Last year, Citi began bringing
on airline transfer partners, including Cathay Pacific, Etihad, Garuda Indonesia, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, EVA Air, Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways.
We believe redeeming your UR points for flights offers the best value, so we're only focusing
on airline transfer partners here.
Not exact matches
Points are worth 1.5 cents apiece when redeemed for travel booked through Chase, or you can
transfer them
on a 1:1 basis to a dozen hotel and
airline partners, possibly giving you even more value.
For example, do you use all your spendings
on CSP and
transfer your points to that
partner airline whenever you want to fly with them?
However, if you're planning
on using the Chase Freedom Unlimited ® in combination with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® card you can get great returns by
transferring your rewards and redeeming them for travel through Chase or its
airline and hotel
partners.
c) Chase Ultimate Rewards points are one of the most valuable rewards currencies
on the market because they're easy to earn, and they can be
transferred to
partner airlines and hotels (this is the key).
If you prefer to spend your points
on airfare instead of hotel stays, you can
transfer your Starpoints ® to one of the frequent flyer
partner airlines.
For each 20,000 points you
transfer to one of the 30 SPG ®
airlines partners, you get additional 5,000 points
on your account.
Point
transfer rates to
airline and hotel loyalty programs vary (depending
on the programs and how you utilize the points after
transfer), but if you
transfer your points to one of the
partners (hotels or
airlines), you may get even more than 1.25 cents per 1 point.
These points accrue in the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal and can be used
on shopping, purchasing travel tickets through the travel portal, or
transferring to loyalty accounts of
partner airlines.
It's great to have choices when it comes to redemption options, so having the ability to
transfer miles earned
on your card to
airline partners is positive in that respect.
You can use your points for 25 % more value
on the Chase travel portal, or
transfer them 1:1 to Chase
airline and hotel
partners.
You can use points to purchase travel
on the Ultimate Rewards travel portal at a discount, or
transfer them to Chase
airline and hotel
partners.
Instead of using your HHonors Bonus Points
on hotel stays, you can choose to
transfer them to any number of
airlines partnered with Hilton.
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.
With over 30
airline transfer partners, SPG Starpoints are among the most valuable points
on the market.
You earn 5x points
on airfare booked directly through the Amex travel portal and there are over 20
airline and hotel
transfer partners available in the portal.
These points can usually be redeemed through the credit card issuer or
transferred to travel
partners, such as
airlines or hotels, to redeem
on their website.
You can also
transfer the Membership Rewards points you earn
on the card to one of 17
airline partners to then redeem your points.
> Valid
on: Any
airline / hotel (points as dollars), or use 1:1 instant point
transfer (
transfer to your United / British Airways / Southwest / Korean
Airlines / Hyatt / Marriott accounts 1:1 and using the miles to book with them or
partners).
No bonus
on point
transfers to
airline partners, such as Starwood, which offers a 25 percent bump
on point
transfers to miles
Or you can
transfer points (
on a 1:1 basis) to
airline transfer partners like United
Airlines or Southwest
Airlines.
Your points can be used to book travel
on the Chase travel portal at a discount or be
transferred to
airline and hotel
partners.
This will then allow you to
transfer them 1:1 to an
airline or hotel
partner, or use them to purchase travel
on the Chase travel portal at a discount.
Both allow you to use points to purchase travel
on the Ultimate Rewards travel portal at a discount or
transfer them to
airline and hotel
partners.
Plus, you can book flights
on airlines that you may not be able to book through
transfer partners.
To get more information
on any of the
transfer partners, including the
airlines»
partners, click the button to the right of «
transfer points.»
Many folks report Citi ThankYou points
transfer to
partners in 1 to 2 days, depending
on the
airline.
The rules of the challenge were to spend under our balance of 250k Ultimate Rewards points while reviewing First / Suites Class
on two Ultimate Rewards
transfer partner airlines, and checking out at least three new
partner hotels.
Fly
on nearly any
airline One of the great things about Ultimate Rewards is that they have a
transfer partners in each of the 3 major
airline alliances - which gives you the flexibility to pretty much fly any
airline you want.
When you click
on «
transfer to travel
partners,» you'll see a list of the
airline and hotel
partners, like this:
That said, depending
on how you value
transferring miles to
airline transfer partners, the Sapphire Preferred might still be worth your consideration.
The best part about it is the ability to
transfer your points
on a 1:1 basis to
airline and hotel
partners.
Also, each time you
transfer 20,000 points to one of 30
airline partners, you get an additional 5,000 points
on your account.
Design the perfect getaway: Using the Ultimate Rewards site, you can
transfer points to
airline and hotel
partners to book an exciting vacation, like a one - way business - class flight
on Japan
Airlines from Los Angeles to Tokyo for 75,000 British Airways Avios!
You can earn miles for flights
on Cathay Pacific and its
partner airlines by booking with its hotel and car rental
partners, online shopping, spending
on Cathay's co-branded credit card, or using other credit cards that
transfer to Asia Miles.
Like the Chase Freedom, you can't
transfer the points you earn
on the Chase Ink Cash card directly to
airline and hotel
partners.
Starwood
transfer partners include many lesser known
airline programs which can be very useful, like Lufthansa's Miles and More program which allows 2 stopovers
on a round - trip award.
Furthermore, the points can be
transferred to various
airline partners and used for first - class upgrades (cost will vary depending
on the flight).
Card only earns 1x
on all purchases, but some people highly value these points (either for redeeming
on SPG properties or for the ability to
transfer to many
airline partners at a rate of 1:1 and get a 5,000 point bonus for every 20,000 points
transferred).
You can't
transfer the miles you earn to any other frequent flyer program, though you can book flights
on partner airlines.
Lose out
on valuable rewards perks, e.g. ability to
transfer UR points or MR points to
airline and hotel
partners unless you still have a fee paying card
Points are worth 1.5 cents apiece when redeemed for travel booked through Chase, or you can
transfer them
on a 1:1 basis to a dozen hotel and
airline partners, possibly giving you even more value.
One of the best and most glamorous
airlines in the world, Emirates, isn't a member of any alliances, but it is a
transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and SPG programs, and it has a number of
partners that you can earn and redeem miles
on.
Capital One Venture lets you earn 2x miles
on all your purchases, but Chase Sapphire Preferred allows you to
transfer your rewards into real
airline miles at
airline transfer partners such as United and Southwest.
Only Ultimate Rewards Points earned
on the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Ink Business Preferred, Chase Ink Plus (no longer available), and Chase Ink Bold (no longer available)
transfer directly to
partner airlines and hotels.
Airline partners in the Marriott Rewards program base
transfers on a sliding scale.
For that annual fee you'll get a bigger sign - up bonus, a higher max
on category bonuses, the ability to
transfer points to
airline and hotel
partners, and a discount
on travel purchased through the Ultimate Rewards website.
United is arguably the most popular Chase
airline transfer partner, and
transferring Ultimate Rewards points to United often makes sense when the price in points
on the Ultimate Rewards website is too high compare to what you could pay for the flight using alternative currencies — frequent flyer miles.
Amex points
transferred to one of the program's
partners can generate a higher value per point, depending
on the
airline, route, date and booking class, which also affects the cost of revenue flights.