\r Get more value with the premium UR cards. The Chase Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred let you redeem your points toward travel through Chase's travel portal for 25% more value (10,000 points = $125). The Chase Sapphire Reserve lets you redeem your points on the portal at 50% more value (10,000 points = $150). These discounts make the portal more rewarding to use.\r It's sometimes better than an airline's frequent flyer program. A lot of times, U.S. domestic flights will come out to less points on the portal than if you transferred to a frequently flyer program. For example, it costs 25,000 points for a domestic round-trip flight on United. But with the discount on the portal, you can possibly get a round-trip flight for less points. This also works for off-peak flights, like to Europe. \r You don't need to have all the points saved up. This is another reason why you may like the portal. For an award flight with an airline, you will need to have ALL the points already to redeem for the flight. But on Chase's portal, you can book a flight even if you don't have all the points. You can pay for part of it with cash and part with points, helping you offset the out-of-pocket cost a bit.