Check out the article: 43 Best Ways to Redeem Chase Points (Upgraded Points) upgradedpoints.com/credit-cards/best-ways-to-redeem-chase-ultimate-rewards-points/
Apply as a sole proprietor. Business name is your full name. No DBA. No EIN. For type of business, select courier/delivery. Everything else is the same as a standard card application.
One thing to keep in mind when comparing value of points to book flights on Chase’s travel portal vs transferring points to an airline, such as United, is that often times, it is much easier and quicker to get a refund on a flight you want to cancel if you book with points directly with an airline (ie using points for award travel).
You know a good idea for videos I’m sure many people would like to see is how to book specific hard to get business class and first class seats. Like how to fly to Japan in ANA first using points. Or booking Emirates first. Etihad first etc.
another thing to keep in mind warriors, having cards (such as the cobranded united cards) make booking award travel trigger saver categories and make flights cheaper directly through the airlines themselves as well. not to mention it's just easer directly dealing with the airlines
last year on the way driving to toronto canada, we spend one night at hyatt place flint, michigan. the list price one night at that hotel is over 200 dollars. but i redeemed one night using 8000 hyatt points
Tha m you Ben for sharing bear transfer partners. I’ve heard of the benefits but wasn’t sure which airlines or hotels work best, especially foe combining Amex MR points. It would actually be a great video idea for how to pool points between other bank point make those maximum values.
Problem with that card is the extremely limited lounge access. I think they have 2-3 lounges with a 3rd or 4th being built. But it does have priority pass.
@@cryptodev2615 true, however priority pass is in most airports you’ll go to in the USA. They may not be the nicest but you usually don’t have much time to use lounges anyway (unless you like to show up ridiculously early for flights). In my opinion venture x is the best bang for your buck on the market right now.
Best transfer partner for domestic flights is British airways. You can book a American Airlines flight on British airways with avios for extremely low costs. Economy 1 way tickets to most of the USA starting at 9,000 avios one way. You’ll be looking at a points evaluation of around 1.5-2 cents per point in most circumstances
Living in Monterey Alila Big Sur isn't worth half what the dollar prices are listed at. I would love to learn about how this scam works. You earn points using your credit card, then give those points instead of cash to the hotel. Demand is created because the hotel has a high listed cash price, deceiving consumers into thinking there is value there. I suppose this theory could be tested by identifying how many cash paying customers this hotel gets. Do any of these credit card TH-camrs have access to such data?
think im doing something wrong. all the flights i look for are like 1.4 CPP on their respective airline sites for business/first class. just gotta book from chase portal it seems!
When you mention redeeming Marriott points, you use the points as if they replace the dollars per night. Marriot describes a stay as, "all consecutive 'nights'..." Wouldn't that mean that using the hotel points for a Marriott hotel would be a much better value since with a 1-to-1 transfer of points would be able to cover an entire trip to a hotel versus paying the per night rate?
So....it sounds like pulling out and investing Chase cash back perhaps isn't _as good_ of an idea as I was originally thinking?🤔 I apparently need to let my points continue to sit while I do more research....
This is probably a dumb question but I want to maximize my value for my situation. I travel a lot for work so I have to purchase a bunch of flights and hotels and then my work reimburses me. Basically I want to use my work trips to build up as many points as possible and then use those points to help pay for personal trips. Is the best way to do that to purchase all my work trips through the Chase portal to get the most points and then transfer points to the transfer partners for personal trips?
If Hyatt is the best for hotels what’s the best card to use? I was thinking of getting a Marriott since I get discounts from them but if Hyatt saves me more then I would get that.
Hi, I am trying to book a flight to Iceland either with Chase points or United miles. Would you be able to explain which one is better to max the value? I don’t quite understand how it works. Also, if miles is the better option, can I transfer points into miles because I don’t have enough miles. Thanks in advance.
Hey Ben, is it okay to create a World of Hyatt membership account before I apply for the Chase Hyatt credit card? I'm trying to book two nights in Boca del Toro Panama and want to see what hotel chains are available there.
Actually you do not get $.034 value when booking a Southwest companion pass award ticket. If you pay for the flight while holding a companion pass, you only have to pay for 1 ticket plus taxes on the second ticket. If you book award tickets, you only pay, in miles, for the first ticket, the second ticket only costs the taxes. Having a companion pass makes flying Southwest much cheaper in cash or points. The companion pass does not significantly change the choice between buying with cash or with points.
Ben I have a question. I have 3 Online store Pet store, Beauty & Fashion, & Emileo's World. Which I hope can compete against Amazon. As you can see any of these stores can turn big. I'm focusing on the pet store mostly for now because it's live and running compared to the other two that are still being worked on. My question is I recently started receiving pre-approve letters for credit cards from banks this includes AMEX & Chase. So is it worth it to open any credit card? Should all my store have credit cards? Or should I only open for one?
I've been to Ventana and it was 5000 dollars a night peak days last summer. It was nice but it did not wow me for $5000 dollars a night. I used points of course.
If we want to avoid booking flights/hotels through the Chase Travel Portal (meaning also missing out on the $50 annual hotel credit) is it worth transferring points at the 1:1 ratio or would it be better to go for a cash back card? From what I’ve seen and heard many people have had problems booking through the portal since it’s a third party and I’d rather book directly with the airlines and hotels. I have a cash back card that gets me 3% on dining, I don’t use DoorDash, don’t buy online groceries or gopuff, don’t use Lyft, and would likely spend no more than $2000 when traveling - which at 3% foreign transaction fees still is under the annual fee.
So yeah if you dont want to use the portal you can transfer at a 1:1 ratio to airlines and hotels. With airlines you will often get 2c in value per point or more. With hyatt hotels you often get 1.5 to 1.7 c value. If you transfer out to cash back then that is considered low value for chase points
@@TheCreditShifu got it thanks. Would you say the card is still worth it to me then? How would I be getting 1.5c or more when transferring to airlines if points transfer 1:1? Wouldn’t it be better to just use a cash back card for 3% on dining.
@@Eurovie by comparing the cost of the flight using points vs buying with cash. A $400 cash flight costing 30,000 for example. Many people have multiple cards so you can use the cash back card for dining and a Chase card for everything else.
How is Ben seeing those Marriott rates? Every time I look at Bonvoy the rates are insane. The Grand Cayman Ritz shows unavailable, but the seven mile resort, which is category 7, is 280,000 points. 100k points is still high compared to Hyatt, but at least it's not in another stratosphere. JW Miami is 160k points. I wish we could see the dates he has selected but that still seems like a crazy difference.
Are you selecting more than one day at a time? I believe it gives you the total, if you select more than one night. My advice for hotels is search just one night first, then if there is availability, see if you can extend the search and build a longer trip. When i stayed at the Ritz GC a few years back it was just 60k a night!
I now have a little over 200,000 points with the Chase Freedom, Sapphire Preferred and Chase Business Ink. Should i combine them on one card, and if so, on which card. I'm looking to book a flight and Hotel for Vegas flying from Florida, and wanted maximum value. I've never even done anything like this before, so i wouldnt even know how to book through Portal or transfer to airline or hotel. Do you have a step by step video showing the process?
Transfer all of them to you CSP, and book through the chase portal. Best to do this on desktop then a cellphone. Also, before booking always make sure the prices are similar in chase portal or any airline you choose to travel with on their site.
Just look up the cash price of the room, divide by the number of points. If there is a resort fee, some chains make you pay that even when using points, some will waive it
Love your videos and watching them but bro I have to tell you.. Your editor and camera man are doing you dirty 🤣 this video you got chocolate on your lips and last video I watched you had clumps of hair gel lolol. No judgement here that stuff happens to all of us lmfao but bruh they’re not even telling you or maybe they do and you don’t care and if that’s the case respect. Lolol
Absolutely it is a good transfer partner. So the taxes are only high if you fly on BA metal to the UK. But don't forget, BA is part of one world alliance, so you can book any one world airline through BA. A great option has been using BA miles to book American Airlines domestic flights here in the US. It costs you less BA miles than it would AA.
Check out the article: 43 Best Ways to Redeem Chase Points (Upgraded Points) upgradedpoints.com/credit-cards/best-ways-to-redeem-chase-ultimate-rewards-points/
Hey Ben Question. I am an uber eats driver do I qualify for a chase or qmex business credit card? If so whats the process?
Apply as a sole proprietor. Business name is your full name. No DBA. No EIN. For type of business, select courier/delivery. Everything else is the same as a standard card application.
@@jonathanlosa399 thank you would you recommend any good starting cards easy approval odds score is around 745
@@reggie1551 i
the chocolate on the lips lol
One thing to keep in mind when comparing value of points to book flights on Chase’s travel portal vs transferring points to an airline, such as United, is that often times, it is much easier and quicker to get a refund on a flight you want to cancel if you book with points directly with an airline (ie using points for award travel).
I like how you power up every time you say “maximum value!” It really gets the point across
You know a good idea for videos I’m sure many people would like to see is how to book specific hard to get business class and first class seats. Like how to fly to Japan in ANA first using points. Or booking Emirates first. Etihad first etc.
Yeah they are coming
another thing to keep in mind warriors, having cards (such as the cobranded united cards) make booking award travel trigger saver categories and make flights cheaper directly through the airlines themselves as well. not to mention it's just easer directly dealing with the airlines
last year on the way driving to toronto canada, we spend one night at hyatt place flint, michigan. the list price one night at that hotel is over 200 dollars. but i redeemed one night using 8000 hyatt points
I love these videos. Such a high value guide! Thank you!
Totally agree! I never know what to do w points so I always end up getting basic cash back cards. This is very helpful
I transferred Chase UR points to Hyatt & stayed at Calala Island for a week last year 😃
I learned a lot today thanks to you 🙏. Valuable information!!!
Tha m you Ben for sharing bear transfer partners. I’ve heard of the benefits but wasn’t sure which airlines or hotels work best, especially foe combining Amex MR points.
It would actually be a great video idea for how to pool points between other bank point make those maximum values.
Saw Ventana in the thumbnail and got hype! My favorite hotel redemption has been, hands down, Ventana Big Sur!
Yeah i would like to try it, for a video at least, but they dont allow kids. So it gets hard because we dont have any family in the US to babysit
@@TheCreditShifu Yeah, that’s definitely the challenge for families for this property
Transfer to Hyatt is my favorite option.
Same!!
Great advice here Ben!!
Some Air Canada Aeroplan sweet spots would be cool now that they are partners with BOTH Amex and Chase!
Thinking about getting the new Venture X card can you do a video on Capital One’s transfer partners?
Yes please!!!
Problem with that card is the extremely limited lounge access. I think they have 2-3 lounges with a 3rd or 4th being built. But it does have priority pass.
@@cryptodev2615 true, however priority pass is in most airports you’ll go to in the USA. They may not be the nicest but you usually don’t have much time to use lounges anyway (unless you like to show up ridiculously early for flights). In my opinion venture x is the best bang for your buck on the market right now.
Best transfer partner for domestic flights is British airways. You can book a American Airlines flight on British airways with avios for extremely low costs. Economy 1 way tickets to most of the USA starting at 9,000 avios one way. You’ll be looking at a points evaluation of around 1.5-2 cents per point in most circumstances
Living in Monterey Alila Big Sur isn't worth half what the dollar prices are listed at. I would love to learn about how this scam works. You earn points using your credit card, then give those points instead of cash to the hotel. Demand is created because the hotel has a high listed cash price, deceiving consumers into thinking there is value there. I suppose this theory could be tested by identifying how many cash paying customers this hotel gets. Do any of these credit card TH-camrs have access to such data?
I got 1.6 cpp flying southwest!
think im doing something wrong. all the flights i look for are like 1.4 CPP on their respective airline sites for business/first class. just gotta book from chase portal it seems!
As usual, great, knowledgeable video... unusual touch is the lip-liner. The Borg may not assimilate that detail....
Yeah it was an acai fruit bowl I just ate, shoulda wiped my mouth.
@@TheCreditShifu Haha... I thought it was one of your (expensed) gourmet coffees...
Great info, found it very useful
When you mention redeeming Marriott points, you use the points as if they replace the dollars per night. Marriot describes a stay as, "all consecutive 'nights'..." Wouldn't that mean that using the hotel points for a Marriott hotel would be a much better value since with a 1-to-1 transfer of points would be able to cover an entire trip to a hotel versus paying the per night rate?
Compare it, open up marriott and key in the dates, and have another tab with the Chase travel portal and see which is a better deal.
So....it sounds like pulling out and investing Chase cash back perhaps isn't _as good_ of an idea as I was originally thinking?🤔 I apparently need to let my points continue to sit while I do more research....
Hi.
Would you recommend using sapphire points to buy apple products. Apple claims the the sapphire we boost an extra 25 % value…. What say you, sir?
This is probably a dumb question but I want to maximize my value for my situation. I travel a lot for work so I have to purchase a bunch of flights and hotels and then my work reimburses me. Basically I want to use my work trips to build up as many points as possible and then use those points to help pay for personal trips. Is the best way to do that to purchase all my work trips through the Chase portal to get the most points and then transfer points to the transfer partners for personal trips?
Right, since you can get 5x on flights
If Hyatt is the best for hotels what’s the best card to use? I was thinking of getting a Marriott since I get discounts from them but if Hyatt saves me more then I would get that.
Hi, I am trying to book a flight to Iceland either with Chase points or United miles. Would you be able to explain which one is better to max the value? I don’t quite understand how it works. Also, if miles is the better option, can I transfer points into miles because I don’t have enough miles. Thanks in advance.
thank you for this video!
Wow! I didn’t know you can pool points with family! Great info! Subbed!
Hey Ben, is it okay to create a World of Hyatt membership account before I apply for the Chase Hyatt credit card? I'm trying to book two nights in Boca del Toro Panama and want to see what hotel chains are available there.
Yes its ok, just make sure you link it to your existing account when you apply
I would transfer over to air Canada and used it to book ANA biz class w/a stopover
Actually you do not get $.034 value when booking a Southwest companion pass award ticket. If you pay for the flight while holding a companion pass, you only have to pay for 1 ticket plus taxes on the second ticket. If you book award tickets, you only pay, in miles, for the first ticket, the second ticket only costs the taxes.
Having a companion pass makes flying Southwest much cheaper in cash or points. The companion pass does not significantly change the choice between buying with cash or with points.
When| factoring the price using points, also have to factor in points not earned by paying by card.
Ben I have a question.
I have 3 Online store
Pet store, Beauty & Fashion, & Emileo's World. Which I hope can compete against Amazon.
As you can see any of these stores can turn big.
I'm focusing on the pet store mostly for now because it's live and running compared to the other two that are still being worked on.
My question is I recently started receiving pre-approve letters for credit cards from banks this includes AMEX & Chase.
So is it worth it to open any credit card?
Should all my store have credit cards?
Or should I only open for one?
Super early…thanks Ben!
Exactly what I needed right now!
Could you do this for capital one now that the Venture X card is out? Trying to figure out good strategies there.
Yes
I've been to Ventana and it was 5000 dollars a night peak days last summer. It was nice but it did not wow me for $5000 dollars a night. I used points of course.
How many points did you use. I am trying to figure out what we get per point. If 100k points used what is the value ?
Bruh, what's up with the chocolate on the lips, I can't even atch, I have to just listen haha
If we want to avoid booking flights/hotels through the Chase Travel Portal (meaning also missing out on the $50 annual hotel credit) is it worth transferring points at the 1:1 ratio or would it be better to go for a cash back card? From what I’ve seen and heard many people have had problems booking through the portal since it’s a third party and I’d rather book directly with the airlines and hotels. I have a cash back card that gets me 3% on dining, I don’t use DoorDash, don’t buy online groceries or gopuff, don’t use Lyft, and would likely spend no more than $2000 when traveling - which at 3% foreign transaction fees still is under the annual fee.
So yeah if you dont want to use the portal you can transfer at a 1:1 ratio to airlines and hotels. With airlines you will often get 2c in value per point or more. With hyatt hotels you often get 1.5 to 1.7 c value. If you transfer out to cash back then that is considered low value for chase points
@@TheCreditShifu got it thanks. Would you say the card is still worth it to me then? How would I be getting 1.5c or more when transferring to airlines if points transfer 1:1? Wouldn’t it be better to just use a cash back card for 3% on dining.
@@Eurovie by comparing the cost of the flight using points vs buying with cash. A $400 cash flight costing 30,000 for example. Many people have multiple cards so you can use the cash back card for dining and a Chase card for everything else.
How is Ben seeing those Marriott rates? Every time I look at Bonvoy the rates are insane. The Grand Cayman Ritz shows unavailable, but the seven mile resort, which is category 7, is 280,000 points. 100k points is still high compared to Hyatt, but at least it's not in another stratosphere. JW Miami is 160k points. I wish we could see the dates he has selected but that still seems like a crazy difference.
Are you selecting more than one day at a time? I believe it gives you the total, if you select more than one night. My advice for hotels is search just one night first, then if there is availability, see if you can extend the search and build a longer trip. When i stayed at the Ritz GC a few years back it was just 60k a night!
First! Great content!
I now have a little over 200,000 points with the Chase Freedom, Sapphire Preferred and Chase Business Ink. Should i combine them on one card, and if so, on which card. I'm looking to book a flight and Hotel for Vegas flying from Florida, and wanted maximum value. I've never even done anything like this before, so i wouldnt even know how to book through Portal or transfer to airline or hotel. Do you have a step by step video showing the process?
Transfer all of them to you CSP, and book through the chase portal. Best to do this on desktop then a cellphone. Also, before booking always make sure the prices are similar in chase portal or any airline you choose to travel with on their site.
@@rj5795 ok thanks 👍
Can you do Capital One?
Is the Chase Preferred 25% more on Airbnb = $1.25 per point, plus 25%?
Very helpful video. Gracias :).
What’s the name of the property in the thumbnail?
Thats Ventana Big Sur
Could I transfer my Chase points to my husband's Hyatt acount?
so can you use points from your southwest card and transfer them to your chase sapphire preferred card
No
30,000 points how long does it take to earn that?
Sign up bonuses. Currently you get 60,000 points for the chase sapphire
Ben what are you hedging?
Good video
Capital one miles??? For new venture x owners
It's coming
@@TheCreditShifu Thanks!
How do you compute the hotel value of points? I get what you did in the flight but you did not show how on hotel, please quick math, thanks
Just look up the cash price of the room, divide by the number of points. If there is a resort fee, some chains make you pay that even when using points, some will waive it
@@TheCreditShifu thank you for response,
You look like the guy who play spider man
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did you eat oreos before this?
LETSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hotels not recognizing status on purchases through travel portals is pretty annoying
Certainly is!
Love your videos and watching them but bro I have to tell you..
Your editor and camera man are doing you dirty 🤣 this video you got chocolate on your lips and last video I watched you had clumps of hair gel lolol.
No judgement here that stuff happens to all of us lmfao but bruh they’re not even telling you or maybe they do and you don’t care and if that’s the case respect. Lolol
You just said British airways has bad taxes but then say it’s a good transfer partner.
Absolutely it is a good transfer partner. So the taxes are only high if you fly on BA metal to the UK. But don't forget, BA is part of one world alliance, so you can book any one world airline through BA. A great option has been using BA miles to book American Airlines domestic flights here in the US. It costs you less BA miles than it would AA.
@@TheCreditShifu thank you for the detailed reply. This makes perfect sense! Thanks.
did you eat an ice cream sandwich right before filming? what's on your lips mate? haha
Wipe your mouth 😂😝
Yeah unfortunately i had just eaten a Tattooed Chef fruit acai bowl, totally forgot
@@TheCreditShifu if my wife reads this comment she is sending me to Costco for those. If so, I blame you sir! Lol
@@elijones2937 yeah they are so good
@JPavilion I shut off our internet lol jk
@JPavilion I feel that in my soul. I once got out of there spending $86...... once!
Best sweet spot? Hookers and Beer.
I love these videos. Such a high value guide! Thank you!