Yet another idea is to use the companion fare for travel and
just transfer the miles to Hilton HHonors at a 1:2 ratio (35,000 miles become 70,000 Hilton points).
The bonus will be hard - coded into the transfer page, so you won't have to register or do anything special,
just transfer miles as you normally would.
Why not just book the 7 - nights for fewer points or
just transfer the miles separately?
Not exact matches
For example, if you are short 3,000
miles for an American Airlines AAdvantage award, you can
transfer just 3,000 points to your account and book your award flight.
Barclays (which used to go by Barclaycard),
just introduced the Arrival Premier, a credit card that allows you to earn tens of thousands of bonus
miles each year and gives you a chance to
transfer your rewards to airline
miles.
Just note that your Barclays
miles transfer to all these airlines at a ratio of 1.4 to 1, except for Japan Airlines which has a 1.7:1 ratio.
We're trying to rescue our
transfer window in the end (ONCE AGAIN...)
just like we'll be trying to rescue our season, come next round, because we are already
miles behind.
After comparing the big 6 we are
miles behind the others and it will take numerous
transfer windows and a new manager to start competing again even if it
just competing for the top 4.
However,
just a few
miles away, Bloomingdale Road sits untouched because the current County Executive reneged on a deal to repair the roadway and
transfer it to the village, despite he himself launching a program to accomplish such a
transfer.
Chase points offer you many
transfer partner options (instead of
just collecting United
miles which are highly restrictive).
High limits, rock bottom introductory interest rates, savings options, airline
miles, and balance
transfer options are
just some of the perks available to those with high credit ratings.
However, if the points were
transferred to Singapore Airline KrisFlyer
Miles and then booked with partner airlines Virgin Atlantic, you'd get the same flight for
just 50,000
miles, which works out to almost 2 cents a point.
-- You can
transfer your UR points to Korean SKYPASS
miles, where you can book awards to Hawaii on Delta for
just 25,000
miles round - trip in economy or 40,000
miles in first class.
While SPG point
transfers are the best option if you have loads of SPG points, since you receive a 5000
mile bonus when
transferring increments of 20,000 SPG points, you can
transfer other hotel points to AA
miles, which may be worthwhile if you have a ton of these points or
just need to slightly top up your AAdvantage account to redeem for an award.
Some
transfers do indeed take place within
just a few minutes, but in other cases, it may take a few days for
miles to be deposited in your account.
Starpoints are valuable not
just at hotels by also by
transferring to airlines; many provide 25,000
miles for every 20,000 Starpoints.
If he were to go ahead with the Hilton
transfer and need
just 7,000 more
miles, purchasing them would cost about 3.5 cents per
mile, or $ 263.38 after tax.
If your sister already has a Delta SkyMiles account and you're
just trying to help her make up the difference required to purchase a ticket, you can
transfer miles from your account to hers.
On the ANA site we can piece the three legs together as one trip and pay
just 22,000 ANA
miles (
transferring 22,000 Amex MR).
Once the
miles are
transferred into an airline program they function
just like
miles earned from Open System Cards.
This weekend's addition of Flying Blue to Chase Ultimate Rewards
transfer partners is a big win for flyers as now
miles can be used for rewards once unobtainable through other
transfer partners and really expands the reach of airmiles beyond
just Europe but opens up much of the Middle East, Asia, South Africa, the South Pacific, and beyond!
You
just need to log into the account you want to
transfer miles from and then click «share
miles under the manage tab.
You don't have to be a frequent flyer to earn airline
miles;
just earn a sign - up bonus from Chase credit card offers and do some everyday spending, then
transfer those points to
miles!
Yesterday, we mentioned that if you want to end up with United Airlines
miles, you'll want to
transfer the other direction (READ MORE: 3 SPG
transfer partners you do NOT want to use), but for
just about any other airline that SPG
transfers to you'll want to
transfer Marriott points to SPG.
Just 200 metres from Los Curachos beach, these well - equipped apartments are perfect for young families and groups of friends.Only 12
miles from Lanzarote International Airport, and with
transfer times of only 15 minutes, the Club Siroco hotel has everything you need for a sun - soaked and fun - filled Lanzarote holiday — including several swimming pools, comfortable accommodation and friendly, attentive staff.
However, if the points were
transferred to Singapore Airline KrisFlyer
Miles and then booked with partner airlines Virgin Atlantic, you'd get the same flight for
just 50,000
miles, which works out to almost 2 cents a point.
For example, if you were to
transfer 30,000 SPG points to Virgin America and then to Alaska, you'd end up with 45,500
miles with the 20 % SPG bonus factored in versus
just 35,000 Alaska
miles if you had
transferred SPG points straight to Alaska.
If you need to supplement your
miles remember that JetBlue is a
transfer partner of American Express and Citi (
just not 1:1).
British Airways
transfers are good for domestic flights, as you can use American Airlines on short flights for
just 7,500
miles and $ 5 each way even when those flights are to remote airports and cost $ 500.
Assuming you were allowed to
transfer just 1,000 points, this is how many airline
miles you would receive.
By
transferring your points to KrisFlyer
miles, you can redeem
miles and fly airlines like United, Swiss, Lufthansa, or Turkish airlines to the Middle East and North Africa in economy for
just 37,500.
Just to find out later that you could have saved a quarter of those hard - earned miles if you would have just transferred those points to an airline program instead of booking directly through a credit card booking portal like Chase Sapphire Preferred's Ultimate Rewa
Just to find out later that you could have saved a quarter of those hard - earned
miles if you would have
just transferred those points to an airline program instead of booking directly through a credit card booking portal like Chase Sapphire Preferred's Ultimate Rewa
just transferred those points to an airline program instead of booking directly through a credit card booking portal like Chase Sapphire Preferred's Ultimate Rewards.
When I
transfer my BA Avios
miles, does BA pull
miles based on the Household account, or
just my account?
The reason why I like Starpoints quite as much as I do is because they're so incredibly versatile — they can be
transferred into to
just about every major airline rewards program out there (35 in total) and, in most cases, they
transfer over at a ratio of 1 Starpoint to 1 airline
mile.
You can
transfer miles directly from one airline to another rather than
just using the
miles to book tickets with the other airline.
This is
just one example of how you can
transfer miles between airlines.
The reason why Starpoints are so popular are because they can be
transferred into to
just about every major airline loyalty program out there (35 in total) and, in most cases, they
transfer over at a ratio of 1 Starpoint to 1 Airline
mile.
For example, if you are short 3,000
miles for an American Airlines AAdvantage award, you can
transfer just 3,000 points to your account and book your award flight.
Delta had offered bonus
transfers as well, which I have earned between 20 % -50 % more air
miles just by
transferring my AMEX points to my SkyMiles account.
I have
transferred quite a few SPG points to American Airlines in the past
just because American Airlines
miles are otherwise a little challenging to get my hands on since they aren't
transfer partners of Chase, American Express, or Citi.
Chase points offer you many
transfer partner options (instead of
just collecting United
miles which are highly restrictive).
Long story short: if I had to settle on
just one credit card to earn
miles / points, I would definitely go with one of those that earn points that give you the option of
transferring those points into a variety of air and hotel rewards programs.
It can still be ridiculously expensive to
transfer miles vs.
just buying them outright.
You can do quite well by
transferring just 100,00
miles and getting 25,000 bonus
miles — a 25 % bonus.
And «stocking up» in this case could mean simply applying and being approved for
just one credit card that will provide enough
miles for two to take the trip — specifically, the Chase Ink Business Preferred bonus is 80,000 UR points which can be
transferred into United
miles 1:1.
I called in
just to make sure that this was a valid booking and didn't get a 100 % yes — it was more like, «we are pretty sure you can do that but the only way we can tell you for sure is if you
transfer miles to ANA...» Thus, while this route should work according to the rules above, I'd always try to double check with ANA before planning on such a booking.
I would not make this
transfer just for the sake of accumulating Aeroplan
miles.
With that being said, those 4,500
mile short - haul awards that are so valuable can now be attained with
just 4,500 Amex points, whereas before you'd need to
transfer 5,000.
Well, assuming you really need AA
miles (I can't stress enough to never
just speculatively
transfer points), there may be a better way:
It's not
just that Starwood has a whopping 36 airline
transfer partners, but SPG also offers a 5,000 -
mile bonus for every 20,000 points
transferred to an airline frequent flyer program.