Newbie - Book with UR or Transfer Points?
Mar 5, 2019, 9:10 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 9
Newbie - Book with UR or Transfer Points?
We are very new to the miles/points world (other than Southwest - Rapid Rewards Visa Card). We are looking to fly from US to Africa. I see I can just book thru UR but is it better to transfer points to the Airline that you want to fly? How do I know if 2 seats are available on the flights we want to take? We will be flying home from a different part of Africa - better to book a multi city round trip or one ways? Would the answer be the same for booking a hotel directly thru UR or transfering to Hotel program?
I did try to search to see if i could find an answer although I did not, I did learn some helpful information. If I missed this information If you can just direct me to the right area that would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
I did try to search to see if i could find an answer although I did not, I did learn some helpful information. If I missed this information If you can just direct me to the right area that would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
Mar 6, 2019, 8:44 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,344
Mar 9, 2019, 12:15 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, UA Gold, Marriott LTT, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,539
We are very new to the miles/points world (other than Southwest - Rapid Rewards Visa Card). We are looking to fly from US to Africa. I see I can just book thru UR but is it better to transfer points to the Airline that you want to fly? How do I know if 2 seats are available on the flights we want to take? We will be flying home from a different part of Africa - better to book a multi city round trip or one ways? Would the answer be the same for booking a hotel directly thru UR or transfering to Hotel program?
I did try to search to see if i could find an answer although I did not, I did learn some helpful information. If I missed this information If you can just direct me to the right area that would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
I did try to search to see if i could find an answer although I did not, I did learn some helpful information. If I missed this information If you can just direct me to the right area that would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
Most of the time it's not a good deal to transfer Chase UR to hotel programs. For example, Marriott points are valued much lower than Chase UR. The exception here is Hyatt. Hyatt's new category (even the recently added new top tier) doesn't charge much compared to their competitors (new top tier is only 40k/night). The downside being Hyatt has a limited footprint.
Essentially, depends on how you're flying and where you're staying specifically.
Last edited by JHake10; Mar 9, 2019 at 12:21 am
Mar 9, 2019, 5:32 am
#4
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Some people chase the point value and spend a lot of time to get there. There is a luck factor.
But remember that you get those points for free. Time is more precious than chasing 1/2 cpps. Points just sit there not earning interest. But you can use your cash to invest and do other things. "Cash is the king".