Not exact matches
If the
points are used for travel
redemptions, shopping in one of the above categories will yield a rewards
rate of 3 % - significantly
higher than average.
But you can use the
points you earn with it toward travel (at a
higher redemption rate) if you have one of the premier UR cards (Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve, or Chase Ink Business Preferred).
Because of the
high variability in their value, the actual rewards
rate for credit cards using ThankYou ®
Points may not be as lucrative if you're not willing to use them for their best
redemption options.
This is much better
redemption rate as compared to most other premium travel credit cards, which rarely offer
redemption rate higher than 1 cent per 1
point.
It competes favorably with other premium travel cards, and the generous rewards
rate paired with the better
points redemption value more than justify the
high annual fee.
Both the Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred let you transfer
points into travel partners at the same
rate, and if you take advantage of travel
redemptions which have a
higher value than cash back you need to spend even less to get yourself even with the $ 55 a year.
However, a
redemption rate of 1 cent per
point is as
high as it gets, with many merchants offering an even lower value.
Proponents have tended to ignore evidence like this, and instead
point to the fact that dogs, who have been subject to licensing laws for years, enjoy
higher redemption rates than cats.
It is possible to find
higher redemption rates for your
points, but in some cases (especially with lower cost flights or hotel nights), the 1.5 cents per
point value can be better than redeeming for an award directly through the airline or hotel programs.
However, a
redemption rate of 1 cent per
point is as
high as it gets, with many merchants offering an even lower value.
This card has gone through a roller coaster of sorts after several key benefits were removed (among them American Admirals Club lounge access and a
higher redemption rate of 1.65 cents per
point for American Airlines flights).
The Wyndham Rewards Visa card offers a very good sign - up bonus and a
high rewards
rate, plus a flat
redemption rate that can allow you to get a great return on your rewards
points at certain properties.
The
redemption rate for booking travel with your Chase Freedom Unlimited ® Card
points is 1 penny per
point; this
rate is
higher for most other Ultimate Rewards cards.
The card offers a 10 percent rebate for Priceline
redemptions and has the
highest earning
rate of five
points per dollar spent on Priceline.com.
This hotel went for 95,000
points per night (the
highest award price for a standard room) which came out to a
redemption rate of.62 cents per
point.
While earning a maximum of two bonus
points on travel and dining purchases isn't the
highest purchase reward
rate in the industry, the additional card benefits & the flexible
redemption options easily justify the $ 95 annual fee.
A 1 - cent
redemption rate (i.e. 1
point = 1 penny & 10,000
points = $ 100) is often the
highest redemption rate for most travel credit cards.
If you are looking for a travel rewards credit card with a nice sign - up bonus, flexible
point redemption options and one of the
highest reward
rates, the Sapphire Preferred packs a lot of punch for $ 95.
It competes favorably with other premium travel cards, and the generous rewards
rate paired with the better
points redemption value more than justify the
high annual fee.
While the brand isn't flawless by any means and while room
rates can be
high, the fact that the most an award night can cost you is 30,000
points (at the time of writing) makes these properties great for award
redemptions.
You can also use your
points to book flights on any of Virgin Americans partners at very low
redemption rates, though all partner flights must be booked by phone and many carry
high fees and surcharges, unlike Virgin America flights.
The
points can be used toward airfare, hotels, cruises, and more, and this
high redemption rate is among the
highest out there.
Conversely, with Citi and Chase, you have to transfer your
points (easily done online) to your premium card in order to get the
higher redemption rates.
In my opinion, this somewhat makes up for the
higher redemption rates since it's so easy to accumulate
points for the program.
And if you have the Reserve and one of the other cards, you can transfer the
points to the Reserve and take advantage of that
higher redemption rate.
These is a
high rewards
rate, even taking into consideration the lower
redemption value of Club Carlson rewards
points.
If the
points are used for travel
redemptions, shopping in one of the above categories will yield a rewards
rate of 3 % - significantly
higher than average.
Since the fixed
redemption rates are set by each hotel, this property is fixing the value of each
point at a much lower level when the revenue
rates are
higher.
Sure their
redemption rates are
higher, but you can get 5000 - 10,000
points a night at virtually any stay.
Because of the
high variability in their value, the actual rewards
rate for credit cards using ThankYou ®
Points may not be as lucrative if you're not willing to use them for their best
redemption options.
Both the Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred let you transfer
points into travel partners at the same
rate, and if you take advantage of travel
redemptions which have a
higher value than cash back you need to spend even less to get yourself even with the $ 55 a year.