This is a signing bonus that can get you well on your way toward getting
your first rewards redemption, since 10,000 points amounts to about $ 100 worth of cash or travel.
Not exact matches
For the
first time, you can now get Starpoints from SPG with your Chase Ultimate
Rewards, you just have to
first move them to Marriott
Rewards, so make sure you have a specific SPG
redemption in mind
first.
Its bonus was recently 80,000 points — worth $ 1,000 in travel
redemptions through the Chase Ultimate
Rewards shopping portal — if you spend $ 5,000 in the
first three months.
The Barclaycard CashForward ™ World Mastercard ® is a solid cashback card with additional perks you won't find on many other cards — with the higher than average 1.5 % flat cash back rate, the jaw - dropping $ 200 sign - up bonus after spending just $ 1,000 within the
first 90 days, and the 5 %
rewards redemption bonus being the most attractive.
The Barclays CashForward ™ World Mastercard ® offers a 1.5 %
rewards rate, that is bumped up slightly after your
first redemption, thanks to a 5 % bonus.
Countries Visited: 31 Favorite
First Class: Etihad Apartment (A380) Favorite Business Class: Singapore Airlines (777) Best
Redemption Value: BA Travel Together Ticket (
First Class) Favorite Type of Points: Chase Ultimate
Rewards Top 3 Cards in Wallet: Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card, Chase Ink Business Preferred ℠ & Business Platinum ® Card from American Express
I used the Chase British Airways Travel Together benefit for
first class
redemption, but the combination of devaluing the Avios program for premium seats and now devaluing Membership
Rewards transfers is making this proposition much less attractive.
Countries Visited: 40 Favorite
First Class: Cathay Pacific (777) Favorite Business Class: Cathay Pacific (777) Best
Redemption Value: 4 seats to the Galapagos flying JFK - PTY - UIO - GPS - UIO - PTY - BOS on Copa and Avianca (Ultimate
Rewards > United) Favorite Type of Points: Amex Membership
Rewards Top 3 Cards in Wallet: The Platinum ® Card from American Express, Citi Prestige Card, Chase Ink Plus ®.
Bottom Line: Platinum Elite status,
redemption rebates, and no annual fee the
first year are all part of the package for getting the Chase IHG ®
Rewards Club Select Credit Card!
Redemptions through the Ultimate
Rewards Chase travel portal
First of all, you can book flights, hotels, cruises, and car rentals by logging into your Ultimate
Rewards account, and you will receive a 20 % discount when you do!
A business class
redemption costs 8,000 Amtrak Guest
Rewards points, and a
first class tickets costs 12,000 AGR points, and there are no additional taxes or fees.
Countries Visited: 22 Favorite
First Class: Etihad Apartment (A380) Favorite Business Class: Singapore Airlines (777) Best
Redemption Value: Singapore Suites from JFK > FRA > SIN Favorite Type of Points: American Express Membership
Rewards Top 3 Cards in Wallet: Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card, Chase Freedom Unlimited ® & The Platinum ® Card from American Express
In addition, a minimum of $ 20 in
reward dollars is necessary to even request a
redemption card in the
first place.
Countries Visited: 40 Favorite
First Class: Cathay Pacific (777) Favorite Business Class: Cathay Pacific (777) Best
Redemption Value: 4 seats to the Galapagos flying JFK - PTY - UIO - GPS - UIO - PTY - BOS on Copa and Avianca (Ultimate
Rewards > United) Favorite Type of Points: Amex Membership
Rewards Top 3 Cards in Wallet: The Platinum ® Card from American Express, Citi Prestige Card, Chase Ink Plus ®.
When you transfer points to any Chase
reward travel partners, the
redemption value of each point can be worth even more with some
redemptions at up to 5 - 8 cents per point for international
first and business class options.
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.
The other attractive
redemption was using Membership
Rewards on domestic
first class flights where the price was under $ 1,000.
If you have a specific and more valuable
redemption in mind (like Lufthansa
first class) and don't have a need for a bunch of Marriott
Rewards points, it could make sense to take advantage of this discount, especially the fourth and fifth options.
First, unlike the Arrival card, there's absolutely no minimum on the number of Venture
Rewards miles you need for a
redemption.
Business class to South America for only 100,000 KrisFlyer miles (100,000 Chase Ultimate
Rewards points converted to 100,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles) is a
redemption I plan to use for my
first trip to South America.
Personally, I use my Membership
Rewards almost exclusively for aspirational
first class and business class
redemptions, so getting 2 cents per point doesn't excite me too much.
She also could have used her Amex Membership
Rewards points for an aspirational
redemption such as Singapore Suites or Lufthansa
First Class (albeit it with fuel surcharges via Aeroplan, Singapore, or ANA) and gotten even more value.
To redeem Scotia
Rewards points toward a Post Purchase Travel
Redemption at Other Travel Suppliers, the purchase must
first appear on the Program Card Account.
4: Airlines that you can transfer from SPG but not from the transferable currencies like Chase Ultimate
Rewards, Amex Membership
Rewards or Citi Thank You allow you to redeem for
First and Business class at
redemption prices far less than US airlines.
With
first class partner
redemptions on United now pricing at 110,000 miles each way from the U.S. to Europe, the elimination of the low 4,500 Avios level award band for domestic short - hops via British Airways, and Southwest points worth less than ever before, it's hard to suggest that Ultimate
Rewards still has the strongest stable of transfer partners.
The Barclaycard CashForward ™ World Mastercard ® offers a 1.5 %
rewards rate, that is bumped up slightly after your
first redemption, thanks to a 5 % bonus.
IHG
Rewards Club recently increased the sign - up bonus for the IHG
Rewards Club Select Credit Card to 70,000 IHG points after spending $ 1,000 within the
first three months, so here's a look at some possible hotel
redemptions.
With this benefit, eligible members will be charged the
Reward Night point
redemption rate for the
first 3 nights, and 0 points for the 4th night of the stay, as applicable.