Amex Rewards Points
Dec 26, 2010 | 10:47 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: mountains of western NC
Programs: Life, Love and Laughter
Posts: 9,823
The Loyalty Traveler blog is a great place to search for info on hotel programs and which are the most valuable:
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/
Dec 26, 2010 | 12:22 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Northwest NJ
Programs: Starwood Platinum,Marriott Platinum, United Silver
Posts: 2,313
Welcome to FT. Your question is a common one but it is also way,way too broad to get a meaningful answer.
1. Where do you like to go?
2. How do you like to get there? For example, for me it would be Europe and, most important, in either Business or First Class. You will discover the greatest redemption value is in redeeming for those types of airline tickets, but you need to be able to generate a lot of points for that, and it needs to mean something to you. There are many people who would rather use the points for two coach trips rather than one in Business Class
3. How often do you wish to get away? What level of hotel do you like to stay at? I have found that hotel redemptions usually give pretty low value with AMEX so I use other credit cards, like the Starwood AMEX or the Hyatt Visa, to get my points for hotel rooms and suites.
I'm sure you get the idea by now. Save your points, read FT, go to www.boardingarea.com and read the blogs there, ask questions, etc. You'll figure out what works for your specific situation. You'll find a wealth of information here that will be useful when your questions get more targeted.
Again, welcome aboard!
1. Where do you like to go?
2. How do you like to get there? For example, for me it would be Europe and, most important, in either Business or First Class. You will discover the greatest redemption value is in redeeming for those types of airline tickets, but you need to be able to generate a lot of points for that, and it needs to mean something to you. There are many people who would rather use the points for two coach trips rather than one in Business Class
3. How often do you wish to get away? What level of hotel do you like to stay at? I have found that hotel redemptions usually give pretty low value with AMEX so I use other credit cards, like the Starwood AMEX or the Hyatt Visa, to get my points for hotel rooms and suites.
I'm sure you get the idea by now. Save your points, read FT, go to www.boardingarea.com and read the blogs there, ask questions, etc. You'll figure out what works for your specific situation. You'll find a wealth of information here that will be useful when your questions get more targeted.
Again, welcome aboard!
Dec 26, 2010 | 8:28 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 789
Consider Continental
Welcome to FlyerTalk!
You should also consider Continental Airlines. You can transfer 1:1 through September of 2011. Continental merged with United, so your miles will all likely to become United miles. You can also open up a Chase Continental credit card and make more miles. Then when they all become United miles, open up another credit card with Chase for United Airlines. Just a suggestions, but there are a few people doing this long term planning + credit card churning.
Best,
PedroNY
You should also consider Continental Airlines. You can transfer 1:1 through September of 2011. Continental merged with United, so your miles will all likely to become United miles. You can also open up a Chase Continental credit card and make more miles. Then when they all become United miles, open up another credit card with Chase for United Airlines. Just a suggestions, but there are a few people doing this long term planning + credit card churning.
Best,
PedroNY