Redeeming Chase points
directly for travel purchases can be a good deal in some cases — there are no restrictions on availability as long as tickets or hotel rooms are available for purchase, and you'll earn miles or points on the ticket just like if you paid for it out of pocket.
Not exact matches
Funds may be used
for salary support of personnel
directly involved in conducting research, equipment and supply
purchases, and
for travel related to collaborative efforts.
For frequent travelers looking for a generous rewards rate — 5x points per $ 1 spent on airfare purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express Travel and on hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000 point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your rad
For frequent travelers looking
for a generous rewards rate — 5x points per $ 1 spent on airfare purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express Travel and on hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000 point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your rad
for a generous rewards rate — 5x points per $ 1 spent on airfare
purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express
Travel and on hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000 point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your radar.
This card also awards 5X points in American Express Membership Rewards
for flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel, plus 1X point
for other eligible
purchases.
Cardholders earn 5X points
for flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel, 5X points on eligible hotels booked on amextravel.com, and 1 point on other eligible
purchases.
You can also trade your points in
for either cash back or to make
travel purchases directly.
For the bonus points to apply, airfare must be
purchased either
directly with airlines or
travel agencies, and rooms must be booked
directly with hotels or
travel agencies.
A note about their miles: They're not really «miles» because they can't be used
directly with the airline as miles, they're basically points that convert at 1 % to a cash statement credit you can use to reimburse yourself
for travel purchases you've charged to the card.
It's also worth noting that The Platinum Card ® from American Express earns 5x points
for flights
purchased directly with the airline, while the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card will earn 3x points in all
travel and dining, which can make a huge difference.
While 1 point per dollar seems low, keep in mind that they can be redeemed
for 1.5 cents each toward a
travel purchase directly with Chase.
You can also redeem your points
directly online through the Bank of America
Travel Center for travel purc
Travel Center
for travel purc
travel purchases.
Earn 5X points
for flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel, 5X points on eligible hotels booked on amextravel.com, and 1X point on other eligible
purchases.
Since there are
travel credit cards that offer higher earnings
for these expenditures, the better use of your card is
for purchases made
directly with Sun Country, which earn two points per dollar.
By the way, I use the Platinum card
for 5x on Airfare, but note the typo above as it offers 3x on airfare (not
travel)
purchased directly from the airline (not Amex).
As of October 6th, 2016, you now also get 5x points
for airfare
purchased directly with the airlines and through American Express
Travel.
For the bonus points to apply, airfare must be
purchased either
directly with airlines or
travel agencies, and rooms must be booked
directly with hotels or
travel agencies.
However, as of March 30th, 2017, cardmembers will receive 5x points when
purchasing airfare
directly through the airlines and through the American Express
Travel Portal, and 5x points
for hotels when
purchasing through Amex
Travel!
We flew to France recently,
for a special vacation. The best priced flights I could find were on British Airways, leaving from Cancun. European airlines aren» t currently flying
directly to Belize City. They supposedly will fly
directly to Belize within a few years. The cost of our bus tickets were an extra $ 30 when charged in Belize. The last time I
traveled they were about $ 22 when
purchased at the bus terminal in Chetumal.
This card earns 5X Membership Rewards ® points
for all airfare
purchased with your card
directly with the airline or when booking on Amex
Travel.
I like to use that card to book my hotel stays since I earn hotel points and elite qualifying nights by booking
directly through the hotel chain, and can then redeem my Arrival miles
for travel purchases at an equivalent of 1.11 cents each, with partial redemptions allowed in increments of $ 25.
Cardholders can use the
travel credit
for airfare
purchased directly from an airline or
for airline fees, inflight food or beverages, car rental
purchases, hotel stays, train trips, cruises and even taxis.
You will also always earn 2x points
for purchases you make
directly through the American Express
Travel site, Uber, and American Express OPEN partners even after the $ 50,000 limit is reached.
Since there are
travel credit cards that offer higher earnings
for these expenditures, the better use of your card is
for purchases made
directly with Sun Country, which earn two points per dollar.
With double points on
directly purchased United airfare and 1.5 points per $ 1 spent everywhere else, United MileagePlus Club Card rewards are slightly better than average
for a
travel credit card.
You can't
directly redeem your Spark miles
for cash back, but if you've made a
travel purchase, you can get a statement credit up to the amount of that
purchase in exchange
for the appropriate number of miles.
It's also worth noting that The Platinum Card ® from American Express earns 5x points
for flights
purchased directly with the airline, while the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card will earn 3x points in all
travel and dining, which can make a huge difference.
Account holders can earn up to $ 325 every cardmember year in automatic statement credits
for travel purchases made
directly from airlines, hotels, car rental companies, taxis, limousines, passenger trains and cruise lines.
By far, the Amex Platinum is the most rewarding credit card
for airfare
purchases made
directly from the airline or with American Express
Travel.
The card earns just 1.0 percent back
for every
purchase, except those made
directly with American Express
Travel or with Uber.
You'll earn points
for every
purchase, including quintuple points
for all airfare
purchased directly from airlines or with Amex
Travel.
The Sapphire Reserve offers three Ultimate Rewards points per dollar
for travel and dining
purchases, the Amex Platinum offers five Membership Rewards points
for purchases made
directly with an airline, and the Citi Prestige offers three Citi ThankYou points per dollar spent on air
travel and hotels and two points per dollar
for dining and entertainment.
In order to earn 2 points per dollar
for travel, the
purchase must be made
directly through amextravel.com.
The card offers a free smartphone and 3x rewards points
for dollars spent on online
purchases at retail and
travel websites and
purchases directly from AT&T.
If you
purchase your air
travel directly with American express, you get $ 10
for every 1000 MR points, but Amex charges you an $ 6.99 and $ 10.99 as booking fee
for US Domestic and international itineraries.
Net
Purchases during each billing cycle will be calculated for transactions that a merchant classifies as travel (such as purchases made directly with airlines, hotels, car rentals, taxicabs, limousines, passenger trains and cruise line companies) and a corresponding statement credit will be applied to your Account the next time i
Purchases during each billing cycle will be calculated
for transactions that a merchant classifies as
travel (such as
purchases made directly with airlines, hotels, car rentals, taxicabs, limousines, passenger trains and cruise line companies) and a corresponding statement credit will be applied to your Account the next time i
purchases made
directly with airlines, hotels, car rentals, taxicabs, limousines, passenger trains and cruise line companies) and a corresponding statement credit will be applied to your Account the next time it cycles.
If the ticket (s) has been
purchased prior to departure
for the terminal, coverage is provided
for travel by common carrier
directly to the terminal.
If the ticket (s) has not been
purchased prior to departure
for the terminal, the above coverage begins at the time the entire
travel fare (s) has been charged
directly to your account.
You'll also receive up to $ 325 in annual
travel credits that can be used
for purchases made
directly from airlines, hotels, car rental companies, taxis, limousines, passenger trains and cruise lines.
Not only do you get triple points
for all
travel booked through AAA, but
purchases made
directly from other
travel agencies, airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, resorts, cruise lines, passenger railways and commuter trains also qualify.
The card earns 5 X points per dollar spent on airfare
purchased directly with airlines, as well as
for hotels and flights
purchased through Amex
Travel.
Travel in style with a complimentary 1st checked bag
for the primary cardmember when you use your card to
purchase eligible tickets
directly from Hawaiian Airlines
There are some reward cards that are not tied
directly to any airline program but rather have rewards that come in handy
for any
travel purchase.
You can redeem miles in any amount
for statement credit to cover
travel purchases within the past 180 days or
for an electronic deposit
directly to a bank account; either way, your miles are always worth $.01 each, so 100 miles will always equal $ 1.
Unlike with most airlines or hotels that sell miles, these buy and transfer transactions are all processed
directly by Avianca — meaning your miles or transfer
purchase will qualify
for the
travel or airfare bonus categories on the credit card you use to pay.
Earn 5X points on eligible hotels booked on amextravel.com and flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel and 1 Membership Rewards ® point
for every dollar you spend on eligible
purchases.
Since you earn 2 points per $ 1 spent on hotels you book
directly and gas
purchases, this is the perfect card
for business - related
travel.
Up until April 18 of this year, the Citi Premier card offered 2x ThankYou points
for purchases of airfare and hotel reservations
directly from the
travel provider, as well as all
purchases from
travel agencies.
The earn rate is 1.25 Aeroplan Miles
for every $ 1.00 in card
purchases (and not 2 Aeroplan Miles) if the Air Canada
purchase is not made
directly with Air Canada or with American Express
Travel Services.
You can also trade your points in
for either cash back or to make
travel purchases directly.
The points you earn with the Amazon Rewards card can be redeemed
directly at checkout to pay
for most Amazon.com
purchases, you can redeem them
for cash back, gift cards, or
travel.