How to Use Chase Sapphire Reserve Points on Travel Portal
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- A step-by-step guide to finding the Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel Portal and how to transfer UR points to one account.
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have you ever found that booking your tickets separately as one-way flights costs less points than booking it roundtrip? i am currently looking at tickets on the ultimate rewards portal and have found that the roundtrip ticket is at least 10,000 points more
Thank you for sharing! I needed to see how it looks like before I get the card 😀
Hey Sebby! I started watching your channel maybe two weeks ago and I've watched your vids EVERY DAY so far at work. It truly gets me excited about credit cards. I just got the Chase Sapphire Reserve because of your vids :) Keep 'em coming!
Glad they've been helpful :)
Funny how I was doing this just last night!
I may not have commented a lot but I've watched every video since the consultation and glad to see the channel growing!
Update on me: finished csr and about to finish spg personal (35k) and will be taking it easy for a few months
Thanks this video helps me out a lot it’s kind of BS how these companies do this stuff found a flight with spirit airlines for $109 at a great time of day on the days I need it and a comparable flight through the Chase portal was $284 that’s like .004 points per dollar definitely just gonna pay for the cash flight
So I have found the best value by transferring. I needed a last minute United flight from San Pedro Sula, Honduras to Houston this past Christmas. I did the math, and their award travel was valuing my points at slight over $0.01.5 per point, like 1.51 cents per point or something. With only the Preferred card, because my spending is not enough to justify the Reserve at this time, I decided it was best to transfer out to United, and pay the Fees and surcharges on top of it. Basically got a $460 flight for $200, and I spent 17,500 points. With IAH in my backyard, United is typically the easiest airline to hop to fly direct as well, so the 500 points left in their account from the transfer that was not used, will most likely come in handy.
Compared to the travel rewards portal, the point value was significantly higher I remember.
Thanks for making this video! I just got my Sapphire Reserve card in the mail yesterday and have barely started using it. I've never had an account with Chase before, so, I was having a hard time understanding how to redeem points / what they all mean. Usually I just go to Google Flights (because I too find that it's very accurate for the cheapest travel) and book through the airlines directly, but now I'll be starting to search on the portal too! Thank you for explaining a bit better :)
Thanks, I've really been wondering this!
Hi Sebby, thanks for this video. We'd like to see more videos like this on the CSR card, as this card is so popular and has so many benefits & perks we all don't know how to maximize. Cheers!
Awesome Sebby...... well done break down how to use these points ! I currently have 90,000 points, I'm waiting to use for that special 1st class trip to Dubai.
Hey, Sebby and Mandy. Sorry, I wasn't on that much or not at all, I was on vacation last week. I missed you guys. :) Went to Miami and the Bahamas(cruise). The Internet on the cruise was expensive, OMG.
Thanks for this! I was looking for a guide!
Thank Seb for all of your advice. I got my Chase Saphire Reserve in the mail today..
Congrats! Remember to activate Priority Pass :)
What doesn’t make sense to me is with the Sapphire Preferred (that’s the one I’m looking into), you get 1.25 cpp. The only multiplier the card has is 2x on dining and travel. In the chase portal that brings you to 2.5% as a travel credit.
With my no annual fee savor one card I get 3% back on dining and entertainment. So wouldn’t it make more sense to just use the savor one card and buy tickets with my cash back? I’d be getting 0.5% more for my spending.
I always compare prices before I go to chase portal.
Smart!
Would I earn 5x points by buying my tickets directly on Google flights either using my CSR or my AMEX Platinum?
Great video. Thanks Sebby.
Great video as always Sebby. Do you have a video for using transfer partners and how to maximize the value with UR?
For such a great rewards program I find it very hard to believe that they can't apply a statement credit for travel and just allow you to book through whoever you please. My Navy Federal flagship credit card works this way
I just received my Chase Freedom card and am eventually wanting to get the CSR or CSP. My main question is, if I were to get a World of Hyatt card, how do I know when to make spend on my World of Hyatt compared to the CSP/CSR. Also, are you able to combine points from the WoH to the CSP/CSR to give it that bonus.... I’m new to this and am loving all of the information! Any help would be great
I want to apply for the Saphire Reserve, but I fear being rejected and getting a negative hit on my score. I make +$90K a year, have a Fico score of 758, and I have 3 cards: Freedom Unlimited, AMEX Everyday, and a Macy's Star card; 1 year credit history; 3 closed (paid-off) auto-loans. Should I worry about rejection and negative hit?
Sebby, I have a question. NOT using CSR points, but when you book a hotel thru chase and pay with your CSR card, and stay at ANA Crown Hotel, do I get the 10x points (or whatever it is) PLUS points from ANA Crown? That seems like I am getting points thru Chase for booking thru them and also points from the hotel. Can you please help me understand this? Thank you.
Thank you for this great video! If paying cash for your flight, and the price is the same everywhere, is there any benefit to going through the chase ultimate rewards portal vs. the airline directly? Thanks!
Book directly through the airline
great video!
Thank you!
Hey great stuff there! Useful channel to watch indeed!
Is there any comparable video concerning Amex rewards point? Could you post the link?
Thanks very much and keep up the good work!
Don't forget the value of the miles and flown-miles/mqms you get by using the portal versus transfer partners. If you're going for status, an mqm is worth around 5 cents and a skymile is worth about 1.2 cents. That's an additional 6.2 cents per mile flown. I just did a quick look for ATL to SEA in April for $356.60 or 23,773 UR points. That's 4360 flown miles x 6.2 cents or 270.32 dollars of value. Adding that to the dollar value of the trip, you're actually getting $627 of value for 23,773 points, or 2.64 cents per point instead of just 1.5 cents per point.
Chase has already switched their travel portal search engine to Expedia. Now the price makes a lot more sense.
So for the SF->Vegas flight and you only had the CSR, you would say that 1.1 isnt good enough and just book it via the credit card and not use any points?
Yes. I travel enough that I know I can get 1.5 CPP (or significantly more via transfer partners) in a future trip.
Example: You have a Starbucks gift card with $100 on it and you're a regular coffee drinker. Someone is willing to buy it for $80 cash. Unless you're strapped for cash, you'll use the gift card at a future point anyways, so selling it is non-optimal.
Hi Sebby I was wondering should I look for the 1.5 point value if I have the chase sapphire preferred card or does that only apply for the reserve card. If so what point value should I be looking for with preferred card? Thanks in advance love the channel.
Do you have a video about which airline loyalty programs to join for finding better deals and transferring points, as opposed to using the chase portal
Figure out where you're trying to fly to. For example, LA to Tokyo. See all the options available and price them out in terms of transfer price (# of points needed).
Seb, great video! I am very close to getting this credit card any day now. I currently have the Wells Fargo Rewards (have had it for over 7 years) and Bank of America Travel Rewards. I do not like those cards and want to get the CSR. Any advice before I do? I have been thinking of cancelling the Bank of America card since I have had it only for about 2 years. For the Wells Fargo card, I want to change it to the Amex Propel card if that is possible, I think it is. Also, I live in Marin so it's cool that you are near by. Let me know what you think!
Thank you for this video! Can you do a review on cheapoair visa signature credit card?
Hi Sebby! Do you have any info or know anyone that has a video on purchasing a MacBook with points? I’ve searched but come up with nada 😏
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Hi Sebby, 99% of the time I travel outside of the country, mainly NYC to Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, etc). I use my CSR to pay for all my travels, but using the portal, how would it be going from JFK to Manila, Aug 17th to Aug 27? I am also, going back Oct 19th to the 29th, this year 2017. It would be great if you did the portal for outside of the country going to the Otherside of the world.
Future video :)
I've heard about websites where you can pay them with your credit card and they will send in a check for your rent so you can get the points. Have you done this before?
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Hi Sebby,
Can you share your thoughts on the decision process of booking a flight with the Sapphire Reserve vs United Explored when booking a flight with United and assuming 2 checked bags?
United if you need the bags.
Hi seby i like the videos very good info. But i have a question I’m new to all this points for flights but i read somewhere that some airlines have fuel surcharges for international flights how can you find out before you book if airlines Are going to charge the fuel surge charges.
It's part of the fees you're required to pay to use your award miles. For example $5 vs $400. You'd review this before you finalized your purchase.
Hey - I really like videos you're doing. It would be great if you could do the same with Membership Rewards points. I fly mostly domestic and am struggling to find good redemption options, especially with the 0.06 cent fee that it costs to transfer to Delta.
Delta isn't the best transfer partner since their points can only be redeemed for 1 to 1.2 CPP. Are you based in a Delta hub?
Do you have to pay taxes out of pocket ?
Hi Sèbastian,
What would be he best way to book a flight in business class from Europe Milan (MXP) to Ghana with Chase point?
Thank you
Transfer partners. You need to research the different programs to see which one (if any) run from Milan to Ghana.
Am I looking at this wrong? What I'm taking from this is to save those points for international or last minute domestic flights.
That's when using transfer partners and when there is a published award chart (* STARING AT YOU, DELTA *)
If you want to get 2 CPP (or more) in value - and assuming you're willing to deal with finding award flights via transfer partners - yes.
Otherwise, it's mainly about making sure you're actually getting 1.5 CPP (~33% off) using the points. If you're paying a premium on the Chase portal, it's not really a discount.
Unlikely premium example: Google was $80 and Chase was $150 (10k UR points). In this unlikely situation, you're better off redeeming your 10k points for cash as a statement credit for $100 and paying for the $80 flight.
Ask Sebby Hey Sebby! I was seriously considering the sapphire reserve until I saw this video. As an alternative, there's a travel bank card from SunTrust in my state of Florida that has no annual fee, 3% on travel, 2% on dining and most other benefits that the reserve has (minus the airport lounges), and offers your redemption as a cash deposit into your SunTrust account at 1.5% value. Would you say this is a better deal?
Hey seb, I just stumbled across your channel been learning a lot. But do you by chance have a video for people who are new to credit or have no credit at all. I am 21 and trying to start with credit. If you don't have a video could you link me to some sources that are beneficial to me and how I should pay it off and such.
Pay off your cards in full every statement.
Improving credit in long-term: blog.asksebby.com/how-to-improve-your-credit-score-long-term-as-a-millennial-ee75b5e7290a
Rules for Chase credit cards: blog.asksebby.com/rules-to-know-for-chase-credit-card-applications-1d29ae699e1c
Ton of other videos, just skim to see which ones make sense :)
I do not have a credit card at all. What card do you recommend for beginners. Sorry I didn't make that clear.
if i order plane tickets and thru google flights using my CSR. do i still get the benefit of the reserve card of having 3% and getting trip delay reimbursement, baggage delay reimbursement?
Yes.
Hey Sebby, just curious - Do you think the Chase Sapphire Reserve will still be an available product in about 2-3 years time? Right now, it's my "dream" card if you can call it such. I really like the perks on it, the look, everything. But I heard Chase lost several hundred million on it last year when they first introduced it, which is why they lowered the sign-up bonus. I'm afraid if that continues, the card won't be available by the time my 5/24 is up, and I'll have to settle for something that would make my UR points useless.
Yes. I don't see it going anywhere.
Do you get same amount of points for CSR if you book hotels through 3rd party websites? Is there any difference in booking through the portal?
No difference other than potentially price. Some cards limit you to booking directly with the airlines but not really a factor with the CSR.
Which website or portal is best for finding best deals for hotel suite in las vegas?
I use Hotels.com as my baseline.
Interesting. I actually find that if I transfer with chase partner especially to southwest or jetblue I get roughly around 1.7 cpp...
For chase sapphire reserved, do you know if there is an actual listed breakdown of the various categories?
Here's a pretty thorough list: www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/1787630-chase-sapphire-reserve-300-annual-travel-credit.html
Thanks!
Do you know if I reserve a hostel using hostelworld(dot)com if the purchase would fall under travel?
No clue. Run a small test and adjust in the future (keep using it if it does work, else use a different card?). Maybe ask them about their MCC: www.visa.com/supplierlocator/search/index.jsp
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You can read this article about chase sapphire and you may find interesting. which i wrote .thank you for your time www.theboringstate.com/blog/chase-sapphire-preferred-credit-card-review-2017.html
I tend to use kayak.com to book flights. Is kayak.com a good source to look into while looking into google.com and the travel portal?
I just like Google better.
Can I transfer my amazon case credit card points to chase sapphire
No.
The difference in price is because chase doesn't show basic economy iirc but Google flights does. If you book that Google flights trip you pay for your carry-ons.
My understanding is that it's because Chase is using bulk tickets: www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/1545930-united-pqds-ultimate-rewards-3.html
Even when you run through the booking on United and make it Economy instead of Basic Economy, you're looking at $97.40 (not the $112.40 figure). This represents a $15 difference; 15.4% increase in price:
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Ask Sebby hmm. Interesting. Thanks man!
will you get hotel points rate for booking hotels through hotels.com? Or just the 1 point per $?
and if it's 1 point per dollar would it be worth it because of hotel.com rewards? (of course when not cashing in point)
Are you talking about hotel points or UR points?
ur points.
Yes you do. You also get a free night after 10 nights (based off the average price of the 10 nights): www.hotels.com/hotel-rewards-pillar/hotelscomrewards.html
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Thank you!