From a stopover to a special stay.
Practical stays · Hampton, Hilton Garden Inn
City & business · Hilton, DoubleTree, Canopy
Luxury & resorts · Conrad, Waldorf Astoria, LXR
LESS GUESSWORK. MORE GETAWAYS.
Your points.
A world of possibility.
Find out what your card rewards can become — from a European weekend to a flight home, or your next hotel stay.
A LITTLE INSPIRATION
Your next chapter.
Start with a popular journey. References are per person, one way; cash charges and availability need checking.
01 / FLIGHT EXPLORER
Where do you want to go?
Choose your airports. See the distance, a redemption reference and the selected programme rewards you need. BA has a route browser and peak/off-peak references below.
Shortcuts use a named airport. Search above/below to choose another airport in the same city.
Used when a listed reference is missing. Models use each programme’s own distance bands, regions or published examples, with partial network checks.
Planning setting only. Check BA’s calendar for the actual travel dates; return estimates assume the same season both ways.Published London Heathrow routes. Reverse directions use an explicitly labelled planning estimate. Partner airlines require their own quote.
Exclude the selected wallet balance to avoid counting the same points twice.Have an actual airline quote?
Include every traveller and both directions if applicable. This is airline points, not bank reward points.Have a cash ticket quote?
Use the same route, cabin and journey as above. Include every traveller and all taxes. Your quote is not verified by Points to Trips.Distances are great-circle estimates. A route between two airports does not confirm a direct flight. References below cover selected flights only.
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Current cabin, travellers and journey. Uses airline-operated starter networks; partner awards need separate checks. Dynamic ranges are planning scenarios, not price ceilings.
How rough estimates and airline coverage work
BA, Cathay, Qatar, Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Virgin, Flying Blue, Iberia, Aer Lingus, SAS, ANA, Aeroplan and Emirates have programme-specific planning models or chart inputs. Existing route references take priority. If a route is missing, known airport coverage and distance-based comparisons can produce a range. Network data is a dated, partial snapshot: “not confirmed” does not mean “no service”.
BA: compare up to three nearest-distance routes in the same short/long group and cabin, using the selected season; add a ±10% margin. Cathay: use its own distance bands, spanning both short-route categories when the category is unknown. Potential connections are modelled through LHR or HKG and sum leg estimates. These are estimates, not airline pricing rules, confidence intervals or live availability.
Singapore Airlines / ANA use regional charts; Qantas uses its distance table; SAS and Aer Lingus use region or named-route zones. Qatar and Iberia use published third-party anchors with stated uncertainty. Virgin ranges refer to Saver scenarios. Flying Blue uses a clearly labelled distance heuristic from saver benchmarks. Aeroplan ranges span starting amounts to historical medians. Dynamic prices may exceed every displayed range. Emirates uses broad spans from published route examples and a labelled distance margin, with official calculator confirmation required. Delta, LifeMiles, JetBlue and Aeromexico currently require actual quotes; no unsupported distance tariff is invented.
BA published Heathrow network ↗ · Cathay destination network ↗Try a journey
How distance-based flight references work
Cathay references below apply to selected direct Cathay-operated routes to/from Hong Kong. They are an unofficial May 2026 chart, not a live award quote. Short routes have two destination bands. Partner airlines and connecting itineraries have different rules.
| Distance / band | Economy | Premium | Business | First |
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BA references cover selected London Heathrow routes across available cabins, with off-peak and peak pricing from published August 2026 charts. Reverse-direction points are planning estimates, and their cash charges are not inferred. These are not live BA prices. Flying Blue uses a US–Europe saver starting-price reference. Other programmes require an actual quote; distance alone cannot price every redemption.
02 / TRANSFER POINTS
One balance. Many possibilities.
Compare the destinations available to your selected card and issuing country. Each tile shows what your reward balance could become.
Bonus is a user-entered scenario, not an offer confirmed by this site. Check your card issuer account for eligibility and expiry. Amounts are theoretical; verify minimums and increments before transferring.
03 / HOTEL STAYS
Make room for a getaway.
Discover the brands, then use a hotel's actual points quote to work out your stay.
A brand for every kind of trip.
Practical stays · Fairfield, Courtyard, Moxy
City & business · Marriott, Sheraton, Westin
Luxury & resorts · St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, W
Brand descriptions are not points categories. Prices depend on property, date, room and availability. We do not list live rooms or guarantee a stay at a given points level.
Hilton: Silver or higher, consecutive standard-room nights, entirely paid with points. This example assumes the same points price every night.
04 / REDEMPTION VALUE
Points or cash?
Compare the same trip or room, dates and booking conditions. Find the saving per point of your selected reward currency.
This measures this redemption, not a guaranteed cash value for all points. Currency changes the label only; no exchange-rate conversion. Use the same currency for both cash inputs.
CREDIT CARDS / UK & US
More ways to
get there.
Explore what each card earns, where its rewards can go and which benefits come with it.
GBP · estimates use the everyday rate, excluding category bonuses.
Virgin rewards on purchases are capped monthly at your credit limit. Without a limit, figures are before this cap.
COMPARE BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Side by side.
Choose up to three cards from one country. Earnings use the monthly spend above; different reward currencies are not equal in value.
Select your Amex product to set its everyday MR earning rate automatically. Enter the annual fee applicable to your account; category and spending bonuses are excluded.
YOUR CARD POINTS / YOUR OPTIONS
Where can your balance go?
Choose a card and a destination programme. This balance is separate from your Amex travel wallet.
Amex, card rewards and airline points: how they fit together
Travel calculators lets you select Amex or any card listed here, then shows its available destinations and conversion rates. Direct-earning cards already collect airline points; there is no MR conversion. Airline points from different eligible cards can meet in the same loyalty account, subject to account and issuer rules.
Choose your reward programme in the travel wallet and enter its balance. Other airline points can be entered in “Points already in this airline account”; exclude anything already counted in the wallet. Cards with the same conversion rates share one programme balance. Some destination programmes have no flight model here; search those programmes directly.
Open travel calculators ↗Independent information, not a personal recommendation. Cards are subject to issuer eligibility and approval. Pay in full: interest and fees can outweigh rewards. Benefits have limits and exclusions; check the issuer’s current terms. Card links are official information links, with no affiliate tracking. Welcome bonuses remain in Earn & offers where covered.
EARN & OFFERS
More points. More value.
Explore transfer bonuses, earning opportunities and issuer benefit hubs. Switch UK / US to find relevant options.
A curated snapshot, not a live feed. Check the official terms and your own Amex account before acting. Personalised offers require eligibility and often enrolment. Statement credits are cash savings, not Membership Rewards points.
Beyond Amex.
Official reward hubs for other cards. These links are places to check current benefits, not verified promotional bonuses.
Offers are separated by issuing country and issuer. Welcome and referral offers can vary by applicant and channel. Annual fees, spend requirements and eligibility matter; check the linked terms. Expired offers are hidden automatically. Older snapshots are marked for rechecking.
A DESTINATION. A PLAN. A LITTLE CLOSER.
Make your next
trip happen.
Choose a journey, connect your reward balance and see how long everyday spending could take you. Save a goal and come back to update your progress.
A savings scenario, not a booking promise. Assumes constant eligible spend, earn rates and award pricing; excludes welcome bonuses, interest, expiry and category bonuses. Pay in full and count annual fees separately. Return estimates double the one-way reference.
KEEP THE POSSIBILITY
Your saved trips.
Stored on this device and browser. Open a goal to recalculate with current references and your latest wallet balance.
THE POINTS FIELD GUIDE
Less jargon.
More journeys.
Understand the basics, explore popular routes and turn a points balance into a practical plan.
Start with the essentials.
Pick a destination.
Route planning guides, not live offers. Compare programmes in the flight explorer for your own card.
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT
Useful estimates. Clear sources.
Transfer data checked 13 October 2026. Standard rates exclude promotions. Flight references may change; always confirm the points, cash cost and award availability before an irreversible transfer.
View sources
Amex UK transfer partners ↗Amex US transfer partners ↗BA reward flight starting prices ↗Cathay unofficial May 2026 chart ↗BA published long-haul chart · Aug 2026 ↗BA published short-haul chart · Aug 2026 ↗Flying Blue saver references ↗Hilton rewards & fifth-night terms ↗Marriott stay-five/pay-four terms ↗Airport coordinates · OurAirports dataset ↗
Privacy & independence
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