It is possible to find higher redemption rates for your points, but in some cases (especially with lower cost flights or hotel nights), the 1.5 cents per point value can be better than
redeeming for an award directly through the airline or hotel programs.
Not exact matches
Using points to obtain frequent flier miles that you can
redeem for award airline tickets can yield a much higher point value than booking flights
directly with Membership Rewards points.
Because its
award miles are
directly credited to your KrisFlyer account, there are no additional fees or delays in
redeeming your miles like the way you do
for essentially every other card in the market, including DBS Altitude.
Points can be
directly redeemed from American Express
for award travel or transferred to an airline travel partner on a 1:1 basis.
Or, you can
redeem them
directly through Chase
for award travel and receive a 25 % or 50 % travel redemption bonus.
As soon as they land into your account, you can begin transferring them on a 1:1 basis to the Chase Ultimate Rewards partners in 1,000 point increments or
redeem them
for award travel
directly through Chase.
When you
redeem your Ultimate Rewards
for award travel
directly through Chase, the 50,000 points are worth $ 750 (1.5 cents each) compared to $ 625 (1.25 cents each) with the Sapphire Preferred.
You can also
redeem your Ultimate Rewards points
directly through the Chase travel portal
for award travel, but they are only worth 1 cent each; the same value as cash rewards or gift cards.
These 60,000 Membership Rewards points can be
redeemed for $ 600 in
award travel
directly through American Express or transferred to an airline partner.
When you
redeem points
directly for airfare, you will have much more flexibility compared to frequent flyer
awards.