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Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Citi is a TPG advertising partner. American Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world, and its AAdvantage loyalty program is popular with many travelers. While the American AAdvantage program has seen some changes over the last few years, including the removal of published award charts and the introduction of Loyalty Points as the metric by which you earn elite status, you can still get a ton of value from the program. This value is why the AAdvantage program won the Best U.S. Airline Loyalty Program title at the 2024 TPG Awards. So, let’s look at what you need to know about American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines partners American Airlines is part of the Oneworld alliance. American elite members get some perks when flying Oneworld airlines, but all AAdvantage members can earn and redeem miles when flying with the following Oneworld alliance airlines: Alaska Airlines British Airways Cathay Pacific Fiji Airways Finnair Iberia Japan Airlines Malaysia Airlines Oman Air (will likely join as a full member in late June) Qantas Qatar Airways Royal Air Maroc Royal Jordanian Airlines SriLankan Airlines S7 Airlines (currently suspended) ZACH GRIFF/THE POINTS

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Chase Ultimate Rewards points, a credit card rewards currency, give cardholders access to some of the best hotel and airline redemption transfer partners in the points and miles business. Plus, Chase Travel℠, the issuer’s easy-to-use travel portal, allows you to redeem your points for bookings like rental cars, hotels, flights, tours and activities. Despite increasing competition from American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Capital One miles, Bilt Rewards and Wells Fargo Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards has maintained its place as one of the most valuable and useful transferable currencies. If you’re ready to get serious about traveling more for less, here’s everything you need to know about how to earn, redeem and transfer your Chase Ultimate Rewards points. What are Chase Ultimate Rewards points? Ultimate Rewards points are the currency of select Chase-branded credit cards and a favorite credit card rewards currency here at TPG. You can earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points for everyday spending on certain cards and then redeem them for a wide range of things, such as gift cards, cash back and travel. PHOTOLIFE94/GETTY IMAGES TPG values Chase points at 2.05 cents apiece per our

With the huge changes made to the [applyLink pid=”221211836″ overridetext=”Chase Sapphire Reserve®”] (see [termsConditions pid=”221211836″ overridetext=”rates and fees”]) and the introduction of the all-new [applyLink pid=”10965″ overridetext=”Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business℠”] (see [termsConditions pid=”10965″ overridetext=”rates and fees”]), there has been a lot happening in the world of Chase credit cards recently. In this avalanche of changes, Chase has announced an important change to how you redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points. Chase has long been known for its valuable redemptions of Chase Ultimate Rewards points (ranging from 1.25 cents to 1.5 cents) through Chase Travel℠, but the issuer is phasing out this unique perk in favor of a new feature: Points Boost. This perk now allows eligible cardholders to redeem points for up to 2 cents per point, depending on the card and the redemption. But is this a positive change or a negative one? Now that the new benefit is live, let’s compare these options to see which one offers more value. Benefit to be axed: Fixed redemption value Chase is removing the ability to redeem points with the 25% to 50% bonus for cardholders of select premium cards. As the new standard, all cards will offer 1 cent per