I included the Vegas properties because there's always interest in those, but I don't
recommend redeeming your points for those hotels unless absolutely necessary (it's often easier to get Vegas hotels for cheap on cash rates).
I generally don't
recommend redeeming points for merchandise.
Furthermore, to get the best value out of the card,
we recommend redeeming your points strictly on + VIP Access hotels, if possible - followed by regular rate hotels, and finally flights.
Not exact matches
Grouper runs a loyalty scheme, where you can earn
points for going on group dates, and
recommending friends, and then these can be
redeemed for extra Grouper services.
You can use your card to
redeem for gift cards and other merchandise through the Barclays portal, but doing so cuts the value of your
points in half ($ 0.005), so we don't
recommend it!
We strongly
recommend this premium travel card for frequent travelers who prefer to
redeem their
points on travel.
If you just aren't traveling or using the card anymore, you do have the option to
redeem for other statement credit or gift cards, but doing so cuts the value of the
points in half (5000
points for $ 25), so we don't
recommend doing this.
In general, aside from Hyatt Gold Passport (which is a great value when
redeeming for free nights), we don't
recommend using the 3 other hotel partners as the value of the
points are relatively low.
When you're
redeeming your travel
points, booking well in advance of your travel date is
recommended.
We only
recommend using your
points to
redeem for free nights.
Though you have a number of different options available, we
recommend only
redeeming Gold
Points towards award night stays.
But with the 50 % bonus when
redeeming through the Ultimate Rewards portal, I'd
recommend shopping around before deciding how to
redeem points.
You can use your
points to
redeem for things in the shopping portal, but since this usually only gets you $ 0.01 per mile (and often much less), we don't generally
recommend doing it.
We only
recommend using your
points to
redeem for free nights.
In general, aside from Hyatt Gold Passport (which is a great value when
redeeming for free nights), we don't
recommend using the 3 other hotel partners as the value of the
points are relatively low.
While not
recommended, it is possible to
redeem points for cash in the form of statement credits or as a direct deposit into your Chase bank account.
You can, however,
redeem your
points for a statement credit, gift cards, travel, or merchandise once you reach 2,500
points (after you spend $ 1,250 on your card), but remember that you won't get as much out of them, so we don't
recommend it.
Unfortunately,
redeeming points is rarely a good deal and one reason I don't
recommend this card unless there are particularly good sign - up bonuses or if it would suit some specific need such as Kiva loans.
You can use your card to
redeem for gift cards and other merchandise through the Barclaycard portal, but doing so cuts the value of your
points in half ($ 0.005), so we don't
recommend it!
We would only
recommend the personal version for those who can use nearly the full amount of Uber credits and will not likely be
redeeming a significant number of
points via the pay with
points option.
This is why I
recommend trying to get the 2X category bonus and spending the extra $ 925 is worthwhile to reach a total of 40,000
points before
redeeming.
That's why most bloggers
recommend not buying
points / miles unless you will
redeem right away.
While I am not excited about
redeeming or earning Hyatt
points with these properties and I still
recommend using third - party booking sites for Vegas stays, which don't earn
points, there is some good value here.
I highly
recommend this hotel and will absolutely pay or
redeem points to stay again at the Radisson Blu Alcron.
In general, you should still be able to
redeem Avios at 3 - 4 cents per
point or more, which is more value than you'll get from most hotel
point redemptions, and this is why I'd
recommend this card above most Chase hotel cards apart from the Hyatt Visa, even if you have no intention of spending $ 20,000 on the card to earn the full 100K bonus.
There are lots of ways to
redeem ThankYou
points, but the Nerds
recommend cashing them in for gift cards or cash equivalents.
For example, would you
recommend always saving UR
points to transfer rather than
redeeming at $ 0.0125 /
point for travel?
Since he wants to
redeem his
points for a 5 person trip, I
recommended that he go with a 2 card solution consisting of the Scotiabank Gold American Express card and the Capital One Aspire World Mastercard.
Maybe OnePlus will
redeem themselves, but at this
point, we can't
recommend buying from them until they clean up their act — and prove they can keep it that way long - term.