Not exact matches
Travel rewards won't be very valuable for individuals who don't have flexible schedules, those who tend to travel in large groups and those who only fly during peak travel
Travel rewards won't be very valuable
for individuals who don't have flexible schedules, those who
tend to
travel in large groups and those who only fly during peak travel
travel in large groups and those who only fly during peak
travel travel times.
While you can redeem points
for other
rewards, we have observed that using them
for travel - related purposes
tends to provide the greatest value.
This is unlike many other
travel rewards cards that
tend to give you worse returns when miles are redeemed
for cash back.
Business
travel cards are much like their consumer - focused counterparts, however, they
tend to offer better
rewards for common business purchases such as office supplies, advertising and telecommunications services.
If you
tend to carry a balance on your credit card, you may still want to hold a
travel card
for its benefits, but you'll likely pay less interest on charges made to a card with no
rewards.
Cash - back credit cards
tend to offer the best
rewards for most people, especially if you don't
travel a lot.
Programs focused primarily on
travel tend to offer the highest
rewards for air
travel and hotels, and are the best option
for extracting the most value from those
rewards.
You say that the
travel rewards aren't likely a great deal
for you, but if they are, you
tend to get more value out of a
travel rewards card than the equivalent cash on a cash - back card.
Points
for this card
tend to be more valuable
for those who
travel a lot, since you can utilize your points
for travel rewards at a good value.
Though the options
for merchandise are plentiful,
rewards tend to be worth less than 1 cent per point, while
travel rewards can be worth more than 1 cent per point.
However,
travel rewards cards
tend to come with an annual fee attached, and are most beneficial
for regular travelers (lots of miles are great but only if you'll actually use them).
However, your
rewards miles
tend to be worth less
for these categories, so you're better off sticking to
travel rewards.
This is unlike many other
travel rewards cards that
tend to give you worse returns when miles are redeemed
for cash back.
Conventional wisdom says that using your Chase Ultimate
Rewards for travel directly is not the best use of them, and while that may be true, they also
tend to have good deals on car rentals.
While you can redeem points
for other
rewards, we have observed that using them
for travel - related purposes
tends to provide the greatest value.