Chase Points Boost Replaces 1.25-1.5 Cent Chase Travel Redemptions

Aside from rocket symbol, is there a way to know which edit hotels are eligible?

To note. It seems some Edit hotels have a minimum 2 nights for benefits

@ Ni -- All hotels belonging to The Edit should be redeemable via Points Boost, as I understand it.

@ Ni -- The only two night minimum I know if is for using the $250 semi-annual credit. Otherwise I believe perks should apply for one night stays, unless I'm missing something?

I do see this now on CSP but no indication when I looked at a couple of test bookings that CSP cardholders have access to the Edit and Hyatt/Marriott/IHG loyalty benefits when they book- possibly that is going to remain CSR exclusive?

I am excited about the point boost and the edit credit for the eligible hyatt and marriott properties where on a two night stay you get elite night credit and points f and benefit from hyatt or marriott, $250 credit toward the 2 night stay from Reserve, the Edit $100 credit and free breakfast credit, can apply points at 2 cents per point toward the reservation and pay cash on the reserve prepaid and earn 8 ultimate reward points per dollar spent. I compared directly booking with hyatt using points or cash and you can much better on the edit properties I checked using this approach.

Also finallly we can use points at good value toward Edit four seasons properties that were not available to us before using transferable points at a good value so another win.

From what I read: “With new Points Boost offers, your points will be worth up to 2x on thousands of both top booked hotels and flights with select airlines through Chase Travel.” Nothing about Activities, Cars, or Cruises & I can’t off-hand find any noted with a Rocket Ship, either. Not happy if those cats will only be 1x moving forward

I prefer this to the existing 1.25-1.5 cpp flat redemption, which I assume most people did not use (at least at 1.25). My CSP & Ink Preferred were offered 2 cpp last month during the trial run so I'm already used to this feature. The map search for hotels is a bit quirky and the filtering does not work well. As a data point: I'm seeing redemptions rates of 1.5-1.75 cpp using my CSP & Ink Preferred now.

My comment on original article.

2 cpp from points boost is actually pretty good for a lot of people. Since points redeemed for flights are considered revenue tickets, you earn FF miles and status back.

This means on a program like AA, you could earn something like 9x to 11x miles if you're a Plat Pro/EP.'

So if I spent 50k points for a $1000 ticket, I'd get back around 10k AA miles, meaning I spent a net 40k points for $1000 of value, a solid 2.5 cpp, which is above average, and lower effort than hunting for award space. And arguably AA miles are worth more than 1 cent as well.

The unpublished aspect of this reminds me of dynamic pricing. Sure, it could provide value, but it's resulted in my steering away from every program that uses this, because aspirational awards have aspirational pricing.

I think this just continues to knock value away from the Chase ecosystem, unfortunately.

Lucky,

As you continue to boost these cards, I would like you to tell us - honestly - how often you use the pigs’ breakfast that is Chase Travel

Good luck having to change travel plans and dealing with “Michael” at the unbelievably awful Chase Travel call center

@ ErikOJ -- Historically I've used Chase Travel very little. These changes will make me use it (or at least attempt to use it) a lot more, and of course I'll report back with my experience.

@ Pam -- Correct, it's limited to select flights and hotels, and not other types of purchases. You should see the rocket logo if searching for "The Edit" hotels, or premium cabin tickets on carriers like Air Canada, Emirates, and United.

Are we certain these booking count towards elite night credits and redemption points?

What a joke... Amex had 8 nights at the hotel I'm looking at in Rome for $1973 and I get a $100 credit. Chase had the same hotel and room for $4016 with no credit... but at least you are able to use points boost to get amazing value for your points. Even with the points boost it was 267k points, so it's 1.5x only. I honestly think they are just raising the price for any "points boost" hotel.

Fears confirmed...Another game to play. This is awful. 3 of the 4 flights I searched have higher prices through Chase than directly through United, so the "points boost" is BULLSH*T
Lucky, I hope you will call them out on this stuff. I'm sure it doesn't fit well with your job of "selling" points travel. But let's be intellectually honest about this.

@ Barry -- I'm curious, can you provide some examples, like dates and routes? I'd like to look into that. I wouldn't be surprised if it happens sometimes, but it shouldn't be happening with any frequency...

@ Andrew -- Curious here. Do you have dates/hotels you can provide as an example? Would like to look into this...

If you "toggle" points boost, only premium cabin fares (Premium Plus, business, first on United) will appear. It's possible that you may be comparing Premium Plus (extra legroom) fares to basic or main cabin fares on United web site.

Sure...
IAH to SJO Jan 31 935am; business
LIR to IAH Feb 10 214pm; business
MIA TO IAH Nov 30 1155am; first

i just ran this against 2 seperate LAX > HKG roundtrips i have to take this summer/fall, ideally direct on Cathay or secondarily via Japan on AA/JAL.

points boost only shows United and Air Canada flights with stopovers, which, when correlated to their respective websites, are showing full fare prices only.

as someone else stated, this is akin to 'dynamic pricing'... but also selective, as it doesn't even cover all airlines at any given date or time.

CSR to be cancelled mid october 2025.

"Points Boost" is for suckers.

Dynamic "pricing" was already baked in. This is "Dynamic Devaluation".

Dynamic pricing: "It costs whatever we say it costs, whenever we say it."

Dynamic Devaluation: "Your points are only worth whatever we say they're worth, whenever we say it."

Bend over, you're getting screwed on both ends now - the value of your currency, and the prices they will charge,

ha, yes, true.

i'd go even further and say "Dynamic Destruction"

the beauty of Chase points, or AA points for that matter, is that even with dynamic pricing, if there was a seat open, you could take it, no matter at what cost.

now, you're beholden to the terrible Chase portal that already showed you limited options, but this all blows it up.

"I prefer this to the existing 1.25-1.5 cpp flat redemption, which I assume most people did not use (at least at 1.25)."

You're kidding right? Av/points geeks aside, and churning aside, the majority of Sapphire redemptions occur via the portal. Most people cannot be bothered to transfer points... or it makes them feel uncomfortable... or whatever. Heck, I wouldn't be shocked if the portal redemption percentage is as high as 75%.

Yeah, that's my view too. Anything that adds friction to the process is generally not good for consumers, and this is the very definition of friction.

Thanks Ben!

Nobu Warsaw I believe has 2 night minimum

The problem with most of the credit card travel centers is that I can find a cheaper flight option on the same flights direct or elsewhere. Limiting the bonus is yet another reason to downgrade to the Preferred card.

Not true. I changed my flight directly with the airline