These cards typically offer
less flexible rewards than generic cards, but they may come with extra benefits.
It also helps maximize the value of your points relative to
a less flexible rewards currency.
Not exact matches
It's probably not the best
rewards program out there (points programs are notorious for being worth
less than straight cash back programs), but it's a good points program, and it's
flexible and easy to use.
Airline cards are also
less flexible, though they can be optimized while cash back
rewards, for the most part, can't be.
The more liquid or
flexible your
rewards currency gets, the
less value it is likely to have.
These cards typically come with
rewards programs that are
less flexible than generic travel cards, but they can offer generous hotel perks such as late checkout.
Premium Air
Rewards are much
less flexible than Flex Air
Rewards — but the reason to pursue Premium Air
Rewards is because the cost is fixed.
Hilton has announced 45 major changes to its
rewards program, starting with a name change from HHonors to Honors, the chance to pool points among family and friends, a
flexible «Slider» to use cash and points at all their hotels, the chance to use Honors points at Amazon and the ability to keep your Diamond membership in a year of
less travel!
Obviously that's way
less flexible than the Membership
Rewards program, but you aren't limited to just Delta flights.
Those are all good options because you can earn either 2.14 or 5 Ultimate
Rewards points in the first two cases or 3 Membership
Rewards points in the third case, and even though 2.14 is
less than 3 United miles, they're more
flexible.
«Just because some partners have devalued doesn't make Ultimate
Rewards points
less valuable relative to other
flexible currencies.»
Credit card experts say that the new Platinum card and its
less expensive sibling, the American Express Gold card, still offer excellent
rewards and a more
flexible rewards point transfer program than most.
For cardholders with
less - than - great credit scores, the QuicksilverOne card offers a valuable,
flexible rewards program and the option to boost your credit limit after five months.