Maximizing Award Travel: Aeroplan vs. United

Now that you've amassed a huge stash of Ultimate Rewards points after listening to Episode 271, how what? Today, we talk about the top 10 best (and bottom 5 worst) uses of Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

00:00 Intro

01:10 Announcements

01:12 New "How to" series on Youtube

02:54 Using buying groups to increase spend

04:10 Giant Mailbag: Online grocery is more broadly useful than you think

07:43 Card News

07:45 Increased offers on the Wyndham cards

https://frequentmiler.com/increased-welcome-offers-on-all-3-wyndham-credit-cards-earn-up-to-80k-bonus-points/

https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-get-free-cruises-by-gaming-casino-status-matches/

11:39 What crazy thing.....did Wyndham Rewards do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/apparently-wyndham-credit-card-points-never-expire-positive-change/

17:00 Mattress Running the Numbers: Aeroplan to Marriott to MGM

23:41 Award Talk

23:47 United vs Aeroplan https://frequentmiler.com/united-vs-air-canada-which-is-the-better-chase-transfer-partner/

29:59 Discount partner awards for United Premier status

https://frequentmiler.com/united-giving-award-flight-discounts-to-premier-members-cardholders-even-on-partners/

33:12 Which award search tool is best? https://frequentmiler.com/united-vs-air-canada-which-is-the-better-chase-transfer-partner/

37:50 Graduate Hotels via Hilton Honors (earn & redeem is now live)

38:47 Main Event: Top 10 best and 5 worst uses of your Chase points

39:21 #10: Booking travel through the Chase Travel portal with the Sapphire Reserve at a value of 1.5c per points

40:40 #9: 70% transfer bonus to Marriott

42:07 #8 Transfer to Emirates and book first class from New York JFK to Milan or Newark EWR to Athens for 102,000 points + ~$130 https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-and-book-emirates-first-class-awards/

44:41 #7 Transfer to United for positioning flights

48:10 #6: Transfer to British Airways Avios to fly Qatar Qsuites to Doha for 70K https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-qatar-q-suites-award-space/

49:58 #5: Transfer to Iberia Avios to book business class from the east coast to Europe from 34K Avios one-way https://frequentmiler.com/best-uses-of-avios-british-airways-iberia-qatar-aer-lingus-finnair/

53:33 #4: Transfer to Hyatt to book a suite https://frequentmiler.com/how-best-to-book-hyatt-luxury-suites/

56:10 #3: Transfer to Air Canada Aeroplan and book a multi-partner award with a stopover for just 5,000 additional miles https://frequentmiler.com/nicks-6-country-5-airline-award-ticket/

01:00:36 #2 Transfer to Flying Blue to book Air France or KLM Business Class for only 50K one way https://frequentmiler.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-lowers-business-class-award-cost-from-the-us/

01:05:33 #1 : Transfer to Hyatt to book hotels for great value

01:12:18 In-between: Cash out for $0.01 per point

01:14:18 The worst of the worst uses of Chase points

01:14:23 #5 Transferring to any program to book a low-value award

01:16:23 #4 Buying gift cards with your points

01:17:16 #3 Transfer to Marriott without a transfer bonus

01:18:45 #2 Using your points to shop at sites like Amazon

01:20:54: #1 Transfer points to IHG One Rewards

01:23:59 Question of the Week: How do you protect your miles and points?

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