You can make
travel purchases directly from the vendor, as well as from a large selection of discount travel sites, and you have a full 120 days to redeem the purchase for a statement credit.
You can also trade your points in for either cash back or to make
travel purchases directly.
Because Discover redeems miles by crediting
your travel purchases directly to your account, you can fly any airline you want, when you want.
You can also trade your points in for either cash back or to make
travel purchases directly.
While 1 point per dollar seems low, keep in mind that they can be redeemed for 1.5 cents each toward
a travel purchase directly with Chase.
Not exact matches
The card earns a whopping 5x points on airfare
purchased directly through the airline, as well as flights and hotels reserved through AmEx
Travel.
Earn 5X points on flights booked
directly with airlines or Amex
Travel and 1x on other eligible
purchases.
Funds may be used for salary support of personnel
directly involved in conducting research, equipment and supply
purchases, and for
travel related to collaborative efforts.
Produce
purchased directly from them at your local farmer's market will have more nutritional value than produce that's had to
travel to a grocery store.
For frequent travelers looking for a generous rewards rate — 5x points per $ 1 spent on airfare
purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express
Travel and on hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000 point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your radar.
Buying miles
directly from an airline such as American, Avianca, or Delta will code as a
travel purchase, but
purchases through Points.com will not.
This card also awards 5X points in American Express Membership Rewards for flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel, plus 1X point for other eligible
purchases.
Cardholders earn 5X points for flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel, 5X points on eligible hotels booked on amextravel.com, and 1 point on other eligible
purchases.
$ 250 Air
Travel Credit: The card offers travelers a $ 250 air travel credit, which automatically applies to purchases made directly with airlines, including airfare and upgrade costs, airline taxes on award tickets, in - flight meals and entertainment, baggage fees,
Travel Credit: The card offers travelers a $ 250 air
travel credit, which automatically applies to purchases made directly with airlines, including airfare and upgrade costs, airline taxes on award tickets, in - flight meals and entertainment, baggage fees,
travel credit, which automatically applies to
purchases made
directly with airlines, including airfare and upgrade costs, airline taxes on award tickets, in - flight meals and entertainment, baggage fees, etc..
For the bonus points to apply, airfare must be
purchased either
directly with airlines or
travel agencies, and rooms must be booked
directly with hotels or
travel agencies.
The best thing about the program is you can book
travel wherever you like — such as finding the best deal through a third party site like Priceline or
directly through an airline — then use your rewards to offset the
purchase.
The signup bonus of 60,000 points has the value of $ 750 which you can use to
purchase travel directly through the Ultimate Rewards store.
A note about their miles: They're not really «miles» because they can't be used
directly with the airline as miles, they're basically points that convert at 1 % to a cash statement credit you can use to reimburse yourself for
travel purchases you've charged to the card.
It's also worth noting that The Platinum Card ® from American Express earns 5x points for flights
purchased directly with the airline, while the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card will earn 3x points in all
travel and dining, which can make a huge difference.
The sign - up bonus is worth $ 750 toward
travel purchases if you redeem your points
directly through Chase's
travel portal.
There are two effective ways to redeem your miles: booking
travel directly through Capital One or booking it on your own and then using
Purchase Eraser to reimburse yourself in the form of a statement credit.
Purchases made
directly through the theme park itself won't be coded as
travel, but most Orlando hotels will sell tickets.
This means you can
purchase directly from an airline or through a
travel site selling airfare (e.g., Orbitz, Kayak, etc.).
You can also redeem your points
directly online through the Bank of America
Travel Center for travel purc
Travel Center for
travel purc
travel purchases.
Earn 5X points for flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel, 5X points on eligible hotels booked on amextravel.com, and 1X point on other eligible
purchases.
Since there are
travel credit cards that offer higher earnings for these expenditures, the better use of your card is for
purchases made
directly with Sun Country, which earn two points per dollar.
Note that in order to earn bonus points on
travel, the
purchases must be made
directly through Expedia.
By the way, I use the Platinum card for 5x on Airfare, but note the typo above as it offers 3x on airfare (not
travel)
purchased directly from the airline (not Amex).
The sign - up bonus is worth $ 750 toward
travel purchases if you redeem your points
directly through Chase's
travel portal.
As of October 6th, 2016, you now also get 5x points for airfare
purchased directly with the airlines and through American Express
Travel.
For the bonus points to apply, airfare must be
purchased either
directly with airlines or
travel agencies, and rooms must be booked
directly with hotels or
travel agencies.
However, as of March 30th, 2017, cardmembers will receive 5x points when
purchasing airfare
directly through the airlines and through the American Express
Travel Portal, and 5x points for hotels when
purchasing through Amex
Travel!
We flew to France recently, for a special vacation. The best priced flights I could find were on British Airways, leaving from Cancun. European airlines aren» t currently flying
directly to Belize City. They supposedly will fly
directly to Belize within a few years. The cost of our bus tickets were an extra $ 30 when charged in Belize. The last time I
traveled they were about $ 22 when
purchased at the bus terminal in Chetumal.
This card earns 5X Membership Rewards ® points for all airfare
purchased with your card
directly with the airline or when booking on Amex
Travel.
$ 250 Air
Travel Credit: The card offers travelers a $ 250 air travel credit, which automatically applies to purchases made directly with airlines, including airfare and upgrade costs, airline taxes on award tickets, in - flight meals and entertainment, baggage fees,
Travel Credit: The card offers travelers a $ 250 air
travel credit, which automatically applies to purchases made directly with airlines, including airfare and upgrade costs, airline taxes on award tickets, in - flight meals and entertainment, baggage fees,
travel credit, which automatically applies to
purchases made
directly with airlines, including airfare and upgrade costs, airline taxes on award tickets, in - flight meals and entertainment, baggage fees, etc..
* American Express
travel must be
purchased directly through the airline.
I like to use that card to book my hotel stays since I earn hotel points and elite qualifying nights by booking
directly through the hotel chain, and can then redeem my Arrival miles for
travel purchases at an equivalent of 1.11 cents each, with partial redemptions allowed in increments of $ 25.
Cardholders can use the
travel credit for airfare
purchased directly from an airline or for airline fees, inflight food or beverages, car rental
purchases, hotel stays, train trips, cruises and even taxis.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card earns 2 points per dollar on all
travel including airfare, which can be tickets
purchased directly through airlines or from an online
travel agent such as Expedia.
To earn the bonus points, make sure you book and
purchase your
travel directly through the airline's website instead of using a
travel site like Expedia or Kayak.
You earn bonus points on both
travel and everyday
purchases — 3 percent back on flights booked
directly with the airlines and 2 percent back on U.S. restaurant, supermarket and gas station
purchases and 1 percent back on other
purchases.
You will also always earn 2x points for
purchases you make
directly through the American Express
Travel site, Uber, and American Express OPEN partners even after the $ 50,000 limit is reached.
It also limits the amount of value you can get on
travel purchases by requiring you to book your reservations
directly with a hotel, airline or car rental company in order to take advantage of the card's rewards bonus and
travel credit.
Since there are
travel credit cards that offer higher earnings for these expenditures, the better use of your card is for
purchases made
directly with Sun Country, which earn two points per dollar.
With double points on
directly purchased United airfare and 1.5 points per $ 1 spent everywhere else, United MileagePlus Club Card rewards are slightly better than average for a
travel credit card.
Purchases made with The Platinum Card ® from American Express earn 5X Membership Rewards ® points on flights booked
directly with airlines or with American Express
Travel and 5X Membership Rewards ® points on eligible hotels booked on amextravel.com.
You can't
directly redeem your Spark miles for cash back, but if you've made a
travel purchase, you can get a statement credit up to the amount of that
purchase in exchange for the appropriate number of miles.
If you
purchase airline tickets through American Express
travel or
directly through the airlines, you receive 5 bonus points on those
purchases.
You get 5 points per dollar on flights
purchased directly with the airline or through the American Express
Travel website and 2 points per dollar on other eligible travel purchases made through the we
Travel website and 2 points per dollar on other eligible
travel purchases made through the we
travel purchases made through the website.
It's also worth noting that The Platinum Card ® from American Express earns 5x points for flights
purchased directly with the airline, while the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card will earn 3x points in all
travel and dining, which can make a huge difference.