108. Credit Card Points Transfers: Do’s, Don’ts, and Pro Tips

Point Me To First Class

Devon Gimbel MD

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5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

As someone who has booked over $192,000 worth of travel using points just this year, I've learned that mastering the art of points transfers is the key to unlocking incredible travel experiences. But knowing when and where to transfer your points isn't always straightforward or intuitive, especially when you're new to this hobby.

In this episode, I share 10 do's and don'ts of credit card points transfers. You'll hear my hard-won wisdom on everything from transfer ratios to avoiding common pitfalls. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced award traveler, you'll come away with actionable tips to help you book your dream trips using points.

Get full show notes and transcript: https://points.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/credit-card-points-transfers-tips

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0:00.0	Welcome to Point Me to First Class, the only show for employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners who are looking to optimize their higher than average expenses to travel the world.
0:11.4	I'm your host, Devin Gimble, and I believe that your expenses are your greatest untapped asset, if you know how to leverage them.
0:18.3	Ready to dive into the world of credit card points and miles so you can
0:21.1	travel more, travel better, and travel often. Let's get started. Hello everyone and welcome
0:31.7	back to the Point Me to First Class podcast. How are you all doing today? I am in my usual state of pre-travel panic. My family is leaving in two
0:40.9	days for our spring break trip. I have about nine days worth of work to get done in those two days
0:45.4	before we leave. And I haven't yet even started thinking about getting myself and our kids packed up
0:50.7	in carry-ons only for a week away. So my adrenals are contracting. My cortisol is pumping
0:55.9	and my blood pressure is rising. But I know it will all work out because if nothing else, I will be
1:01.2	able to relax in a lie flat seat across the Atlantic in just a few days that I booked for a steel
1:06.6	of a deal thanks to points. And I want the same thing for you. Not the last minute pre-travel
1:12.2	panic part, but the part about booking travel deals using points. Now, there are a lot of elements
1:18.6	and aspects to booking award travel. And in the last couple of podcast episodes, I've tried to
1:23.7	touch on some of those aspects, including tips for running award searches and how to
1:28.3	expand your points redemption skills to increase the value you can get from your points.
1:33.1	And today, I wanted to place another aspect of using points under the microscope, because it's
1:38.6	a topic that often gets overlooked compared to the more exciting and dopamine-inducing ones,
1:43.3	but is just as critical to
1:45.3	understand. And that is points transfers, the mechanics of actually moving transferable
1:51.4	credit card points out of your credit card account and into airline or hotel loyalty accounts
1:56.6	in order to book travel. I know. That does not sound exciting at all. But hear me out.
2:02.4	Understanding the nuances of points transfers, how they work, how to get them right,
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