Tip: With some cards, you can
only transfer points to the airline that partners with the card issuer.
The problem is that they you can
only transfer points to those airlines from SPG, so it's much harder to accumulate points that can be utilized for those programs.
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.
Starwood Preferred Guest limits you
to three 5,000 - mile bonuses per 24 hours, so make sure you
only transfer 60,000 SPG
points to Japan
Airlines within that timeframe.
Instead of earning
points that you can use at
only one
airline or hotel, you can earn
points that can be used
to book through an award portal with no blackout dates, or you can
transfer the
points to a partner
airline or hotel
to book award reservations directly.
While the United miles you earn can
only be used
to book flights with United and other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate Rewards
Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card) can be
transferred to 11 partnered programs, including both hotel and
airline brands.
Given that Starpoints are worth on average 2.4 cents per
point, you should
transfer points to an
airline loyalty program
only if you're able
to use the resulting rewards for better value.
Up until this
point, we have
only talked about American Express»
airline transfer partners, but you'll also have access
to booking hotels by making use of their hotel
transfer partners.
While the United miles you earn can
only be used
to book flights with United and other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate Rewards
Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card) can be
transferred to 11 partnered programs, including both hotel and
airline brands.
Citi Prestige has
only one domestic
airline partner, JetBlue, and the
transfer ratio isn't the best — 1,000 ThankYou
points to 500 TrueBlue
points.
Given that Starpoints are worth on average 2.4 cents per
point, you should
transfer points to an
airline loyalty program
only if you're able
to use the resulting rewards for better value.
Not
only can we
transfer Ultimate Rewards
points to airline partners, but we can also
transfer them
to hotel partners.
Notably, it's the
only transferrable
points currency that offers the ability
to transfer to American
Airlines.
The
only option here (and our recommended usage) is
to transfer points to the American Express
transfer partners such as
airlines and hotels.
It's important
to know that there are two types of credit card travel rewards programs: those that allow you
to transfer points to airlines and others that
only allow you
to use
points toward statement credits for travel you've purchased.
Starwood is the
only hotel program which lets you
transfer hotel
points to certain
airlines in a 1:1 ratio.
My Chase Sapphire Preferred is the
only card I have that gives me the ability
to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards
points to valuable
airline and hotel partners, like Hyatt, Southwest, and United
Airlines.
JetBlue is one of the
only airline programs that offers an easy way for family members
to combine and
transfer points among the group.
Try
to avoid
transferring points from the
airline's
only transfer partner, Starwood Preferred Guest, because you'll lose about 30 percent of their value compared
to programs that use miles.
Remember that
only Ultimate Rewards
points in the Chase Ink Bold, Chase Ink Plus, and Chase Sapphire Preferred accounts can be
transferred to partner
airlines and hotels.
Instead of earning
points that you can use at
only one
airline or hotel, you can earn
points that can be used
to book through an award portal with no blackout dates, or you can
transfer the
points to a partner
airline or hotel
to book award reservations directly.
Not
only can the
points be used
to earn free hotel nights — Starwood
points can also be
transferred to more than 30
airline partners.
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).
The fee isn't huge:
only 0.06 cents per
point up
to a maximum of $ 99 when you are
transferring to any U.S. domestic
airline rewards program, including Delta.
In addition, Ritz Carlton
points can
only be used with Ritz Carlton and Marriott, while Ultimate Rewards
points can be
transferred to both Ritz Carlton and Marriott plus 9 other
airline and hotel programs.
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.
Singapore
Airlines first class can
only be booked by
transferring Velocity
Points to Singapore's KrisFlyer program, but booking economy and business class seats is possible directly through Virgin Australia.
Citi Prestige has
only one domestic
airline partner, JetBlue, and the
transfer ratio isn't the best — 1,000 ThankYou
points to 500 TrueBlue
points.
Generally, the
only time it makes sense
to book flights through the travel portal is when there are cheap cash tickets available, which allows you
to book with fewer
points than by
transferring to an
airline partner.
Starwood Preferred Guest («SPG») is the
only remaining direct
transfer partner of American
Airlines, and has 2 credit cards you could use
to earn additional SPG
points.
It is
only the
points earned through Chase Ink Plus Business Card, Chase Ink Preferred Business Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve Card and Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, that can be
transferred at 1 -
to - 1 ratio
to Chase's hotel and
airline partners.
However, please keep in mind that
transfer of these
points to Chase's hotel and
airline partners is
only possible if you've any of the premium Chase credit cards such as the Chase Ink Plus Business Credit Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve Card or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card.
While it
only earns one
point per dollar spent on most purchases, you'll receive a 5,000 miles bonus when you
transfer to airlines in increments of 20,000 SPG
points.
Ultimate Rewards
points issued by a variety of Chase - branded cards address this problem by letting you accumulate one generic
point and
transfer it
to a variety of
airline, hotel, and rail partners
only when you need
to make a specific redemption.
Which means if you happen
to find an actual worthwhile award redemption under those declining
airline and hotel programs, you'll still be able
to grab it by
transferring only the
points you need.
Not
only can you use Ultimate Rewards
points to book travel through Chase's own travel portal, but you can also
transfer them
to 9
airline partners and 4 hotel partners.
With the Starwood card, you get a 5,000 -
point bonus when you
transfer 20,000 Starpoints
to your
airline frequent flyer program, essentially giving you a domestic ticket for
only 20,000
points on participating
airlines.
For instance, while Chase
points are great because they're transferable, they
only transfer to a very small number of
airlines.
You can
transfer Marriott
points to airlines directly, but it
only makes sense when you
transfer to United.
Remember, the
points or miles earned with these cards can
only be redeemed through the co-branded
airline's frequent flyer program and can not be
transferred to other partners.
Because unlike most
airline credit cards that
only offer 1 mile per dollar spent, you can effectively earn 25 % more with this card — by taking advantage of the 5,000 bonus Starpoints whenever you
transfer 20,000
points to an
airline transfer partner.
Unfortunately, there is
only one way
to preserve your ability
to transfer Ultimate Rewards
points to airlines — downgrade Chase Sapphire Reserve
to Chase Sapphire Preferred.
First, the Sapphire Preferred is the
only card that allows you
to transfer points to airline and hotel programs.
Transferring your rewards
to airline miles or hotel
points can offer you the most value, but
only when you can find the award seats you want, or a great hotel award stay.
As with the
airline transfer partners,
points can
only be
transferred from Chase
to the hotel program and all
transfers are final.
Points can
only be
transferred from Chase
to the
airline and all
transfers are final.
Starpoints can be very valuable not
only for free award nights (fifth night free) and Cash &
Points awards but also by transferring them to dozens of other airlines, typically getting 25,000 miles for every 20,000 p
Points awards but also by
transferring them
to dozens of other
airlines, typically getting 25,000 miles for every 20,000
pointspoints.
I like
to keep as many
points as possible in my Chase Ultimate Rewards ® accounts and
transfer them
to airline miles or hotel
points only when I need
to.
Although in theory you can
only use the
points for cash back, those who also carry another Ultimate Rewards card, such as the Sapphire Preferred (or those who have a spouse with this card), can combine the
points and
transfer them
to an
airline or hotel loyalty program.
Normally you can
only transfer Membership Rewards
points to an
airline loyalty account in your own name.