Chase Ultimate Rewards sweet spots: Best flight and hotel redemptions

Chase Ultimate Rewards points are one of the most valuable transferable currencies you can earn. Because of this — and Chase's 5/24 rule — many people start with an Ultimate Rewards points-earning card when they first get into points and miles.If you're new to Ultimate Rewards, you can redeem your points for travel through the Chase Travel℠ portal. However, the most valuable redemptions often involve transferring points to Ultimate Rewards airline and hotel transfer partners.This guide will cover some of the best Chase sweet spots to help you maximize your next redemption.Book luxury Hyatt hotel stays with Chase pointsChase's partnership with World of Hyatt is great news for anyone collecting Ultimate Rewards points. That's because World of Hyatt's award chart is very generous: Standard rooms at top-tier Category 8 properties cost between 35,000 and 75,000 points per night, depending on whether Hyatt designates the night Lowest, Low, Moderate, Upper or Top.With some Ultimate Rewards-earning cards transferring to World of Hyatt at a 1:1 ratio, booking these properties at reasonable rates is easy, especially if you can travel outside of holidays and peak travel times.Park Hyatt New Y...