How many points does Amex Platinum give for flights?

With the Amex Platinum, you'll earn 5 points per dollar on airfare purchased directly with the airlines or through the Amex Travel portal (on up to $500,000 of airfare purchases per calendar year). Plus, you'll earn 5 points per dollar on prepaid hotels booked with Amex Travel.



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While 200K Amex points will typically only give you about $2,000 in value when you shop for flights in the Amex travel portal, you can sometimes find Business or First Class flights — that can normally cost over $10,000 — for only 200K points, when transferred to a frequent flyer program.

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The best AmEx transfer partners
  • Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. ...
  • AeroMexico. ...
  • Cathay Pacific. ...
  • Choice Hotels. ...
  • Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Miles. ...
  • Hilton Honors. ...
  • JetBlue TrueBlue. ...
  • Marriott Bonvoy. The last option on this list, Marriott Bonvoy points make a poor transfer partner of American Express.


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