Wanted to use AmEx points for a New Years vacation. Unfortunately AmEx points value rate isn't great... Any transfer recommendation? I use SPG, Marriott & United. Thanks!!

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You can milk Amex points for certain things and their transfer options are excellent, however, transferring points is not going increase their value

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Transferring to Airline miles offers the best value as per TPG. If you have enough points on Amex try transferring to 1:1.3 Virgin Atlantic

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I recommend SPG - converted 150k points into 75K SPG Points which can be redeemed for 10 category 5 nights

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@S& Isn’t Amex to Spg 3:1? How did you get 2:1?

Thanks everyone... I've decided to book hotels, etc through AmEx. Anything remaining in rolling into gift cards for Nordstrom, Tiffany's and VS. They already to be the most useful for me and carry the greatest value. Thanks for all your input!

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