Amex ED - Reward Points...how best to use?

[BluePoodle]

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@-NewGuy- wrote:

If you live on the West Coast you can go to Hawaii for 25k miles.

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Sadly, I do not. I live in the midwest/south

[-NewGuy-]

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@BluePoodle wrote:

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@-NewGuy- wrote:

If you live on the West Coast you can go to Hawaii for 25k miles.

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Sadly, I do not. I live in the midwest/south

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Transferring to British Airways is a good value for short domestic flights. I would wait until they run a transfer bonus if you can.

[mongstradamus]

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@BluePoodle wrote:

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@-NewGuy- wrote:

If you live on the West Coast you can go to Hawaii for 25k miles.

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Sadly, I do not. I live in the midwest/south

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you probably can find something to carribbean at or around 25k , maybe even less. 

[Open123]

Best useage of points is to transfer to FF program during a bonus transfer promo.

[BluePoodle]

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@Open123 wrote:

Best useage of points is to transfer to FF program during a bonus transfer promo.

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How would one know when there is a bonus transfer promo?

[takeshi74]

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@BluePoodle wrote:

Amex ED - Reward Points...how best to use?

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The card earning the MR points doesn't really matter.  Best value is generally with transfers.

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@BluePoodle wrote:

The other possibility is I am considering a trip to Israel next summer for myself and my daughter. IF we did this I would proably app for CSP to get the additional 40,000 points and transfer.

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Make sure you can transfer UR points to an airline that you can use to fly to Israel.  Also make sure you look at the redemption requirements with that airline's reward program for flights to Israel before you rely on 40K points to get you there.

[Open123]

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@BluePoodle wrote:

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@Open123 wrote:

Best useage of points is to transfer to FF program during a bonus transfer promo.

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How would one know when there is a bonus transfer promo?

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Usually, either you'll see it advertised on your MR portal or on one of the many travel blogs.