Biz Class to Amsterdam for 42.4k points

🎫 PRIORITY BOARDING
Business Class to Amsterdam - 42.4k points

Start of the month means new Flying Blue promos of up to 50% off on tickets. While the deals this time aren’t as great as 33k biz-class seats to Paris (read about it here), you can still find some hidden sweet spots.

This month’s best deals take us to Amsterdam & Paris (yep, again). Book in October and travel by 03/31/24.

Destination: Paris
• Montreal
• Ottawa
• Chicago

Destination: Amsterdam
• Montreal
• Chicago
• Toronto
• Virginia
• New York

Try searching your cities regardless in case there are hidden discounts. I only did a quick search. Here’s some sample availability, Chicago to Paris, I found just now:

How to book / search availability:

1. Go to Air France website and log in

2. Click ‘Book with Miles’

3. Search your airports, select your cabin tier, and exclude the dates for the calendar view

Flying Blue points are one of the easiest to accumulate with 5 credit card transfer partners: Chase, AMEX, Citi, CapitalOne, & Bilt.

What if you don’t have the points but want these deals?
What’s the fastest way to get points?

Right now, a single credit card sign-up bonus gets you roughly enough for round-trip business-class flights from these Flying Blue promos.

The Chase Ink Cash/Unlimited (referral link) business cards were recently bumped up to 90k points for $6k spend in the first 3 months. As you can see in the screenshot, this is one of the best Chase offers to exist.

My recommendation: Unless you’re maxing out the 5x categories for the Cash, get the Unlimited for everyday use.

Anybody can sign up for business cards (read on it here, search “business credit cards”). If you have any questions, reply to me and I’ll be happy to help.

Time to manifest that Europe trip you’ve been planning into reality!

⏳️ FINAL BOARDING CALL - TIME-SENSITIVE
Chase 30% Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus

Get a 30% bonus when you transfer Chase points to Virgin Atlantic from now until 11/15/23.

Transfer times are instantaneous, so you can wait until you’ve locked in availability before initiating the transfer. Virgin Atlantic also has 5 credit card transfer partners: Chase, AMEX, Citi, CapitalOne, & Bilt.

My all-time favorite redemption is using Virgin Atlantic points to book first-class flights to Tokyo via ANA.

In the glory days, round-trip first-class was only 110k points. Due to devaluations, these now run you 72.5k points one-way with fuel surcharge fees.

This 30% transfer bonus brings the cost from 72.5k back down to 55.8k, practically as low as glory day prices!

The best and fastest way to accumulate these points?

Yep, you guessed it. The Chase Ink Cash/Unlimited cards. Starting to see how powerful these cards are?

Even at the higher price, I personally think it’s still a no-brainer redemption. ANA has long topped the charts for the quality of its cabin products. However, Japan Airlines is about to give ANA a run for its money (see below).

_{P.S. If you want a step-by-step guide on how to find and redeem first-class flights on ANA to Tokyo, reply to this email saying ‘Tokyo first class!’ to let me know!}

(Targeted, Limited Time) 40% off Amazon, up to $60, by using 1 Membership Reward point

People are reporting 2 variations of this offer:

• Get 40% off on up to $150 spend when redeeming at least 1 Amex Membership Rewards point
• Get 15% off up to $100 spend when redeeming at least 714 Amex Membership Rewards points

Click here to see if you’re targeted (affiliate links in this section). This offer ends either on 12/31/23 or when 60,000 people have redeemed it.

You need to have an AMEX card linked to your Amazon account. Go here to see how if you haven’t already linked your card.

Don’t have anything you need to buy?

Thankfully, gift cards are included in this offer and are a popular way to lock in this discount. Browse the selection here.

Get Free Cruises Via Casino Status Matches

If you have Caesars Diamond or MGM Gold, you can status match to Carnival and Holland America for free cruise offers. People are reporting anywhere from 7 days to 22 days free.

If you don’t have status, you can get Caesars Diamond by getting the Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card or FoundersCard.

Once you have Wyndham Diamond status from the card, head to this link to request a status match for Caesars Diamond. It could take up to a week for this to successfully update.

For those with status, head to these links to request your status match:

• Carnival Players Club Fun Match Program
• Holland America Line Match Program

Both programs will require you to provide screenshots of your status card, but apparently, screenshots of the web portals where you have status will also work.

If you’re interested, here’s a more comprehensive overview of these matches with some reviews of the free cruise offers.

☁️ VACATION INSPIRATION
Japan Airlines Unveils Beautiful New Cabins

Japan Airlines just revealed its new cabin products. These are definitely going to set a new standard for flight experiences and quality.

There are 13 stunning Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on order. These feature:

• Six first class seats
• 54 business class seats
• 24 premium economy seats
• 155 economy class seats

This configuration looks to be premium-heavy which is great news for us award hackers. The first route will be from New York to Haneda and is expected to go live near the end of 2023.

Funnily enough, I’m personally most excited about the premium economy seats.

I love my personal space and heavily prefer not to be rubbing arms with adjacent passengers. I’m tearing up looking at those slide-out partitions. JAL, you’re a godsend!

The 3 pictures selected above don’t do the new products justice. If you really want to be impressed and see what’s in store, read JAL’s image-rich press release here.

There’s also a very well-done short video by JAL showcasing the new cabin products. Give it a watch!

P.S. The business-class seats are low-key hilarious. Many of us abhor office cubicles, only to now hop back into one for vacation 😹.

📜 LINK MENU

Register for this IHG promo giving 2k points every 2 nights and 10k points for every 4 nights, for stays 10/12/23 - 12/31/23.

Register for this Wyndham promo for 3x points (up to 30k) on 2+ night stays booked before 01/12/24 and completed by 01/15/24.

Marriott Bonvoy has 2 promos:
• Eat Around Town gives 8x points (10/01 - 10/31/23) on 18,000+ restaurants. Must register your card and you’ll also get 1k points every 10 dines. See a list of restaurants here.
• Get 1k points for linking your Marriott account with Uber and completing an Uber Reserve ride.

Deals & Offers

AMEX - Card Offers (login and check)

• InterContinental and Kimpton - $75 back on $300+ spend (US, Thailand, Maldives, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Australia). Expires 12/31/23
• Park Hyatt - $150 back on $750+ spend (US, Asia, Europe, Middle-East, Oceania, and Africa). Expires 12/15/23
• Hyatt Thompson - $60 back on $300+ spend (US, Mexico, and Spain). Expires 12/15/23
• Hyatt Small Luxury Hotels - $100 back on $300+ spend (US, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, & Oceania). Expires 12/31/23
• Amazon.com (highly targeted) - $5 when you spend $30+, up to 3 times. Expires 11/13/23
• Marriott Bonvoy - $100 back on $250+ spend (US, Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico). Expires 12/15/23
• Air France - 20k points for $1k+ spend. Flight must originate in US and be charged in USD. Expires 12/01/23

Chase - Card Offers (login and check)

• McDonalds - 10% back up to $2 ($20 max) 👀. Expires 11/09/23

Other

• Uber eGiftcard - $90 for $100 (stack with Chase card offer if you have one) 

🤡 MEME

Still a great view, amirite?

Some travel experiences are so profound we can’t help but want to share them with those closest to us. Traveling on points enabled me to create these lifelong memories with loved ones, and it can do the same for you.

Share Fly EnPoints with friends and family so they can join your next life-changing adventure. It may be the experience you all reminisce on together for years to come!