The following
flexible currencies transfer to Iberia: Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards & Starwood Preferred Guest.
Not exact matches
There are also cards that have
flexible rewards
currencies that give you the ability to redeem through an online travel portal or
transfer directly to airline and hotel partners.
Like other
flexible currencies, ThankYou points can also be redeemed directly for airfare instead of
transferring them to partners.
And taking the analysis even further, is it ever worth
transferring a
flexible bank
currency to a hotel chain like Hilton or Marriott or IHG when their points are usually worth less than 1 cent each at best?
Remember, if you're
transferring from one of your
flexible mileage
currencies, you're giving up the possibility of using those points on a potentially much more valuable international premium cabin redemption.
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.
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.
Since monetizing these points will yield a maximum value of 1 cent per point, you'll probably be best - served earning these
flexible currencies with the intention of redeeming them for flights through their airline
transfer partners.
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.
Unfortunately, unlike some other
flexible points
currencies,
transfers from SPG points to miles are not instantaneous so there is a risk the award you would like to book will be gone by the time the
transfer goes through.
Three different
flexible points
currencies transfer to Asia Miles: American Express Membership Rewards, Citi Thank You, and Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints.
Bottomline, if you want to earn a
flexible points
currency that you can
transfer to different partners, rather than earning points with one specific partner, and are a big spender, the Chase Sapphire is a strong option.