What airlines can you use with Chase Sapphire?

There are 13 Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partners, including 10 airlines and 3 hotels. Some of the most popular Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partners are United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Hyatt, Marriott and IHG. People with a Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve® or Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card can transfer their rewards points to a partner’s loyalty program. You can do so to pool them with points or miles already there as well as to redeem them for a flight or hotel reservation with the partner.… read full answer

Transfers to Chase Ultimate Rewards partners are done at a 1:1 ratio, meaning you get one point or mile in a partner’s program for each Chase point. But that doesn’t mean your points will be worth the same amount after you transfer them to one of the Ultimate Rewards transfer partners. The value of hotel points and airline miles can vary a lot.

Here are the Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partners:

• Aer Lingus AerClub
• British Airways Executive Club
• Emirates Skywards
• Flying Blue AIR FRANCE KLM
• Iberia Plus
• IHG Rewards Club
• JetBlue TrueBlue
• Marriott Bonvoy
• Singapore Airlines
• Southwest Rapid Rewards
• United MilagePlus
• World of Hyatt

All transfers to Chase Ultimate Rewards partners are irreversible. Once you transfer your Ultimate Rewards points, you are subject to the rules, fees and redemption policies of the partner’s program.

Ultimate Rewards points transfer instantly into nearly all partner loyalty accounts. In some cases, such as the Marriott reward program, transfers may take up to 2 business days. You may also have to deal with blackout dates, seating limitations and varying mile values while navigating the Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partners.

No, Chase Sapphire reward points do not expire. But you will lose whatever points you haven’t redeemed when you close your Chase Sapphire® Card, Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, or Chase Sapphire Reserve® credit card account. The same is true if Chase decides to close the account for you. That generally happens when you don’t pay the bill, but there are other situations, too. So, I’ll give you the full list.… read full answer

Here’s how you could lose unredeemed Chase Sapphire reward points:

• Fail to pay the minimum required amount for a few months.
• File for bankruptcy.
• Misuse the rewards program. This includes farming points by buying gift cards, selling them for cash and using the cash to pay your credit card bill, for example.
• Defrauding Chase by, for example, intentionally providing false personal information.
• Close your account.

So, careful planning and prompt payments will save your Sapphire reward points from expiration. But the fact that your points won’t vanish as long as your account remains open and in good standing doesn’t mean they’ll always be worth as much as they are now. There’s always the chance that Chase will devalue them by increasing the number needed for redemption.

Frequent redemption minimizes the risk. And there’s no reason to wait, considering that you can pay for part of a travel expense with points and put the rest on your card like a normal charge. So, it’s best to use any points you’ve accumulated each time you travel.

But if you feel too limited by having to book travel through Chase, you can always go for a top rewards card that allows you to make your arrangements anywhere. You can check out our editors' latest picks for the best travel credit cards in the market.