Capitalizing on Credit Card Points

[Matthew Stevens]

My family is flying to the east coast from Hawaii for the summer. For my wife, two children, and my dog I will be paying between 2500 and 3000. My current point situation is:

Capital 1 Venture: 150,000 points ($1500)

AMEX Platinum: 83,000 points ($830)

Chase Sapphire Reserve: 85,000 ($850)

I’m looking for suggestions outside of merging all of these points to our preferred airline (Alaskan Air for their great pet policies). If that is the best route I will likely merge the AMEX and Chase Points onto my Alaskan account and make my initial payment on the Capital 1. Thanks for the help everyone!