Nice video Mark! A few additional points: - In general, you should *not* use points to book travel through the portal. Instead, book with cash, then use points to cover the cost of the travel purchase after it posts. That way you still get 1 cent per point, but you also get the 5-10x miles for the entire cost of the portal booking. - The portal has a few good price protection benefits. If you find a lower price for a booking within 24 hours of making it through the portal, you can call Capital One and they will price match. Also, if the portal recommends booking a flight because it thinks the price will only increase going forward, you will get a refund of up to $50 per ticket if the price decreases instead. - Some gift cards are actually worth 1 cent per point, e.g. the GAP one.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer you.
@@johngreenwood4783 Doing what? Booking travel with cash first and then using points to cover the purchase? Yes, you get 1 cent per point if you’re covering a travel purchase, which is the same value as what you’d get in the portal.
@@johngreenwood4783 Yes that's true. So what I was suggesting was to book through the portal, just *without* using points, paying with cash instead. That way you get the 5x-10x points. Then, if you wanted to use points to cover the purchase, you can do that after the booking has posted to your account, by using the purchase eraser. You'll keep the 5x-10x points by doing that.
Hey Mark! Thanks for the thorough look at the C1 travel portal and redemption options. As someone who doesn't use C1, it was cool to see all the options and how it compares with other portals. Oh, and about the flight time thing, I'm pretty sure it's because airlines want to minimize "delayed" flights to improve their metrics. I often fly up and down California and those flights are definitely less than 1 hour, but they're always listed for 90+ min. These flights always seem to land "on-time" though, hah! Just my two cents about that. Great walkthrough video!
Thanks Stan! I never thought about that with the short flights but that definitely makes sense! When I have someone to be early I like to take the 6am out of LEX to ATL and I’m always walking to the next terminal before 7am. Only thing that would slow that down is weather since the 6am is the first out! Appreciate you watching and that’s insight!
@@markplymale haha that’s awesome. I’m just getting into the travel credit card game and have gotten a lot of value from your channel. I’m up in cincy btw. Good luck with the channel growth!
I've used the Travel portal recently to book a weekend trip to Charlotte. Not only was the price a little lower, but they refunded me 30 dollars because the price dropped, and applied my annual travel credit within one billing period. They have been adding more flight options to my destinations as well, haven't used the hotel option yet, because I was booked earlier with a group rate (reunion). Will definently use them as the first option in my future choices.
Hey dude thanks so much for covering this. Currently deciding on my first travel card and no UA-camrs seem to cover what it's like to actually use these portals. it seems everyone who games cards just has these for the perks, but never actually uses their points to book travel through them, or they just transfer the points out. Seeing the portal booking process and determining if these are actually worth using compared to booking direct or another site is the last question I need answered before finally taking the plunge. If someone did a video comparing using these portals to booking direct or through other sites, as well as portal comparisons, that would be immensely helpful. It seems from your video it still might not be worth booking through the portal, which may explain why all other youtubers say they just transfer out.
Lucky enough for you I’ll be booking a flight using the Venture X to get the $300 credit tonight and making a video on it hopefully for tomorrow or the next day. I’ll then be using points to cover the remaining costs after the $300 has been credited! I agree those things are really important to see when you’re trying to decided which card is the best for you!
@@markplymale Awesome great work on the video and looking forward to the next video on that. Earned a subscribe. FYI I edited my comment after rewatching your video: I realized it's probable that most users likely transfer the rewards out or use the cover travel purchases feature because it's more beneficial to them than using the portal. Your reply reminded me though that in order to receive the bonus, you'll have to use the portal at some point, correct? Do you need to use it at least once a year in order to take advantage of the $300 credit and 10,000 bonus miles?
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Wow, FINALY an actual review for the portal. I have been waiting for a review like this for weeks now. Question, if you had to choose, Chase or Capital One Portal? Not talking about point value, just portal layout.
@@markplymale HAHA its funny you say that because as i was watching your video, i said the exact same thing. I said Chase does a really good job but feels half backed. Amex, although the perks are unmatched, the portal is 110% complete garbage. (i just have a hard time loosing the travel perks AMEX offers) but I'm trying to figure if AMEX really offers a bargain with travel perks and rewards, even though their portal SUCKS. MAYBE this could be your next video. AMEX vs CHASE vs CAPTIAL ONE? Travel portal and purchase protection. Let's be honest there is PLENTY of videos covering points value.
Dude that’s actually a great idea! You’re right a lot of the point stuff has been overdone. It’s funny this video is my worst preforming but far out of my last 10 uploads and I think it’s on really relevant useful content haha. UA-cam can be weird at times! I love the portal comparison idea tho I’m gonna work on that
@@markplymale the reason why I don’t care about point value is because it’s changes all the time. And you can talk about how portal experiences and purchase and travel protection are very important because that stuff hardly changes. And when you’re traveling and you’re in a bind, what do you do? To me point value videos are only value for 6-8 months and they are old and may have changed. Just some topic ideas.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
CapOne's portal is VERY user friendly. Heck CapOne has a ton of usefulness. I personally prefer their portal of Chase's portal. Plus I love that you can view each cardholders purchases and usage separately.
Question @markplymale , would the X card be worth getting for a first class flight from Florida to Japan? Going for honeymoon and never flown first class. When returning we’ll fly back economy. But does the portal have Jap Air now that it’s a year later from this video? Or what airline does the portal have to go from FLL to HND via first class? And would the welcome sign on bonus of 75,000 miles cover a first class one way flight? Or only contribute to dropping the cost? Thank you in advance
Just booked my first trip! It was a breeze to use, and they stored my KTN info as well. They already informed me of my $300 annual credit, and I'll be using my stored miles for an international future trip.
I came here to look for how to book a hotel through my capital one account. You quickly and easily showed me how to do that. Now I’m thinking about ways to learn more about my card and how your channel can help. First time seeing one of your videos and it was very helpful. Not subscribed yet. I give it about 5 times I run into someone on UA-cam with helpful info before I sub. But I’ll tell you, should I see your face on an educational video like this, I know to click it now. Thank you for your help! Thank you for sharing this information so clearly. 👍🏾
I believe the flight information includes boarding/taxiing time as well. As to why the flight time seems longer than it should. That's my guess at least.
the reason the flight times don't match is because they factor in taxi time. The portal time is gate to gate not wheels up to wheels down. And honestly, gate to gate is more important especially if you only have a 1 hour layover.
Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to purchase travel through the portal and then “cover your travel purchases”. Would this not allow you to catch maximum 10x points and then also utilize your points?
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Im still hung up over having to pay for the " cover your travel insurance " by using points. I thought the purpose of the card was to automatically insure that with the card vs you using your points to do so
FYI I just got the refund option from capital one because the price of my flight dropped. I do m didn’t have to do anything. I got an email letting me know the price of my flight had dropped and got a $50 statement credit.
@@markplymale I agree. I didn't have to do anything. I didn't even know the price had dropped until I got the email. I do wish they had maybe a private Venture X number when you have to call for issues with the portal. I had to call twice and it is just the general customer service department for the travel portal. They were able to get me taken care of both times, but a dedicated support team just for the Venture X would be nice for a premium card.
thank you for your videos. I am new to the credit card game. I have had 2 credit cards for the past 20 years. I just got the Venture X. I want to get another cuz I have a trip coming up to charge and I will hit the 4000 sub right away. What other card do you suggest. I have the Chase Southwest, Citi Costco and the Venture X.
Chase sapphire preferred might be a good one or the regular venture one (both have lower annual fees). I suggest chase because sometimes companies won't let you get the spending bonus within a certain amount of time. For example chase won't let you get a sapphire spending bonus within 48 months of your last bonus. C1 is kind of broad and they just say "you may or may not get another spending bonus". Those cards may have a higher multiplier in certain categories compared to the VXs 2x overall. Or maybe dive into some hotel cards since you have an omni travel card. Some have free anniversary nights that would offset the annual fee. All this is my opinion but it really come down to what you want to do and what's best for you.
Today I booked a Best Western reservation through the portal, and surprisingly they automatically matched the BW 'member's only' rates. The grand total was a few dollars more than what was found on BW site due to Cap One service fees, but you can call Cap One customer service to match the price.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
@@perchoceans8167 I still hadn't hit my spend bonus at the time, so I was more focused on reaching that and getting the 10x points on hotels booked through their portal. The best value for transferring points are typically found for international flights, so I'm saving them for that.
@@user-jz5zw2rg9t International flights you say?? Trust me the best way to redeem your points is through C•R. No reoccurring annual fees, 100% cashback, and also you can get cash by converting your points, miles, or hotel rewards and you get 2-5x the dollar value the issuer covers.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
I like the travel portal in general. My biggest complaint is that you cannot do multi-city flights. You have to book all one way flights. I called in and they said that feature is planned in a future update but don’t know when.
I may be overthinking this. But when booking a hotel, why would you apply the Mike's before checkout? Vs booking full rate, getting 10x back, and then using miles the cover of the purchase on the back end.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Hi, Do you have any tips for booking hotel rooms with Capital One, The hotel appears with several lower tier rooms available, unfortunately the room we use for our anniversary isn't available on the Capital One travel portal, is there a chance that this card offers automatic upgrades, So we would be able to take advantage of our preferred room? FYI the hotel is a Radisson...
@Mark Plymale good hack … you should never use points when you book. Instead pay with your card and get all the rewards and then use the purchase eraser.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
How did the $300 travel credit work. Is it seriously only through their portal? the chase reserved just recognizes any time you have travel spent and you can knock up to $300 off of it, which seems a lot less stringent. And those partners don't look that great. Chase portal has partners like United airlines which give some nice reward bonuses of their own.
C1 might have less partners now but most airlines have domestic airline partners. But you could transfer your points british airways and book a united flight since they're partners. Personally I think C1s credit is more upfront. Like what if your doing some travel and when you use your chase card it doesn't get coded as travel.... is it more broader yes but it doesn't necessarily mean it's better imo.
So do you have to use the portal to get the 5x points or can I use let’s say Expedia and book a flight/ hotel and get the points from paying with the card
Is it possible to link a airline loyalty account on this portal? For example getting Delta SkyMiles after booking a Delta flight on Capital One Travel Portal.
Are the capital one points as valuable as the Amex or Chase points? Wouldn’t it more valuable to have the better list of travel partners that chase and Amex have and get more than .01 cents per point?
I would say Cap 1 miles are less valuable than amex and chase points based on how I typically redeem points by transferring to partners. With Cap 1 so far I have only redeemed to reimbursed for flights and a car rental so yeah just 1cpp value. Not great but the Venture X card is basically free when you factor in the credits and what not so I got it for that reason and still like earning cap 1 miles
Not just yet but I will be soon! I’ll be booking a flight in the next month or so and a rental car around the same time and I’ll be using the portal for the credits
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
What's the transfer rate from dollars to travel miles. Example how many miles can you get if you transfer $1,000. I ask cause I don't have a miles card but I have $1,000 is cash back from 3 cards (Quicksilver, Quicksilver One, Business Sparks) doing nothing.
Wow, this portal looks bad, in the sense their prizes are really high, and dont get the kind of point multiplier chase has. It would have been interesting for you to compare the Capital one prizes next expedia, as opposed their word on what the expedia prize is. On chase, I alway compare their prizes to expedia and other sites, and the chase always ends being cheaper because of the multiplier. Granted, even the chase portal has been jacking up prizes, but that is a given.
So if you get a rental car for let's say a week and it's over the $300 statement travel credit amount . Would that just be deducted from total? Or do rental cars not count as travel
You'll probably checkout at the full price but you'll get the travel credit back either immediately or within a few days. C1 says it could take up to 2 billing cycles.
I wouldn't recommend this card - the exchange points for the travel isn't worth it. Supposedly, there is a price drop protection on travels. Booked a ticket and there was a price drop. Called into Capital One Travel and they indicated there wasn't any on my specific itinerary. However, when checking again on that same flight - it did say there was a price drop protection. The variety of airlines that being offered isn't worth it either. I am canceling this card.
What do you think about the Capital One Travel Portal? Be sure to let me know and thanks for watching!
Do you know if there’s a way to book a flight that departs from a different city? Ex. Fly DC into Frankfurt and then fly out of Paris back to DC?
Hey Mark, when erasing your purchase, can you use the $300 travel credit before digging into your points? Thanks!
Nice video Mark! A few additional points:
- In general, you should *not* use points to book travel through the portal. Instead, book with cash, then use points to cover the cost of the travel purchase after it posts. That way you still get 1 cent per point, but you also get the 5-10x miles for the entire cost of the portal booking.
- The portal has a few good price protection benefits. If you find a lower price for a booking within 24 hours of making it through the portal, you can call Capital One and they will price match. Also, if the portal recommends booking a flight because it thinks the price will only increase going forward, you will get a refund of up to $50 per ticket if the price decreases instead.
- Some gift cards are actually worth 1 cent per point, e.g. the GAP one.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer you.
Do you get as much value from your points when doing that?
@@johngreenwood4783 Doing what? Booking travel with cash first and then using points to cover the purchase? Yes, you get 1 cent per point if you’re covering a travel purchase, which is the same value as what you’d get in the portal.
@@travelcards gotcha. But if you book with the portal then you get 10x or 5x points back vs just 2x by booking elsewhere. Correct?
@@johngreenwood4783 Yes that's true. So what I was suggesting was to book through the portal, just *without* using points, paying with cash instead. That way you get the 5x-10x points. Then, if you wanted to use points to cover the purchase, you can do that after the booking has posted to your account, by using the purchase eraser. You'll keep the 5x-10x points by doing that.
Hey Mark! Thanks for the thorough look at the C1 travel portal and redemption options. As someone who doesn't use C1, it was cool to see all the options and how it compares with other portals. Oh, and about the flight time thing, I'm pretty sure it's because airlines want to minimize "delayed" flights to improve their metrics. I often fly up and down California and those flights are definitely less than 1 hour, but they're always listed for 90+ min. These flights always seem to land "on-time" though, hah! Just my two cents about that. Great walkthrough video!
Thanks Stan! I never thought about that with the short flights but that definitely makes sense! When I have someone to be early I like to take the 6am out of LEX to ATL and I’m always walking to the next terminal before 7am. Only thing that would slow that down is weather since the 6am is the first out! Appreciate you watching and that’s insight!
Thank for the video bro. I just got the venture X and am loving it. More content about capital one and venture x is greatly appreciated!
No problem man! I’m super into cap one right now so most likely will keep making content on them until I get bored 😂
@@markplymale haha that’s awesome. I’m just getting into the travel credit card game and have gotten a lot of value from your channel. I’m up in cincy btw. Good luck with the channel growth!
I've used the Travel portal recently to book a weekend trip to Charlotte. Not only was the price a little lower, but they refunded me 30 dollars because the price dropped, and applied my annual travel credit within one billing period. They have been adding more flight options to my destinations as well, haven't used the hotel option yet, because I was booked earlier with a group rate (reunion). Will definently use them as the first option in my future choices.
That's amazing!
I was on the fence about this card and your video was the one that made me pull the trigger on. Got approved and used your link. Thank you very much.
Thanks so much man!!
Officially 10k, congrats man!!
Thanks Daniel! Onto 20K next!
Hey dude thanks so much for covering this. Currently deciding on my first travel card and no UA-camrs seem to cover what it's like to actually use these portals. it seems everyone who games cards just has these for the perks, but never actually uses their points to book travel through them, or they just transfer the points out.
Seeing the portal booking process and determining if these are actually worth using compared to booking direct or another site is the last question I need answered before finally taking the plunge. If someone did a video comparing using these portals to booking direct or through other sites, as well as portal comparisons, that would be immensely helpful. It seems from your video it still might not be worth booking through the portal, which may explain why all other youtubers say they just transfer out.
Lucky enough for you I’ll be booking a flight using the Venture X to get the $300 credit tonight and making a video on it hopefully for tomorrow or the next day. I’ll then be using points to cover the remaining costs after the $300 has been credited! I agree those things are really important to see when you’re trying to decided which card is the best for you!
@@markplymale Awesome great work on the video and looking forward to the next video on that. Earned a subscribe. FYI I edited my comment after rewatching your video:
I realized it's probable that most users likely transfer the rewards out or use the cover travel purchases feature because it's more beneficial to them than using the portal. Your reply reminded me though that in order to receive the bonus, you'll have to use the portal at some point, correct? Do you need to use it at least once a year in order to take advantage of the $300 credit and 10,000 bonus miles?
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Finally! Been waiting for someone to make this video! You sir are the man! Thumbs up
I hope it was helpful!
I just got approved for the Capital One Venture X card. So excited. Thank you for showing the process!
That’s awesome man congrats!!
Wow, FINALY an actual review for the portal. I have been waiting for a review like this for weeks now. Question, if you had to choose, Chase or Capital One Portal? Not talking about point value, just portal layout.
Honestly man I’ve gotta go Cap One. I think the Chase portal is weak and the Amex portal is borderline complete trash!
@@markplymale HAHA its funny you say that because as i was watching your video, i said the exact same thing. I said Chase does a really good job but feels half backed. Amex, although the perks are unmatched, the portal is 110% complete garbage. (i just have a hard time loosing the travel perks AMEX offers) but I'm trying to figure if AMEX really offers a bargain with travel perks and rewards, even though their portal SUCKS. MAYBE this could be your next video. AMEX vs CHASE vs CAPTIAL ONE? Travel portal and purchase protection. Let's be honest there is PLENTY of videos covering points value.
Dude that’s actually a great idea! You’re right a lot of the point stuff has been overdone. It’s funny this video is my worst preforming but far out of my last 10 uploads and I think it’s on really relevant useful content haha. UA-cam can be weird at times! I love the portal comparison idea tho I’m gonna work on that
@@markplymale the reason why I don’t care about point value is because it’s changes all the time. And you can talk about how portal experiences and purchase and travel protection are very important because that stuff hardly changes. And when you’re traveling and you’re in a bind, what do you do? To me point value videos are only value for 6-8 months and they are old and may have changed. Just some topic ideas.
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Great video. I had doubts about the portal but this video cleared them all up. Thank you 💪
Thanks I'm glad my video helped!
CapOne's portal is VERY user friendly. Heck CapOne has a ton of usefulness. I personally prefer their portal of Chase's portal. Plus I love that you can view each cardholders purchases and usage separately.
I agree I am a big fan of the portal!
I think it is up for debate. I think chase portal has better prizes because of point multiplier.
So in your opinion, would you choose cap one credit cards over chase for travel benefits?
This video was exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Just got the X and used your link! 😊 Thanks for you work!
Wow thanks so much Jamie!!
Question @markplymale , would the X card be worth getting for a first class flight from Florida to Japan? Going for honeymoon and never flown first class. When returning we’ll fly back economy. But does the portal have Jap Air now that it’s a year later from this video? Or what airline does the portal have to go from FLL to HND via first class? And would the welcome sign on bonus of 75,000 miles cover a first class one way flight? Or only contribute to dropping the cost? Thank you in advance
Just booked my first trip! It was a breeze to use, and they stored my KTN info as well. They already informed me of my $300 annual credit, and I'll be using my stored miles for an international future trip.
Excellent breakdown Mark! Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you!
Thanks for doing this type cuz others aren't showing the portals. New sub
No problem I hope it was helpful!
Lol. I love your sense of sarcasm. I’m the same way, too. 😆 “I just love this room” (Room is a grey photo with a camera 📷).
😂😂 I’m glad someone else shares the same humor as myself!
$750 from Lexington to Dallas is absolutely insane no matter what day it is… thanks for the video
Absolutely it is ridiculous!
Awesome video. Was waiting on something like this for the venture X
Thanks I hope it was helpful!
Great video and very informative...Thank you for sharing this.
No problem I’m glad it was helpful!
Great video. Exactly what I was looking for.
Awesome I’m glad it was helpful!
I came here to look for how to book a hotel through my capital one account. You quickly and easily showed me how to do that.
Now I’m thinking about ways to learn more about my card and how your channel can help. First time seeing one of your videos and it was very helpful. Not subscribed yet. I give it about 5 times I run into someone on UA-cam with helpful info before I sub. But I’ll tell you, should I see your face on an educational video like this, I know to click it now.
Thank you for your help! Thank you for sharing this information so clearly. 👍🏾
Thanks so much I'm glad my content was helpful! Hopefully the algorithm pushes more videos your way that you find useful as well and I earn your sub!
I believe the flight information includes boarding/taxiing time as well. As to why the flight time seems longer than it should. That's my guess at least.
Makes sense!
Well done Mark, very informative. I will try it for my next trip. The date selection looks good.
I may transfer points as well.
Thanks and we'll done!
Thanks Russ!!
the reason the flight times don't match is because they factor in taxi time. The portal time is gate to gate not wheels up to wheels down. And honestly, gate to gate is more important especially if you only have a 1 hour layover.
Excellent video. Thank you!
No problem I hope it was helpful!
Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to purchase travel through the portal and then “cover your travel purchases”. Would this not allow you to catch maximum 10x points and then also utilize your points?
Yes that actually would be the optimal strategy!
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Im still hung up over having to pay for the " cover your travel insurance " by using points. I thought the purpose of the card was to automatically insure that with the card vs you using your points to do so
FYI I just got the refund option from capital one because the price of my flight dropped. I do m didn’t have to do anything. I got an email letting me know the price of my flight had dropped and got a $50 statement credit.
That’s amazing! People like to say Cap1 customer service is bad but that seems pretty excellent service to me
@@markplymale I agree. I didn't have to do anything. I didn't even know the price had dropped until I got the email. I do wish they had maybe a private Venture X number when you have to call for issues with the portal. I had to call twice and it is just the general customer service department for the travel portal. They were able to get me taken care of both times, but a dedicated support team just for the Venture X would be nice for a premium card.
It cost more if you book or do anything inside their portal, if you look at google flight compare to their portal you will get a better deal.
thank you for your videos. I am new to the credit card game. I have had 2 credit cards for the past 20 years. I just got the Venture X. I want to get another cuz I have a trip coming up to charge and I will hit the 4000 sub right away. What other card do you suggest. I have the Chase Southwest, Citi Costco and the Venture X.
Chase sapphire preferred might be a good one or the regular venture one (both have lower annual fees). I suggest chase because sometimes companies won't let you get the spending bonus within a certain amount of time. For example chase won't let you get a sapphire spending bonus within 48 months of your last bonus. C1 is kind of broad and they just say "you may or may not get another spending bonus". Those cards may have a higher multiplier in certain categories compared to the VXs 2x overall. Or maybe dive into some hotel cards since you have an omni travel card. Some have free anniversary nights that would offset the annual fee. All this is my opinion but it really come down to what you want to do and what's best for you.
Are the flight prices on the Capital One Portal similarly priced to the prices directly from the airlines?
From what I've seen it similar or cheaper.
Today I booked a Best Western reservation through the portal, and surprisingly they automatically matched the BW 'member's only' rates. The grand total was a few dollars more than what was found on BW site due to Cap One service fees, but you can call Cap One customer service to match the price.
That’s awesome!!
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
@@perchoceans8167 I still hadn't hit my spend bonus at the time, so I was more focused on reaching that and getting the 10x points on hotels booked through their portal. The best value for transferring points are typically found for international flights, so I'm saving them for that.
@@user-jz5zw2rg9t International flights you say?? Trust me the best way to redeem your points is through C•R. No reoccurring annual fees, 100% cashback, and also you can get cash by converting your points, miles, or hotel rewards and you get 2-5x the dollar value the issuer covers.
@@perchoceans8167 What is C*R that you keep talking about? Thanks
The travel portal does not show all airline travel choices like expedia. Atleast they should show the choice from partner airlines
Yeah they definitely should!
Great 👍 job and keep it up 👍 bro 😎
Thanks man!
Very useful video. Are you able to enter your airline or hotel rewards account number and earn points/miles?
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
Thx Mark for coverage of Capital One portal- it looks good but still not under 5/24…May look into flying Allegiant since u booked a recent flight.
No problem!
Very helpful
Awesome glad it helped!
I couldn’t see in this video … but does it also have low cost airlines options? Like jetblue spirit or frontier?
I’m wondering that as well!
I like the travel portal in general. My biggest complaint is that you cannot do multi-city flights. You have to book all one way flights. I called in and they said that feature is planned in a future update but don’t know when.
That would be a great feature for them to add!
May 2024....tried multi-city and didn't get very far. Gave up.
I may be overthinking this. But when booking a hotel, why would you apply the Mike's before checkout? Vs booking full rate, getting 10x back, and then using miles the cover of the purchase on the back end.
That’s for sure the best method as opposed to just straight up booking with the miles!
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
If im a frequent American Airlines flyer am I better off just getting their specific airline card?
Hi, Do you have any tips for booking hotel rooms with Capital One, The hotel appears with several lower tier rooms available, unfortunately the room we use for our anniversary isn't available on the Capital One travel portal, is there a chance that this card offers automatic upgrades, So we would be able to take advantage of our preferred room?
FYI the hotel is a Radisson...
thanks!
You’re welcome!
@Mark Plymale good hack … you should never use points when you book. Instead pay with your card and get all the rewards and then use the purchase eraser.
Excellent hack!!
@@markplymale I’ve even used points earned from a Booking to help pay for that same trip
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
4:09 Hi. So, does that mean you clear out your points first but then get BACK points afterwards by booking through the portal?
7:58 Can you apply company discount codes while booking a car rental?
How did the $300 travel credit work. Is it seriously only through their portal? the chase reserved just recognizes any time you have travel spent and you can knock up to $300 off of it, which seems a lot less stringent.
And those partners don't look that great. Chase portal has partners like United airlines which give some nice reward bonuses of their own.
Yes it’s only through the portal. CSR $300 credit is much more flexibility you’re correct
C1 might have less partners now but most airlines have domestic airline partners. But you could transfer your points british airways and book a united flight since they're partners. Personally I think C1s credit is more upfront. Like what if your doing some travel and when you use your chase card it doesn't get coded as travel.... is it more broader yes but it doesn't necessarily mean it's better imo.
So do you have to use the portal to get the 5x points or can I use let’s say Expedia and book a flight/ hotel and get the points from paying with the card
What if you have miles with those airline companies. Is there a section where you can input your frequent flyer miles?
Can you book travel with airlines like Southwest?
How can I book the multiple stop flights with C1 portal ?
during the booking, where can the rewards loyalty numbers go?
Is it possible to link a airline loyalty account on this portal? For example getting Delta SkyMiles after booking a Delta flight on Capital One Travel Portal.
Are the capital one points as valuable as the Amex or Chase points? Wouldn’t it more valuable to have the better list of travel partners that chase and Amex have and get more than .01 cents per point?
I would say Cap 1 miles are less valuable than amex and chase points based on how I typically redeem points by transferring to partners. With Cap 1 so far I have only redeemed to reimbursed for flights and a car rental so yeah just 1cpp value. Not great but the Venture X card is basically free when you factor in the credits and what not so I got it for that reason and still like earning cap 1 miles
Can you only access this via desktop? Capone needs to allow sso/api for this site to increase conversion and penetration
Have you been able to find a way to use the portal and earn hotel points?
Not just yet but I will be soon! I’ll be booking a flight in the next month or so and a rental car around the same time and I’ll be using the portal for the credits
There is a way to get the best value from your points, miles, or even hotel rewards. C•R gives you the best dollar value more than the issuer does, the value is 2-3x of the dollar value you normally get. Why not trade your points, miles, or hotel rewards today for a better dollar value than most portals offer.
How do you change the date of the flight after it is booked?
You’ll most likely need to cancel and rebook
What's the transfer rate from dollars to travel miles. Example how many miles can you get if you transfer $1,000. I ask cause I don't have a miles card but I have $1,000 is cash back from 3 cards (Quicksilver, Quicksilver One, Business Sparks) doing nothing.
Wait until this Tuesday and all of that will change!
Is there a way to not use the $300 yearly credit? Get the 5x but without using the credit.
If you use the card to book travel via the portal the first $300 no matter what will be credit back
Do the CC and the miles account names need to match
are all airlines available
WHOA...I don't have the "Benefit" tab on my portal...
The Cap one portal seems to be a bit expensive!
Im trying to purchase 2 tickets but im unable to select..
What can’t you select? Try a new browser?
Wow, this portal looks bad, in the sense their prizes are really high, and dont get the kind of point multiplier chase has. It would have been interesting for you to compare the Capital one prizes next expedia, as opposed their word on what the expedia prize is. On chase, I alway compare their prizes to expedia and other sites, and the chase always ends being cheaper because of the multiplier. Granted, even the chase portal has been jacking up prizes, but that is a given.
So if you get a rental car for let's say a week and it's over the $300 statement travel credit amount . Would that just be deducted from total? Or do rental cars not count as travel
Yes that’s right!
You'll probably checkout at the full price but you'll get the travel credit back either immediately or within a few days. C1 says it could take up to 2 billing cycles.
I wouldn't recommend this card - the exchange points for the travel isn't worth it.
Supposedly, there is a price drop protection on travels. Booked a ticket and there was a price drop. Called into Capital One Travel and they indicated there wasn't any on my specific itinerary. However, when checking again on that same flight - it did say there was a price drop protection.
The variety of airlines that being offered isn't worth it either. I am canceling this card.
Damn you have to use your air miles to pay for insurance on ur flight??? Seriously
What are you referring to? When you’re booking flights you can pay cash or with miles to “freeze” the price and book later