Combined with an airline miles and
hotel points card, the cash rewards card can fill in a lot of the remaining travel expense holes left.
Not exact matches
If the occasional free Uber reward ride isn't worth owning another credit
card, these combinations can be even more valuable as your rewards
points can be redeemed for plane tickets and
hotel nights.
The
card earns a whopping 5x
points on airfare purchased directly through the airline, as well as flights and
hotels reserved through AmEx Travel.
Last year, she cut those costs by using credit
card reward
points and frequent flyer miles to book flights,
hotels and rental cars.
The
card earns Membership Rewards
points, the currency in Amex's loyalty program, which can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through Amex's travel website, or, to get the most value, transferred to any of 17 airline and three
hotel transfer partners (transferable
points are among the best).
Seventy - nine percent of travel credit
card holders said they had never transferred credit
card rewards
points to an airline or
hotel loyalty program, despite presumably having those rewards
points.
The US version of the
card has no foreign transaction fees and earns 5x
points on flights booked directly with the airline and prepaid
hotels booked through Amex Travel, on top of a welcome offer of 60,000
points when you spend $ 5,000 in the first three months.
Out of these, four allow you to collect airline miles, which you can redeem for airfare and other airline rewards, three are cobranded
hotel cards that offer
hotel nights in exchange for your
points and 21 are general rewards
cards that offer a wide variety of redemption options.
The Starwood Amex is a
hotel loyalty
card that earns up to 5x bonus Starpoints on Starwood and Marriott stays, but you can still transfer your
points on a 1:1 basis to Delta.
Though it's co-branded with the Starwood
hotel chain, the
points you earn through this
card are not tied to just free nights.
The Stash
Hotel Rewards ® Visa ®
Card is all about earning you extra reward
points.
Tier two Ultimate Rewards
cards, such as Chase Sapphire Preferred ®
Card and Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit
Card, allow you to transfer your
points to a number of different airline and
hotel partners.
You get three
points per dollar whenever you use the
card to book stays with Stash
Hotel Reward partners.
The Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit
Card from American Express only earns 2x
points at Starwood and Marriott
hotels.
«A great
card for anyone who doesn't mind the limited number of places you can use Stash
Points at — just 150
hotels nationwide, as of writing this review.»
However, if you have a tier two Chase
card, like the Chase Freedom Unlimited ®, your
points can be transferred to a number of different airline and
hotel partners.
50,000 BONUS
POINTS after you spend $ 4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening $ 300 Annual Travel Credit as reimbursement for travel purchases such as airfare and hotels charged to your card 3X points on travel and dining at restaurants worldwide & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purc
POINTS after you spend $ 4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening $ 300 Annual Travel Credit as reimbursement for travel purchases such as airfare and
hotels charged to your
card 3X
points on travel and dining at restaurants worldwide & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purc
points on travel and dining at restaurants worldwide & 1
point per dollar spent on all other purchases.
The redemption value is different if you choose to redeem your
Points for other rewards such as travel and
hotel options, merchandise, gift
cards, and / or statement credit.
Those Membership Rewards
points can be redeemed for statement credit, gift
cards, and Uber credits, but you'll get the most value out of using them to book travel through amextravel.com or by transferring them to an airline or
hotel partner:
This
card will launch under a revamped loyalty program with combined
points with Marriott, Ritz - Carlton and Starwood
hotels.
The travel hack didn't involve writing a review about the
hotel or using a gagillion credit
card points.
The
points earned with the Starwood Preferred Guest ® American Express Luxury
Card can be redeemed for
hotel nights at Marriott, Ritz - Carlton and Starwood
hotels.
Frequent travelers will want a
card that offers them airline miles,
hotel points or other rewards that they can use for free trips.
* Note: In order to transfer Ultimate Rewards
points to airline and
hotel partners, you must hold one of the starred
cards.
Besides credit
cards that offer
points and cash back credit
cards, there are co-branded credit
cards that give you extra
points and other perks for purchasing products offered by the retailer, airline or the
hotel that sponsors your credit
card.
With these
cards, you earn loyalty
points with the
card's airline or
hotel brand.
The sign - up bonus of 25,000
points for the Starwood Preferred Guest credit
card is lower compared to other
hotel program credit
card offers but that number is deceiving.
Travel rewards
cards are typically based on a system that gives you the chance to earn
points that you can redeem for
hotel stays, rental cars and flights.
This means your
points can be redeemed for one cent each as cash back, but if you also have a Chase Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire
card, you also have the option to transfer your
points to airline and
hotel partners.
SPG have NEVER applied my
points — neither when I took out the
card (in fact they never even sent me the
card) and nor when I stay at the
hotels.
Both of these
cards offer 2x
points for stays at Starwood and Marriott
hotels, and 1x
points on all other purchases.
These
cards typically award
points for all your purchases that can be redeemed for cash back, flights,
hotel stays or statement credit among other items.
Earn Hilton Honors Bonus
Points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your
Card: 12X at
hotels & resorts in the Hilton portfolio, 6X on Select Business & Travel Purchases, 3X Everywhere Else.
With the SPG Amex credit
card, you can redeem
points for
hotels and flights through over 30 different frequent flyer programs.
This is one of our favorite credit
card reward programs, as it allows you to transfer your
points to some great airline and
hotel loyalty programs.
Depending on the way a rewards program is structured, you may be able to earn
points by using your credit
card to book flights and pay for other travel expenses, shopping through your
card's online bonus mall and making purchases at certain retailers,
hotels and restaurants.
Redeem Gold
Points towards free nights at Carlson Rezidor
hotels, gift
cards, prepaid
cards, charitable initiatives, vacation savings, and exchanges for airline miles
Co-branded travel rewards
cards are linked to a particular airline or
hotel brand, and you're awarded loyalty
points to redeem with that brand.
Citi ThankYou Premier vs Chase Sapphire Preferred: While these two credit
cards often compete for the same customer, one major area of difference is the airline and
hotel transfer partners if you are planning to transfer
points to frequent flyer programs.
Using the
card at gas stations to to pay for
hotel accommodations will net you 2
points per $ 1, on up to the first $ 50k in combined spending.
With generic travel
cards, you can redeem your
points for cash back, flights,
hotel stays or statement credits, but you get the best value for travel - related purchases.
With over 1,300
hotels and resorts,
point transfer to select frequent flyer programs, and
point bonus for those transfers, the Starwood Preferred Guest ® Business Credit
Card from American Express is one...
Co-branded
cards are linked to a specific airline or
hotel brand and you earn loyalty
points to redeem with that brand.
While the United miles you earn can only be used to book flights with United and other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate Rewards
Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ®
Card) can be transferred to 11 partnered programs, including both
hotel and airline brands.
American Express Gold
Card users can use their
points to shop (both through online vendors and Amazon), buy gift
cards, pay off a charge on your bill, book flights and
hotels, pay for Uber rides, and transfer
points for airline frequent flyer miles or
hotel points.
To get a rate of 4.2 %, users must use the
card to exclusively make Expedia.com purchases, and then redeem their reward on + VIP Access
hotels — exchanging
points for ordinary rate
hotel coupons will drop the rewards rate down to 2.1 %.
With this
card, you'll earn 5X
points per dollar spent on all purchases at Marriott and Starwood
hotels.
Like the personal version of the
card, you will earn 5X
points per dollar spent at Marriott and Starwood
hotel properties.
While the most you'll get out of this
card is a 2.5 % rewards rate (compared to the 2.8 % -4.2 % max on the Asiana
card), you have the option to directly transfer your rewards
points to other airline and
hotel programs.
As we discussed above, you must have at least 1 premium Ultimate Rewards
card to convert the cash - back you earn from
cards with no annual fee to
points that can be transferred to airline and
hotel partners.