{"id":245519,"date":"2026-06-10T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/this-one-chase-card-helped-me-save-thousands-on-a-trip-to-paris-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T22:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:00:46","slug":"this-one-chase-card-helped-me-save-thousands-on-a-trip-to-paris-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/this-one-chase-card-helped-me-save-thousands-on-a-trip-to-paris-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"This one Chase card helped me save thousands on a trip to Paris – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I almost closed the browser tab.<\/p>\n

Not because I didn’t want to go to Paris, but because I had just priced flights for two adults and an infant during Roland-Garros (the French Open), and the total was approaching $7,000 \u2014 for economy.<\/p>\n

Planning my son’s first international trip across the pond wasn’t exactly shaping up to be a budget-friendly getaway. Fortunately, I had other tools at my disposal to bring the cost down.<\/p>\n

I recently added the Chase Sapphire Reserve\u00ae<\/a><\/span> (see rates and fees<\/a><\/span>) to my wallet, thanks in part to its highest-ever public welcome offer<\/a><\/span>: Earn 150,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.<\/p>\n

As I looked back at the flights, hotel and card benefits I used for the trip, I realized the card’s full welcome bonus and statement credits were enough to cover nearly the entire vacation, from peak-season flights to a luxury hotel stay in Paris. All told, I saved over $8,000.<\/p>\n

Here’s how.<\/p>\n

Why this 150,000-point offer caught my attention<\/h2>\n

I’ve historically carried the Chase Sapphire Preferred\u00ae Card<\/a><\/span> (see rates and fees<\/a><\/span>) and never felt particularly compelled to upgrade.<\/p>\n

However, after Chase updated its Sapphire eligibility rules<\/a><\/span>, I became eligible for the Sapphire Reserve just in time for the card’s best-ever public welcome bonus.<\/p>\n

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GISELLE GOMEZ\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

150,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points are worth $3,075 according to our June 2026 valuations<\/a><\/span>. But I knew I could make it stretch even further thanks to the magic of transfer partners.<\/p>\n

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Related: Who are the Chase Ultimate Rewards airline and hotel transfer partners?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

How I reduced nearly $7,000 in airfare to less than $1,000<\/h2>\n

We had a short window to work with. My husband only had a few days off, and his brother was already planning to be in Europe around the same time, giving us a rare opportunity to overlap our trips.<\/p>\n

The challenge? Our dates coincided with Roland-Garros, so airfare was already elevated.<\/p>\n

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GISELLE GOMEZ\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I started pricing cash flights from Miami to Paris for two adults and an infant, I experienced a bit of sticker shock.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Chase Ultimate Rewards<\/a><\/span> points transfer to 10 airline partners<\/a><\/span> at a 1:1 ratio, giving me some options for award space.<\/p>\n

After spending some time on Seats.aero<\/a><\/span>, I found round-trip flights from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) that worked for our schedule.<\/p>\n

My itinerary would have cost $6,968 if I had booked it in cash.<\/p>\n

Instead, I paid $974.18 in taxes and fees.<\/p>\n

Miami to Paris on Air France<\/b><\/h3>\n

For the outbound flight, I booked Air France-operated flights through Flying Blue.<\/p>\n

The itinerary cost:<\/p>\n