Most airfare redemptions on the American Express redemption travel portal will only net you 1 cent of value (and points are worth even less if you try to redeem points for other travel options).
But the value of points is high for most fares and across all fare levels, so
most airfare redemptions are a good value.
Not exact matches
As you can see from our
redemption chart below, you have many
redemption options beside
airfare, but
most other options have a very poor value:
Most credit card companies have
redemption options that will reimburse cardholders for travel expenses such as
airfare, car rentals, hotels, tours, and attractions.
Airfare redemptions are generally the
most valuable option, especially if you take advantage of American Express» transfer option — you can get more than 2 cents of value per point with certain partners:
In general, travel
redemptions are the best use of Citi ThankYou points, and — if you want to squeeze the
most value out of your points — redeeming them for
airfare through the Citi ThankYou portal is your best bet.