Since you can't
transfer miles from one airline to another, it would make most sense to accrue miles from one or two maximum airlines from each alliance.
The new status will also let members
transfer miles into points at a one - to - one transfer rate.
It's great to have choices when it comes to redemption options, so having the ability to
transfer miles earned on your card to airline partners is positive in that respect.
This confusion probably comes about because you often hear people talk
about transferring miles or points to different programs.
You're better off having a friend or family
member transfer miles to you as a gift — or buying the miles directly from the airline.
While you can redeem these miles for travel tickets, lodging, and more, you can not
transfer these miles toward frequent flyer programs.
The bonus will be hard - coded into the transfer page, so you won't have to register or do anything special, just
transfer miles as you normally would.
It's also likely at some point that you will be able to
transfer miles back and forth between the two accounts to take advantage of both types of awards.
However, most of those airlines won't allow you to
transfer miles directly between carriers, because there is no financial benefit to them for doing so.
While you can redeem these miles for travel tickets, lodging, and more, you can not
transfer these miles toward frequent flyer programs.
You don't hear as much in the travel hacking community about Skyteam because there aren't as many good opportunities to get or
transfer miles on most of these airlines.
Otherwise, the Chase Sapphire Preferred emerges as the better general travel credit card because of its higher earnings rate, 25 % travel redemption bonus, and the ability to
transfer miles at a 1:1 ratio to other loyalty programs.
If you also want to have the option
of transferring your miles to other airline and hotel loyalty programs including United, Southwest Airlines, British Airways Avios, Hyatt, or Marriott on a 1:1 basis, you might also consider the Chase Sapphire Preferred.
And by earning your UR now — when your credit is good enough to finally get a premium UR card you can
transfer those miles out (See my guide on doing this here.)