They also have
a more valuable transfer partner and ratio in Hyatt than Amex does.
Not exact matches
But UR points are
more valuable when
transferring them out to a travel
transfer partner.
The ability to
transfer to hotel and airline
partners is another
valuable feature that make your points worth even
more.
If you
transfer your points to
partners with
valuable award charts, it is not very difficult to achieve redemption values of at least 2 cents / point (often 3 - 4) which widens the value disparity even
more.
This card earns
valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards points that can be
transferred to both airline and hotel
partners... read
more
Membership Rewards can also be
transferred to hotel
partners, though this should only be done if absolutely necessary as they are
more valuable when
transferred to airlines.
Just because the
transfer partners make ThankYou points
more valuable doesn't mean that's the best value.
In general, using points for IHG stays is much
more valuable than
transferring to travel
partners.
The Conventional Wisdom is that these 10
transfer partners make ThankYou points significantly
more valuable.
But UR points are
more valuable when
transferring them out to a travel
transfer partner.
Most folks believe Membership Rewards points are
more valuable than that since you can
transfer them to a number of airline
partners for premium award redemptions.
You have the option of using your points in the online travel portal, but
partner transfers will generally be much
more valuable.
This card earns
valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards points that can be
transferred to both airline and hotel
partners... read
more
The ability to
transfer to hotel and airline
partners is another
valuable feature that make your points worth even
more.
Of course, you can always
transfer them to one of the participating travel
partners and potentially make them even
more valuable.
When it comes to deciding which points currency is better, I think having the option to
transfer Ultimate Rewards points out to travel
partners makes them
more valuable than United MileagePlus miles, especially since United is one of the
transfer partners.
While you might prefer the cash rewards, we'll also show you how the Chase Ink Cash bonus can be even
more valuable by combining them with your Sapphire Preferred, Reserve, or Ink Preferred card and be used to
transfer out to Ultimate Rewards travel
partners.
Many Sapphire cardholders
transfer their points to a travel
partner to make each point
more valuable.
Of course, I didn't have the Sapphire Preferred at that time so I couldn't have used them as the
more valuable Ultimate Reward points which allow you to
transfer them to various airline and hotel
partners.
That's because Chase Ultimate Rewards points are worth 1.5 cents each OR you have the option to
transfer your points to a
partner, making them
more valuable since the Altitude Reserve points can only be worth 1.5 cents.
And if you pair this card with one such as the Sapphire Preferred or Ink Plus then these points become even
more valuable as they then become premium Ultimate Reward points that can be
transferred to one of their many
partners.
Search around for a
transfer partner that offers a
valuable award flight for your trip, and you'll likely be able to get
more value out of your points than you would by booking travel directly through Citi.
Citi ThankYou Rewards points are getting
more and
more valuable as Citi keeps adding to its list of
transfer partners (Turkish Airlines and Jet Airways are recent additions) and, as rewards currencies go, you could do a lot worse.
Some of the travel
partners will be
more valuable than others, and several of these
partners have less than a 1:1
transfer ratio.
Earning 5x Ultimate Rewards is much
more valuable than earning Rapid Rewards or Marriott points if booking flights or stays out of pocket (especially since both programs are
transfer partners of Ultimate Rewards).
The 30,000 bonus points can be redeemed for $ 300 cash back, but become much
more valuable when
transferred to Ultimate Rewards travel
partners.
If you
transfer your points to
partners with
valuable award charts, it is not very difficult to achieve redemption values of at least 2 cents / point (often 3 - 4) which widens the value disparity even
more.
They are generally considered one of
more valuable reward currencies and these points can be
transferred to several different airline and hotel
partners.
Some of these
transfer partners are considerably
more valuable than others, but no matter how you look at it you have many options with Citi ThankYou Points.
This would be like buying UR points for 1 cent, and they're much
more valuable than that to most people when
transferring to travel
partners.
Although I think Chase edges out Amex with its
transfer partners (due to better hotel
partners), because I value 60,000 Membership Rewards over 50,000 Ultimate Rewards, I give the nod to the Platinum Card for having a
more valuable sign - up bonus.
American Express Membership Rewards points are
more valuable than the average rewards point, for a variety of reasons: The points are fairly flexible, with no expiration dates or blackout dates to worry about, you have a plethora of redemption options to choose from, plus American Express has a large list of airline and hotel
partners that you can
transfer points to at a good value.
That's because ThankYou points earned with the Premier card are worth
more if redeemed directly through the travel portal, but Membership Rewards points are
more valuable if
transferred to
partner airlines.
Airfare redemptions are generally the most
valuable option, especially if you take advantage of American Express»
transfer option — you can get
more than 2 cents of value per point with certain
partners:
Since the other two cards have the same number of points for their current bonuses, we will break the tie by going with the
more valuable currency, which is Amex Membership Rewards over Citi ThankYou points due to Amex's stronger network of
transfer partners.
Starwood automatically adds another 5,000 Starpoints bonus for every 20,000 Starpoints
transferred to one of their many airline
partners which makes the
transfers more valuable.
Chase has fewer
transfer partners, but the ones it has are
more valuable.
Points can be
transferred to a variety of programs, and ThankYou continues to increase their
transfer partners, making points earned with this card
more and
more valuable.
Of course, if you've got a Chase Ink or Chase Sapphire Preferred, then the Chase Freedom 5x is
more valuable than a penny a point since you can
transfer them to an Ultimate Rewards
partner.
That's $ 500 when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards, but even
more valuable when
transferred to a travel
partner.
Citi's addition of Avianca as a
transfer partner makes the Citi ThankYou program
more valuable than before.