Today I'll kick off a new series that looks at each of the three
major transferable point currencies and analyzes the best way to redeem for coach award flights.
American Express Membership Rewards points are 1 of the 4
major transferable points programs.
American Express Membership Rewards points are 1 of the 4
major transferable points programs.
Another highlight of Singapore Airlines» program is that they are transfer partners of all of
the major transferable points currencies like American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
It is the only no - annual fee card of
any major transferable points program that has this ability.
ThankYou Points are one of the four
major transferable points currencies and as such are pretty valuable to frequent travelers.
A very interesting program to both earn and redeem miles, and to top up your balance as they partner with
all major transferable points.
Flights always earn 100 % of the miles flown, even in discounted economy, and while Singapore doesn't offer its own co-branded credit card to US residents, it's one of only two airlines that are part of all of
the major transferable points programs (Virgin Atlantic is the other), so you can effectively earn miles on cards ranging from the Citi Prestige to the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express.
For a concrete picture, here is a quick snapshot of the transfer partners of each of the five
major transferable points programs:
Not exact matches
If Air France / Flying Blue has one
major advantage, it's the fact that you can transfer
points from all 4
transferable points programs:
Also, the loyalty
points earned in Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are
transferable to nearly every
major airline and hotel.
American Express Membership Rewards are one of the three
major transferable currencies that all miles &
points collectors should have and, every now and again, the program offers a bonus for Membership Points transfers to one of its par
points collectors should have and, every now and again, the program offers a bonus for Membership
Points transfers to one of its par
Points transfers to one of its partners.
Recently I've taken a look at look the transfer partners of the four
major transferable loyalty currencies — Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood's Starpoints and, as a follow up to those articles, I'm now taking a look at the best ways to earn the four
transferable loyalty currencies and hopefully giving you some idea of what you can do to earn more
points and to boost your balances quickly and / or frequently.
Flying Blue has become more and more relevant for US - based travelers as it has gradually become a transfer partner for all three of the
major transferable currencies in the US — Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou
Points and, as of last month, Chase Ultimate Rewards — so any positive changes to the program are very welcome.
Virgin Atlantic is a transfer partner of all three
major transferable bank currencies (Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou
points and Amex Membership Rewards) as well as being a transfer partner of Starwood's Starpoints so it's not hard to top up a Flying Club account.
You also can't book the Suites using any currency other than Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (although as mentioned you can transfer
points in from all
major transferable currencies).
There are four
major categories of travel rewards programs:
transferable points, airline miles, hotel
points, and fixed value
points.
It also makes Flying Blue miles among the easiest to earn, joining Virgin Flying Club and Singapore KrisFlyer among the frequent traveler programs that are partners with all 3
major transferable bank
point programs — Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and Amex Membership Rewards.
The KrisFlyer program is one of the easiest to transfer miles to, as you can move
points from all three
major «
transferable points» programs, that is, Chase Ultimate Rewards (UR), American Express Membership Rewards (MR), and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Rewards.
Hi, I have referrals for Chase Sapphire Preferred for 50K Bonus
Points (
transferable to
major airlines and hotels).
Save big when redeeming by earning
transferable points One of the
major tips I try to give is to diversify your
points as much as possible.