Ends Today! Save Big On JetBlue Award Tickets! Should You Transfer Points To JetBlue For This Promo?

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Save Big On JetBlue Award Tickets!

JetBlue is offering a discount when you redeem points for select travel.

  • Book an award flight by 3/12. Valid on new JetBlue bookings only & cannot be applied to existing bookings.
  • Fly 3/19-6/11.
  • Blackout dates: 4/9-4/30
  • Excludes travel in Mint®
  • When you search for an eligible award flight, the base fare you see will automatically include the 20% discount.”

While JetBlue notes that this isn’t valid for existing bookings, you can always just refund your existing non-basic award booking for free, though while other airlines refund your taxes, JetBlue refunds the taxes back to your TravelBank. Basic awards have a $100 per passenger cancellation fee for North America, Central America, Caribbean flights and a $200 per passenger cancellation fee for all other flights.

For example, a flight from JFK to Fort Lauderdale on 3/26 is $58.30 in basic economy or 2.7K points+$5.60, a value of 1.95 cents per point. A regular economy ticket is $88.30 or 4.6K points+$5.60, or a value of 1.8 cents per point.

That compares to a flight after the promo is over on 6/18 from JFK to Fort Lauderdale which is $99.30 in basic economy or 6.6K points+$5.60, a value of 1.42 cents per point. A regular economy ticket is $129.30 or 8.7K points+$5.60, or a value of 1.42 cents per point.

And, if you have a JetBlue Plus consumer or business card you’ll also get a 10% rebate when redeeming JetBlue points.

You can transfer Chase or Citi points to JetBlue instantly at a 1:1 ratio. AMEX points transfer instantly to JetBlue at a 1:0.8 ratio. Capital One points transfer instantly to JetBlue at a 1:0.6 ratio.

If your travel dates fall within the dates of this promotion, those are some pretty good values for your Chase or Citi points!

If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:
  • Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a 90K signup bonus for spending $8K in 3 months, and earns 3 points per dollar on up to $150K of annual spending on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
Chase no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:
  • Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a $750 signup bonus in the form of 75K points for spending $6K in 3 months, and earns 1.5 points per dollar on business purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a $350 signup bonus in the form of 35K points for spending $3K in 3 months and another $400 signup bonus in the form of 40K bonus points for spending another $3K in 6 months for a total of 75,000 Chase Ultimate points, plus if you have a Chase business checking account open on the card's first anniversary you will get a 10% points bonus on all earnings from card spending, this card earns 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 in combined purchases on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, and office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas on up to $25,000 in purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus that earns an extra 1.5% cash back in the form of 1.5 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K of spending during your first year, on top of at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar (marketed as 5% cash back) on travel purchased through  Chase Travel℠, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
If you have the following Citi card, you can transfer points into miles:
  • Citi Strata Premier℠ Card offers a limited time 75,000 points for spending $4K in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, supermarkets, gas, EV charging, and dining. 10 points per dollar on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on CitiTravel.com. $95 annual fee. View Rates & Fees here. Citi is a DansDeals partner. Read more about this offer here.
AMEX cards with transferable Membership Rewards points to miles include, select benefits require enrollment via your AMEX account. Terms apply to offers on this page: Capital One cards with transferable points include:
  • Limited time offer: Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles and a $250 travel credit for spending $4K in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, transfer points to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No foreign transaction fees. $95 annual fee. Read more here. 
  • Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, Hertz President's Circle status, free lounge access and status for free additional cardholders, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No foreign transaction fees. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
  • Capital One Venture X Business is offering 150,000 bonus miles for spending $30K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Enhanced Priority Pass Lounge membership, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. No foreign transaction fees. Read more here.
  • Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card is offering 20,000 bonus miles for spending $500 in 3 months, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No foreign transaction fees. No annual fee.
  • Capital One Spark Miles for Business is offering 50,000 bonus miles for spending $4,500 in 3 months, 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, Global Entry/PreCheck, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No foreign transaction fees. $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.
  • Capital One Spark Cash is offering $750 cash back (convertible to 75,000 miles) for spending $7,500 in 3 months, 2% back everywhere, $40 MLB redemptions, and more. No foreign transaction fees. $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.
  • New offer: Capital One Spark Cash Plus is offering $2,000 cash back (convertible to 200,000 miles) for spending $30,000 in 3 months, plus get another $2,000 cash back for every $500K spent in your first year, 2% back everywhere, $40 MLB redemptions, annual fee refund when you spend $150K/year, and more. No foreign transaction fees. $150 annual fee. Read more here.

Will you book any awards with this promo?

HT: mlardi, via DDF

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7 Comments On "Ends Today! Save Big On JetBlue Award Tickets! Should You Transfer Points To JetBlue For This Promo?"

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Eli

“This promotion has departed”

mordy

“While JetBlue notes that this isn’t valid for existing bookings, you can always just refund your existing award booking for free, though while other airlines refund your taxes, JetBlue refunds the taxes back to your TravelBank.” – but not if it was a blue basic fare, then no refunds at all. (am I wrong on this?)

Jared

Booked a flight with these dates on Monday using points. Can I cancel and rebook?
Thnx!

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