There are a variety of cards that earn some of the most valuable points around — Chase Ultimate Rewards®. These can be transferred to many different airline and hotel partners, opening up a world of possibilities for how to use them. Even better, if both you and a player two (someone else who opens cards and travels with you) both open the cards, you can double your points.

So, once you have that huge stash of points, what exactly can you do with them? First, let’s go over your card options and the three main ways to use your points. Then we’ll go over a list of options for using them to book trips.

Earning Points

There are three cards that earn fully flexible Chase points, meaning you can use the card to transfer points to airline and hotel partners.

Here are your card options:

Three ways to use your points

There are three main ways to use your Chase Ultimate Rewards®.

• Cash them out for a statement credit. When you cash out these points, they are worth one cent per point. This means that every 10,000 points is worth $100. So, 100,000 points would be worth $1,000 when cashed out. You can do this to cover the cost of any travel that you book on your card.
• Use them to book flights, hotels, or rental cars through Chase Travel℠. When used this way, you get a 25% boost. This means that 100,000 points are worth $1250 toward travel.
• Transfer them to hotel and airline partners. You can transfer your points from Chase to one of 11 different hotel and airline transfer partners. This is often my favorite way to use them because it tends to help stretch your points the furthest.

Here are your transfer partner options:

• Aer Lingus
• Air Canada
• British Airways
• Emirates
• Flying Blue (Air France-KLM)
• Iberia
• JetBlue
• Singapore
• Southwest
• United
• Virgin Atlantic
• Hyatt
• IHG
• Marriott

20 options for transfer partner bookings

Now, let’s look at some examples of ways you can transfer your points to travel partners to book flights and hotels.

Ten nights at the Hyatt House Anaheim next to Disneyland

Award nights start at 15,000 points, so ten nights would cost 150,000 points.

Four round-trip flights to Dublin on Aer Lingus

One-way off-peak flights start at 16,251 Avios (points), so four round-trip flights would be 130,008 Avios (points).

Five nights at the Thompson Central Park New York

Nights start at 29,000 points, so five nights would be 145,000 points.

Three round-trip flights to Paris on Flying Blue

Flights are 25,000 miles per way, so three round-trip flights would be 150,000 miles.

Six nights at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa

Nights start at 25,000 points, so six nights would be 150,000 points.

Seven nights at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo

Nights start at 20,000 points per night, so seven nights would be 140,000.

Eight nights at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina in San Diego

Nights start at 18,000 points, so eight nights would be 144,000 points.

Five round-trip flights from Los Angeles to New York on United

Many domestic U.S. routes are 15,000 miles, so five round-trip flights would be 150,000 miles.

Six nights at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel in London

Nights start at 25,000 points, so six nights would cost 150,000 points.

Seven nights at the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile

Nights start at 20,000 points, so seven nights would be 140,000 points.

Six nights at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa

Nights start at 25,000 points, so six nights would be 150,000 points.

Three to five round-trip flights to Honolulu on Southwest

Prices can vary drastically, but they range from approximately 12,000 to 25,000 per way.

Six nights at the Andaz Singapore

Nights start at 25,000 points, so six nights would cost 150,000 points.

Six nights at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa

Nights start at 21,000 points, so six nights would be 126,000 points.

Three round-trip flights to Amsterdam on KLM

Flights are 25,000 miles per way, so three round-trip flights would be 150,000 miles.

Ten nights at the Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort in Thailand

Nights start at 15,000 points, so ten nights would be 150,000 points.

Four nights at the all-inclusive Zöetry Casa del Mar Los Cabos

Nights start at 35,000 points, so four nights would be 140,000 points.

Eight to twelve round-trip flights to London on Virgin Atlantic

Prices start at 6,000 miles per way from the East Coast and 9,000 miles per way from the West Coast.

Five nights at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort

Nights start at 29,000 points, so five nights would be 145,000 points.

Seven nights at the Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico

Nights start at 20,000 points, so seven nights would be 140,000 points.

Wrapping Up

As you can see, there are a ton of ways you can use your points with transfer partners to book some amazing trips!

You’ll notice that all of the hotels are Hyatt properties. That’s because their points rates are the lowest among all of the hotel brands, so it’s a sweet spot for using Chase points. Chase does have two other hotel partners – IHG and Marriott – but we prefer to open a co-branded hotel card to earn points for those.

No matter how you decide to use your points, opening the Sapphire Preferred is step one. Next, refer a spouse or travel partner to the same card. After you’ve both earned your bonus and gotten that windfall of points, your options are limitless.

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