You can get 3x
points for airfare booked directly with the airline, and 2x points for U.S. gas and supermarkets on the card.
This card offers 3X
points for airfare booked directly from airlines, 2X points at US gas stations, US restaurants, and US supermarkets, and 1X point on other purchases.
Not exact matches
You can
book hotels, rental cars, cruises or
airfare, and you'll get 50 percent more value when you redeem your
points for travel through the portal: 100
points is worth $ 1.50.
For frequent travelers looking for a generous rewards rate — 5x points per $ 1 spent on airfare purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express Travel and on hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000 point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your rad
For frequent travelers looking
for a generous rewards rate — 5x points per $ 1 spent on airfare purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express Travel and on hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000 point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your rad
for a generous rewards rate — 5x
points per $ 1 spent on
airfare purchased directly from airlines or
booked through American Express Travel and on hotels
booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000
point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your radar.
ThankYou ®
points can be redeemed
for travel by transferring them to participating airline and hotel loyalty programs, or by using them to
book airfare through the ThankYou ® Travel Center.
For the bonus
points to apply,
airfare must be purchased either directly with airlines or travel agencies, and rooms must be
booked directly with hotels or travel agencies.
In addition to the 2
points for purchasing travel, you also earn an additional 1
point for each $ 1 of
airfare and hotel accommodation net purchases when you
book at ultimaterewards.com (
for a total of 3
points).
For example, if you
book a $ 500
airfare using Chase Ultimate Rewards, it would only require 40,000
points.
2
points for every $ 1 spent on
airfare or hotel accomodations
booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards
You'll also get three
points per dollar spent with Allegiant, including
airfare, hotels, car rentals and attractions
booked through the carrier's website; two
points per dollar
for dining; and one
point per dollar
for all other purchases.
If you're a frequent flyer and usually
book your flights with a credit card, there's no short supply of credit cards that let you earn
points and miles redeemable
for free or low - cost
airfare.
If you use the card to pay
for Expedia.com purchases — including
booking airfare, hotels, and travel packages — you will earn 3 Expedia + bonus
points per $ 1.
When you use your Expedia + bonus
points to pay
for airfare bookings, you will be getting the worst value possible.
Double the reward
points you earn by using the Travel
Booking Tool
for airfare and to find hotels, resorts, car rentals, and getaways.
Hotels
booked through American Express Travel using The Platinum Card ® from American Express will now earn 5X Membership Rewards
points, making this one of the best credit cards available to earn
points for airfare and hotels.
For the double
points to apply,
airfare, prepaid hotels rooms, cruises and vacation packages must be
booked directly with Amex Travel.
For the bonus
points to apply,
airfare must be purchased either directly with airlines or travel agencies, and rooms must be
booked directly with hotels or travel agencies.
Tip # 2:
Book all flights with your card to earn 5x
points for airfare.
Better yet,
for a $ 95 annual fee (waived the first year), Chase Sapphire Preferred offers two
points per dollar spent on
airfare, hotel stays, car rentals and restaurants — and an additional
point per dollar if you
book through UltimateRewards.com.
If you
book through Amex Travel, you will also get 5x
points for airfare and 2x
points for other purchases instead of 1x
points!
This card earns 5X Membership Rewards ®
points for all
airfare purchased with your card directly with the airline or when
booking on Amex Travel.
With the American Express ® Green Card, you will earn 2x
points for every $ 1 spent on
airfare and travel packages (flights + hotel) if you
book through Amex Travel.
A few pointers:
Airfare, hotels and car rentals must be
booked directly through this site; and you should avoid redeeming
points for cash back, which cuts the value of each
point from 1 cent to 0.5 cents.
Points can be redeemed for statement credits at a rate of 1.5 percent back (20,000 points = $ 300 credit), or for airfare booked through online portal at rate of 2 percent back (20,000 points = $ 400 in air
Points can be redeemed
for statement credits at a rate of 1.5 percent back (20,000
points = $ 300 credit), or for airfare booked through online portal at rate of 2 percent back (20,000 points = $ 400 in air
points = $ 300 credit), or
for airfare booked through online portal at rate of 2 percent back (20,000
points = $ 400 in air
points = $ 400 in
airfare).
Amex's first response was far less than hoped
for — they added 5X earning on
airfare to the personal card and the ability to receive a 50 %
points rebate
for premium cabin
booking to the business card.
Points are redeemable
for $ 625 in
airfare on any airline, anytime with no blackout dates when
booked through the ThankYou ® Travel Center, or $ 500 in gift cards when redeemed at thankyou.com
Booking through AmexTravel.com will give you more options, but you'll only get one cent per
point and you'll often end up paying slightly more
for airfare.
When you redeem your
points through Chase's Ultimate Rewards portal, you'll be getting 1.25 cents
for each
point on car rental,
airfare, hotel, cruise or other activity
booked in the portal, so 50,000 Ultimate Rewards
points = $ 625 in travel.
Get one (1) extra
point on each dollar charged
for eligible cruise
bookings with American Express Travel or eligible Travel Associate Platform agencies; separate
airfare and other charges associated with
booking are not eligible.
It eliminates the need to hunt
for award availability and makes it easy to
book revenue
airfare with
points.
American Express added a great category bonus to its Platinum Card in November last year (5 Membership rewards
points per dollar spent on
airfare) and, while this offer wasn't around when I
booked my Qatar flight, it was in place
for my British Airways and Alitalia
bookings.
If you're a frequent flyer and usually
book your flights with a credit card, there's no short supply of credit cards that let you earn
points and miles redeemable
for free or low - cost
airfare.
You also receive 3
points for every dollar spent at Hyatt hotels and 2x
points from restaurants,
airfare (
booked directly with an airline), and car rental agencies.
However — if you are someone like me who has to
book airfare through the company card, can't
book prepaid rates in case work travel changes, and prefers to use
points for all personal travel, it may not be such a good deal.
Five
points for each dollar spent on
airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel, as well as
for reservations with eligible hotels
booked through amextravel.com
Users can narrow their search results to specific dates and
booking classes and, when searching
for an
airfare on the Facebook Messenger app, users can use the full name of their departure and destination airports, the international airport codes or their home city as the starting
point.
Like
airfare, you can
book hotel stays through the travel center or redeem
points for credits that can be applied to your account after
booking.
Book travel with the Scotia Rewards Travel Service and take advantage of the Best Price Guarantee on
Airfare ±
for up to 24 hours after
booking, competitive travel rates, discounts and more.1 You can redeem your
points for flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises and more.
For example, with the Sapphire Reserve, you can can
book airfare (and other travel) at 1.5 cents per
point through the Chase travel portal.
You can earn 3x
points on travel and dining,
book flights on Chase's travel portal with a 50 % bonus (that makes your
points worth 1.5 to 4.5 cents each), and enjoy a $ 300 credit
for a wide range of travel purchases including
airfare (not just incidental expenses).
The flexible
points can be redeemed
for various items:
airfare through American Express Travel, award flights
booked with Amex's partners, merchant gift cards and statement credits.
When you
book airfare through the Amex travel website and use the pay with
points option, you will receive 50 % of your
points back
for any flight on your selected airline, plus 50 % of your
points back
for business or first class flights on any other airline.
Please note that the
points must be available
for booking the original
airfare first, and Amex reimburses the
points later.
You also receive a 25 % more value (1.25 cents per
point) when redeeming rewards
for airfare booked through the ThankYou ® Travel Center.
Once you have your
airfare booked, consider transferring your Ultimate Rewards
points to Hyatt,
for use at the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort outside of Liberia.
If you plan on
booking air travel before these new benefits kick in, check this targeted offer
for 5X
Points on
Airfare with your Business Platinum card till 3/29.
If you plan to go on cruises, the SeaMiles Chase Visa offers extra
points for booking cruises, spending onboard or any travel purchase
for items like hotels, car rental, and
airfare.
As TPG Senior
Points & Miles Contributor Jason Steele explains, there are several ways to keep costs down when you're
booking paid
airfare — read on
for the details.
To pay
for the taxes and fees, we used an Amex Premier Rewards Gold Card to earn 3x
points on
airfare booked directly with the airline — if only I'd
booked my flight just a few weeks later, I could have used my Amex Platinum Card to earn 5x
points on
airfare.
As
for the 5x
airfare, yes that's better than the 1x on the Business Plat, though the Business Plat gives you 50 % of your
points back when you
book flights on a single airline you designate on Amex travel.