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Old Feb 16, 2023 | 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Stgermainparis
I am trying to use Amex points. I do have Chase (and Cap1) points but many more Amex ones.. I really want to try to get more than 1 cent value out of them. I can do 20k per room per night at a Blu but was hoping to do better. Also not exactly the location I wanted.
Honestly, the best answer I've found is to cash them out to Schwab at 1.1c per point and then pay for the hotel.

And I agree that I have a ton of these compared to UR (cashed out my Cap1) and these are just much harder to use economically, especially for hotels.
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