There is more information to come on each of these programs, as well as
our favorite airline and hotel programs.
While you could do a flexible travel rewards credit card and
your favorite airline and hotel card, you might not get the most value out of every dollar you spend.
But, what makes the Membership Rewards points so valuable is the option to transfer your points to
your favorite airline and hotel loyalty program on a 1:1 basis.
You'll be spending the money on the things that earn the most points — dining and travel — and you can also enjoy that 1:1 point transfer with
all your favorite airline and hotel loyalty programs, which, for those of us who are really into our loyalty programs, can be a big deal.
Another reason many people carry the Chase Sapphire Preferred is that you can transfer the points on a 1:1 basis to many of
your favorite airline and hotel rewards programs.
Check out the co-branded cards of
your favorite airline and hotel program.
You'll be spending the money on the things that earn the most points — dining and travel — and you can also enjoy that 1:1 point transfer with
all your favorite airline and hotel loyalty programs, which, for those of us who are really into our loyalty programs, can be a big deal.
Not exact matches
This is one of our
favorite credit card reward programs, as it allows you to transfer your points to some great
airline and hotel loyalty programs.
This is one of our
favorite credit card reward programs, as it allows you to transfer your points to some great
airline and hotel loyalty programs.
Finding the best
airline miles credit card to match your
favorite airline can net you free tickets to fly, miles that can be used towards car rentals
and hotels, upgrades, free bag checking, preferential check - in,
and more!
Airline or miles credit cards are great for those looking to earn miles on their favorite airline, or points for credit towards travel such as for airline tickets, hotels, cruises an
Airline or miles credit cards are great for those looking to earn miles on their
favorite airline, or points for credit towards travel such as for airline tickets, hotels, cruises an
airline, or points for credit towards travel such as for
airline tickets, hotels, cruises an
airline tickets,
hotels, cruises
and more.
Check out our
favorite travel cards, the best
airline credit cards
and the top
hotel credit cards.
What's much better in my view is to leverage the best transfer opportunities of programs such as Chase Ultimate Rewards (points transfer 1:1 to several
airline and hotel programs, with United
and Hyatt as the best value uses)
and AMEX Membership Rewards, which also transfers 1:1 to several
airline and hotel programs, with my
favorite being Singapore
Airlines.
Simply visit the shopping mall page managed by your
favorite airline or
hotel group (most of them have one
and you can find it by searching the
hotel name + online shopping portal), enter your mileage number for the host
airline,
and then select the online store where you want to do your actual shopping from their menu of merchants.
These are my
favorite type of credit card rewards because you can transfer them directly to terrific
airline and hotel partners like Hyatt, Southwest,
and United
Airlines.
Using just those two cards, I'm able to pay off student loans at pennies on the dollar (made even better using my
favorite hack, now featuring Plink),
and pay for
hotels and airline tickets at about a 65 % discount (while earning points for those paid flights
and stays).
As you probably know, it's our
favorite points program thanks to the versatility of 1:1 transfers to a variety of
airlines and hotel chains, the ability to combine points earned on multiple Chase cards
and the ability to accelerate earnings by making purchases through -LSB-...]
My
favorite way to see which
hotels and airlines are currently offering status matches is to use the online tool on statusmatcher.com.
The Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty program has long been a
favorite of many travelers thanks to the ability to redeem SPG Starpoints for
hotel award stays
and transfer them to over 30
airline partners.
When it comes to redeeming points with Chase, you can either book through their portal (which gives you an ok, but not great redemption value), or (this is my
favorite part) transfer your points 1:1 to their partner
airlines and hotels.
I know a lot of rewards points collectors who are all - in when it comes to collecting miles
and earning status with their
favorite airline, yet when I ask about their strategy for earning
hotel status, they shrug their shoulders.
If you are a fan of online shopping
and you're a miles
and points junkie, you have to get in the habit of using your
favorite airline or
hotel's online shopping portal.
Hilton HHonors has been a customer
favorite for years because it allows its members to double dip
and earn both
airline miles
and hotel points with each stay.
Start with the goal of planning a modest vacation using miles from your
favorite airline and points from your
favorite hotel chain.
Lisa Gerstner, independent journalist
Favorite travel card: The Chase Sapphire Reserve card «For travelers who want to cash in points for a variety of
hotel and airline bookings, Chase Sapphire Reserve takes the cake.
You can earn
airline miles with your
favorite airline programs when you stay at over 500 participating
hotels and resorts within the Preferred Hotels & Resorts port
hotels and resorts within the Preferred
Hotels & Resorts port
Hotels & Resorts portfolio.
In other words, keep staying at your
favorite hotel chain
and keep flying your
favorite airline (or one that is affiliated
and lets you transfer miles
and points to your primary program).
My
favorite part of the program is the
Hotel + Air packages that give you a one week hotel stay and a decent amount of airline miles in a variety of prog
Hotel + Air packages that give you a one week
hotel stay and a decent amount of airline miles in a variety of prog
hotel stay
and a decent amount of
airline miles in a variety of programs.
Simply visit the shopping mall page managed by your
favorite airline or
hotel group (most of them have one
and you can find it by searching the
hotel name + online shopping portal), enter your mileage number for the host
airline,
and then select the online store where you want to do your actual shopping from their menu of merchants.
If you're a light traveler (you haven't racked up anything close to what you need for a significant award in an
airline or
hotel program) but are a heavy - duty shopper, you can earn miles
and points when shopping online at such merchants as The Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Body Shop
and our
favorite, Mrs. Field's Cookies.
My
favorite use of Chase Ultimate Rewards points is transferring them to
airline and hotel partners for Big Travel with Small Money.
Choose a
favorite airline or
hotel chain or destination
and set up a separate email account just for receiving e-blasts from these sources.
Check out our
favorite travel cards, the best
airline credit cards
and the top
hotel credit cards.
Google some of your
favorite well - reputed companies: i.e. major theme parks,
hotels, restaurant chains, department stores,
airlines, etc; Add words like «fraud»
and «scam» or even «sucks» to your Google search.