Hi, I have over 50,000 Amex points on the UK Amex Platinum Card.

In the past I transferred these to my United Airlines Account but can no longer do this.

I do virtually all my flying out of Manchester England to the USA or Central and South America on United.

If I travel in Europe I use Easyjet or Ryan Air because of price.

When abroad I tend to travel alone and use basic hotels. of the Holiday Inn, Premier Inns standard.

I was wondering which hotel chain or airline partner is most likely to benefit me the most.

With the Amex Card I can apply for elevated status with Starwood, Accor and Club Carlson. Would this do anything to help me if I transferred points to one them . Also does anyone know where to locate the redemption charts for these hotels without joining first?

Your suggestions would be appreciated.