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Earlier in the week, we learned that you can now book JetBlue Mint, or economy, across the pond, the country, or wherever JetBlue flies, by redeeming Qatar Airways Avios. The best part? Booking can all be done online, and of course, since you can combine Avios across programs, you could now utilize British Airways, Iberia, or Aer Lingus to book JetBlue Avios by combining those points into Qatar Airways Avios. Sound complex? It’s not – it’s actually super easy, lemme show you how.
The rates that were first available were very attractive and sadly they’ve changed. Honestly, I think they are still pretty darn good since they don’t have the major fees attached and we see transfer bonuses all the time.
shoutout to FindFlights for me for spotting this!
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First, you probably have Qatar Airways Avios and don’t even know it
Avios is partnered with every major bank currency, and since you can merge Avios between the member programs ( British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Qatar ) they are super easy to earn.
In fact, as soon as you link your British Airways and Qatar Airway Avios accounts the points you have will show up there. You can learn more about that here.
You can also merge British Airways and Iberia, etc
What programs transfer to British Airways, Iberia, etc?
- Amex
- BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar
- Bilt
- BA, Iberia Aer Lingus
- Capital One
- BA
- Chase
- BA, Iberia Aer Lingus
- Citi
- Qatar
What does Qatar Airways charge to fly JetBlue?
For all partner flights Qatar Airways utilizes a distance based award chart that is pretty much the same as British Airways. When they first dropped, rates were quite a bit less, and some lucky people were able to take advantage. Qatar quickly changed their pricing. I still think this is a great deal tho…78k + 261 pounds from London to NYC is amazing and will likely be something I take advantage of considering how often BA has transfer bonuses and as soon as you has BA Avios they show up in your Qatar account ( as long as they are linked )
- Sweet Spots –
- Mint: ( these were initially 62k )
- East Coast to Europe = 78k + $10
- London to East Coast = 78k + £261
- Econ
- Domestically starting at 8500 Avios
- East Coast to Europe at 25k Avios
- Mint: ( these were initially 62k )
Finding space on Qatar Airways
I believe the system is being overrun a bit because finding flights wasn’t too much of an issue, but the wheel kept spinning for me vs leading to a booking page. Other sites haven’t reported issues with booking so I’d presume this is just a temporary glitch.
You’ll need to login to have the ability to select ” Book an award flight”
You can see below the difference in price between BA and JetBlue. I’m unsure why this is happening as they are both the same distance
Using Expertflyer
Expertflyer is a powerful paid subscription service that allows you to search for specific “fare buckets” including award flights. Here you can see that JetBlue ( B6 ) has 7 seats in econ and 7 seats in business class from JFK to CDG on November 9th. I find that EP loads a bit faster than Qatar, and allows you to confirm the space is indeed available.
What is JetBlue Mint like internationally?
I have yet to fly the new JetBlue Mint, but I would love to sit in one of the first two seats where you basically have a huge studio to yourself and can even have a buddy some dine with you.
Overall
This is a fantastic new redemption for a JetBlue product that a lot of people love and having the ability to transfer points to BA periodically throughout the year from all the major bank currencies ( often with a bonus ) makes this a compelling new redemption domestically and internationally.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 60k points after $4k spend in 3 months
- Worth $750 in Chase Travel℠ and way more if you maximize transfer partners
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2024
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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