How to Use American Airline Miles to Europe and Avoid Fees

Frank – @dugup46 – American Airlines has a great point system that can get you just about anywhere in the world.  While their point system is fantastic, their international flight availability can sometimes leave you wondering if you made the right choice.  To circumvent those issues, you can book any of the One World partners such as Iberia, Cathay Pacific, and several others using AA miles.  Throughout this guide we will show you not only how to search for partner availability but exactly how to book your first flight to Italy.  So let’s begin…

Accelerate Your Amex Bonus Before the Avios Transfer Devaluation

Many of you who applied for the 100,000 American Express Platinum card, or one of the many other cards via the incognito browser trick, are likely waiting for your bonus points to post.  If you did not previously have a Membership Rewards-earning card, your points are scheduled to post with your second statement.  Normally, this would not be a problem, but the transfer rate from Membership Rewards to British Airways Avios is set to decline on October 1, 2015.  I will show you a simple way to get your bonus points ahead of the devaluation!