Want to travel more for even less? Travelers with the *chase sapphire reserve*, *capital one venture card* or *venture x* can start getting our Thrifty Traveler Premium deals for next to nothing out of pocket
Since our Thrifty Traveler Premium service codes as a travel expense, that means it's eligible for the Chase Sapphire Reserve's annual $300 travel credit that covers any and all travel expenses.
In fact, you'll have $200 of travel credit leftover after paying for a Premium membership, or $150 if you want to add Hotel Alerts with a Premium+ subscription. Or, you could cover up to six (or four with Premium+) subscriptions if you want to gift a few to family and friends.
Read more: All About the $300 Chase Sapphire Reserve Travel Credit
Alternatively, Venture and Venture X cardholders (or even travelers with the no-annual-fee *capital one ventureone*) could cover the cost of Thrifty Travel Premium with Capital One miles.
Just be sure to pay with these cards at check out. Once your transaction hits your account, you'll be able to cover the charge with Capital One miles. Using miles that way, each mile is worth 1 cent towards travel. After purchasing an annual Thrifty Traveler Premium subscription, you'd need just 9,999 miles to cover the $99.99 charge.
To do it, simply head to your Capital One online account and click “Redeem” next to your mileage balance.
From here, select “Cover Travel Purchases.” This allows you to cover any travel purchase you make with your Venture card.
Then you’ll be taken to a page where you can select which travel-related purchases you’ve made on your Capital One card that you’d like to “erase.” This includes all travel transactions from the last 90 days.
If you're an existing Thrifty Traveler Premium member, you'll want to head to the Thrifty Traveler Premium login page and make sure your Capital One card is on file for your payment if you want to use miles to cover the annual membership fee. Once your next payment is due, it will be automatically charged – making it eligible to be removed with Capital One miles.
Got the *venture x*? One of that card's benefits makes this deal even better. Starting in your second year, you'll get 10,000 Miles as a bonus for renewing each and every year. Those 10,000 miles will be more than enough to cover your Thrifty Traveler Premium membership every year going forward.
So, what do Thrifty Traveler Premium flight deal alerts get you? Let's take a look.
What You Get with Thrifty Traveler Premium
Thrifty Traveler Premium is your ultimate travel savings tool. The year isn't even halfway over and we've already sent 500+ flight deal alerts – including nearly 200 award alerts to redeem your points and miles!
Our team of travel experts finds and sends:
- Cheap domestic and international flight deal alerts
- Award alerts for deals bookable with credit card points and airline miles
- Text message alerts for mistake fares and rare “unicorn” deals
- Discounted first and business class fares
Opt for Premium+, and you'll also get 2-3 weekly alerts to book hotels with points from programs like Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, and all the major transferrable credit card points.
These aren't last-minute deals, either. We send alerts for travel up to 11 months out, giving you time to plan, save, and score the best deals. Our team of travel experts is searching 24/7 for the best unadvertised sales, mistake fares, and points deals. When we find a deal from your airport(s), you get an instant email alert to book directly with the airline or hotel.
You can tailor your settings to receive alerts only from the airports you want, and we cover over 200 U.S. and Canadian airports – more than any other service.
Read more on how Thrifty Traveler Premium works – and how it can help you save hundreds on flights!
Not only will you get alerted when we find a great deal, but we'll also send you everything you need to know to actually get the deal booked.
Bottom Line
We're just a bit biased, but we can't think of a better way to put the $300 annual travel credit on your *chase sapphire reserve* card or Capital One miles to use. Think of it as a (small) investment in cheaper travel.
