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Chase Ultimate Rewards
Chase Ultimate Rewards is the transferable currency built around one outrageous sweet spot: Hyatt. You earn it on the Sapphire and Ink family, and you move it 1:1 to 10 airline and 4 hotel partners - every single one at a clean 1:1, with no oddball ratios to decode. Hyatt is the reason most people hold UR at all, but United, Southwest, Aeroplan, and the Avios family give it real airline range too. Find the award first; transfers are instant and one-way.
Sweet spots
Where your points punch above their weight.
Where this currency genuinely shines.
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Sweet spots
Where your points punch above their weight.
Where this currency genuinely shines.
- Hyatt (1:1) - the crown jewel; top Park Hyatt and Alila resorts that cost 600 dollars-plus a night go for 35k to 45k points. Nothing else in the transferable world touches it.
- Air Canada Aeroplan (1:1) - free stopover, no fuel surcharges on many partners, strong Star Alliance business-class pricing.
- British Airways / Avios (1:1) - short-haul off-peak from the US East Coast to Europe and within regions for very few points.
- Virgin Atlantic (1:1) - ANA first class and Delta One sweet spots when award space appears.
- Southwest (1:1) - no change fees, no award-chart games, and the Companion Pass stretches points further.
Transfer partners
14 places to send these points. Where the currency goes.
14 programs this transfers out to.
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Transfer partners
14 places to send these points. Where the currency goes.
14 programs this transfers out to.
Chase Ultimate Rewards transfers points or miles OUT to these programs.
| To | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus AerClub | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Avios (AerClub) |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Aeroplan points (Air Canada) |
| Avios | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Avios (The British Airways Club) |
| Flying BlueBONUS | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Flying Blue miles (Air France-KLM). 20% bonus active as of 2026-05-18. |
| Club Iberia Plus | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Avios (Iberia Club) |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 TrueBlue points |
| Singapore KrisFlyer | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 KrisFlyer miles (Singapore Airlines) |
| Southwest Rapid RewardsBONUS | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Rapid Rewards points. 30% bonus active as of 2026-05-18. |
| United MileagePlus | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 MileagePlus miles |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Virgin Points |
| Hyatt | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 World of Hyatt points |
| IHG One Rewards | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 IHG One Rewards points |
| Marriott BonvoyBONUS | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. 55% bonus active as of 2026-05-18. |
| Wyndham Rewards | 1:1 | 1,000 UR = 1,000 Wyndham Rewards points. New partner as of 2026. |
How to spend
The high-leverage moves. Read this before you transfer a single mile.
The smart-money plays.
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How to spend
The high-leverage moves. Read this before you transfer a single mile.
The smart-money plays.
- Transfer to Hyatt - the single best use of the currency (see sweet spots).
- Transfer to airline partners for premium-cabin awards (Aeroplan, Flying Blue, Avios, Virgin Atlantic).
- Book through Chase Travel at 1 to 1.5 cents per point depending on your card (Sapphire Reserve redeems at the top rate).
- Cash back and gift cards at 1 cent - a fine floor, but you leave value on the table versus transfers.
Tips & quirks
Stopover rules, surcharges, the stuff nobody tells you until you've been burned once.
The fine print, decoded.
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Tips & quirks
Stopover rules, surcharges, the stuff nobody tells you until you've been burned once.
The fine print, decoded.
- Every partner is 1:1 - no ratio surprises, which makes Chase the easiest currency to reason about.
- You must hold a card that earns transferable points (Sapphire Preferred/Reserve or an Ink business card) to move points to partners; Freedom-only points must first be combined into a premium-card account.
- Transfers are instant for nearly all partners and one-way / final.
- Points can be pooled with one household member - handy for topping up an award.
- No transfer fees or taxes on any partner.
Cards that earn into Chase Ultimate Rewards
Cards that earn Chase Ultimate Rewards directly, or that transfer into it from a flexible-currency program.
Alerts
Sapphire Reserve unlocks FIFA World Cup Dinner on the Pitch tickets May 28 — plus chef dinners and an Oaxaca trip
Sapphire Reserve cardmembers now have access to a new wave of cardmember-only experiences, including a FIFA World Cup 2026 tie-in. "Dinner on the Pitch" tickets — two dinners served on the actual playing field — go on sale May 28 at 1pm ET. A spring/summer chef-collab dinner lineup is bookable now via Chase's Exclusive Tables collection on OpenTable, and a 4-night Oaxaca Día de los Muertos trip opens June 30 at 12pm ET.
Chase Freedom Unlimited: 25K Points Bonus Ends April 30
The clock is running out on the Chase Freedom Unlimited's elevated welcome offer — and this one is worth grabbing before it's gone. The increased bonus ends April 30, 2026 at 9 AM Eastern. Apply before then to lock it in.
Last reviewed: June 2026
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