There aren't any fuel surcharges on American redemptions with Avios, and let's also not forget that I can transfer Avios from all three major
flexible currency programs: Ultimate Rewards, Membership Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
The great part is, KrisFlyer program is partnered with all
the flexible currency programs in USA.
Not exact matches
-- Starwood Points, or Starpoints that can be earned through the Starwood Hotel's Preferred Guest
Program are a very valuable and
flexible award
currency for travelers.
Citibank deserves kudos for working hard to improve their
program, even though I wrote a takedown of it a few months ago as part of my series on the downsides of
flexible reward
currencies (see «Just How Terrible Are Citi ThankYou Points?
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are one of our favorite rewards
program currencies, for a combination of reasons: Ultimate Rewards points are far more valuable than the average rewards point, you have many options for racking up bonus points — including several credit cards that offer generous sign - up bonuses and a diverse array of bonus categories — and your redemption options are extremely
flexible.
Let's be frank here — of all my posts about the downsides of the
flexible loyalty
currency programs, this one is the shortest.
The Ink Business Preferred ℠ credit card earns a
flexible currency in the Ultimate Rewards
program.
Most travel hackers take advantage of the loyalty
programs of foreign airlines through
flexible points
currencies, like transfers of Chase Ultimate Rewards points to British Airways Executive Club Avios, American Express Membership Rewards points to Singapore KrisFlyer, or Citi ThankYou points to Air France KLM Flying Blue.
Citi ThankYou points transfer over to a good number of other loyalty
programs (including Singapore Airlines) and they're a good,
flexible currency to collect.
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
program is the only
program that is partnered with all the major
flexible currencies — Chase Ultimate Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards.
Points earned through the Starwood Hotel's SPG loyalty
program are a very valuable and
flexible award
currency for travelers.
But by learning the nuances of each loyalty
program — and thinking outside the box — you can start to identify the ways in which seemingly rigid booking channels may be more
flexible than they appear, allowing you to stack certificates, coupons, and other discounts with your already - heavily - discounted rewards
currencies.
It's also worth noting, in addition to the value that each
program offers, Singapore Airlines and Flying Blue (Air France / KLM) are transfer partners for all 4
flexible points
currencies.
Similar to transferring points to airline partners in other
flexible point
currencies like Amex Membership Rewards, you'll need to select the transfer partner and enter your loyalty
program membership details.
Flexible points
currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards offer more protection against airline and hotel award
program changes.
In the hotel and even
flexible currencies such as American Express membership rewards, the fact that there are many loyalty
programs that cater to US consumers allows more cards in the US to be sponsors with smaller loyalty
programs.
However, during that series our friend Grant inquired about another
program that is vying to also become a major
flexible travel
currency.