While there are a number of redemption options for Choice Privileges points including gift certificates and
transfers to airline mileage programs, the best use of your points is to book free nights at hotels.
While there are a number of redemption options for Choice Privileges points including gift certificates and
transfers to airline mileage programs, the best use of your points is to book free nights at hotels.
Ultimate Reward points are valuable whether
you transfer them to an airline mileage program or if you book directly through the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal, which gives you a 20 percent discount on the price of any flight when you pay with a mix of points and cash.
Ultimate Reward points are valuable whether
you transfer them to an airline mileage program or if you book directly through the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal, which gives you a 20 percent discount on the price of any flight when you pay with a mix of points and cash.
Not exact matches
From the east coast, using American AAdvantage miles during their off - peak timeframe is still a solid redemption but, if you have a lot of SPG Starpoints, considering
transferring them
to JAL
Mileage Bank
to book the same flight on American
Airlines for 39,000 miles.
The
transfer ratio between Marriott points and United
Mileage is less than any other
airline, and if you opt for the «hotel + air» packages, you can even get Marriott points
to be moved at ratio of 0.91:1, which is unheard of.
You can now
transfer Ultimate Rewards points
to Flying Blue — the
mileage program shared by AirFrance and KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines.
The points
transfer program with the Ink Bold allows you
to take Ultimate Rewards points and
transfer them 1 for 1 with the following loyalty programs: British Airways Executive Club, Southwest Rapid Rewards, United
Mileage Plus, Korean Air Skypass, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Singapore
Airlines Krisflyer, Amtrak Guest Rewards, Hyatt Gold Passport, IHG Rewards Club, Marriott Rewards, Ritz Carlton Rewards.
Also, you can only make one
transfer per member
to any single
airline mileage program in any 24 hour period.
Create a British Airways
mileage account,
transfer 7,500 Ultimate Rewards points you've earned from your Chase Sapphire Preferred card
to Avios, and then use these points
to book a flight through British Airways with American or even Alaska
Airlines!
With Starwood's generous 25 %
transfer bonus, you can often earn more miles by using the SPG credit card and
transferring the points
to your favorite
airline than you would by using an
airline co-branded credit card that earns 1x point per dollar and gives you points directly
to your
airline's
mileage program.
Every
transfer of 20,000 Starpoints
to your Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan account earns you a bonus of 5,000 miles.
Marriott Rewards does offer the ability
to transfer your points into other rewards programs, but the
transfer rates are dismal compared
to the SPG ® program (which offers plenty of
airline mileage programs with much better
transfer rates).
Because SPG is an Alaska
Airlines partner, you can
transfer those points
to your
Mileage Plan account at a 1:1 ratio.
If you need more Japan
Airlines Mileage Bank miles, you can
transfer SPG Starpoints, but be warned: it takes around 7 days
to complete the
transfer from Starwood Preferred Guest
to Japan
Airlines.
Hot Tip:
Transfer your Virgin America Elevate points
to Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan at a 1:3 ratio
to redeem for flights on Alaska's partners.
American Express points
transfer to a variety of
airline and hotel partners, including Aeromexico Club Premier, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France KLM Flying Blue, Alitalia MilleMiglia, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Mileage Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, British Airways Executive Club, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, El Al Israel
Airlines Frequent Flyer Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Hawaiian
Airlines HawaiianMiles, Iberia Plus, JetBlue True Blue, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin America Elevate, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Choice Privileges, Hilton Honors, Starwood Preferred Guest and Plenti.
You can
transfer these 22,500 Chase Freedom credit card points
to your Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Ink Plus Credit Cards and then
transfer to frequent flyer Programs like United
Airlines -
Mileage plus, British Airways - Executive Club etc..
If you are
transferred to another VAA flight or Participating Company
airline, which differs from the original issued ticket, the
mileage earned on the resulting flight will be credited
to your account.
But you can
transfer them
to ANA
Mileage Club or Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer and book a partner award.
I made the most of a recent Choice points sale when United
Airlines was offering a bonus for
transfers of hotel points
to Mileage Plus and I ended up effectively buying United Miles for just 1.13 cents each.
For targeted accounts, Alaska
Airlines is offering the chance
to transfer up
to 40,000
Mileage Plan miles
to another program member without a
transfer fee.
From the east coast, using American AAdvantage miles during their off - peak timeframe is still a solid redemption but, if you have a lot of SPG Starpoints, considering
transferring them
to JAL
Mileage Bank
to book the same flight on American
Airlines for 39,000 miles.
You can also select one of the U.S. Rewards Program
Transfer Partners (UR, Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou, Starwood Preferred Guest) if you're looking
to add points
to your
airline mileage balance.
If you need more Japan
Airlines Mileage Bank miles, you can
transfer SPG Starpoints, but be warned: it takes around 7 days
to complete the
transfer from SPG
to JAL, and Japan
Airlines does not hold award tickets.
If you have a huge balance of Starpoints, you can get excellent value by
transferring Starpoints
to Japan
Airlines Mileage Bank and redeeming for Emirates awards.
Once miles are earned with your Alaska
Airlines Visa Platinum Plus card, they are
transferred to your
Mileage Plan account.
You can then
transfer, at a ratio of 1:1, your SPG points
to your Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan account.
If you have SPG Starpoints thanks
to hotel stays or one of the Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards from American Express, your best option by far is
to transfer them
to Japan
Airlines Mileage Bank or Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan.
The real kicker is that for every 20,000 SPG points you
transfer to an
airline's
mileage plan, you get a bonus of 5,000 SPG points.
There are a few ways
to collect Malaysia
Airlines miles without flying, including
transferring miles from Citi ThankYou Rewards, crediting
mileage from flights on oneworld partners and earning miles with the
airline's hotel, car rental and retail partners.
You can
transfer at 1:1 ratio
to most frequent flyer programs which includes American
Airlines — AAdvantage, Alaska
Airline Mileage plan etc...
To use this card for an award trip to Hawaii, you can choose from one of its 17 airline mileage transfer partner
To use this card for an award trip
to Hawaii, you can choose from one of its 17 airline mileage transfer partner
to Hawaii, you can choose from one of its 17
airline mileage transfer partners.
GamblingMan shared a link on Twitter this morning that shows how members of Virgin America's Elevate program can finally
transfer points
to Alaska
Airlines»
Mileage Plan.
All you'll need is an Internet connection and your account information for both your SPG account and the
airline mileage program
to which you want
to transfer.
Also, you can only make one
transfer per member
to any single
airline mileage program in any 24 hour period.
With Starwood's generous 25 %
transfer bonus, you can often earn more miles by using the SPG credit card and
transferring the points
to your favorite
airline than you would by using an
airline co-branded credit card that earns 1x point per dollar and gives you points directly
to your
airline's
mileage program.
Amex specifically states, «
Airline tickets, upgrades,
mileage points purchases,
mileage points
transfer fees, gift cards, duty free purchases, and award tickets are not deemed
to be incidental fees.»
From the terms and conditions: «
Airline tickets, upgrades,
mileage points purchases,
mileage points
transfer fees, gift cards, duty free purchases, and award tickets are not deemed
to be incidental fees.»
You can now
transfer Ultimate Rewards points
to Flying Blue — the
mileage program shared by AirFrance and KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines.
The terms state that «
Airline tickets, upgrades,
mileage points purchases,
mileage points
transfer fees, gift cards, duty free purchases, and award tickets are not deemed
to be incidental fees» but there are always exceptions.
If you're low on Chase UR points, Amex MR points, or SPG points, you could
transfer Citi ThankYou points
to these
airline loyalty programs
to add
to your overall
mileage balance.
To try and answer my own question, does it depend on whether I end up
transferring the points
airline programs and finding cheap
mileage tickets?
Platinum members have no minimum point
transfer, they can literally
transfer just 1 point
to a frequent flyer program, which is a great way
to keep an
airline mileage account from expiring.
Why it's a great offer: Starpoints remain the most valuable points currency out there
to me, and are a great value for both hotel redemptions and
airline mileage transfers.
While I've long used Starwood points for hotel stays — the Starwood program has more top - end properties that I'd want
to stay at than any other chain — often the best value can be obtained through
airline mileage transfers.
The Barclays Arrival Premier will have
airline mileage transfer partners, allowing you
to transfer points from what's traditionally a revenue based currency into a fixed
mileage program.
Additionally, if you have one the premium Ultimate Reward cards like the Chase Ink Bold ® Business Charge Card or Chase Sapphire Preferred ®, you can
transfer them
to airline and hotel partners like United
Airlines Mileage Plus, Hyatt Gold Passport, British Airways Executive Club, Southwest Rapid Rewards, among others.
That's right, you'll be able
to transfer Virgin America Elevate points
to Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan miles at a 1
to 1.3 ratio.
Couple reasons: - People actually want
to travel on those blackout dates, which makes the
mileage less valuable - You can
transfer UR points
to Singapore
Airlines now and usually fly similar routes for less miles