How much is 6,000 Amex Points Worth? (2024)

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How much is 6,000 Amex Points Worth? ›

6,000 American Express points are worth about $40, depending on which American Express credit card you have and what you spend the points on. You will get the best value for your American Express points when you redeem them for Travel, but there are multiple redemption options.

When you redeem points through American Express' Membership Rewards gift cards portal, you can get up to 1 cent per point. This means you could redeem, for example, 5,000 rewards points for up to $50, depending on the brand. Choose from dining and retail gift cards, travel brands, and more. Cover your charges.

Redeem points for gift cards

Your points are typically worth about 1 cent each, which means 10,000 Membership Rewards points could be worth as much as $100 — on par with travel redemption. The issuer offers gift cards that cover travel, dining, experiences and more.

2 Membership Rewards points transfer to 1 frequent flyer point or mile in most cases, so having 150,000 points in your Amex account means you'll get 75,000 frequent flyer points to spend overall. Of course, we can't travel internationally yet due to border restrictions.

Cardmembers earn points on every whole £1 spent with an American Express® Business Gold Card² and, depending on where and how you decide to spend it, 20,000 points is worth an average of £80-£100.

That means 10,000 Membership Rewards points would cover $100 towards a stay at a Fine Hotels & Resorts property or $70 at another hotel booked through Amex Travel.

You're likely to get the most value from your Amex points by transferring them to partner programs. Membership Rewards partners with 18 different airlines, including Air Canada, JetBlue and British Airways. You also have the option to transfer your points to three hotel chains: Hilton, Marriott and Choice.

Do AMEX points expire? ›

Just use your Card for any purchase and watch the points add up. There is no limit to the points you can earn and they never expire.

The redemption of Points for Credit will be applied within 3 business days. It cannot be reversed and is not redeemable for cash via a credit balance refund.

100,000 American Express points are worth about $670 per our valuations, depending on which American Express credit card you have and what you spend the points on.

88,000-point round-trip business-class redemptions to Europe

However, it's possible to book round-trip economy award flights to Europe for only 55,000 miles and 88,000 miles for business class. That's right.

As a general guide, the point value can range from 0.5 cents per point to more than 2 cents per point, depending on how you redeem them. Therefore, 1 million AMEX points could be worth anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000 or more, depending on the redemption method.

One of the best ways to redeem Amex points is for flights within the U.S. You can transfer your Membership Rewards points to British Airways Avios, which uses distance-based redemption pricing. Flights on American Airlines or Alaska Airlines under 1,151 miles cost 11,000 Avios or less (excluding taxes and fees).