If you have an American Express, here's how you're gonna book this first class flight on Japan Airlines

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Japan Airlines first class flight booked with points

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The video provides a clear, step-by-step guide to achieving a high-value travel redemption, appealing to viewers interested in luxury travel hacks and maximizing their credit card points.

Summary

This video explains how to book a first-class flight on Japan Airlines using American Express points, leveraging a 30% transfer bonus to British Airways. It details the process of creating and linking accounts, the waiting period, and the cost savings compared to paying cash.

Structure

1Introduction to booking Japan Airlines first class with Amex points
2Explanation of the British Airways transfer bonus and Avios
3Steps to create and link accounts, including the waiting period
4Demonstration of flight availability and cost in Avios
5Comparison of points cost vs. cash cost
6Call to action for consultation and follow-up

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American Express: ACTS - used to pay for flights, its points are transferred. Removing it would change the video. British Airways: ACTS - its loyalty program (Avios) is used to book flights, and its transfer bonus is discussed. Removing it would change the video. Japan Airlines: ACTS - its first class flight is the subject of the video, and the method of booking it is explained. Removing it would change the video.

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If you have an American Express, here's how you're gonna book this first class flight on Japan Airlines that would normally cost $16,000 for 105,000 American Express points. Here's exactly how it works. Amex has a 30% transfer bonus to British Airways, and that's how your points reach Japan Airlines. Through September 27, 1,000 Amex Membership Rewards points transfer to British Airways as 1,300 Avios. Avios is the currency British Airways runs on. Normally it's 1:1. Avios matter here because British Airways prices partner awards by distance band, not by cash fare. JAL is a oneworld partner. So JAL first class books at a fixed Avios price no matter what the ticket is selling for. Chicago to Tokyo in JAL first is 136,500 Avios one way. That Avios price doesn't move. What the bonus changes is how many Amex points it takes to get there. ✅ The math: $16,000 cash fare 136,500 Avios one way 136,500 Amex points without the bonus 105,000 Amex points with it Around $500 in taxes and carrier charges Just under 15 cents per Amex point West coast departures price lower. LAX and San Francisco sit in the shorter band at 113,500 Avios. Transfers move in 1,000 point increments, so 88,000 Amex points is the number out of those cities. I fly JAL every year. There is nothing like it. The catch is space. JAL releases very few first class award seats to partners and they open roughly a year out. If you see it, book it. It will not sit there. Finding that space is the hard part. If you want help locating it or booking with your own points, book me through the link in my bio, or comment CONSULT and I'll send it to you directly. Price the award before you transfer. Transfers are one way and there's no undo. Bonus ends September 27. Drop any questions in the comments and I'll answer them Follow for more tips to supercharge your points accumulation, elevate your travel, and let's work smarter — not harder. 🚀 #Amex #JapanAirlines #JapanTravel #PointsAndMiles #TravelHacks

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If you have an American Express, here's how you're gonna book this first class flight on Japan Airlines that would normally cost $16,000 for 105,000 American Express points. Here's exactly how it works. Amex has a 30% transfer bonus to British Airways, and that's how your points reach Japan Airlines. Through September 27, 1,000 Amex Membership Rewards points transfer to British Airways as 1,300 Avios. Avios is the currency British Airways runs on. Normally it's 1:1. Avios matter here because British Airways is a partner of Japan Airlines and you can book select flights on Japan Airlines using British Airways. So first you need to create an account with British Airways. Then you need to link your British Airways account to your American Express account. There's a 30-day waiting period once you've created the account before you can actually book flights with points. So once that period is expired, then you could start looking for flights. You can find this flight about a year out from Chicago to Tokyo, first class on Japan Airlines for about 136,000 Avios and several hundred dollars in taxes and fees. Like I said, if you paid cash for this flight, it would be over $16,000 each way. But because of this 30% transfer bonus, all you need is like 105 * 1.3 = 136.5, a hundred and five thousand American Express points to get the hundred and thirty-six thousand Avios that you need to be able to book this flight. So this is one of the best redemptions on the planet, one of the best ways to get to Japan, one of the best flights in the world. And you can get one of the best values for your points in all of redemption. So incredible opportunity. If you need help finding flights like this, book me for a consultation using the link in my bio, or just comment 'consult' and I'll send you the link directly. Drop any questions in the comments and as always, follow for more tips on how to supercharge your points accumulation, elevate your travel and let's work smarter, not harder.