The Chase Ultimate rewards program has a new bonus. Chase Ultimate rewards has historically had the lowest transfer bonuses. We have seen an increase in transfer bonuses in the past year.

Chase offering 30% Virgin Atlantic transfer bonus

You can get a 30% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate rewards points to Virgin Atlantic.

You should see the bonus at the time that you transfer from Chase to another bank. You can use this offer many times. Immediate transfers from Chase to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club are common. Over the summer, we saw a similar bonus from Chase, so this seems to happen a few times per year.

It is easy to combine points between cards that earn Chase UltimateRewards points.

Redeem points for Virgin Atlantic A350 Upper Class

Should you transfer Chase points to Virgin Atlantic?

Virgin Atlantic has a lot of redemption opportunities. Flying Club points can be redeemed for travel on Virgin Atlantic, as well as on Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, and Delta.

If you want to redeem Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points for travel on Virgin Atlantic, here's what you can expect to pay.

Taxes, fees and carrier-imposed surcharges apply to all Reward Flights

Virgin Atlantic has high redemption rates for upper class. There are carrier imposed surcharges for travel in upper class. A trip from the US to the UK will cost about $1,000 in addition to all the points.

Some of Virgin Atlantic's airlines are more lucrative than others. Flying Club points can be used for travel in ANA first class. Redemption rates can be found below.

Flying Club redemption rates on ANA

Paying 95,000 and 120,000 points for business and first class airfare between the United States and Japan is a great deal. You only pay 74,000 and 93,000 Chase points if you take the 30% transfer bonus into account.

The new first class is amazing. It can be hard to find availability.

All Nippon Airways’ first class

You can get a 30% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate rewards points to Virgin Atlantic. There is a lot of value to be had in this program, but it is more of a niche program.

If you value the convenience of a nonstop and don't mind paying the carrier imposed surcharges, Virgin Atlantic may be worth a look.

Booking with partners is worth more than the sum of its parts. Each of the partner redemption options is very limited in their availability. If you have an immediate award redemption in mind, I would only allow you to transfer with this bonus.

Are you going to transfer Chase points to Flying Club with a bonus?

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