At the beginning of August, theAmex Membership Rewards programin the United States introduced a new transfer bonus. I wanted to post a reminder of this offer, as it’s due to expire today, and I think it’s one that may interest many, especially in light of recent developments.
Continue reading: Transfer Amex Points To Hawaiian With 20% Bonus
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Unless the merger parties make some significant last-minute deal changes, the Justice Department is about to block Hawaiian’s merger with Alaska, so there’s another Hawaiian bankruptcy on the horizon and more instability for Hawaiian. Route cuts could limit utility of miles.
Ben, your story is pretty much on target, except for one situation: if Hawaiian Airlines is your primary airline, i.e., you live in Hawaii.
My husband and I can get an economy nonstop ticket from HNL to JFK (or reverse), a nonstop 10+ hours flight, for 26,250 mi each. Then we pay for the upgrade to economy plus and choose seats 11A & 11B or 11G & 11H. These seats are directly behind business class and are totally isolated from the rest of the plane - no one is sitting in front of you or behind you. You can recline to your heart's content, enjoy the silence of this small cabin, and even stow stuff behind your seat. It's our little secret... well, at least until now.
Absolutely! It’s possible to fly between the west coast and Hawaii in first class for as low as 40k miles in a lie flat or even on the new Dreamliner on select days. This bonus brings the cost down to 33k Amex points, at a value of almost 3 cents per point.
HA! another timely Post I fell off the wagon today, applied, and got approved for Barclays Hawaiian SUB 70,000 miles for $99.00 AF. $0.00141/mile
I thnk the meger is benifical and will go through if I Churn the BofAm AS Card another time or two, I can use 250,000 miles for StarLux 😉