Internationally - bound travelers seeking a premium seat would be better served by dropping all of their spending on a co-branded airline card and then converting that reward for
that international premium reward.
Not exact matches
Using Ultimate
Rewards points for
international premium cabin flight makes more sense to me.
«Unless you're a frequent
international premium class flier, general travel
reward credit cards tend to be more lucrative — and easier to redeem,» says Charles Tran, the founder of credit card comparison site CreditDonkey.com.
This new partnership is exciting because it significantly expands your options for redeeming Ultimate
Rewards points, especially for
international and
premium class travel.
For example, you can get several cents in value per point when you transfer your
rewards to airline miles, and then redeem those miles for
premium class
international awards or last - minute flights with high walk up fares.
This new partnership is exciting because it significantly expands your options for redeeming Ultimate
Rewards points, especially for
international and
premium class travel.
Wan na Get Away Fare Redemptions: Although I often talk of the value of transferable points thanks to the flexibility they give you to top up accounts and book
premium international tickets on a whim, Rapid
Rewards represents the flip side of award tickets where you know you are getting a great (semi) fixed value on award tickets of about 1.8 - 2 cents each on Wan na Get Away (leisure) fares and you can redeem them for any open seat on a flight, just as if you were buying it.
These differences show very clearly that the co-branded cards are better for frequent flyers looking to redeem
international premium travel, while the bank
rewards cards are ideal for mostly domestic travel.