But that's not really a broad spectrum of choices for travelers to use their points on and, if you take a look at the list of
other airlines transfer partner Amex MR offers.......
As great as United is, I don't think
the other airline transfer partners of Chase are all that great.
Not exact matches
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.
Transfers to
airlines generally occur in just a few seconds, however there is no way to share points between
other cardholders, including spouses and domestic
partners.
Points lose their cost significantly if you redeem them for
other options as well as when you
transfer them to
airline 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.
Bottom Line: Our # 1 recommended strategy to accrue (lots of) Singapore KrisMiles is by collecting Chase points because they're so easy to earn, and can also be
transferred to many
other airline and hotel
partners.
Then, I combine points with my
other eligible Chase cards and
transfer them directly to
airline and hotel travel
partners like British Airways and Hyatt.
Rather than «
transferring» them to
other airline partners, you can simply use them to book award flights with any Star Alliance
partner.
Starpoints can be redeemed for things like free rooms or they can be
transferred to
other travel
partners, including
airlines.
Chase has fewer
partners than
other transfer programs with just six
airlines, but they go a long way.
Remember, Citi ThankYou points
transfer at a 2:1 ratio to Virgin America, instead of the typical 1:1 ratio for all
other airline partners.
Tip # 2: The
other recommended way to use your points is to
transfer them to
airline or hotel
partners.
If you are only looking to earn redeemable miles, consider earning Membership Rewards, which can be
transferred to Delta and many
other airline partners.
Don't forget that each
airline and hotel have
partners that either allow you to book through the same loyalty program or
transfer points to
other programs to book awards as well.
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.
You can't
transfer the miles you earn to any
other frequent flyer program, though you can book flights on
partner airlines.
No, you can't
transfer your Qantas points to American
Airline miles or the miles of any
other partner.
Then look at
other travel rewards cards to see if that
airline and hotel is a
partner program that you can
transfer points to.
With most
other cards you exchange your miles (or points) for travel purchases, or
transfer miles to the
airline or hotel
partners.
But as an entry - level card, it can't do what
other premium Chase cards — such as Sapphire Preferred or Ink Cash — can do; namely,
transfer points to
airline and hotel
partner programs.
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).
The card earns Membership Rewards points, which can be
transferred to multiple
airlines and
other travel
partners, or redeemed for statement credits, merchant gift cards or through American Express Travel.
British Airways
partners with all of the OneWorld Alliance participating
airlines as well as a few
other transfer partners.
The card earns Membership Rewards points, which can be
transferred to multiple
airlines and
other travel
partners, or redeemed for statement credits, merchant gift cards or through American Express Travel.
The American Express Membership Reward points can be used to book travel through AmEx or
transferred to hotel and
airline partners such as Delta, British Airways, Hilton and more than a dozen
other loyalty programs.
You can
transfer Wyndham Rewards points to
other Wyndham Rewards members (for a fee),
transfer them to
airline partners, or donate them to charity.
Otherwise, keep an eye out for
other transfer bonus promotions for your ThankYou Points, and look at your options with
airline partners to get the most value out of your points.
In fact, Starwood Preferred Guest
partners with some
airlines (like Japan Airlines) that don't have any other transfer p
airlines (like Japan
Airlines) that don't have any other transfer p
Airlines) that don't have any
other transfer partners.
Criteria used: Rewards rates, rewards categories,
airline alliance
partners,
other transfer partners, sign - up bonus, point values, redemption options, redemption flexibility, elite status, annual fee, travel credits, airport lounge access, miscellaneous travel benefits, rates and fees, customer service, credit needed, upgrade and downgrade options
These points can be
transferred 1:1 to World of Hyatt as well as to
other airline and hotel
partners.
If you are only looking to earn redeemable miles, consider earning Membership Rewards, which can be
transferred to Delta and many
other airline partners.
Rather than «
transferring» them to
other airline partners, you can simply use them to book award flights with any Star Alliance
partner.
Tip # 2: The
other recommended way to use your points is to
transfer them to
airline or hotel
partners.
But as an entry - level card, it can't do what
other premium Chase cards — such as Sapphire Preferred or Ink Cash — can do; namely,
transfer points to
airline and hotel
partner programs.
Yesterday, we mentioned that if you want to end up with United
Airlines miles, you'll want to
transfer the
other direction (READ MORE: 3 SPG
transfer partners you do NOT want to use), but for just about any
other airline that SPG
transfers to you'll want to
transfer Marriott points to SPG.
There are
other transfer partner airlines that can help you book your American flights, but we can't recommend them due to complexity and / or poor values of their frequent flyer programs.
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.
The Basics Annual fee: $ 65, waived the first year Foreign - transaction fee: 2.7 percent Points bonus: 10,000 points after your first purchase, plus 15,000 if you spend $ 5,000 within six months
Transfer partners: 32
airlines (including Delta, American, and United), along with Avis, Amtrak, and
other companies
For example, many
other airlines like JAL and Asiana have come exceptional redemption rates but they are much harder to earn miles for since they are only
transfer partners with SPG.
For
airline transfers, Chase has fewer
partners than
other credit card programs.
The SPG card, on the
other hand, has unparalleled flexibility due to its 30 +
airline transfer partners.
It may be the largest European
airline loyalty program by some distance but it's not a
transfer partner of any of the 3 major banks (Chase, Citi, Amex) and that makes building up a stack of Miles & More points considerably more challenging that it is for a number of
other airline programs.
The same way
other travel rewards programs often allow you to
transfer points and miles, so, too, will many hotel loyalty programs allow you to
transfer points to
partnering hotels and
airlines.
For instance, you could
transfer the Chase points to Marriott and then to Hawaiian
Airlines, then book flights on JetBlue, because JetBlue and Hawaiian are
airline partners that allow frequent - flier redemptions on each
other.
The good news is that Singapore
Airlines is already a
transfer partner with several
other bank loyalty programs including Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards.
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.
Bottom Line: Our # 1 recommended strategy to accrue (lots of) Singapore KrisMiles is by collecting Chase points because they're so easy to earn, and can also be
transferred to many
other airline and hotel
partners.
(Be warned: it's possible the award space will disappear before the
transfer takes place, but KrisFlyer is generally a good program for booking
other travel on Singapore
Airlines and its Star Alliance
partners, including United
Airlines.)
If, on the
other hand, you mainly use your ThankYou points for
transfers to Citi's
partners (like Singapore
Airlines & Cathay Pacific) then nothing is really changing for you....