The Frequent Traveller Thread - Perks, points, and deals for beginners and experts
11-12-2014, 12:15 PM
Not sure if this helpful, but here is my recent experience redeeming Chase Ultimate rewards. I opened two Chase cards before my trip to the Phil so I accumulated about 124,000 points.
In Davao last week I decided last minute, and by that I mean at 11am I decided to leave Davao that very day. I had to pay for the ticket from Davao to Manila at the Davao airport, but I was able to "transfer" 40,000 points from my Chase rewards to United instantly and use them instantly to book a one-way economy ticket from Manila to Newark. I did have to pay about $100 for booking under 21 days, but that ticket would've cost about $2,000 at the time if it were not for the points!!
In the taxi to the airport I used my iPad and portable hotspot to book a room at the Hyatt in Manila that very night. The required 8,000 pts transferred to Hyatt instantly and was able to book a $220 room for the 8,000 pts and it was a nice room at the casino on the 30th floor. They got their money from me in the end but I had fun playing.
The experience using the Chase rewards website and transfer time of points to participating partners was excellent!
In Davao last week I decided last minute, and by that I mean at 11am I decided to leave Davao that very day. I had to pay for the ticket from Davao to Manila at the Davao airport, but I was able to "transfer" 40,000 points from my Chase rewards to United instantly and use them instantly to book a one-way economy ticket from Manila to Newark. I did have to pay about $100 for booking under 21 days, but that ticket would've cost about $2,000 at the time if it were not for the points!!
In the taxi to the airport I used my iPad and portable hotspot to book a room at the Hyatt in Manila that very night. The required 8,000 pts transferred to Hyatt instantly and was able to book a $220 room for the 8,000 pts and it was a nice room at the casino on the 30th floor. They got their money from me in the end but I had fun playing.
The experience using the Chase rewards website and transfer time of points to participating partners was excellent!