JetBlue Travel Partners: A Guide – NerdWallet

JetBlue may have a largely domestic presence, but its TrueBlue loyalty program partners with airlines, hotels, car rental agencies and financial services firms to allow you to earn and redeem points for a broad range of rewards, including international flights.

Unlike many of the other major airlines, JetBlue isn’t a member of a major airline alliance. Instead, JetBlue has developed one-off partnerships with various airlines. And JetBlue transfer benefits vary from partner to partner. For example, while you can earn or redeem TrueBlue points on Hawaiian Airlines flights, you can only earn TrueBlue points via Singapore Airlines, no redeeming.

If you want to earn TrueBlue points by converting other rewards currencies, turn to financial services partners like Chase and American Express let you transfer points to TrueBlue, often at a 1:1 ratio.

Here’s an overview of how to make the most of all JetBlue’s travel partnerships and other points-earning avenues so you can earn the most JetBlue points possible, and spend them on the most lucrative redemptions:

JetBlue Vacations is a branch of the airline that offers package deals on your whole trip including hotels and, yes, JetBlue flights to many places where JetBlue flies. Then there’s also Paisly, a separate online travel site run by JetBlue that offers customers hotel rooms, car rentals, theme park tickets.

Book either of those two things, and you’ll earn points that count toward Mosaic elite status. The points earning rate is:

• 3X on flights booked as part of a JetBlue Vacations package.

• 1X on hotels, cars and transfers booked as part of a JetBlue Vacations package.

• 1X on hotels, theme park tickets, activities and bags from Briggs & Riley and Solo purchased through Paisly.

When you book a flight + hotel package, you’ll earn points as a TrueBlue member. Points are earned on the base price (air + hotel) of the package and on the base price of any additional product purchased at the time of the package booking. Here’s how those earning rates shake out:

• For TrueBlue members: Earn 6 TrueBlue points per dollar on airfare and 1 TrueBlue point per dollar spent on hotels, car rentals and transfers as a part of your individual per-person portion of a JetBlue Vacations package.

• For Mosaic members: Earn 9 TrueBlue points per dollar spent on airfare and 1 TrueBlue point per dollar spent on hotels, cars and transfers booked as a part of a JetBlue Vacations package.

JetBlue currently has the following airline partners with which members can earn or redeem points, depending on the airline:

JetBlue also has codeshare partnerships with airlines including Aer Lingus and Turkish Airlines, as well as partnerships with two hotel brands:

• IHG One Rewards, the hotel loyalty program that powers IHG brands including Holiday Inn, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.

• YOTEL, a global affordable luxury hotel brand with locations in Amsterdam, Boston, New York, Singapore, Porto and more.

Additionally, JetBlue TrueBlue points can be transferred from the following programs:

TrueBlue members can earn and redeem points with Etihad Airways, which primarily flies to and from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Members can earn points whether they book through JetBlue, Etihad or a third-party channel, with earn rates varying based on fare type and distance flown. Rates range from 0% to 100% for some economy fares, and from 130% to 275% for business and first class fares. Residence fares earn an impressive 400% of miles flown.

To redeem JetBlue points for Etihad flights, book through JetBlue and select an eligible Etihad fare. Redemption rates will vary.

Hawaiian Airlines is aJetBlue airline partner that lets you both earn and redeem points for flights. To redeem TrueBlue points for a flight on Hawaiian Airlines, book through JetBlue and look for eligible Hawaiian Airlines flights.

To earn TrueBlue points for Hawaiian Airlines flights, simply provide your TrueBlue number during the booking process.

The number of points you earn depends on the distance flown and the class of service.

You can book Icelandair flights directly on Icelandair’s website or on JetBlue.com. And as with all the other airlines, you’ll need to add your TrueBlue number to an Icelandair reservation to earn points, no matter which website you book from.

When you choose to earn TrueBlue points for your Icelandair flights, you’ll earn a percent of the miles flown based on your class of service. Here’s the TrueBlue points earnings rate based on the fare type you spring for:

JSX and Silver Airlines are both regional jet carriers, with Silver Airways focusing on Florida, the Caribbean and a few East Coast cities. JSX offers routes in cities including Las Vegas, Seattle, Houston and Phoenix.

For every Silver Airways flight, you’ll earn 250 TrueBlue points when you provide your membership number during booking.

JSX flights will earn you 125 or 250 TrueBlue points depending on the type of fare.

Qatar Airways

TrueBlue members can earn and redeem TrueBlue points on all qualifying Qatar Airways-operated flights, and earnings rates vary based on the fare type and distance.

Economy tickets earn between 25% and 100% of the percent of miles flown. Once you start to book in premium classes, you start to rake in points bonuses. Business class tickets get a 125% bonus, while first class nets you a 150% bonus.

As with all the other airlines, input your TrueBlue number when booking your Qatar Airways flight.

To redeem points for Qatar Airways flights, book through JetBlue and select “Use TrueBlue Points” on eligible Qatar Airways flights.

Singapore Airlines is one of JetBlue’s earn-only partners. You won’t be able to redeem TrueBlue points for flights with the carrier, but you can earn points on flights booked through JetBlue or Singapore Airlines.

Members can only earn points on specific service and booking classes, so make sure you review JetBlue’s partner page before you look for flights.

Select economy class fares earn 50% of miles flown, while certain business booking classes earn 100%.

As with Singapore Airlines, TrueBlue members are only eligible to earn points on flights with South African Airways.

Points-earning flights can be booked through JetBlue or South African Airways, but not all fare classes will earn points.

Discounted economy fares earn 50% of miles flown, standard economy fares earn 100% and business class fares earn 125%.

You don’t just need to fly to earn JetBlue TrueBlue points for your travels. JetBlue has other travel partners that can net you more points for your hotel stays and rental car trips.

Stay at a hotel in the IHG portfolio to earn bonus points. From your IHG rewards account, you’ll need to update the earning preference on your Account Status page to JetBlue to get the credit.

You’ll earn two points per $1 spent on qualifying room rates at most IHG hotels, though there are a few exceptions. You’ll earn just one point per $1 spent at Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites. And for stays at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, it doesn’t matter how much you spend. You’ll earn a flat 500 points per qualifying stay — which can be a nice way to earn JetBlue points if you’re staying just one night and scored one of those sub-$100 weeknight room rates.

Just note that you can’t double dip and earn both IHG and JetBlue points. Typically the earning rate in the form of IHG points is actually better, so only go for this if you really want to build up your JetBlue balance, or you’ve found yourself at an IHG but don’t intend to stay at one again (or at least enough to accrue any meaningful amount of IHG points).

TrueBlue members who book stays at YOTEL either through YOTEL’s dedicated JetBlue booking page, JetBlue Vacations or Paisly are eligible to earn 1 TrueBlue point per dollar spent on room rates, excluding taxes and fees. If booked through YOTEL’s booking page, members can get 10% off Flexible Rate nights. Members will also receive a complimentary welcome amenity.

TrueBlue members who hold Mosaic elite status will get the 1x earning rate and the welcome amenity as well as room upgrades (when available) and late checkout.

TrueBlue members earn 100 TrueBlue points per rental day (200 for Mosaic elites) through Avis and Budget. Plus, all members can enjoy discounts up to 35% off base rates.

Just navigate to Avis/Budget from the JetBlue partner page and when you reserve your car, you’ll see a field to enter your TrueBlue membership number.

Through June 15, 2024, TrueBlue members can earn an elevated rate of 300 points per day (600 for Mosaics) on up to five days of car rental.

JetBlue TrueBlue is a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards®, Citi ThankYou and American Express Membership Rewards. Transfer rates vary by program:

• 250 American Express Membership Rewards transfer to 200 TrueBlue points.

• 1,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards® transfer to 1,000 TrueBlue points.

• 1,000 Citi ThankYou points transfer to 1,000 TrueBlue points for Citi Premier® Card (no longer open to new applicants), Citi Prestige® Card (no longer open to new applicants) and American Express Chairman cardholders. For all other cardholders, 1,000 ThankYou points transfer to 800 TrueBlue points.

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