On the other hand, the ThankYou program offers more
value if you book travel directly through its travel portal.
Not exact matches
Each point you redeem for
travel booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards is worth $.0125 (one and a quarter cents), which means that 100 points equals $ 1.25 in redemption
value, and points are worth 25 % more than
if redeemed for cash.
We
value these points at $ 0.0125 each,
if you use them to
book travel through the UR
travel center.
Each point you redeem for
travel booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards is worth $.0150 (one and a half cents), which means that 100 points equals $ 1.50 in redemption
value, and points are worth 50 % more than
if redeemed for cash.
If we
value those points at 2 cents each (keeping in mind they could be worth a lot more), you're getting $ 4 off future
travel just for using a specific card to
book a hotel you were planning to
book anyway.
In fact, according to The Points Guy valuation chart, these card valuations are both currently
valued at 2.1 cents each, even though they are worth less
if you use them to
book travel directly with Chase instead of through its
travel partners.
And
if you want to use your points to
book travel on Chase's
travel portal, you get 25 % more
value.
You can then redeem them as you wish Be sure to transfer to the Sapphire Reserve though
if you're
booking travel as you'll receive a
value of 1.5 cents / point when
booking directly through UltimateRewards.com
For example:
if you have 30,000 MR points, you could either
book a flight through American Express
Travel and get roughly $ 300 in
value, OR you can transfer those points and
book a roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii.
If you are a traveler that often
books the cheapest economy class ticket, then there can also be strong
value in redeeming points through the ThankYou program's
travel portal thanks to the 25 percent discount offered by this card.
American Airlines surprised many today when it announced several customer - friendly changes to its frequent - flier program.The new «One - Way Flex Awards» will allow customers to
book one - way tickets for half the amount of miles needed for a round - trip ticket, and will also let passengers
book multi-city itineraries and combine award seats with non-award seats.Under the old paradigm, passengers could only
book round - trips to and from the same city and were forced to fly in an award seat of equal
value for both legs of the journey.This often made
booking award
travel an exercise in futility — for example, an award seat might be available only on an outbound journey, but not the return trip.But now passengers will be able to fly to New York in an award seat, and return in a premium - fare seat
if a return award seat is not available.
Although this isn't the absolute best
value you can get out of your Ultimate Rewards points, you don't have to worry about award flights or nights not being available when you want to
travel if you
book this way.
If you need to
book a ticket at the last minute during a peak
travel period, you'll receive the least
value for your points.
Each point you redeem for
travel booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards is worth $.0150 (one and a half cents), which means that 100 points equals $ 1.50 in redemption
value, and points are worth 50 % more than
if redeemed for cash.
Additionally,
if your alternative to using British Airways Avios is the AAdvantage program, you'll likely be
booking your transatlantic
travel through London anyways, and using a Travel Together Ticket and Membership Rewards transfer bonus instead was a better value on almost all the transatlantic routes I exa
travel through London anyways, and using a
Travel Together Ticket and Membership Rewards transfer bonus instead was a better value on almost all the transatlantic routes I exa
Travel Together Ticket and Membership Rewards transfer bonus instead was a better
value on almost all the transatlantic routes I examined.
Each point you redeem for
travel booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards is worth $.0125 (one and a quarter cents), which means that 100 points equals $ 1.25 in redemption
value, and points are worth 25 % more than
if redeemed for cash.
And
if you want to use your points to
book travel on Chase's
travel portal, you get 25 % more
value.
If I understand this right then that is worth roughly $ 125 in Southwest travel if I book travel through their portal and value Southwest point
If I understand this right then that is worth roughly $ 125 in Southwest
travel if I book travel through their portal and value Southwest point
if I
book travel through their portal and
value Southwest points.
If you travel on a routine basis, you might find more value in the 1:1 point transfer option if you book travel wit
If you
travel on a routine basis, you might find more
value in the 1:1 point transfer option
if you book travel wit
if you
book travel with:
Book that for best
value, especially
if traveling with family.
I
value American Airlines AAdvantage miles at around 1.8 cents / mile so logic would dictate that I declare this offer to be a bad idea — and for a lot of people it is — but,
if you live in Europe (or
if you're in a position to start your
travel in Europe), there's a way to get some great
value out this sale — as long as you're able to
book before 22 March 2016 (when the AAdvantage award charts change).
If curtailment is unavoidable, the cost of return transport to your home country will be reimbursed, equal to the
value of the
travel arrangements already
booked.
Such good
value for money especially
if you
book in advance, so an Italian train adventure is definitely high up on my
travel to do list btw, any ideas for train journeys just within France?
I had found a really good fare that would allow me to try out the 787 - 9 Dreamliner on three separate segments but
booking it would mean breaking one of my few firm
travel rules — I absolutely will not
book a flight
if I can't see what seat I'm going to be in (seat selection at the time of
booking is one of the frequent flyer benefits I
value most).
If you have one of those cards plus a Sapphire Reserve, you can dramatically boost the
value of your Chase Ultimate Rewards points to
book travel.
Some would argue the standard 1 percent per dollar card ends up delivering more
value than many points - or miles - based programs, especially
if you never end up with enough points to
book your
travel.
If you were planning to use your miles to
book an award tomorrow for March
travel, you just lost part of the
value of your miles with no recourse.
If you have the Altitude Reserve card, or a Visa card that earns FlexPerks points, you can now apply your rewards to
travel purchases at 1.5 cents per point
value without having to
book travel through US Bank.
If you
book your
travel through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal (with similar options to Kayak.com or any other
travel site) and you'll get a 50 percent
value bonus.
Those 10,080 earned points turn into 15,120 points (totaling roughly $ 151 in
value)
if you
book your
travel with the bonus on the Ultimate Rewards portal.
And, while
booking travel through the American Express Travel site is not ultimately the best value, it's a good choice if you want a simple way to book airfare, without having to worry about blackout dates and restric
travel through the American Express
Travel site is not ultimately the best value, it's a good choice if you want a simple way to book airfare, without having to worry about blackout dates and restric
Travel site is not ultimately the best
value, it's a good choice
if you want a simple way to
book airfare, without having to worry about blackout dates and restrictions.
Even though the
value of reward points or miles can not be insured,
if travelers use points or miles to make their first
travel arrangement, this date will be considered the original
booking or deposit date.