The 6 different ways Amex cardholders can redeem their points — including the method that gets you maximum value

You have lots of options for using your Amex points, but redeeming them for travel is usually your best bet

is even better, offering up to 100,000 points — 50,000 after you spend $10,000 on purchases in the first three months, and another 5,000 if you spend an additional $15,000 on purchases in that same period.is more straightforward and can be easier to use, Amex Membership Rewards still offers a tremendous amount of value — as long as you use them efficiently.

Different merchant gift cards have different prices and values for your points. Some offer a not-horrible 1 cent per point — meaning a $25 gift card costs 2,500 points — but the others are as low as 0.5 cents per point — so that $25 gift card would cost 5,000 points. While promotions occasionally make this worthwhile — for instance, there have been deals where you could save $30 at Amazon by using a single Membership Rewards point at checkout — it's generally a poor value of 0.7 cents per point.3. Buy merchandise through Amex or tickets through Ticketmaster

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