Not exact matches
But are the two Disney credit card offerings from Chase
really giving you the most or the
best travel rewards?
Such a great way to
reward your readers and I
really hope I win:) I've got tons of gifts still left to buy — I'm
travelling to spend the holidays with my boyfriend's family for the first time and I want to make a great impression:) Nothing
better than buttering them up with some nice gifts!
As the
rewards itself are average at
best getting value out of the card is
really a matter of how much you
travel.
Generic
travel reward benefits are often called «miles,» but they're
really more like cash - equivalent points that you can spend on flights, as
well as hotels and car rentals.
Whatever you decide is
best for you, this is definitely one
travel rewards card that will make your purchases
really work for you, as long as you know you will use the miles!
Overall, this is a
good general, all - purpose
travel rewards credit card, especially if you
really want one with no annual fee (which is not common for
travel rewards cards).
Perhaps the
best part of an overall
travel rewards program, though, is that you can often use your
rewards in conjunction with other airline
rewards, such as frequent flyer miles, to
really make the most of your savings.
I personally, would consider getting the Southwest Companion Pass if you
travel with a partner because I think it offers the
best value and it's
really easy to rack up tons of Rapid
Rewards with credit cards.
In general, transferring American Express Membership
Rewards points to JetBlue is not the
best use of your points but with this promotion, it's
good if you
really want to fly JetBlue's new MINT product (only offered on the JFK — LAX route and soon on the JFK — SFO route) or if you have last minute
travel plans and need to
travel on specific dates.
JetBlue is also a Membership
Rewards travel partner, but, the everyday rate is 250 MR to 200 TrueBlue which isn't a
good deal unless you
really want an award flight and have points to burn.
Perhaps the
best part of an overall
travel rewards program, though, is that you can often use your
rewards in conjunction with other airline
rewards, such as frequent flyer miles, to
really make the most of your savings.
Having supermarkets as a
rewards category is useful for those who don't
really travel all that often, and you will gain the ability to take a
good awards trip once a year.
«If you're savvy, it's
really,
really good for you,» says Randy Petersen, editor of Inside Flyer magazine, which tracks
travel rewards programs.
There might be a few
really rewarding cards you don't have access to, or you can't get until you build up a history with that particular company (for instance, Chase often gives you the Sapphire card first and lets you upgrade to the Sapphire Preferred after a while), but you have a pretty
good shot with most
travel rewards cards.
I
really believe that British Airways Avios points are one of, if not the single
best points to have for Americans trying to maximize their
travel rewards.
In my article on the
best travel rewards cards, I comment on how
travel points cards are not
really ideal for everyone.