Accrued miles can then be used on any American flight, upgrade, or
redemption travel on a partner airline, as well as some vacations, car rentals, hotels, and other retail products.
Not exact matches
Some
airline partners impose a surcharge
on Award
redemptions for
travel on their
airline.
Award
Travel redemption on Thai AirAsia is not combinable with Delta, SkyTeam ® Global Alliance
Partners, or other
Airline Partner itineraries.
While you can redeem your Chase Ultimate Rewards points for cash back statement credits or gift cards for a 1 %
redemption rate, the «gold standard» for a credit card rewards program, the points are most valuable when redeemed for
travel rewards using the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal or transferring them to one of the participating hotel or
airline partners on a 1:1 basis, allowing you to book directly from the carrier or hotel.
While you can find good reward
redemption options with any of these
travel partners, your best
redemption options will be the
airline rewards as your points can easily be worth at least 2 cents each
on many flights because you have more options and competition with flights.
Depending
on your carrier, route, and class of service, this new
redemption value can be better than transferring points to one of Amex's
travel partners and redeeming through that
airline's loyalty program.
You might not always be able to get points in your preferred frequent flier program, but it may be possible to make a
redemption through a
partner, such as using Singapore's KrisFlyer miles to
travel on United
Airlines.
Then, you can combine your points
on the Ultimate Rewards portal and use them for
travel for a 1.5 x
redemption value or transfer to a
partner airline!
Amex Platinum: Numerous direct
redemptions like gift cards, Uber rides and
travel; transfer points to one of 18
airline partners (like Etihad and Singapore) or three hotel
partners Citi Prestige: Redeem points directly for airfare at a rate of 1.25 cents per point; transfer points to one of 15
airline partners Chase Sapphire Reserve: Redeem points directly for
travel at a rate of 1.5 cents per point; transfer points to one of nine
airline partners (like British Airways and Southwest) or four hotel
partners (like Hyatt) Hilton Amex Aspire: Redeem points for stays at hotels in the Hilton Honors portfolio of brands Ritz: Redeem points for stays at Ritz - Carlton or Marriott hotels AAdvantage Executive: Redeem miles for flights
on American and its various
partners (like Etihad and Cathay Pacific) United Club: Redeem miles for flights
on United and its various
partners (like Lufthansa)