@leonamarlene: How you can get to Europe for $85โ๏ธ Understanding how to transfer your credit card points will uplevel your travel game. And if youโre looking for incredible (or last minute) deals to Europe. Air France - KLM promo rewards is your best bet โจ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ โผ๏ธTypically a travel portal will give you a 1:1 transfer (sometimes 1.5, depending on the card you have), but by transferring your points to partners - and paying attention to bonus offers you can get even more for your credit card points ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ AMEX โค British Airways (30% bonus) Capital One โค KLM Flying Blue (20% bonus) โThe Blue Bankโ โค Air Canada Aeroplan (20% bonus) โThe Blue Bankโ โค IHG (70% bonus) New Flying Blue Promo rewards are released on the first weekday of each month. Here are Some great routes from the US: Austin Boston Chicago Denver ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค โค You must transfer points in Increments of 1,000. So even though in this example you only need 9,400 points, youโll need to transfer 10,000 points โค Create a Flying Blue account to search with miles + use the Air France app to search one way routes โค Most transfers are instant (some make take longer) โค Make sure you find award availability prior to transferring your points. Once you transfer your points you canโt undo the action โค Taxes/fees are ~$85 for economy + ~$220 for biz โค Avoid returning from the UK (taxes vary based the country you fly out of). Example, London to Chicago is $550 in fees. Paris to Chicago is $166 in fees
