[NYC-Europe Now 12.5K Points!] Transfer AMEX Points Into Flying Blue Miles And Get A 20% Bonus; Promo Awards US To/From Europe For 12.5K Miles, Save Big On Delta, El Al, Virgin Atlantic, And More From 4.1K Points!

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Update, 11/5: You can now save big with the November edition of rotating discounted Flying Blue promo rewards for travel on Air France or KLM!

Currently valid cities include NYC, Boston, Denver, Seattle, Ottawa, or Vancouver to/from Europe for 15K miles (12.5K AMEX points) in coach. You can book the current cities through 11/30 for travel through 4/30/25.

 

Originally posted on 10/13:

You can transfer AMEX points to Flying Blue at a 1:1.2 ratio through 11/10.

You can book travel at www.airfrance.us.

  • You can book award travel on El Al with Flying Blue miles with no fuel surcharges.
    • A flight from NYC to Tel Aviv currently runs about 61.5K miles (51,250 AMEX points) in coach, 82K miles in premium (68.3K AMEX points), or 148K miles (123.3K AMEX points) in business class.
    • Short-haul flights like Larnaca-Tel Aviv are just 5K miles (4.1K AMEX points).
    • Read this post to learn how to find El Al award availability.
  • You can book bargain travel on Delta as well with no fuel surcharges. For example:
    • Cleveland-NYC for 5.5K miles (4.58K AMEX points) in coach or 15K miles (12.5K AMEX points) in business class.
    • Montreal-NYC for 6K miles (5K AMEX points) in coach.
    • Detroit-NYC for 6.5K miles (5.4K AMEX points) in coach or 17.5K miles (14.5K AMEX points) in business class.
    • Toronto-NYC for 7K miles (5.8K AMEX points) in coach or 18.5K miles (15.4K AMEX points) in business class.
    • Chicago-NYC for 10K miles (8.3K AMEX points) in coach or 26K miles (21.6K AMEX points) in business class.
    • NYC-Tel Aviv for 38.5K miles (32K AMEX points) in coach.
  • Flying Blue also offers travel on Virgin Atlantic with lower fuel surcharges than if you book directly with Virgin. For example:
    • A flight from JFK to London on Virgin on 1/29 would cost 10K Virgin points + $152 in coach, 17.5K Virgin points + $452 in premium economy, or 47.5K Virgin points + $1,027 in business. Or you can book the same flight for 23.5K Flying Blue miles (19.5K Citi points) + $87 in coach, 33.5K Flying Blue miles (27.9K Citi points) + $154 in premium economy, or 68.5K Flying Blue miles (57K Citi points) + $232 in business.
    • A flight from JFK to Tel Aviv on Virgin on 1/29 would cost 19K Virgin points + $246 in coach, 33.5K Virgin points + $538 in premium economy, or 75.5K Virgin points + $1,079 in business. Or you can book the same flight for 39K Flying Blue miles (32.5K AMEX points) + $127 in coach, 55,260 Flying Blue miles (46K AMEX points) + $193 in premium economy, or 113K Flying Blue miles (94.1K AMEX points) + $271 in business.
  • You can save big with rotating discounted Flying Blue promo rewards for travel on Air France or KLM.
    • Currently valid cities include Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, or Toronto to/from Europe for 15K miles (12.5K AMEX points) in coach. You can book the current cities through 10/31 for travel through 3/31/25.
  • You can fly Air France/KLM in coach to Israel for 30K miles (25K AMEX points with the bonus), premium economy for 50K miles (41.6K AMEX points), or business class to Israel for 75K miles (62.5K AMEX points). Fuel surcharges apply to these awards.
  • You can also save an additional 25% for booking Air France/KLM award tickets for kids under 12! That means kids can fly in coach to Israel for 22.5K miles (18,750 AMEX points), in premium economy for 37.5K miles (31,250 AMEX points), or business class to Israel for 56,250 miles (46,875 AMEX points).

You can get the flexible award calendar by searching for a mileage ticket with an account on airfrance.us just leaving the date blank when searching for an award ticket:

 

 

 

Business class from JFK to Tel Aviv for 75K miles. Fuel surcharges apply to these awards.

 

  • Flying Blue charges 38.5K miles (31.2K AMEX points) to fly Delta nonstop between JFK and Tel Aviv with no fuel surcharges. Child discounts don’t apply to partner awards.

 

 

  • Or fly from Los Angeles to Tahiti in lie-flat business class for 90.5K miles each way. Fuel surcharges apply to these awards.

 

Award cancellations or changes cost 70 Euros (about $77) for regular awards.

Flying Blue miles require earning activity every 24 months to keep them active, so transferring miles will also extend the validity of points earned from credit card partners.

You can transfer AMEX, Capital One, Chase, or Citi points instantly to Flying Blue.

Capital One cards with transferable points include:
  • Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, Hertz President's Circle status, free lounge access and status for free additional cardholders, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
  • Capital One Venture X Business is offering 150,000 bonus miles for spending $30K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Enhanced Priority Pass Lounge membership, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
  • Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, transfer points to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $95 annual fee. Read more here. 
  • Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card is offering 20,000 bonus miles for spending $500 in 3 months, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No annual fee.
  • Capital One Spark Miles for Business is offering 50,000 bonus miles for spending $4,500 in 3 months, 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, Global Entry/PreCheck, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.
  • New offer: Capital One Spark Cash Plus is offering $2,000 cash back (convertible to 200,000 miles) for spending $30,000 in 3 months, plus get another $2,000 cash back for every $500K spent in your first year, 2% back everywhere, $40 MLB redemptions, annual fee refund when you spend $150K/year, and more. $150 annual fee.
If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:
  • Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a 90K signup bonus for spending $8K in 3 months, and earns 3 points per dollar on up to $150K of annual spending on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
Chase no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:
  • Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a $750 signup bonus in the form of 75K points for spending $6K in 3 months, and earns 1.5 points per dollar on business purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a $350 signup bonus in the form of 35K points for spending $3K in 3 months and another $400 signup bonus in the form of 40K bonus points for spending another $3K in 6 months for a total of 75,000 Chase Ultimate points, plus if you have a Chase business checking account open on the card's first anniversary you will get a 10% points bonus on all earnings from card spending, this card earns 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 in combined purchases on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, and office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas on up to $25,000 in purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus that earns an extra 1.5% cash back in the form of 1.5 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K of spending during your first year, on top of at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar (marketed as 5% cash back) on travel purchased through  Chase Travel℠, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
AMEX cards with transferable Membership Rewards points to miles include, select benefits require enrollment via your AMEX account. Terms apply to offers on this page:

Will you take advantage of this offer?

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5 Comments On "[NYC-Europe Now 12.5K Points!] Transfer AMEX Points Into Flying Blue Miles And Get A 20% Bonus; Promo Awards US To/From Europe For 12.5K Miles, Save Big On Delta, El Al, Virgin Atlantic, And More From 4.1K Points!"

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Michael

Last week I booked a flight with flying blue miles TLV to NYC with a stopover in LHR operated by Elal/Virgin Atlantic for 66,000 points. I wasn’t able to book for an infant online but when I called them they said they can’t find any availability however they told me that there’s no way for them to add an infant to such a flight being that it’s an award flight bla bla bla… so if I want to add the infant I’ll have to call both operating airlines directly to add the infant. So I just decided to book for the 2 adults online and I called Virgin Atlantic to try to add the infant but they told me that they can’t do anything to this ticket because it’s not owned by them. I called back Air France I tried to speak to the regular reservation dept to try to book for the infant with cash but they said that they have to transfer me to the Flying Blue dept but when I got to the Flying Blue dept they finally explained to me that they could actually add the infant for me but I can’t pay for an infant fare with points so I have to speak to the reservation dept…. as I was on hold waiting for another incompetent rep. to take the phone I decided to put down and call back the Flying Blue dept to see if I’m able to buy a seat for the infant and pay the child fare. I called back and to my luck the rep. managed to find to find the ticket this time (maybe she looked under the couch…) and after being on the phone with Air France at least 4 times and wasting almost an entire day I ended up buying a seat for my infant. My biggest mistake was that I transferred the points before speaking to them you could actually ask them to create a temporary booking for you without paying that expires after 72 hours (however it doesn’t help you too much if the rep. can’t find the ticket) and then transfer the points and call them back to book it.

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October 13, 2024 8:33 pm
BIA

1 ok on flying blue to book for 2 ppl under specific account (vs create act for each person). 2 if cancel before flight, pay 70 euro pp , miles refunded to account and expire 2 years From when ? From incoming miles from Amex? From flight date ? 3 possible to extend?

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October 15, 2024 8:14 pm
Chaim

It’s gr8 that “Short-haul flights like Larnaca-Tel Aviv are just 5K miles”, but how get to Larnaca?

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November 6, 2024 4:20 pm
Alex

So if you book a Delta flight woth Flying Blue miles to/from NYC and CDG, you would not have to pay fuel surcharges, but if it’s an air france flight there are surcharges? How would you book the Delta flight with Flying Blue miles?

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November 7, 2024 12:59 pm
מורה נבוכים

Flying blue seem to cost $350 in fees for fly nyc -tlv, plus $100 cancel fee per person per segment. Sounds correct ?

If using delta Points on delta site , is 2x one way cost same as one round trip ?

Savs fees on. Cancel if need to rebook after departure. Learnt the hard way

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November 10, 2024 12:35 pm
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