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The Offer
- Currently Capital One is giving a 25% transfer bonus when transferring to Emirates
Our Verdict
Transfers are instant so you can do small transfers to make sure this works. Not sure if it’s intentional or not and if transfers will be reversed/revised to the normal 1:1 rate. Not sure what is going on with Emirates currently:
- Chase & American Express Losing Access To Emirates Transfers On 5/29 Until 6/30
- Citi Reducing Transfer Rate To Emirates To 1:0.8 (Currently 1:1)
Hat tip to Dans Deals
Transferred 2k miles as of this morning 11:45am ET and have not received the 25% bonus. Might be dead.
Did not work for me. Transferred 1000 received 1000
No longer working with Chase. Tried to transfer 43,000 miles and no 25% bonus showed up. However it did work with Capital one last night when I transferred miles.
The 25% transfer bonus only works with Capital One, not Chase.
Something’s up with Emirates.. whatever they’re doing with Amex/Chase is odd, and with Citi is disappointing. Yet, they do this with Capital One? Wild.
Is it expired already? Checked April 30th 12:30 AM PST, not seeing any bonus.
Worked for me. Thanks! Booked 30k [+$50] one way JFK to MXP in coach in Dec
What can you do with EK miles? Don’t they charge a ridiculous amount (not only miles but also taxes/fees) for premium cabin redemptions? Besides, their business class generally sucks and their miles expire in 3 years.
You can go JFK to Milan on biz class for 108K roundtrip. Taxes are about $300. Worth it for some.
also an easy ticket desk upgrade day of to first if that strikes your fancy
Easy? Rarely is that available. If it is, then sure, but usually it’s not.
Where are you seeing this? The lowest that I can find for JFK to Milan is 87k each way. Even with the 25% bonus, that’s ~70k each way or 140k RT.
How did you find 108k roundtrip?
Fifth freedom routes and cabin upgrades are usually the sweet spots.
They do charge ridiculous fees (like $2,500 plus several hundred thousand points), sometimes it’s better than cash price, sometimes it’s just breakeven. I’m 100% with you on Emirates older 773s with the 2-3-2 angle-flat business class. It’s lame. Shame with Turkish old 773s. They each should update. 1-2-1 is standard for modern premium cabins.
They did change their rewards bookings to very much resemble BA at one point, but like 6 months later changed it back. Fees are back inline with what they were several yeas ago.
EWR – > ATH on 5/3 in first is 102k + $101
low fees available on 5th freedoms only. Transit DXB you’ll get gashed for $850 plus per passenger.
87K from EWR to Athens in Biz class (70k with the transfer bonus).
Transferred 96K for 120K skyward miles.
EWR -> ATH RT is 60K each.
Where are you seeing this? The lowest that I can find for EWR –> ATH for business class is 87k each way.
87k is the standard pricing if its available. 60k is the saver pricing. Just have to find it. If I remember they typically only release 1 saver seat per flight (could be wrong about this though)
Just transferred 119,000 Capital One miles to Emirates. Received a total 148,750 Skywards miles.