Up until recently, I had only transferred Chase Ultimate Rewards points to a partner, one time. It was the time I transferred them to United for free flights to Aspen. The transfer was immediate and I effortlessly booked my United flights. Note, I usually use my Ultimate Rewards points to book through Chase travel instead […]
Category: Using Your Rewards
JetBlue TrueBlue Family Pool
JetBlue TrueBlue has a unique feature within their program called Family Pooling. Family Pooling is just as the name indicates-you can combine your individual TrueBlue points in your respective TrueBlue accounts, together as a family, in a family pool. In addition, you’ll be able to contribute future points to the family account for zero transfer […]
A Subjective Answer To Whether Or Not You Can Transfer Your American Express Membership Rewards Accounts To Someone Else’s Loyalty Account
I previously wrote about whether or not you can transfer your American Express Membership Rewards points to someone else’s account. In that post, I determined that although it is technically not allowed via the Amex rules, it is easy to get around this on the Amex Membership Rewards website. Specifically, I have often transferred […]
It’s Easier To Use Rewards That Post To Your Account As You Spend Instead Of Upon Your Statement Closing Date
Despite the recent negative changes to the card, one thing that I really like about the Arrival cards is that your Barclaycard Arrival miles are constantly being updated as you use the card. This means you always have access to your current mileage balance. This is in contrast to other cards linked to other rewards […]
Be Flexible About Your Accommodations
Sometimes we only have enough points to book one room at a hotel. If we want to stay for free, we “squish” into this one room. My kids are still young enough that we can still get away with this. (probably only for a little while longer). The best case, the hotel allows a […]
Be Flexible About Your Flight Times
You may not be the family that wakes up to make that 6am or 7am flight. After all, that would entail you waking your family up at the ungodly hour of about 4am to make it to the airport (maybe even earlier for an international flight), ugh! But sometimes if you want to use […]
Be Flexible About Your Destination
If you have a specific destination in mind as to where you want to travel, you may gear you credit card bonuses and spending to earn miles/points for that destination. Unfortunately, when the times comes to book, you sometimes may fall short of your goal. This happens to me and when it does I […]
Be Relentless In Your Search For Reward Travel
If you have read my post about how to get started to earn rewards for free travel, you would have learned that you need to work a bit to EARN rewards. You may also need to work a bit to USE the rewards. This may involve constantly checking to see if and when a reward, […]
At Hotels, If A Reward Redemption Is Not Available, Try Each Date Separately
Much of the inventory that you can book through hotel loyalty programs with points is for standard rooms. It follows, that you can run into a problem when booking with points if standard rooms at the hotel are sold out. However, don’t be so quickly discouraged when you are looking to book a hotel stay […]
Know That If You Fly Using Miles, You Are Still Entitled To Your Elite Status Benefits
If you are an elite member of an airline rewards program, know that you are entitled to the airline benefits and privileges attached to your status level, despite the fact that you may be using miles for your flight. One thing has nothing to do with the other. […]