, a few months ago I wrote a three - part series on the downsides of the major
flexible travel currencies...
One of the nice features of the major
flexible travel currencies is that each bank offers at least one no annual fee credit card that uses the same rewards currency.
Membership Rewards are a very
flexible travel currency.
Or just open up your own Starwood AMEX to start earning to the most valuable and
flexible travel currency around!
However, during that series our friend Grant inquired about another program that is vying to also become a major
flexible travel currency.
Not exact matches
Not only is it easy to earn lots of Ultimate Reward points with the combination of the Chase Sapphire Preferred ®, Ink Plus, and Chase Freedom, this
flexible rewards
currency is very easy to use and can get you anywhere on your
travel bucket list.
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.
While the fixed - rate cards offer the ultimate in flexibility because you can use points for whatever
travel you want, the
flexible currency cards can offer substantially more value if you're shrewd when you redeem.
In the rewards card world, they are known as a «
flexible points
currency» — meaning you can redeem points for a variety of options, including
travel, merchandise, gift cards and cash back.
They lack a
flexible point
currency that ties their
travel partners together.
Not only is it easy to earn lots of Ultimate Reward points with the combination of the Chase Sapphire Preferred ®, Ink Plus, and Chase Freedom, this
flexible rewards
currency is very easy to use and can get you anywhere on your
travel bucket list.
Now the 40,000 miles are neither airlines miles or hotel points but they are what I call «
flexible currency» or simply cash that can be redeemed for any sort of
travel expense such as hotels, airline fees, baggage charges and many more.
But in reality, a
travel hacking practice that includes both unbonused spend and bonus spend would allow you to deploy your bonused spend towards cards like the Asiana Visa Signature, which earn bonus miles, and your cheaper unbonused spend towards
flexible currencies like Starpoints.
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.
When it comes to cards that will help you
travel, 50,000 points of
flexible mileage
currency can go a long way.
Even with
flexible currencies, you'll often have redemptions worth closer to 2 - 3 cents per point unless you're doing nothing but
traveling internationally in business class (and I agree there are some people like that, but not most people).
Flexible rewards
currency with a wide variety of redemption options, including merchandise,
travel, charity, experiences, statement credits and more
The Wirex card not only provides consumers with one of the most
flexible payment solutions around, it is also a
travel card since it offers payments options in multiple
currencies.