Originally Posted by
lawschw
Hey, I have about 225,000 amex reward points. Any advice on what i should do with them would be greatly appreciated! In the past i just rolled them over to my aeroplan account but kind of over aeroplan. Should I just redeem them for statement travel credits at $10 for every 1000 points? Again, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
IMO, one of the best deals for Canadians is to exchange them into BA points and use them for short-haul rewards on AA. You don't say where you're located, but as an example, one-way Toronto to NYC or Chicago is 4,500 miles plus $57 in economy, 9,000 miles + $57 in business class.
You might also look at long-haul redemptions. BA has similar fees to Aeroplan, but they have a First class cabin which is much nicer than Air Canada's business class.