The final category of cards, including offerings from Capital One and Barclaycard, are not a part of a rewards program and do not
offer airline transfers.
Not exact matches
While several
airlines, including United, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways, offer direct flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a transfer partner of Chase, whose points we had already started
airlines, including United, Japan
Airlines, and All Nippon Airways, offer direct flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a transfer partner of Chase, whose points we had already started
Airlines, and All Nippon Airways,
offer direct flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air
offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a
transfer partner of Chase, whose points we had already started to earn.
That's because an
airline's revenue management department tells reservation agents what they're allowed to
offer to customers, so having a reservation agent check with revenue management or
transfer you to them allows you to appeal to the real decision - makers.
This newcomer to the points - and - miles world
offers double miles on all purchases, and
offers a few different ways to redeem those miles, including — like Chase and Amex —
transferring them to a few
airline frequent flyer programs.
There are also all around rewards cards that
offer miles that can be
transferred to
airline or hotel programs, or used to book travel directly through the card issuer's site.
Instead, it
offers users the ability to
transfer their rewards points to a number of different partner programs — including Southwest
Airlines Rapid Rewards ®, Marriott Rewards ®, and United MileagePlus ® to name a few.
Take advantage of promotional credit card
offers for new customers, including bonus cash, points,
airline miles, and balance
transfer offers.
The Amex EveryDay ® Credit Card from American Express
offers points in the American Express Membership Rewards program, which features 17 different
airline transfer partners.
So it's up to you to find the
airline program that what will
offer the most value for your miles before
transferring your points.
Take a breeze through the number of Award Travel subreddit guides to educate yourself on all the
transfer programs
offered by
airlines.
The hotels all
offer a 1:1
transfer ratio but are generally considered to be less valuable than the
airline rewards.
Every now and then, Amex will
offer some
transfer bonuses where you could
transfer even less Membership Rewards points for the same amount of
airline miles as before.
Transferring your points to
airline miles also
offers a poor value, which we'll cover later.
The Chase Sapphire credit card, on the other hand, earns users Ultimate Rewards (UR) points, which are more valuable and
offer greater flexibility, because they can be
transferred to other
airlines and hotels.
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.
In addition, the programs that
offer transfers to
airline miles and hotel points can be great for award travel enthusiasts who really know how to get the most value from different frequent flyer programs.
Best Western
offers fewer
airlines to
transfer points for miles when compared to other programs.
Transferring ThankYou points to the program's
airline partners
offers some great opportunities to maximize value.
Instead, it
offers users the ability to
transfer their rewards points to a number of different partner programs — including Southwest
Airlines Rapid Rewards ®, Marriott Rewards ®, and United MileagePlus ® to name a few.
Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card gives you 1:1 point
transfer to leading
airline and hotel loyalty programs at full value, so your points
offer much more travel value than the points you earn with many other programs.
Notably, it's the only transferrable points currency that
offers the ability to
transfer to American
Airlines.
Now, American
Airlines is
offering an additional 20 % bonus that stacks on top of the extra 5,000 miles you get for
transferring 20,000 points.
However, the card does
offer a compelling value proposition for award travelers interested in free flights thanks to its 35
airline transfer partners (Virgin America was the most recent addition).
No bonus on point
transfers to
airline partners, such as Starwood, which
offers a 25 percent bump on point
transfers to miles
The Membership Rewards Program from Amex also
offers the option to
transfer points to certain
airlines and hotels.
While the Citi Double Cash credit card
offers a very generous cash back program, it has no sign - up bonus, no
airline transfer partners and no outstanding travel - related benefits.
Besides the direct redemption options
offered by the credit card issuer, a common way to maximize the per - point value of rewards points is to
transfer them to a partnering
airline or hotel loyalty program.
Membership Rewards does sometimes
offer bonuses for
transferring points to
airline or hotel partners, which could make up for some of the disadvantages of Membership Rewards points.
Or you can
transfer the Chase Ultimate Rewards points to the Chase Sapphire Preferred, (no longer
offered) Chase Ink Bold, or Chase Ink Plus cards and from there to certain
airline or hotel partners such as Hyatt, Southwest, British Airways, or United
Airlines.
The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest card does
offer a 25 %
transfer bonus for
transfers to
airline partners in increments of 20,000 points.
The maximum
transfer to the
airline offered in this award is 50,000 miles, so it is each member's responsibility to verify with their desired
airline the value of these miles for air travel awards.
Those individuals who value flexibility in their travels might want to consider a card like the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card instead — it
offers slightly lower rewards rates, though its points can be
transferred to a number of different partner
airlines (including British Airways).
Furthermore, the Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card
offers its users the ability to
transfer points to its nine
airline and four hotel travel partners.
Take advantage of promotional credit card
offers for new customers, including bonus cash, points,
airline miles, and balance
transfer offers.
JetBlue is one of the only
airline programs that
offers an easy way for family members to combine and
transfer points among the group.
The
offers weighed in at a total of 23 pounds, and included pitches for 0 % balance
transfers, free
airline miles, -LSB-...]
You'll be able to
transfer your 1.5 x points from the Freedom Unlimited to a premium rewards card like the Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred, which each
offer 1:1
transfers with
airline and hotel partners.
Rather, they
offer points and miles that are worth a fixed amount toward travel reservations, or they can
offer points that can be
transferred to miles with several different
airlines, and even hotels, allowing more flexibility when redeeming rewards for travel.
While none of the travel rewards cards below allows you to earn, redeem or
transfer points to specific
airline or hotel programs, they all
offer the opportunity to redeem points for free travel.
Even though the ThankYou program has been around for a long time, it only became popular last year when Citi added
transfer airline partners and beefed up its credit card
offerings.
SPG is great because it
offers a 5,000 - point bonus for every 20,000 points
transferred to an
airline.
To complicate things more, Membership Rewards has more and better
airline transfer partners than ThankYou, but the Prestige card has better earning potential,
offering bonus miles for purchases in several different categories.
The
offers weighed in at a total of 23 pounds, and included pitches for 0 % balance
transfers, free
airline miles, etc..
Other travel rewards cards will
offer points that you can
transfer to partner
airline programs, and still others will allow you to apply your points as statement credit (you purchase your travel and then use points to pay for it).
It's a good idea to link the programs as soon as possible, because AMEX sometimes
offers transfer bonuses for specific
airlines.
In addition, Amex Membership Rewards frequently
offers bonuses for
transferring points to some
airlines.
In addition, Citi ThankYou has
offered bonuses for
transferring points to some
airlines.
While the Citi Double Cash credit card
offers a very generous cash back program, it has no sign - up bonus, no
airline transfer partners and no outstanding travel - related benefits.
Transferring ThankYou points to the program's
airline partners
offers some great opportunities to maximize value.
It would be nice to have the 0 % intro APR for making balance
transfers like you get with the other cards, but the card still has a lot to
offer compared to other
airline credit cards.