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Always compare the value of points redeemed via chase travel or transferring to travel partners by doing a cost per point analysis (dollar value of itinerary / number of points needed). You’ll usually get 1.5 cents/point if booking through chase travel portal. So any redemption value > 1.5 cents is a good deal. I went to Paris a couple months ago and booked a $4,500 itinerary (economy going, Polaris on the return) for 90k points which comes out to be a 5 cent redemption.
They sometimes have great Special cuisine deals so look on awards/dining frequently to see if anything sounds like a good deal. They had a special with Dominique Ansel bakery that was 7k pts and worth ~200. Then if you like travel I would look at flying partners and then go to their website and check out redemption rates. For instance Chase transfer to AirFrance and you can get round trip NYC-ATH for 30k pts + fees.
Some people I know find the pay yourself back option cost effective. I would just quantify everything overtime and see how much you can get point-to-dollar ratio and see when you’re at or above your average redemption rate if it’s a good deal for you. For example if you can get $600 worth of travel for 30k points then 20k points for $250 redeemed on something else doesn’t seem so great. But it all has to do with your patterns.