Chase has
some great airline transfer partners, including United, Air France KLM, Singapore Airlines, British Airways and more!
Not exact matches
However, if you're planning on using the Chase Freedom Unlimited ® in combination with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® card you can get
great returns by
transferring your rewards and redeeming them for travel through Chase or its
airline and hotel
partners.
These can be
transferred to a number of
airline and hotel
partners including United and Hyatt, or used for
great travel rewards.
It's
great to have choices when it comes to redemption options, so having the ability to
transfer miles earned on your card to
airline partners is positive in that respect.
Transferring ThankYou points to the program's
airline partners offers some
great opportunities to maximize value.
SPG points are one of the most valuable currencies in the travel rewards game, with the ability to
transfer to over 30
airline partners providing a
great deal of flexibility.
There's another new
airline transfer partner in the Chase Ultimate Rewards program, one that gives you even more opportunities to put the points you're earning with your Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card or Chase Ink Plus ® to
great use.
Fly on nearly any
airline One of the
great things about Ultimate Rewards is that they have a
transfer partners in each of the 3 major
airline alliances - which gives you the flexibility to pretty much fly any
airline you want.
Use it to hit the bigger point thresholds and
transfer to
airline partners for a
great bonus and values over $ 1,000!
A
great thing about the Sapphire Preferred card is the ability to
transfer Chase points to
airline and hotel
transfer partners (such as United and Marriott).
It has a
great points earning rate for purchases at SPG ® and Marriott properties,
great redemption rate for hotel stays, and a bonus for points
transfer to
partner airlines.
First, Southwest
Airlines Rapid Rewards ® is a
great Ultimate Rewards ®
transfer partner for domestic airfare.
Premium cardholders also have the ability to
transfer points to a number of
airline and hotel
partners, making this card
great for flexible redemptions.
Aside from the fact that this is a
great airline with an excellent award redemption chart and exceptional service in all cabins, ANA is also a Star Alliance member and
transfer partner with the Amex Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest programs.
AMEX has direct
airline transfer partners that are
great for flights to Europe.
I find that the
greatest value in using these points is in
transferring them to one of 17
airline partners, including Delta, British Airways and Air Canada.
Transferring ThankYou points to the program's
airline partners offers some
great opportunities to maximize value.
The
great news is that the Blue Business ℠ Plus Credit Card from American Express earns Membership Rewards and allows you to
transfer them to
airline partners.
While the number of
airlines covered under these travel packages is not as
great as the number of SPG
transfer partners, this is a
great option for those who are looking to accrue miles in the programs that are available.
Hot Tip: Membership Rewards ® is a
great flexible rewards program that allows you to
transfer your points directly participating
airline and hotel
partners.
But the
great thing about being able to
transfer your UR points out to travel
partners is that once you have a mile in a certain
airline's loyalty program, you can fly ANY
airline that's a
partner or in the same alliance as that
airline.
SPG points are one of the most valuable currencies in the travel rewards game, with the ability to
transfer to over 30
airline partners providing a
great deal of flexibility.
With
great airline and hotel
transfer partners, it's possible to get a ton of value from them!
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.
Citi
airline partners include some
great programs like Asia Miles and Etihad, and most have a 1:1
transfer rate.
Use it to hit the bigger point thresholds and
transfer to
airline partners for a
great bonus and values over $ 1,000!
Transferring points from credit card rewards programs, such as Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, or American Express Membership Rewards is a
great way to fly on their
partner airlines, but that's just the beginning.
A little over a month ago I wrote in
greater detail about Citi's
transfer partners but, as a recap, these are the loyalty programs you can still
transfer ThankYou points too (they're all
airlines):
Transfer partners are
great, but then you have to find award availability, which is tougher and tougher on
airlines these days.
Both the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cards are
great, offering big sign - up bonuses, generous bonus earning categories and seven
airline transfer partners.
Singapore
airlines is another
great transfer partner.
Whether it's an extreme last - minute trip (next - day or same - week travel) or just something relatively close but imperative during the holiday high season, the incredible interconnectedness of
airline partners and codeshares and credit card
transfer programs means that you can almost always find a
great deal on a flight that meets your needs.
These can be
transferred to a number of
airline and hotel
partners including United and Hyatt, or used for
great travel rewards.
Between Starwood hotels and their
airline transfer partners, there are so many
great ways to use Starpoints.
For most programs, cash back redemption will provide the lowest per - point value, while redeeming for travel or
transferring points to an
airline or hotel
partner can provide
great per - point value.
But the (rewards) world doesn't end — the card retains its high points - earning potential (3 points / $ for travel), the ability to
transfer points to
airline and hotel
partners and
great perks (free lounge access with PriorityPass) at a reasonable fee!
The Citibank Prestige is
great if you are a frequent (business) traveler (you earn 3 points / $ spend), don't have status with an
airline you are flying (lounge access via PriorityPass) and want to redeem for for international travel on world class
airlines (
great transfer partners like Singapore, Cathay or Virgin America)!
Overall, Citi has more options when it comes to
airline partners than Chase but I much prefer the options that Chase has to offer, especially because there are
great ways to supplement those point
transfers with solid Chase co-branded cards.
If getting 60,000 or 120,000 Ultimate Rewards points wasn't
great enough, this week Chase announced Singapore
Airlines as a new
transfer partner in the Ultimate Rewards program.
There's another new
airline transfer partner in the Chase Ultimate Rewards program, one that gives you even more opportunities to put the points you're earning with your Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card or Chase Ink Plus ® to
great use.
These are just a few of many
great ways you can use Singapore
Airlines as a
transfer partner to make the most of your Ultimate Rewards points.
Fly on nearly any
airline One of the
great things about Ultimate Rewards is that they have a
transfer partners in each of the 3 major
airline alliances - which gives you the flexibility to pretty much fly any
airline you want.
When you
transfer your points to
airline partners, you can score incredibly low - cost domestic travel through British Airways, which offers 9,000 mile roundtrips on short flights, and Southwest, a perennial favorite for its
great service.
Access to the Membership Rewards program and its 16
airline transfer partners, plus double points for travel purchased through the website are
great benefits.
Aside from the fact that this is a
great airline with an excellent award redemption chart and exceptional service in all cabins, ANA is also a Star Alliance member and
transfer partner with the Amex Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest programs.
You can also
transfer points at a ratio of 3 Marriott Rewards points to 1 Starwood Preferred Guest point and gain
greater flexibility with more hotel and
airline partner choices.
Chase Ultimate Rewards has some
great transfer partners that they
transfer to at a 1:1 ratio:
Airlines: United (Star Alliance), British Airways (Oneworld), Korean (Skyteam), and Southwest (which can in turn
transfer to Airtran).
Reasons to get it: Apart from the
great benefits this card offers on its own, the Starwood Preferred Guest program is unique in that it both offers
great hotel redemptions and has over 30
airline transfer partners.
And based on TPG's most recent valuation of ThankYou points at 1.6 cents apiece, you can get $ 1,200 in value by
transferring the points for potentially even
greater redemptions to any of the 15
partners in the ThankYou program, which includes 13
airlines (like Singapore, Air France / KLM, Cathay Pacific and JetBlue), as well as the Hilton Honors hotel chain and Sears Shop Your Way.
Not only can you
transfer points at a 1:1 ratio to many of those
partners, but you can also earn a 5,000 - mile bonus when you
transfer 20,000 points at a time to
airline partners, making this card a
great option if you need to top up various frequent - flyer accounts.