18 Best Ways To Earn Lots of JetBlue TrueBlue Points [2023]

JetBlue might not have the same kind of extensive route network compared to Delta Air Lines or American Airlines, but it has gained a reputation for having a good product and solid service.

In this post, you’ll learn about the ways you can use credit cards to earn JetBlue TrueBlue points and other fun ways to earn even more points. Soon you’ll have tons of TrueBlue points to redeem any way you want!

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Using Co-branded JetBlue and Partner Credit Cards

We love getting points using our credit cards, and TrueBlue points can be earned using the Barclays lineup. First, you’ll need to get signed up for the loyalty program and credit card(s).

Here’s how to get started.

Sign up for a JetBlue TrueBlue Account

Like many other airline programs, you can become a member immediately by just signing up on JetBlue’s site. Once you’ve set up an account, you’ll be ready to earn TrueBlue points.

Your TrueBlue membership number will appear under My Account. Keep that number handy, as you’ll use it to earn extra points with JetBlue’s various partners.

Check under Current Deals to see if there are any promotions when you sign up. For example, there may be a chance to earn extra points if you fly within a set time period after registering your account.

Earn TrueBlue Points With Credit Cards

There are several credit cards that can help you earn TrueBlue points. Some earn TrueBlue points directly, while other premium credit cards earn transferable points that can be transferred to your TrueBlue account.

1. Barclays JetBlue Co-branded Credit Cards

Barclays issues 3 co-branded JetBlue cards. When you get one of these cards, you can earn a big chunk of points thanks to the different sign-up bonuses offered by each.

Recommended JetBlue Cards

The JetBlue Plus card and The JetBlue Business card both earn 6 points per dollar on all purchases with JetBlue. This rate is particularly useful card if you are paying for JetBlue flights regularly. Both of these cards also allow you to earn Mosaic status with JetBlue by spending $50,000 on the card in a calendar year. Depending on your spending, this could be an easy way to earn Mosaic status. Both cards come with a mid-range annual fee but generally come with a hefty sign-up bonus.

If you’d prefer a card with no annual fee that earns TrueBlue points directly, look no further than The JetBlue card. With this card, you’ll earn 3 points per dollar when making purchases with JetBlue. However, you cannot spend your way to Mosaic status with this card.

All 3 of these cards also have 2 bonus categories: restaurants and grocery stores. You will earn 2 points per dollar on these purchases regardless of which JetBlue card you choose.

Hot Tip: Check out the most valuable benefits of The JetBlue Plus card!

2. Chase Ultimate Rewards Credit Cards

You can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to JetBlue at a 1:1 ratio.

Recommended Chase Cards (Personal)

If you’re a business owner, see our list of the best Chase business credit cards.

3. Citi ThankYou Rewards Credit Cards

Citi added JetBlue as a transfer partner in the ThankYou Rewards program and is now a 1:1 transfer partner. You’ll need either the Citi Prestige® Card or the Citi Premier® Card to transfer at that ratio. Other ThankYou Rewards-participating cards may be able to transfer to JetBlue at 1:0.8 ratio.

Without a transfer bonus, there are better ways to redeem your ThankYou Points, but they’re great to have if you really need them.

Recommended Citi Cards (Personal)

4. Amex Membership Rewards Credit Cards

TrueBlue points can also be transferred from Amex Membership Rewards at a rate of 1:0.8. Sometimes, you can take advantage of promotional periods that bump up the transfer rate to 1:1.

Generally, you can find better ways to redeem Membership Rewards points, but they can come through in a pinch if you need a JetBlue flight. Try to wait for promotional transfer rates so you can get more value out of your Membership Rewards points.

Hot Tip: Use our transfer partner calculator to easily find out how many TrueBlue points you’ll get when transferring from Amex.

Recommended Amex Cards (Personal)

Business owner? See our list of the best Amex business credit cards.

Earn Points Through Shopping and Dining

Like many other airlines, JetBlue has an online shopping portal and a dining program that can help you earn even more miles on your purchases.

5. TrueBlue Shopping Portal

JetBlue has a shopping portal called TrueBlue Shopping that gives members opportunities to earn points through their favorite merchants when shopping online.

The JetBlue shopping portal has over 700 participating retailers offering up to 15 points per dollar.

Keep tabs on these bonus deals to see when your favorite retailers are offering more points than usual for a limited period of time.

6. The TrueBlue Dining Program

Though somewhat lower value than other dining programs out there, TrueBlue Dining will earn you 1 TrueBlue point per dollar when dining at restaurants in the network. Mosaic members earn 2 TrueBlue points per dollar.

See our guide to TrueBlue Dining for how to maximize your point earnings.

Hot Tip: Use The JetBlue card when you eat at restaurants participating in the dining program to earn 2x points for every dollar spent. You’ll earn these points in addition to what you already earn through the dining program and as a Mosaic member.

7. Amazon

When logged into your TrueBlue account and connected to Fly-Fi, you can earn 3 TrueBlue points for every eligible dollar spent on inflight purchases at Amazon.com.

Earning Points for Travel With JetBlue and Partners

JetBlue has many ways to earn points within its own points rewards system, but it also has a bunch of partners you can use to earn points as well.

8. Airfare and Flights

Purchase JetBlue flights or flights on any of JetBlue’s airline partners to earn TrueBlue points the old-fashioned way — taking a flight.

Flying JetBlue Airways

	Blue/Blue Plus/Blue Extra/Mint	Blue Basic
Mosaic-Qualifying Base Points	3	1
Direct Booking Bonus	3	1
The JetBlue Card/The JetBlue Plus Card Bonus	3/6	3/6
Mosaic Bonus	3	3
Total Points Earned per Dollar	12/15	8/11

Every dollar spent on a JetBlue flight will yield 1 to 3 TrueBlue points simply for being a TrueBlue member. If you purchase your flight via JetBlue.com, you’ll earn an additional 1 to 3 TrueBlue points per dollar as a bonus. That’s 2 to 6 points per dollar spent on JetBlue tickets!

Overall, you could earn between 8 and 15 points per dollar on your JetBlue ticket purchases!

Flying With JetBlue Partners

Since JetBlue is not a member of any airline alliance, your options are limited for earning TrueBlue points with other airlines.

However, the airlines it does partner with are pretty awesome! All you have to do is add your TrueBlue number on the passenger info page at booking to get the points.

Click on each name of the following JetBlue partners to learn more about the points you can earn by flying them:

9. Earn More With Even More Space Seats

JetBlue Even More Space passengers — Image Credit: JetBlue

Request your seat to have Even More Space on JetBlue flights. This is an add-on to your ticket purchase that typically yields an extra 200 points per flight. Sweet!

10. Earn More With Mosaic Status

TrueBlue Mosaic status can be earned in 1 of 3 ways:

Earn 15,000 points within a calendar year
Fly 30 flight segments (that’s one-way) and earn at least 12,000 points within a calendar year
Spend $50,000 in a calendar year on The JetBlue Plus card or The JetBlue Business card.

A couple of benefits of Mosaic status are 15,000 bonus points added to your TrueBlue account, plus an additional 3 points for every dollar spent on JetBlue flights.

Hot Tip: Note that the TrueBlue program will be revamped in early 2023.

11. Share Points With Points Pooling

JetBlue Points Pooling — Image Credit: JetBlue

With Points Pooling, up to 7 travelers can earn and share rewards together.

Be careful:

When you join a TrueBlue Pool, 100% of your points go into the pool
The Pool Leader can manage members and who is allowed to use points
The Pool Leader can redeem any points in the pool without further authorization from a pool member
If the Pool Leader removes a member, no member can be added for 6 months
A member who leaves a pool only receives back the number of points left in their own account

12. Pet Bonus

Bring your pet on board and earn bonus TrueBlue points. You can earn 300 bonus TrueBlue points on every flight segment you fly with your pet as a TrueBlue member.

13. Rent a Car With Paisly

Get bonus points when you drive a rental car booked through Paisly. Earn 100 points per day (200 if Mosaic) on Avis and Budget car rentals — plus, save up to 35% on your booking.

14. Stay in a Hotel With Paisly or IHG

Hotels booked through Paisly earn 1 point per eligible dollar spent, and you’ll also save up to 20% when you’ve booked a JetBlue flight.

JetBlue has also partnered with IHG to offer bonus points at a rate of 2 points per dollar spent on rooms at all IHG brands except for Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites, and The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Stays at Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites earn 1 point per dollar spent, and stays at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas earn 500 points per qualifying stay.

15. Book Activities or Theme Park Tickets With Paisly

Whether you want to take a traditional sightseeing tour, go kayaking, or explore street food, there’s an activity bookable on Paisly at a variety of destinations. Activities or theme park tickets booked through Paisly earn 1 point per dollar spent.

16. Book Vacation Packages

JetBlue Vacations provides opportunities to book a vacation package to die for.

	Points Earned on Airfare	Points Earned on Hotels, Cruises, Cars, and Transfers Booked as a Part of a JetBlue Vacations Package
TrueBlue Members	6	1
Mosaic Members	9	1

If you plan on booking a getaway and want to earn some TrueBlue points for your effort, JetBlue Vacations is the way to go.

Specialty Earnings for JetBlue Points

There are tons of other ways to earn TrueBlue points that don’t fit into any of the above categories. Some of these options could give you a nice boost to your TrueBlue balance.

17. Fill Out Surveys Online

TrueBlue has partnered with Jet Opinions for members to earn TrueBlue points by taking surveys online. You can earn 400 TrueBlue points when you take your first survey!

18. Buy JetBlue TrueBlue Points

If you’re looking to boost your balance because there’s a redemption that you really want to make (in the very short term) then you could look at buying TrueBlue points. We do not recommend buying points just because there’s a good promotion as points can devalue overnight. This is only a viable strategy (in our opinion) if you’re in real need of a top up for a specific redemption just around the corner.

Final Thoughts

The JetBlue credit cards provide some great ways to earn TrueBlue points. Each card earns bonus points for groceries and restaurants.

Take advantage of JetBlue’s partners and its shopping and dining programs to earn more TrueBlue points.

The information regarding The JetBlue Plus Card, The JetBlue Card, The JetBlue Business Card, and Citi Prestige® Card was independently collected by Upgraded Points and not provided nor reviewed by the issuer.

Featured Image Credit: Daniel Ross

Frequently asked questions

How much is a TrueBlue point worth?

TrueBlue points carry a value of around 1.3 cents ($0.013) per point. When redeeming Mint seats, the value is even better at about 1.7 cents per point.

How do I get TrueBlue points for past flights?

If you took a flight on JetBlue in the past but didn’t receive points, contact JetBlue to claim your points.

Travel that is still eligible for points must have occurred within the last year (defined as the previous 364 days). Make requests through your account under Manage My Points. Scroll down to Request missing points and enter your ticket number.

You may also call 800-JETBLUE (538-2583) to make requests for points.

How do I keep JetBlue points from expiring?

Luckily, TrueBlue points never expire, so you won’t have to do things like earn points by taking surveys simply to keep them from expiring. Instead, TrueBlue members can earn and use points at their own pace.

How many TrueBlue points do I need for a free flight?

JetBlue used to have a 5,000-point minimum to redeem award flights. Now the minimum is only 3,500 points. This is the equivalent of about a $49 ticket.

What is the JetBlue credit card?

JetBlue has a partnership with Barclays, and there are 3 different cards: The JetBlue card, The JetBlue Plus card, and The JetBlue Business card.

How else can I earn JetBlue TrueBlue points?

You can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points or Citi ThankYou Points to your TrueBlue account at a 1:1 ratio. Amex Membership Rewards points can be transferred at a 1:0.8 ratio.

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About Spencer Howard

Always a fan of flying, it was only natural that Spencer was drawn to finding a way to improve the travel experience. Like many, he started this journey searching for cheap flights to take him around the world. This was fun for a while, but Spencer was intrigued by the idea of flying in business and first class! Throwing himself into what became an extensive research project, Spencer spent 3-4 hours per night learning everything he could about frequent flyer miles over the course of several months (he thinks this is normal).

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17 comments

Pam April 6, 2019
When are JetBlue badges coming back? They disappeared almost a year ago…
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- Christine Krzyszton April 9, 2019
  That’s a popular question, Pam. On their website, JetBlue simply says that the program is “on vacation” and they’ll let us know when the program will return. Sorry, we don’t have any additional information.
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Francheska Nieves April 21, 2019
Another survey webpage that offers TrueBlue points is Jet Opinion.
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- Christine Krzyszton April 24, 2019
  Thanks for the information, Francheska. Jet Opinion does indeed offer TrueBlue points.
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Paul Michalski July 13, 2019
JetOpinions promises 400 points for completing a survey. I unsubscribed and deactivated my account after one “survey”, several minutes of my time and receiving 2 points–after being told that my failing to be Hispanic made me of no interest. The e-mails promising 400 points for completing a survey are horribly deceptive. They have created more ill-will toward JetBlue through this bait & switch than any late flight ever could. I will never get those minutes back. Perhaps they need a survey about people’s happiness with JetOpinions–they might be surprised (or not). If I were in charge of JetBlue, I would think twice before alienating my loyal airline customers in the effort to capture some marketing revenue.
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- Vicki December 12, 2019
  I got the 400 points, I’m white non Hispanic. I’ve been doing the surveys and have almost 600 points after a few days.
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elaine tillery January 28, 2021
How do you combine the points together from the business card and personal card?
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- Jarrod West January 28, 2021
  Hi Elaine,
  If you have the same JetBlue True Blue number associated with each card, then all of the points should pool to the same account.
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Kyle July 8, 2021
How do you link a JetBlue credit card to your true blue account?
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- Jarrod West July 8, 2021
  Hi Kyle,
  New payment methods can be linked to your TrueBlue account when you are checking out and paying for a flight on the JetBlue website.
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jerry August 3, 2021
Note that American has been added as a True Blue partner, so you can earn points flying on American and no longer have to worry about those credits expiring as they would in American’s program after 18 months!
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Kim Boltz September 16, 2022
I get sent checks from Jetblue mastercard all the time. If I use those for things that don’t take a credit card. Do those earn points?
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- Jarrod West September 16, 2022
  Hi Kim,
  The card terms don’t specify point earning on purchases made with checks provided by Barclays. My guess would be that they would not earn points, but I’d recommend calling the number on the back of your card to verify.
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Rebeca February 5, 2023
Your article says update 2/3/2023, yet it shows a very outdated sign up bonus point value for the JetBlue Plus credit card.
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- Jarrod West February 6, 2023
  Hi Rebecca,
  The welcome bonus offers are now updated.
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Jaime March 21, 2023
It says my current Chase Sapphire Preferred cards gets Spot Club Platinum status with The Parking Spot for 2 years, 20% off of your first reservation, and points for 1 free day of parking (enroll by October 26, 2023). I have this card and can’t figure out how to do this. May I have some guidance? Thanks!
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- Keri Stooksbury March 21, 2023
  Hi Jaime – when we reached out to The Spot Club we were advised that this benefit is targeted to select CSP cardholders at this time. Thanks for reading!
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