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When to Use Credit Card Travel Portals | Jersey News

Credit card travel portals from Chase and American Express can be a money-maker—or a money-loser—depending on how you use them. Points are worth more when redeeming for premium flights or hotels, but usually, using the portal is the worst deal value-wise. The catch? Flexibility: you can book any seat, any flight, without waiting for limited award space. Chase’s “Points Boost” feature occasionally inflates point value for select flights and hotels, while Amex keeps rates fixed at one cent per point for flights but offers perks like free breakfasts and property credits through hotel programs…

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