Avios points can be used to pay for goods and services but they have no cash value, meaning they can’t be exchanged for currency Avios points expire if you don’t use or collect at least one point every 36 months Points aren’t covered by the ATOL scheme, meaning you can’t claim...
American Express Membership Rewardscontinues to be the king of transferable points. Amex partners with all 3 major alliances (SkyTeam,Star Alliance, andOneworld) and many non-alliance partners, so finding award space with them is easier than with other transferable points.Amex transfer partnersinclude...
While it would be nice to directly have Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles, the reality is that those miles are hard to come by, as the program doesn’t partner with anymajor transferable points currencies. So you want to find a points currency that partners with Japan Airlines and transferabl...
While AARP is intended to advocate for retired people, the reality is that there are no restrictions on who can join. Anyone can become a member for just $16 per year, so that membership more than pays for itself after booking just one British Airways ticket (and to be clear, there’s ...
People look like you’re explaining particle physics when you say that the best way to book ANA first class is to earn credit card points from Amex, wait for a big 30% point transfer bonus from Amex to Virgin Atlantic, search on United.com for ANA seats, then call Virgin Atlantic to ...
Qatarwould be able to book this for20K Avios+$10, but would have to be booked over the phone. Qantaswould be able to book this for18.4K Miles. And finally, there’sAlaska. In a few days from now, you’ll be able to transfer AMEX points to Hawaiianand from Hawaiia...
Add to this that not all points and miles carry the same value. That means that 50,000 points from one program could end up being more valuable than 100,000 points from another program. With so many variables at play, how can you determine your points to miles value and how to best ...
I tend to like using my Avios forshort haul domestic flights, where you get a lot of good value from them. Third, I didn’t even have enough Avios so I had to transfer almost all of my remaining Membership Rewards points to get enough AND there wasn’t a c...
While Finnair Plus is not a Chase transfer partner, you can transfer Ultimate Rewards points to BA, Aer Lingus or Iberia and thentransfer those Avios to your Finnair Plus accountat a 1:1 rate. Why would you take this extra step?