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Sally French

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Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Let's just recap. The first reason you might want to transfer miles is if you can get a better value. So usually better than one cent per point if you redeem your points through a transfer partner's loyalty program instead of your credit card's travel portal.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, little small transfers just to get you that final mile there.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, little small transfers just to get you that final mile there.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, little small transfers just to get you that final mile there.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, don't fall for it. I see so many emails that are like, deal to transfer points and it is rarely worth it.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, don't fall for it. I see so many emails that are like, deal to transfer points and it is rarely worth it.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, don't fall for it. I see so many emails that are like, deal to transfer points and it is rarely worth it.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Now, another thing that I want people to understand about transferring points is that you usually should not just transfer your credit card points to a hotel or airline without a specific redemption in mind. So what I'm saying is don't just speculatively transfer your chase points to Hyatt, even though Hyatt is a great transfer partner. We typically don't recommend that.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Now, another thing that I want people to understand about transferring points is that you usually should not just transfer your credit card points to a hotel or airline without a specific redemption in mind. So what I'm saying is don't just speculatively transfer your chase points to Hyatt, even though Hyatt is a great transfer partner. We typically don't recommend that.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Now, another thing that I want people to understand about transferring points is that you usually should not just transfer your credit card points to a hotel or airline without a specific redemption in mind. So what I'm saying is don't just speculatively transfer your chase points to Hyatt, even though Hyatt is a great transfer partner. We typically don't recommend that.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

We instead say only transfer them if you know exactly what hotel room you want to stay at and when, what flight it is, what date, what time. Make sure then that you have checked that it truly does cost less in points in that loyalty program than it would to just pay when you book it through the credit cards travel portal.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

We instead say only transfer them if you know exactly what hotel room you want to stay at and when, what flight it is, what date, what time. Make sure then that you have checked that it truly does cost less in points in that loyalty program than it would to just pay when you book it through the credit cards travel portal.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

We instead say only transfer them if you know exactly what hotel room you want to stay at and when, what flight it is, what date, what time. Make sure then that you have checked that it truly does cost less in points in that loyalty program than it would to just pay when you book it through the credit cards travel portal.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, and I'll just add, a lot of people love these more general programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards or Amex Membership Rewards because... Those points can be used across so many different travel brands. The problem with just Hyatt is you can only redeem those points at Hyatt.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, and I'll just add, a lot of people love these more general programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards or Amex Membership Rewards because... Those points can be used across so many different travel brands. The problem with just Hyatt is you can only redeem those points at Hyatt.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

Yeah, and I'll just add, a lot of people love these more general programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards or Amex Membership Rewards because... Those points can be used across so many different travel brands. The problem with just Hyatt is you can only redeem those points at Hyatt.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

So I always say it's better to keep your points more general and then transfer them to that specific program when you have a specific trip in mind.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

So I always say it's better to keep your points more general and then transfer them to that specific program when you have a specific trip in mind.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

So I always say it's better to keep your points more general and then transfer them to that specific program when you have a specific trip in mind.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
When and How to Transfer Credit Card Rewards Points To Get The Most Value

And I will note that some transfers do take longer, but that is more the exception than the norm.