If you want to stretch your flexible points as far as possible and you are ready to travel to Europe, this post is for you!!

Check out airfrance.com to see some awesome flight deals. Don’t think you have Air France points – you might! Air France is a travel partner of the 4 major banks – Chase, Capital One, Citi, and American Express.

Here are a few cards I would recommend to earn points or miles that you can transfer over to Air France:

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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card – This is my go to card and the first card I would recommend if you are new to all of this. If I’m not working on meeting a welcome offer for another credit card, I use this at all times. I love using this card for its many included travel protections! Don’t forget, you can receive the welcome offer every 48 months! Learn How to Apply

Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card– This is another excellent beginner card. A huge perk is that you receive 2x points on all purchases, no matter the category.

Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card – This card is similar to the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card card BUT with big perks – including Priority Pass lounge access. I love that you receive 2x on all purchases, which also makes this an excellent card to use when I’m not working on a minimum spend. Also, points can transfer to over 15 travel partners (such as Flying Blue – Air France/KLM).

Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card – This is one of 4 cards in the Chase Ink Business Family and, yes, you can hold all of them – simultaneously (see my blog post comparing them here!). Typically, you can receive a welcome offer for each card every 24 months. Business cards are key to our strategy as they do not count against 5/24.

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Ok – so you have the points.

I recommend starting on the Air France website (not app). The website (or a browser on your phone) will allow you to search for a destination WITHOUT choosing a departure date.

Once you get to the Air France website, start by creating an account. This will allow you to “search with points.”

Select your destination and leave the travel date open. This will allow you to see the entire month long calendar (bonus!! It always helps to travel with flexible points) and dates with low points.

I bet if you look hard enough you can find flights for 20k points in each direction!

Not seeing them? You may want to consider searching from a less obscure airport. Consider flying out of a larger airport near you, where you could purchase a cheap positioning flight. I live near Austin and typically fly out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) but flights home from our recent trip to Switzerland were sky high. We decided to fly into Houston’s Intercontinental Airport and rent a car and drive home the 2 hours. Usually, we would schedule a flight, but renting a car for a few hours was even cheaper! It’s all about a little bit of flexibility sometimes.

Do taxes seem crazy high? They just might. This can be a trade off with traveling with points. Some airports (I’m looking at you London) have CRAZY high taxes and fees. For our family trip to Amsterdam/London/Paris this summer, we ended up moving things around to avoid flying out of London. If you have this option, I recommend searching for those flexible dates. If you have more points to burn, but less $$$ you can check out airlines like United and Virgin Atlantic.

Can’t wait to see where you travel!!

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