Amex points
Jan 4, 2025 | 2:57 pm
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We are trying to reserve a flight to Kona from KSAT for my brother’s celebration of life , but can’t seem to find out a reasonable way to pay for the flight with points from Amex. Anyone here got any savvy on this? Thx in advance.
And, we are also going to be a bit later trying to do the same for a flight to Dublin, Ireland using same payment method. TIA, Mike
And, we are also going to be a bit later trying to do the same for a flight to Dublin, Ireland using same payment method. TIA, Mike
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Jan 4, 2025 | 3:01 pm
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The most reliable way is to book via Amex travel at 1cpp. You can also look at booking via BA with Avios, although availability is rare.
Jan 4, 2025 | 4:30 pm
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Can you tell us your desired date(s) of travel, and the current cash cost for your flights? That will help to figure out whether it makes sense to transfer your MR points to a frequent-flyer program and attempt to get award tickets.
Jan 4, 2025 | 4:43 pm
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Yessir! We have been checking with American, Delta Airlines. The best fare round trip is with American at about 500.00. Delta was a bit more than that and has a bag fee attached which has not been looked at. Flight is only about three weeks out on 1/31 which is why we are getting a bit antsy! TIA, Mike
Jan 4, 2025 | 5:00 pm
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Jan 4, 2025 | 5:03 pm
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Yessir! We have been checking with American, Delta Airlines. The best fare round trip is with American at about 500.00. Delta was a bit more than that and has a bag fee attached which has not been looked at. Flight is only about three weeks out on 1/31 which is why we are getting a bit antsy! TIA, Mike
At this point, if you really want to use your Amex points, I don't think that you will do better than buying your tickets through Amex travel, and paying with your points.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 5:55 pm
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Agreed, however I went that way for a last minute transfer, setting up a new Hawaiian account, and it took over 2 days and several calls to Amex to get my accounts linked, and in that time the space disappeared. I did not know that OP didn't need to travel immediately when posting, hence stating the quickest setup and transfer time paths.
Jan 4, 2025 | 8:32 pm
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Agreed, however I went that way for a last minute transfer, setting up a new Hawaiian account, and it took over 2 days and several calls to Amex to get my accounts linked, and in that time the space disappeared. I did not know that OP didn't need to travel immediately when posting, hence stating the quickest setup and transfer time paths.
Jan 4, 2025 | 8:43 pm
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May 30, 2025 | 10:05 am
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The AMEX -> Hawaiian -> Alaska -> AA redemption is great for those with AMEX points. But be advised, I just noticed an alert on the AMEX redemption screen that as of 6/30/25, transfers from AMEX - Hawaiian will no longer be available.
Jun 28, 2025 | 8:36 am
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Friendly PSA - there's less than 48 hours left to launder some AMEX points into Hawaiian (and then transfer to Alaska) if you want to use them for AA (or any OneWorld) redemption!
Jun 28, 2025 | 4:20 pm
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wow, that’s unfortunate. Maybe a function of Hawaiian joining OW? Amex has become more and more oriented to Skyteam
Jun 28, 2025 | 5:32 pm
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Out of Amex's transfer partners, I count 4 SkyTeam, 4 Star, and 5 oneWorld (not counting HA, and that becomes 4 as well if you have IAG as one airline comparable to AFKL).