Speaking of American Express, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, one of the three hotels that confer Universal Express Unlimited, is bookable via the American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts program, available to those with the Amex Platinum Card or Amex Business Platinum Card. TPG currently values American Express Membership Rewards points at 2 cents each and this redemption only has a value of 0.6 cents per point. 2023 has a cash price of $251.99 all-in and a points price of 35,999. For example, a one-night stay at Universal's Cabana Bay Resort in Feb. The redemption value when paying with points through the Amex Travel portal isn't great. Cash pricing is typically the same as what you'll find by booking direct with Universal, but you can earn 5 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on prepaid hotels booked through the Amex Travel portal with The Platinum Card® from American Express or The Business Platinum Card® from American Express. Related: How to redeem Citi ThankYou points for maximum value Use Amex Membership Rewards points Using Amex Membership Reward points for Universal hotelsĪll eight of Universal's on-site hotels are available for booking through the American Express Travel portal using either cash or points. However, we didn't find any Universal Orlando tickets available through the portal when updating this story. You can also book theme park tickets and other activities through the Citi ThankYou travel portal. every day and ended up with a year's worth of Hogwarts for the price of two (times four) days of tickets. We sacrificed the all-day Express Pass option for one that starts at 4 p.m. Our family of four found we could save money purchasing annual passes instead of buying two-day park tickets with Express Passes. You should also consider a Universal annual pass if you're visiting during a peak time. So, although you should check the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal to see whether Universal Orlando tickets have been added again, you may need to purchase tickets through another method. However, as of the most recent update of this story, we could not find any Universal Orlando park tickets available through the Ultimate Rewards travel portal. When doing so, you'd get the same redemption rates as you'd get when booking hotels through the Ultimate Rewards portal. Historically, you could purchase a variety of Universal Orlando park tickets through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal. (Screenshot from ) Buying Universal tickets with Ultimate Rewards points Related: TPG's complete guide to Universal Orlando For example, the Aventura Hotel has family rooms and Universal's Endless Summer Dockside and Surfside resorts have roomy two-bedroom suites. Some of the Universal hotel options that don't include Express Passe Unlimited also can be really family-friendly. That's great if anyone in your family has their heart set on trying Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure or Jurassic World Velocicoaster, two coasters with notoriously long waits (and no Express Pass line). The lower tiers of Universal Orlando hotels don't include Express Pass Unlimited but do offer early access to select Universal theme parks each day, including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. So, if you want Universal Express Unlimited, it's worth doing the math to see if you can save (or at least break even) by staying in a Premier hotel. Reservations at each of these hotels include Universal Express Unlimited, Universal Orlando's cut-the-line pass. Universal Orlando Resort has three Premier-class hotels: Loews Royal Pacific Resort, The Hard Rock Hotel and Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. The Chase Ultimate Rewards program can be a jack of all trades in covering the costs of a Universal Orlando vacation. (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy) Use Chase Ultimate Rewards points Redeem Ultimate Rewards points for Universal hotels Hogwarts Castle at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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