Using Starwood Points: Part 3 – The 9 Best Airline Transfer Partners

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The once-a-year up to 30,000 point bonus on the Starwood personal and business cards are back!  But the offer ends on June 30, 2014.  So I’ve updated my earlier guide on earning and using Starwood points!

Using Starwood Points:

• Part 1:   Earning, Transferring, and Preventing Your Points From Expiring
• Part 2:   11 Ways to Use Your Starwood Points
• Part 3:   The 9 Best Airline Transfer Partners
• Part 4:   The Best Kept Secret of Nights & Flights
• Part 5:   Starwood Elite Status
• Part 6:   Regular Starwood Hotel Redemptions
• Part 7:   Using Points for Upgrades

Starwood Airline Transfer Partners

You can transfer Starwood points to ~30 airlines, which is more than American Express Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partners.  Transferring Starwood points to airlines is 1 of the best uses of Starwood points.

Click on the updated “The Best 9 Airline Transfer Partners” to learn more!

Bottom Line

You can transfer Starwood points to ~30 different airlines.  And you get a 5,000 point bonus when you transfer Starwood points in increments of 20,000.

The Starwood personal and business cards are the best everyday spending cards because you earn 1.25 airline miles for every $1 you spend, assuming you transfer your Starwood points to airlines.

Which airline is your favorite Starwood transfer partner?

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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

• Earn 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s $1,000 toward travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®.

• 2X points on travel and dining at restaurants worldwide, eligible delivery services, takeout and dining out & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases.

• Get 25% more value when you redeem for airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards. For example, 80,000 points are worth $1,000 toward travel.

• Get unlimited deliveries with a $0 delivery fee and reduced service fees on orders over $12 for a minimum of one year on qualifying food purchases with DashPass, DoorDash’s subscription service. Activate by 12/31/21.

• Earn 5X points on Lyft rides through March 2022. That’s 3X points in addition to the 2X points you already earn on travel.

Intro APR on purchases

N/A

Regular APR

15.99%-22.99% Variable

Annual Fee

$95

Balance Transfer Fee

Either $5 or 5% of the amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.

Rates & Fees

Annual Fee $95

Other

Credit Needed Excellent / Good

Issuer Chase

Card Type Visa

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