In July, Citi ThankYou points announced that holders of Citi ThankYou Premier, Citi Prestige and Citi Chairman cards can now transfer points to a select
list of airline programs including Cathay Pacific, EVA Air, Etihad, Garuda Indonesia, Qatar, Singapore and Thai and also Hilton.
What makes this card one of the best is that users can transfer ThankYou points — generally worth $ 0.01 — to a unique
list of airline programs.
For a full
list of Airline Programs and details for earning Miles visit www.bestwesternrewards.com or your Local Site.
What makes this card one of the best is that users can transfer ThankYou points — generally worth $ 0.01 — to a unique
list of airline programs.
Not exact matches
Of the three programs, Membership rewards has the most expansive list of airline and hotel partner
Of the three
programs, Membership rewards has the most expansive
list of airline and hotel partner
of airline and hotel partners.
Of the three programs, Membership rewards has the most expansive list of airline and hotel partner
Of the three
programs, Membership rewards has the most expansive
list of airline and hotel partner
of airline and hotel partners.
You can check our full
list of airline loyalty
programs reviews.
You also can transfer your points to one
of the Chase partners — to see the full
lists, check our review
of Chase transfer partners»
airlines and hotel loyalty
programs.
Chase's Sapphire Preferred tops most
lists of travel rewards cards, both because (1) you get a 20 % off travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards, and (2) you can transfer points on a 1:1 basis to some top
airline and hotel chain rewards
programs.
Below is a
list of the
airlines offering nonstop flights available through each
program.
Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred 1:1 to a growing
list of airline and hotel
programs or can be used to purchase travel through the Ultimate Rewards site at a 20 % discount.
Membership Rewards gives you access to the loyalty
programs of 17
airlines and 4 hotels, which is significantly more than any other card on this
list.
Below is a
list of the
airlines offering nonstop flights available through each
program.
United is a transfer partner
of Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Delta is a partner
of American Express Membership Rewards, but you won't find American
Airlines in the transfer partners
list of major credit card rewards
programs.
The U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve card unfortunately falls short on its
airline lounge offering, but it does feature an extensive
list of luxury benefits and an excellent rewards
program that includes a generous travel credit, a bonus on travel purchases and a 50 percent boost in point value for travel redemptions.
Still, the
list of Asia based carriers is impressive — half
of the Citi partner
airline programs are based in Asia.
If somebody can compile
lists of the funniest cat videos and potatoes that look like actor Channing Tatum, shouldn't there be a decent ranking
of airline frequent - flier
programs?
Not only do you have to deal with blackout dates, seating limitations and complicated rewards charts, but loyalty
programs (especially
airline programs) often come with a dense
list of guidelines that limit how you can use your rewards.
Here's an example
list of some
of the benefits
of a loyalty
program in the
airline and hotel industry:
Of course, some frequent flyer
program members might have simply overlooked available flights given the complaint regarding poor search tools, number four on the
list, and the difficulty (including flights not showing up in a search) in booking awards on partner
airlines, a peeve that rounded out the top five.
Almost all
airlines from the partner
list have partners that can take you there, but the best
airline programs in terms
of the costs, availability and convenience are:
Meanwhile, J.D. Power and Associates released its second annual ranking
of customer satisfaction with
airline loyalty
programs, and Alaska
Airlines again topped the
list with a score
of 759 (on a 1,000 - point scale).
Here's a
list of all 35
of airlines (or
airline loyalty
programs) into which you can transfer Starpoints:
Our take: The U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve card unfortunately falls short on its
airline lounge offering, but it does feature an extensive
list of luxury benefits and an excellent rewards
program that includes a generous travel credit, a bonus on travel purchases and a 50 percent boost in point value for travel redemptions.
This will bring you to a
list of airlines and hotel
programs.
To use it, you just input your route, choose one - way or roundtrip, the cabin you want to fly in (economy, premium economy, business, or first), whether you're willing to make a stop or not, the type
of award (peak or off - peak), and which frequent flyer
program (the 20
airlines are
listed below) or credit card (Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and / or Starwood Preferred Guest) you want to use and search.
The Japanese carrier ANA also expanded the coverage
of its
program, Mileage Club, by adding Vietnam
Airlines to its
list of partners.
The Starwood Preferred Guest
program added Avianca LifeMiles to its impressive
list of over 30
airline transfer partners.
If you decide against a card with transferable points, or if you already have all
of the cards above, you might consider getting a co-branded
airline card associated with one
of the frequent flyer
programs on the
list.
Membership Rewards gives you access to the loyalty
programs of 17
airlines and 4 hotels, which is significantly more than any other card on this
list.
For additional information on the Global Entry or TSA Pre ✓ ®
programs, including information regarding the application and / or approval process and for a
list of participating
airlines and airports, as well as the full terms and conditions
of the
programs, please go to www.globalentry.gov for Global Entry and www.tsa.gov for TSA Pre ✓ ®.
We partner with the following
airlines to offer our travelers the opportunity to earn
airline miles or points when enrolled in one
of the
listed programs below.
For a
list of participating
airlines, transfer ratios, and full
program details, go to spg.com.
Last week and this week I'm taking a look at each
of those currencies individually and
listing out the
airline and, where relevant, hotel rewards
programs those currencies can be transferred into.
You can view a
list of these options by referencing your frequent flier
program's award chart for those partner
airlines or checking rewardexpert.com.
Singapore
Airlines is a bit
of a pricey option for getting to New Zealand but it still makes the
list since it's a transfer partner to the major reward
programs (and thus easy to accumulate miles for) and it offers one
of the best business class and economy products out
of any
airline.
Time for Phase II: Using the tables I created last week for bank transfer partners and hotel transfer partners, I have combined the
list to create side - by - side comparisons
of all transfer options for 63
airline and hotel loyalty
programs.
Their travel partners
list has grown in the last few years and they include most
of the ones I would prefer to move points into, like United
Airlines» MileagePlus, my favorite
airline - specific frequent flyer
program...
No
airlines, hotels, cruise lines, car rental agencies / companies, restaurants, or retailers / merchants
listed above or in any marketing materials, are sponsors or co-sponsors
of either one
of the
Programs.
While many
airlines are excluded, we attempted to narrow the
list to
airlines which are often used by U.S. flyers, are transfer partners
of major credit card
programs, or have particularly good or bad lap infant fees.
It's a bit
of a stretch to compare this
program with the others in this
list but the SPG
airline transfer feature has always effectively made it a flexible point
program.
Here is a guide to booking award tickets in Singapore
Airlines Suites, including a
list of all Singapore Suites routes, how many miles you need for an award ticket, how to search and find Singapore Suites award flights, and an overview
of the KrisFlyer mileage
program.
Below you can see a complete
list of all
airlines which participate in the
program.
The
airline transfer partner
list is mostly a hub
of D -
list rewards
programs:
Often times these fees are buried within the
airlines website, so I have created a master
list of airline fees across the majority
of larger
airline programs.
Sapphire Preferred consistently makes the
list of top travel rewards cards, which is no surprise given that you can get great value out
of Ultimate Rewards points by transferring to any
of six
airline programs, and four hotel
programs.
It is interesting to note that all
listed airline programs get their fair trading price from credit card points, but for three out
of five hotel
programs the price to buy direct represents the fair trading price.
Stay up - to - date with our ongoing
list of limited - time credit card and loyalty
program promotions — ranging from retail and shopping offers to hotel and
airline deals.
As
airlines upgrade their in - flight entertainment systems passengers can face a bewildering array
of choices, with
listings of movies, TV
programs, videos and music selections that number in the hundreds.
Although Executive Club has many downsides, it scores high in my
list because it's the only loyalty
program of a major Western legacy
airline that is not revenue based (yet).