What would you do with 500k Amex points?

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-round trip biz to asia booked w/ ANA: 75k-95k/ticket
-round trip first to asia/europe booked w/ virgin atlantic: 110k/ticket
-biz plat 35% rebate on flights: 1.5x value
-schwab cash out: 1.1x value
-donate it to my account: me love you long time

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E1 don't think that's how it works for ANA lol. There are reports that if the flight is canceled by ANA, you'll get a refund plus a 3 year extension. Since ANA has been running a consistent reduced schedule, it's easy to predict and book a will-be canceled flight

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Get a CS Plat and cash them out at 1.1 cent for $5500 before going the giftcard route. If you’ve never had it you’ll get a SUB and could make it $6600.

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I swear they asked this question yesterday and I said the same thing, cash is king

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Business class international flights

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If you need miles, then best value is to convert them into miles. If not, gift card (with 1:1 ratio) is 2nd best pick

Sell them to the bidder with the lowest offer

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