How To Easily Redeem Capital One Miles (For MAX Value)

[@ahnonamos]

The production value has taken a leap forward. Great job supplementing great content with incredible editing

[@Daniel_Braun]

Thank you so much for saying that! I’ve really been working hard to increase the look of the video and the quality of the editing, so that means a lot to me 👍

[@GrahamSoofer]

DC to Singapore for 95k miles +$205 in Qatar Qsuite is the greatest steal of my life. ~5-6 CPM

[@MissLauraSquared]

That’s AMAZING!!!

[@CinemaSteve]

I will say that anything above economy is incredibly hard to find on Capital One’s transfer partners unless you’re flexible on your travel dates. But for a normal working person with dogs and a kid on the way, we can’t be flexible. I’ve searched SO many routes and dates and trips and gotten nothing good to show up. It’s really unfortunate and I wish more content creators mentioned it.

[@Daniel_Braun]

Being flexible is honestly a key thing here in the points and miles game. If there is no flexibility whatsoever, then that is going to limit travel redemption options in some situations depending on where you’re flying to/from. It’s always better to try to pick a date range that you’re looking to travel rather than specific dates if you want the best chances of finding award seats in business or economy class. That being said, we’ve often been able to find options with transferring points/miles, even as we work around my fiancée’s work schedule where she is not very flexible at all. Sometimes we just have to look at multiple airports (we’re lucky because we have PHL and EWR or even JFK to search from) If there is no flexibility whatsoever, then chances of getting higher cent per point values with transferring points/miles can decrease. The best option at that point is to use the travel portal (Chase gives 25 or 50% points boost for that which is better than Capital One) or go the cash back route. I’d say to just adapt the credit card strategy for what fits your lifestyle which is different for everyone

[@magicchef]

Would anybody be able to tell me if the same flexibility required with Chase's transfer partners?

[@muubie]

I’m totally new to the travel via points game. You mentioned that finding award availability first is important. Is there a guide for newbies on how to find these great awards? It seems like there are so many offers that come and go, how does one find them?

[@sebastiangeiger3480]

​@@magicchef flexibility and/or booking about 1 year ahead is key with all flight awards. That's what all airlines do, it doesn't have to do anything with the credit card issuer.

[@MissLauraSquared]

Thank you for this video, Daniel! My husband and I referenced this video today while booking our flight from the USA to France for this upcoming March. 😊 We couldn’t believe it, but we managed to get our flight for a value of 4.75 cents per mile. It is a steal! We are so excited for our upcoming trip. 😄

[@sdvanni94]

Ahhhh thumbnail made me think it had a $100k welcome bonus again! Hahaha great video none the less.

[@Daniel_Braun]

Oh wow I see what you mean and I wasn't trying to do that! Haha I'm actually going to test a new thumbnail that might not be misleading like that to see if that's a better one to go with. Thanks for letting me know about this, and glad you liked the video as well!

[@druiz012]

Damn. You changed that quick. I didn't even get to see the 100k thumbnail!

[@Daniel_Braun]

It’s actually an A/B/C test so everyone is seeing a different version haha. KZbin will tell me which one resonates the best with viewers based on the data which is cool!

[@sdvanni94]

@@Daniel_Braun ahhhh I see. Yeah that is cool. No worries man, it definitely got my attention haha! Hopefully that 100k offer comes back in the future.

[@SoHottScott]

Same 🫤

[@DLXRY2]

I live in Cleveland OH and booked a round trip seat choice included United flight to Maui for 20,000 points...original flight was over $1,000!

[@theolin]

You should never use the pay for hotels/flights with points theough the portal. Pay the cash price with the card to get the 5/10% then use the cover travel purchase. You get to double dip.

[@brentanderson7551]

Isn’t that a greater cpm value than transfer partners to double dip?

[@theolin]

Nah it's not better than transferring in some cases, but say a hotel costs 100$ in the portal, you can pay with points for 10,000 or you can pay the 100 with the card and you get 1000 points and when you cover the purchase it still cost 10,000 points. This was your really only paying 9000 points maybe? But you get an additional 1000 points in this situation.

[@cubesandpi]

Nice tip, I’m not here to fully min max if it’s too much work so this seems like the right inbetween for me

[@Mr.DJones]

Thank you. Just got my Capital One Venture. Going to Vietnam next month. Already Cap One has given me $250 for travel. Plus the $100 for TSA Precheck. And I know I'll spend $4000 in three months overseas. :)

[@sjg6158]

Always great to see transfer partner deals providing max value if you have time to do the research. Thanks for this Danny.

[@louiscarrion7725]

Such an informative video! Those flight examples were very easy to follow along with. Appreciate that you made examples of common US airlines like Delta and United. Awesome work as always man! Keep it going 👏

[@wilfredpapaya4739]

Thanks for this video, will be needing this info in the coming months. Love these type of videos!

[@nicanzalone1]

Solid video as always! Thank you for that Turkish Airlines hack, super helpful!

[@emiliolopez242]

I have been watching Daniels videos for the last two weeks. He is incredibly thorough and provides amazing information for those wanting to work on their credit card/rewards game. Keep up the great work!

[@davi1]

Great info! I understand you receive 5x to 10x points from booking travel so then the cash comparisons are even better than using .01 or .013

[@grivello]

This is a really good explanation of a very complicated topic. Thank you!

[@Daniel_Braun]

Thank you! Glad you liked it 👍

[@beautyandtheberners]

I'm new here and never before booked an award flight. I've been saving my points for 2 years in order to have a bucket list trip with the hubby to Norway next year. I just booked two Q-suites business class Qatar Airways flights for a total of $392.10/pp in taxes and fees. From IAD - DOH and then from DOH - OSL. I used 226,000 Avios points total - both people, both flights. Cash price for both flights for both people would've been $23,745.31. I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime deal!? Yes/no?

[@anhphungg]

Thank you for making this video bro! I hope you can do same video about Chase as well. I don’t how to maximize redemption with Chase and how to transfer points to the best partners.

[@Daniel_Braun]

Already have that video right here! How to Easily Redeem Chase Points (for MAX Value) kzbin.info/www/bejne/onu6lqNme7mWi5I

[@anhphungg]

@@Daniel_Braun OK thank you so much! Appreciate it

[@DinoBurke]

Thank you so much for this detailed breakdown!!

[@Jossam55]

With Wyndham the Capital One miles transfer into a point system they have. Those points are worth less than dollars and cost more money to book. Made that mistake several times. Not a great option

[@LeviThomass]

What I’ve been waiting for!🙌

[@Falcon408]

Thank you for your clear explanation. I finally have a much better understanding. Do you have a video for Hilton or Marriott rewards programs or am better off just using Capital One rewards? What yields more value?

[@Falcon408]

I wonder if doing the pay with points for the Wyndham hotel like your mentioned in your example would be a better deal than using rewards from a Hilton card.

[@ItsmeMelvin-e3y]

Is it smart to book a hotel for the 5x on capital one then do purchase Eraser ? Can you explain this? The hotel is 214 would it make sense ?

[@scottshapiro2795]

When did Turkish increase their price for United? I just used points to go to Hawaii with my wife for our anniversary in March and it was still 7.5k points for all domestic flights. I guess we got lucky and got in right under the limit.

[@Daniel_Braun]

I think they just increased it like 1-2 months ago - yeah 7,500 points was crazy cheap!

[@swimonster9432]

Question, for the cover travel purchases options, do you still get miles on the purchase and then use miles to cover for the backend would that give you more value than covering on the front end?

[@craigstaker6896]

I believe so! I was looking in the comments for the same exact thing. I prefer to not go out to transfer partners because I’m not in the market for the lavish business class flights and vacations across the world just yet. I originally planned to only use miles for flights or rental cars because they gave only 5x miles compared to hotels giving 10x. This would be a game changer in that miles aren’t used at all while booking, so you could get the 5x bonus as well as the redemption value after as you are saying. For example: Option 1: $1000 round trip flight with the 5x miles multiplier gives 5,000 miles = $50 when covering expenses after. $50/5,000 = 1 cent/point value. Option 2: Same $1000 flight, but 5,000 miles were applied up front. $1,000 - $50 = $950 BUT only $950 is gaining the 5x multiplier. $950 at 5x rate earns 4,750 miles = $47.5 value. $47.5/5,000 = .95 cents/mile. Alternatively, if we use the same idea but for a hotel, which earns 10x miles instead of 5x miles, it would still be a 1 cent/point value when covering the purchase BUT only a .9 cents/point value when applying the same number of miles up front. (I’d show the calculations again here, but I’m too lazy to do another breakdown. ) One other note is this allows you to use your points almost immediately instead of having to wait until your next trip to use the points. In summary, if you are someone that doesn’t care to convert your miles out to other travel partners, then it is better from a value perspective to cover past travel expenses (this can also include services such as AirBNB and Uhaul) instead of applying them through the travel portal directly.

[@craigstaker6896]

@Daniel_Braun I think this would be a good point to bring up as well. I’m not sure if other travel cards or credit cards in general offer a similar way of redemption (besides 1 cent/point cash back where it's better value to cash out points and not apply directly to a purchase itself so that you can get points on purchase itself still.)

[@TheDobbermn]

what about paying cash on your card to get the 5x/10x miles bonus and then use the convert to miles feature? That way you get the bonus miles.

[@druiz012]

I'm averaging about .05c per C1 mile for business class flights. The best part is that if the business class flight was a paid economy flight it would still be .01c pp which at least makes me feel like I'm getting a business class flight for the monetary cost of economy. 😅

[@scottshapiro2795]

That's how I look at it as well. Recently went to Greece on Air France. I spent 110k points and $400 in taxes fees, so about $1500 in "real money". So that's about the same price as an economy flight to Europe.

[@Wombraider744]

So do we have to go through every different airline each to see if they have a flight?

[@julixjt]

Hello! There’s a typo on the excel sheet in column I :) just thought I’d let you know

[@nafbelac]

You are a God send for that excel doc

[@ChowPal]

quick question on Venture X points, when I transfer points to Emirates or Qatar or any airlines do I need to buy ticket using points myself or I can buy any of my family members?

[@czrs85]

But normally most credit cards give you extra points when you book directly through their portal so points have to have value somehow correct?

[@HensonFamilyChannel]

Is the transfer guide still available? Have entered my email 2x and still haven't received anything via email. Junk mail folder is empty. Tks!

[@marra531]

did not understand the point eraser for like a week until now

[@Alexleyva3899]

Since Hawaiian airlines is a virgin Atlantic partner you should be able to redeem w them no?

[@nicolelazotravel]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@matthewlasala8190]

Is there any preferred methods for international travel?

[@HeidiHa]

Thank you so much for this Daniel!!

[@operationreciprocity8446]

Great video! Learned a hell of a lot more than I knew before.

[@KatMo126]

Does your Turkish airlines hack work the same as booking American Airlines thru British airways since they’re also partners? Maybe a dumb question, but my airport is very limited with united flights

[@LK_EBM]

Have you found a lot of United saver flights from LAX to Hawaii? They are very rare to find. Ithe departure times are pretty bad too

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Great video. Very informative

[@jocey1034]

I’m booking a trip from SFO to LIH, Hawaii. I saw that the flight I want is available for star rewards on united but when I go over to Turkish website it says no seats available for any of the flights. Suggestions?

[@Specter1031]

If you erase a flight, isnt that 1.5ccp since you are getting 5x points for the origjnal puchase? Or do they take the points back?

[@marcochavez352]

Hello Daniel, I have a question for you, I have 170k mile on my Capital one card and 60k on my United , how can transfer both to another Star Alliance airline ?

[@Nursemomi25]

Great videos, what about airfrance can we transfer miles from Cap1 venture x to go to Europe for a business class? TIA

[@LeChienDeGarde_]

Awesome video

[@Kartoongg]

Is there any way to upgrade the CP1 venture to the CP1 Venture X??

[@allstarquez5699]

Very helpful video, what about trying to book ANA ?

[@ZeroToHeroInvesting]

A video like this for Bilt Mastercard would be great

[@rcon1999]

I have Capital One SavorOne but that doesn’t offer miles. If I get the VentureOne Rewards card can I shift my cash back from SavorOne into miles? Don’t want to add another annual fee card which is why I’m leaning VentureOne over X.

[@robotnik1937]

If you have the venture or venture x yes you can. I hate it has to be like that lol

[@Jhawny]

Does Virgin Atlantic give Delta flights that go from US To Mexico? or US only

[@ladygadventures4144]

thanks for your video. so I'm searching on United website like you said, but I don't see any saver rewards on SFO-Paris- March 11. :(

[@jdufresne08]

Do you need a Hyatt credit card or other cards to transfer points there?? I'm just getting into points

[@Daniel_Braun]

Good question! Nope you just need to create a free Hyatt account which you can then link to a Chase Sapphire or Bilt card. Capital One does not transfer to Hyatt unfortunately

[@ahmadibrahim7779]

Is there any travel partner that would give me elite status for my 100,000+ venture x points? I looked for british airways, but I found that the status elevation uses "tier points" while the venture x miles are transferred into "avios." Even if one has many tens of thousands of avios (transferred from venture x miles), his/her status remains the same if he/she doesn't have many tier points.

[@prestonmays]

Correction: Citi TYP also transfers to Turkish Airlines

[@user-gk7gs6cf1e]

you explained a complicated process very well

[@DC_Consulting_DC]

Begin at 7:30 for transfer partners.

[@elainecosta1657]

Hey I’m trying to get a international flight from ny to Brazil I try Avianca but I’m like afraid bad customer service, I try air Canada too expensive even when using my miles it’s like 1 cent even when I transfer. Any other transfer partners tit know ? Can I use virgin to book delta international flights ?

[@davi1]

Where in Brazil? You can try booking United out of Newark through Turkish Air. I'm assuming you have Capital One miles. Also you may have insurance coverage if delayed more than 6 hours or overnight.

[@WilliamCobelli]

Convert Rewards doesn't show as an option in my Capitol One account. Has it been deleted?

[@Daniel_Braun]

Are you using a cash back card or a card that earns miles?

[@WilliamCobelli]

Looking at my notes I see my Venture card was converted to Quicksilver in 2017. Looking on the Cap 1 site, I see it apparently is a cash-back card, since Venture mentions "miles." Looks like I need to convert it back (if they'll let me). Sorry to bother you!@@Daniel_Braun

[@JonathanFG21]

Is redeeming your miles for activities a good choice ?

[@williamfeliciano6003]

Wish they have Hyatt

[@jasonswee5319]

Has anybody had issues where the flights won't show up on any transfer partner and gets errors everytime? I have watched these videos time and time again and it seems I can never get this to work. Anybody have this issue they were able to fix

[@AdamCrawford-ej9fi]

Is there someone I can hire to find a flight for me with me miles?

[@yarbjamel6132]

very good video

[@SeiraMT]

I like the comment “value is subjective”!! ☺️

[@SimplyJack3]

That first calculation seems too be off. 100 miles would equal. 5 cents

[@Daniel_Braun]

It’s correct, you just have to move the decimal. 100 miles x 0.5 cents per mile as the cash conversion rate = 50 cents 100 miles normally should be worth $1 when redeemed for travel through Capital One or to cover previous travel purchases. But redeeming for cash back cuts that in half

[@alexcandoortiz968]

Just got my Venture X SUB in at 85k points 💸

[@alexharris3606]

Code?

[@mattskord9178]

YES LETS GO

[@pamjacobs6817]

Hey Daniel, will you be my little brother? 😅...You're a genius! Just slow down a little bit. I'm trying to learn something new😊

[@ItsMeCJ]

First!

[@Daniel_Braun]

Third technically, but still somehow always first lol

[@ItsMeCJ]

@@Daniel_Braunif you know, you know 😂😂😂

[@jetski335]

😊

[@Daniel_Braun]

Thanks as always for being an early viewer & early comment!

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

I've learned so much from this channel. Thanks dude

[@Daniel_Braun]

I love to hear that! Thank you so much, glad you like the videos

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

@@Daniel_Braun Absolutely. While watching this video I went to check out what purchases were eligible to be covered as travel purchases, since I really don't use the points and didn't research the features well. When I saw my _RENT_ on there... 😂Turned my whole world upside down.

[@Daniel_Braun]

Oh wow that’s a game changer! I’m gonna have to look into that

[@kauaikalani]

Where are the download links?

[@Daniel_Braun]

In the description to the video

[@SOXGATORS]

👍🏻

[@Daniel_Braun]

First comment again! 🥇 Appreciate your support here as an early viewer!

[@deannaisreal]

❤

[@altercaze]

A lot of “So” in the first minute or so. Good information nonetheless.

[@DAMEYOU]

👍

[@Daniel_Braun]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the comment as well 👍