transfer you'll need 140,000 Marriott points.
Besides the
direct redemption options offered by the credit card issuer, a common way to maximize the per - point value of rewards points is to
transfer them to a partnering
airline or hotel loyalty program.
Let's do a comparison of generating
airline miles with SPG points via
transferring to Marriott and then using a travel package versus simply doing a
direct transfer from SPG to an
airline.
While there are no
direct partners you earn points with or are able to
transfer to, you have access to the MasterCard Luxury Travel network, which partners with multiple
airlines, cruises, rental car agencies, and more.
Let's start with the fact that there are over a dozen
airline partners that allow you to make
direct transfers to their loyalty programs.
(Technically you're still earning points, but the
Airline Direct Deposit program
transfers them instantly instead of waiting for you to accumulate a larger block.
If that wasn't enough there's also the fact that I can
transfer ThankYou Points
direct to Singapore
Airlines» KrisFlyer program and actually book some of the aspirational awards that LifeMiles blocks....
If you happen to live in a city with a
direct American
Airlines flight to Orlando, you can book that flight with British Airways Avios (a Chase and SPG
transfer partner) for as low as 15,000 Avios (points) per roundtrip ticket!
American
Airlines has announced that they be offering
direct service from London Heathrow to Belize City starting in November of this year, marking the first time that Britons will be able to fly to the former British colony of Belize without having to
transfer in the United States or Mexico.
For example, you'll need 140,000 Marriott points to get 50,000 American
Airlines miles with a
direct transfer.
Amex Platinum: Numerous
direct redemptions like gift cards, Uber rides and travel;
transfer points to one of 18
airline partners (like Etihad and Singapore) or three hotel partners Citi Prestige: Redeem points directly for airfare at a rate of 1.25 cents per point;
transfer points to one of 15
airline partners Chase Sapphire Reserve: Redeem points directly for travel at a rate of 1.5 cents per point;
transfer points to one of nine
airline partners (like British Airways and Southwest) or four hotel partners (like Hyatt) Hilton Amex Aspire: Redeem points for stays at hotels in the Hilton Honors portfolio of brands Ritz: Redeem points for stays at Ritz - Carlton or Marriott hotels AAdvantage Executive: Redeem miles for flights on American and its various partners (like Etihad and Cathay Pacific) United Club: Redeem miles for flights on United and its various partners (like Lufthansa)