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The best destinations to book with points & miles

Compare award flight and hotel redemptions, flexible transfer partners, co-branded cards, and live transfer bonuses for Japan, China, the Philippines, Paris, London, Hawaii, Mexico, the Maldives and Disney. Use the Trip Gap Calculator to see how close your balances already are.

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Top CPP range

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Asia · Japan

Japan

ANA business class to Tokyo and Osaka via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club — 52,500–60,000 pts one-way depending on departure city. Amex MR, Chase UR, Capital One, and Citi TY all transfer to Virgin 1:1.

Virgin Atlantic Amex MR Chase UR

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North America · Hawaii

Hawaii

Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island — compare award flights on Atmos Rewards (Alaska & Hawaiian Airlines’ unified program), Southwest Rapid Rewards, and hotel stays at Andaz Maui and Grand Hyatt Kauai.

Atmos Rewards Southwest Hyatt

Flying Blue Promo Awards, Aeroplan business class, and Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme redemptions — with full transfer partner options from Amex MR and Chase UR.

Flying Blue Aeroplan Amex MR

Cancún, Los Cabos, and Mexico City — AAdvantage awards from ~10,000 miles one-way (dynamic pricing), Hyatt Ziva/Zilara and IHG hotel redemptions, and the all-inclusive resort value warning.

Park Hyatt Maldives (Category 7, 25k–55k pts/night) and Conrad Maldives Rangali Island — among the best hotel CPP destinations in the world. Book hotels first, flights second, 12+ months ahead for best availability.

Hyatt Hilton KrisFlyer

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Europe · United Kingdom

London

Aeroplan for surcharge-free business class, Flying Blue economy from 25k one-way, and IHG One Rewards for the widest central London hotel coverage.

Aeroplan Flying Blue IHG

AAdvantage on Cathay Pacific — 70,000 miles one-way business via Hong Kong. Marriott luxury hotels (St. Regis, JW, Ritz-Carlton) often from ~15k–35k pts/night under dynamic pricing.

AAdvantage Marriott Hyatt

Philippine Airlines nonstops to Manila on Alaska Atmos Rewards — business from 75,000 points one-way (SFO, SEA, HNL), no fuel surcharges. Written for Filipino-American families visiting relatives too: seats for the whole family, Christmas, bags and balikbayan boxes, eTravel.

Atmos Rewards Bilt Qatar Avios

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North America · Theme Parks

Disney Parks

Walt Disney World and Disneyland — Chase UR to Hyatt (Grand Cypress, no resort fees) for hotels, Chase UR to United for flights to MCO. Amex Gold grocery gift card hack earns 4x on all Disney spending.

Chase UR Hyatt United

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Destination Card Guides

Which card earns the most for Japan, Paris, London, Hawaii, Maldives, Mexico, China, the Philippines, and Disney? No-FTF breakdowns, transfer program tables, and per-destination $14 planning journals.

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Group Travel Rewards Guide

Pool strategy for up to 6 travelers — which programs allow pooling, how to coordinate card applications across the group, and how to close the points gap for a full group booking.

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🌏 Asia

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Tokyo Paris London China (Shanghai · Beijing) Disney Parks (WDW · DLR)

How to use these award travel guides

Pick a destination to see award ranges for flights and hotels across all major programs — with live examples from our database.

Compare flexible points options before locking into a single airline or hotel currency — not all bank points transfer to all programs. See how airline miles and transfer partners work →

Check active transfer bonuses — a 25–30% boost can close your gap without opening a new card.

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