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Sunday sweet spots: roundtrip business class to Eu

Sunday sweet spots: roundtrip business class to Europe for as little as 88k Amex points on Star Alliance airlines such as United ✈️

You can also book US-Europe roundtrip in economy for as little as 55k. This is a good deal if paid fares are high, but always do the cents per point point math to make sure you’re getting a decent redemption value 🧮

Photos courtesy of @gillianrn

Sweet Spot Sundays- 5 night stay in an overwater b

Sweet Spot Sundays- 5 night stay in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives (valued at >$3,000) for as little as 120k Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards points. 🌅🏝

Swipe through to find out how! I’ll also explain why this is an exception to my usual advice for redeeming Chase Ultimate Rewards points for Marriott.

(Photos courtesy of Marriott)

#chaseultimaterewards #amexmembershiprewards #maldives #awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #overwaterbungalow #marriottbonvoy

Why redeem 98,000 Amex points when you can book th

Why redeem 98,000 Amex points when you can book the exact same flight for just 58,000 or 60,000 Amex (or Chase) points? 🇫🇷✈️

Fares are all over the place these days. When fares are higher, it’s good to look at Chase and Amex transfer partners. You can take it a step further and check indirect partnerships to possibly save even more points!

The lowest possible fare for a nonstop flight between Atlanta and Paris for dates in early October is $1284 (economy). At amextravel.com, this would require 128,400 Amex points. At ultimaterewards.com, this would require 102,720 or 85,600 Ultimate Rewards points, depending on which card you have.

Amex points transfer to Delta, so you could book it for 98,000 Delta Skymiles plus $92 in taxes and fees (2nd pic), but that’s a ridiculous redemption price when you could book the exact same Delta flight for just 58,000 AirFrance/KLM Flying Blue miles and $135 (3rd pic) or 60,000 Virgin Atlantic points and $92 (4th pic).

Amex Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards points both transfer 1:1 to KLM/AirFrance or Virgin Atlantic.

Both of these programs can be used to book flights operated by Delta. For this particular route, both have better redemption pricing for this exact same flight. As always, this is subject to availability so do not transfer points to KLM/AirFrance or Virgin Atlantic until you have confirmed availability. Delta flights can be booked online with either of these programs. Link in bio for more details!

#chaseultimaterewards #amexmembershiprewards #paris #awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #delta #klm #airfrance #virginatlantic

Sweet Spot Sundays- since we’re coming off of Ju

Sweet Spot Sundays- since we’re coming off of July 4th weekend, I wanted to give a domestic example this week. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

Swipe to find out how to redeem just 18,000 Chase or Amex points for the exact same $415 ticket that would require 41,580 points at amextravel.com or 33,264 points at ultimaterewards.com

Domestic flights may not be as exciting as long haul premium and first class redemptions, but sometimes they’re the most valuable and practical way to redeem.

This method works with any short haul nonstop AA route, subject to availability. If available, this can also be a great way to book last minute tickets that would normally be very expensive. PS fun fact: this is the beach where Ryan popped the question almost 11 years ago!

#awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #britishairways #americanairlines #sarasota #chaseultimaterewards #amexmembershiprewards

Sunday Sweet Spots: how to redeem Chase Ultimate R

Sunday Sweet Spots: how to redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points for a free stay at this top notch hotel, and meals are included!

Rates at Ventana Big Sur are often $2,000 or more per night! Swipe for more info, but booking this way results in no taxes or fees so your out of pocket for the stay is truly $0. I should have also mentioned that this is an adults-only property.

This transfer partner strategy (Chase Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt) actually applies to several other high end properties that fall under the Hyatt umbrella, but Ventana’s paid rates are insanely high, so this is a great example of the potential value of transfer partners.

#ventanabigsur #awardtravel #worldofhyatt #chaseultimaterewards #besthyattredemptions #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #creditcardrewards

Happy Father’s Day to 2 of the best! My dad alwa

Happy Father’s Day to 2 of the best! My dad always put my brother and me first when we were growing up. He made me feel loved and taught me how to be a rule follower (which Ryan teases me about all the time 😂), but without being the super over-protective dad. He gave me the freedom to make mistakes but always made sure I learned from them. He taught me to always to do the math… which eventually led me down this award travel rabbit hole 💳🧮

Ryan makes spending time with our kids a priority and he’s even been known to rearrange a clinic schedule so that he could be at the girls’ dance recital. He supports my travel obsession, but more importantly, he wants our kids to grow up traveling the world and learning about other cultures. I can’t wait to show our kids more of the world with you as they get older, Ryan. 🌎✈️

Love you 2 so much!

Sweet Spot Sundays coming at you a day early since

Sweet Spot Sundays coming at you a day early since Father’s Day is tomorrow- How to book a roundtrip business class ticket to Greece or Italy for ~$160 ✈️🥂

Thanks to my brother @brandonf26 and his wife @kyliefendick for the awesome Greece photos!

You can fly roundtrip between the US and Italy or Greece in business class for just 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards points and/or Chase Ultimate Rewards points and ~$160 🇮🇹🇬🇷

Swipe through for an overview, but I actually have a whole post on this and I’ll link it in bio.

#americanexpressmembershiprewards #amexmr #americanexpress #chaseultimaterewards #chasesapphire #emirates #emiratesskywards #greece
#italy #athens #milan #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #awardtravel #creditcardpoints #emiratesmiles

Happy 50th Anniversary, @southwestair 💙❤️💛
To celebrate, Southwest is having a 50% off sale! From 6/15-6/17, you can save 50% off base fares for travel from 9/15-11/3/21. Use promo code SAVE50. This includes reward flights booked with Southwest Rapid Rewards points, just make sure you type in the promo code before searching ✈️

#milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #awardtravel #creditcardpoints #southwestluv
#swa #southwestrapidrewards

Sweet Spot Sundays- How to book a $20,000 first cl

Sweet Spot Sundays- How to book a $20,000 first class ticket to Asia for ~$100 ✈️🥂

Every Sunday for the rest of the summer, I’m going to highlight a sweet spot in frequent flyer programs that are airline transfer partners of Chase Ultimate Rewards and/or Amex Membership Rewards.

Swipe to find out how to book roundtrip first class ANA flights with as few as 110,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards or Amex Membership Rewards points (or business class for as few as 90,000). You can also book one ways at half those redemption prices! (The last pic has a typo, it should say fuel/carrier surcharges!)

#amexmembershiprewards #amexmr #americanexpress #chaseultimaterewards #chasesapphire #ana #japan
#staralliance #virginatlantic #virginatlanticmiles #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #awardtravel #creditcardpoints

🍯🌙 How we redeemed my brother’s Amex and C

🍯🌙 How we redeemed my brother’s Amex and Chase points for free business class flights to and from Greece/Europe for their honeymoon is now live… I’ll put a link in the bio 🇬🇷✈️🧿 #awardtravel #santorini #greece #chaseultimaterewards #amexmembershiprewards #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #honeymooners #newlyweds

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Fendick! 💍👰

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Fendick! 💍👰🏻‍♀️

My brother @brandonf26 is not a fan of flying, but he wanted to take his wife @kyliedent on her dream honeymoon. I knew business class seats would make things as comfortable as possible (and at least allow them to get some sleep), so I helped him redeem his Chase and Amex points to book their flights to Europe. Their COVID tests cost more than their business class flights thanks to miles and points 😂. They’re vaxxed but needed (or maybe didn’t need 🤷‍♀️-long story) the test to transit through Marseille. After an insane amount of health forms and a $250 rapid PCR Covid test, these two lovebirds have finally made it to Santorini! ✈️🇬🇷🧿

My phone was stolen while we were out after the wedding before my pics from wedding day could be uploaded to the cloud, but swipe left for a few from others. Thankfully everything else on my phone was backed up and we will have plenty of pics and footage from the photogs and videographers!

Tomorrow I’ll post about how we booked and a little bit about what we’ve learned about all of the requirements to travel to and transit through Europe right now. 🇪🇺

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