I used Chase Ultimate Rewards and Southwest points to send my wife and son to New York City last spring. We transferred UR points to Hyatt for the hotel. Finally, I used Chase Pay Yourself Back to cover all of the other costs for the trip. Unfortunately, Chase neutered the PYB feature in 2023, so we wouldn't be able to do it this way again. All told, the trip would have cost $3,800. My out-of-pocket cost was $0. A large portion of the points came from sign-up bonuses from Chase.
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I used Chase Ultimate Rewards and Southwest points to send my wife and son to New York City last spring. We transferred UR points to Hyatt for the hotel. Finally, I used Chase Pay Yourself Back to cover all of the other costs for the trip. Unfortunately, Chase neutered the PYB feature in 2023, so we wouldn't be able to do it this way again. All told, the trip would have cost $3,800. My out-of-pocket cost was $0. A large portion of the points came from sign-up bonuses from Chase.
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