American Express

@maximax8 (31053)
United Kingdom
July 15, 2018 12:40pm CST
Earlier this year I got an American Express Charge Card and I have now got 26,000 Avios Points. I am have already bought all my flights for my April 2019 trip. I will try to learn how I can get top value out of using these points. I know that I won't be able to earn many more points because 20,000 of that was a bonus. Would you like to travel for free just paying fees? Is so would a destination up to 650 miles suit you?
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
22 Jul 18
You can bump up your avios if you book your tickets with Amex I have been waiting for BA to have a sale but they are very slow this year. BA are now not the best airline to travel with they are a high cost low frills airline these days!
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
22 Jul 18
Today I managed to move 1000 Avios over the British Airways Executive Club. I booked two flights on Easy Jet and then used the Avios points for one BA flight. If I had wanted return on BA I would have needed to have 55,000 Avios.
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 18
@garymarsh6 I notice British Airways have very expensive fights. I only managed to get a one way flight using my Avios points.
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
22 Jul 18
@maximax8 I have quite a few Avios but I am not using them yet. Last time I used them I used them for a Club Europe to Rome. It really depends how much I use BA as they tend to fly direct where I need to go but some of their fares are outrageously expensive for the service they provide these days.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
16 Jul 18
We mainly traveled to the United States and we had the fidelity cards of the US companies. I remember that, traveling on some days of the week and times of the year, every 3 travels we had one free.
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul 18
That must have been wonderful for every three travels one free in the USA.
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 18
I got an upgrade to business class from the Maldives to the UK. They were short of economy seats you see. It was more enjoyable and comfortable than economy class Anna.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
22 Jul 18
@maximax8 Sometimes we decided to have a "class upgrade" instead of a free ticket. For very long travel the Business Class is so much more comfortable.
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maezee
@maezee (41997)
• United States
26 Jul 18
Is there an annual fee on that one? I need to get a rewards card since i travel quite a bit also! Let me know how it is.
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 18
It is no fee in Year 1. However there is a yearly fee of £140 after that. I plan to get rid of my American Express Card before the year is up. In the USA you have lots more travel reward cards.
Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
15 Jul 18
I have never travel by plane but I would love to travel for free
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
15 Jul 18
Try getting a trip on Cebu Pacific. Just imagine the beautiful Philippines from the air.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
16 Jul 18
@maximax8 hehehe!! Somedays I will do that
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BANKIM
@banksim (5203)
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15 Jul 18
Great to know that
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
15 Jul 18
With a charge card you have to pay the money off the next month fully.
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BANKIM
@banksim (5203)
•
16 Jul 18
@maximax8 like the credit card
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linzzyyy
@iniaku (2157)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 18
Would be wonderfull! Same like Air asia sometimes have promo 0 big point, just pay the tax,etc
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
15 Jul 18
We booked Air Asia for Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Honolulu. I would love to travel with them on a promo ticket just paying the tax.
linzzyyy
@iniaku (2157)
• Indonesia
16 Jul 18
@maximax8 wow you travel so many country in one booked! So envy hahahaha Hope i will travel to another part of the world again soon
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul 18
It is great to link several countries with budget flights.
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
15 Jul 18
That's great to know and nice that you advancedly planned for April .
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
15 Jul 18
The countries I am most looking forward to seeing in April are Thailand and Japan. It was amazing in India and the airline checked our visas for India before getting on the plane at Istanbul.
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