Not exact matches
Tier two Ultimate Rewards cards, such as Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card and Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card,
allow you to transfer your points to a number
of different
airline and hotel
partners.
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airline companies like Delta.
He cites, in particular, a long list
of code - share agreements WestJet has signed with foreign
airlines that
allow it to sell tickets on its
partners» routes while accepting their passengers.
Both these cards
allow users to transfer the rewards points they earn to a number
of different
partner programs — both
airline and hotel.
Southwest has no
airline partners or alliances, except in the case
of allowing its credit card members use their points for international travel on major
airlines.
Since the J.P. Morgan Reserve Card is part
of Chase Ultimate Rewards, cardholders are
allowed to transfer their points to one
of 11
airline and hotel
partners.
Japan
Airlines doesn't
allow you to book all
partner awards online or even search for some
of them.
Many
of the major carriers are part
of airline alliances that
allow you to carry over the same status you enjoy with your primary
airline, so that even when you fly on
partner airlines, you will enjoy the same perks and rewards for your paid travel that you have with your
airline of choice.
These
airlines allow you to redeem your miles on flights operated by their
partners, as well as some
partners that are not part
of the alliance.
If you don't travel often, or if the destinations you frequent aren't offered through your
airline and associated
partners of choice, you might want to consider getting a generic travel credit card that
allows you to transfer points to your travel program
of choice.
However, if you have a Chase card that
allows you to transfer your points to a variety
of airline and hotel
partners as well as discounts on UR purchases, you can pool your points under that account and increase their earning potential to $ 0.0125 or more.
These codeshare
partners use Etihad Airways flight numbers but
allow you to fly on a
partner airline for a segment
of your trip.
Partner
airlines give more flexibility to flyers in terms
of where and when they want to fly, but perhaps the biggest advantage is that United's
partners still
allow flyers to earn miles based on how many miles they've actually flown.
Tier two Ultimate Rewards cards, such as Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card and Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card,
allow you to transfer your points to a number
of different
airline and hotel
partners.
Because
of these ties, some rewards programs — like our top - rated selections below — will
allow you to transfer your rewards to
partner airlines, converting those rewards into usable, branded miles to supplement (or seed) your current stash.
Maximum Transfers in 24 Hours: SPG
allows you to transfer a maximum
of 79,999 SPG points to
airline partners within a 24 hour period.
When you use your miles to fly a
partner airline, you are
allowed to have one stopover when you book an economy ticket
of at least 60,000 miles, a business class tickets
of at least 90,000 miles, or a first class ticket
of at least 135,000 miles.
Stephen S. Y. Wong, CEO
of Asia Miles, stated, «Collaborating with our long - term
airline partner Cathay Pacific on the introduction
of this credit card
allows us to offer U.S. members more opportunities to earn miles through their everyday spending, apart from traveling, which further enhances their reward experiences.»
You can either find a different flight, use one
of their
airline partners (if using Avios to book an award), or use the BA «stopover» feature, which
allows you to connect to a final destination in a city in the UK.
Bottom Line: The Gold Card from American Express is a part
of Membership Rewards, which
allows transfers to
airline and hotel
partners.
In addition, Chase has a substantial network
of airline partners and
allows you to transfer your points to these
partners at a high 1:1 rate, enabling you to find even better values on your points.
When you use your miles to fly a
partner airline, you are
allowed to have one stopover when you book an economy ticket
of at least 60,000 miles, a business class tickets
of at least 90,000 miles, or a first class ticket
of at least 135,000 miles.
One nice thing about Amex is that all
of its Membership Rewards cards
allow you to transfer points to any
of its 17
airline partners, including Delta, Hawaiian
Airlines, JetBlue, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Air France / KLM, Alitalia, Aeromexico, Air Canada, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad, Singapore
Airlines, El Al, and Iberia.
It
allows members to transfer Starpoints to most
of its 36
partner airlines at a 1:1 ratio.
For that reason, these are almost always the best cards when you are just starting as they
allow you to accumulate points that can be used to fly with tons
of different
airlines thanks to their
airline transfer
partners.
Though United's website
allows an extremely seamless level
of partner bookings compared to many other
airline award booking websites, it often runs into trouble processing complex itineraries with stopovers.
Being a cardholder within one
of these networks
allows patrons to gain access to the lounges
of partner airlines.
It also has no annual fee, but it
allows unfettered use
of those valuable Membership Rewards points with the
airline and hotel
partners.
While you can redeem your Chase Ultimate Rewards points for cash back statement credits or gift cards for a 1 % redemption rate, the «gold standard» for a credit card rewards program, the points are most valuable when redeemed for travel rewards using the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal or transferring them to one
of the participating hotel or
airline partners on a 1:1 basis,
allowing you to book directly from the carrier or hotel.
The Amex Membership Rewards program
partners with 17
airlines,
allowing you to transfer your points to any
of their frequent flyer programs at a 1:1 ratio.
If you have another Membership Rewards card that
allows transfers to
partners, you could get even more value by taking advantage
of redemptions made directly from
airline frequent flyer programs.
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.
Hawaiian
Airlines is also
partnered with the Hilton Honors program and
allows the two - way transferring
of points.
Yes, it has fewer
airline partners, but these carriers
allow you to redeem miles for flights with all
of the three major
airline alliances.
From California, routes via Europe and Asia are pretty much the same distance, so I have a lot
of options with United miles, which
allow redemptions on plenty
of partners and don't limit routing rules like American
Airlines does.
Non-domestic one - way awards cost 60 percent
of the miles
of round - trip tickets on China
Airlines and aren't
allowed on
partners
Korean Air
allows holds on all award tickets booked through SKYPASS, but their policies differ if you will be booking travel on Korean Air or on one
of their
partner airlines.
However, if you are non-committal and prefer to have options, a card that
allows you to transfer points to a host
of partners, including
airlines, hotels and car rental companies, may be a better choice.
Many people laud the flexibility
of the Starwood Preferred Guest AMEX card, which
allows points transfers into a number
of partner airlines and hotels.
Alaska
Airlines has a slew
of international
partners which
allows Mileage Plan members to earn miles and redeem miles all around the world.
Alitalia
allows a very long hold
of 14 days for travel only on Alitalia, but some cooperative agents may permit a hold on
partner airlines, as well.
As mentioned, Etihad is
partnered with a number
of airlines, many
of which
allow award booking using Etihad miles.
* Not all cards that earn Membership Rewards will
allow transfers to
airline partners, so check the terms
of the card.
Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, loyalty program
of Singapore
Airlines, is a program that
allows you to book Singapore
Airlines flights, Star Alliance flights and codeshare agreement (KrisFlyer miles used to fly on an Virgin Atlantic flight)
partner flights.
These codeshare
partners use Etihad Airways flight numbers but
allow you to fly on a
partner airline for a segment
of your trip.
British Airways and some
partner airlines may have several payment options that
allow you to use a combination
of Avios and cash.
(BA is a OneWorld
partner with American
Airlines which
allows for the accrual
of whichever
airline's miles you prefer regardless
of which
airline you actually fly).
Chase's network
of hotel and
airline transfer
partners allows cardholders to unlock tremendous value from their points.
The main benefit
of this is that is
allows passengers on either Bangkok Airways or their
partner airlines to check in baggage through to their final destination and also clear Immigration when arriving or departing Trat.
They've got all three major
airline alliances covered with their
partners and also have some
of the most coveted
partners like Etihad and Emirates,
allowing for maximum options for different travelers.