I’ve been hearing about ppl using their AMEX & airline pts to book round the world trips on first class. This is something I really want to do. Has anyone saved up their pts and done s/t like this??

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Amex won’t get you far. Those points are basically useless. A CSR, Starpoints and regular flying will go a long way.

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If so, how did you do it? (Ex by signing up for airline credit cards, chase reserve card, etc) and how long does it take usually to save up enough?

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Second S&1, avoid Amex if possible

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6 months of traveling got me 2 round trip tickets to Bali but not first class. If I wanted first class I only could get 1 round trip ticket

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Op mostly business travel and some sign up bonuses. Currently at about 100k on the Corp Amex, 330k on American via mostly work travel, and 140k on CSR through personal spend

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Just go about the business of travel. The points accumulate. Don’t use them and you’ll realize you’ve built a sizable chunk. Then make sure you understand your cross redemptions, eg SPG for Singapore air. It’s not rocket science.

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