With it being the first day of the month, there are lots of new Amex Offers out today. One of the notable travel-related offers is one giving 20,000 bonus Membership Rewards when spending $1,000 or more with Air France and/or KLM.
The Deal
- Spend $1,000+ in one or more purchases at AirFrance.us or KLM.com and earn 20,000 bonus Membership Rewards points.
Key Terms
- Expires September 30, 2025.
- Flight must originate in US and be charged in USD to qualify.
- The Offer is only valid for bookings paid for by September 30, 2025, however the travel can occur after the end date for the Offer, provided that the booking was paid for within the applicable Offer period.
- Not valid for purchases made through partner sites, agents, or affiliates.
- Excludes KLM Package Deals, City Pass Amsterdam, hotel bookings, car rentals, ground transportation, tours, airport transfers, equipment services, Shop@KLM, purchases of miles, and lounge access fees.
- Excludes Air France Music, Air France Saphir, Air France Shopping, convention/conference/seminar services, baggage drop off, group reservations, La Boutique Air France, parking, Stress Free Flying workshop, flight crew training, Flying Blue Store, KLM Jet Center, KLM Wanna Gives.
- Excludes bookings made via a travel agent.
- Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.
Quick Thoughts
This is a pretty good deal, especially seeing as the bonus Membership Rewards will presumably be awarded even if spending $1,000+ on taxes and fees on an award booking for one or more people.
Note that the terms state that travel has to originate in the US. If you were to book a one way or round trip award flight originating in the US, that’ll trigger the bonus points. However, if you were to book a one way award originating in Europe, that presumably won’t be eligible.
One of the best cards to use this on – if you’re targeted – is a personal Amex Platinum card. That’s because you’ll also earn 5x Membership Rewards; spending $1,000+ will therefore earn you a total of at least 25,000 Membership Rewards.
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Does a DL codeshare flight booked on Air France dot com count? or does it have to be an AF or KLM coded flight?
I see some flights on Air France where you can fly AF or Delta One, one way Boston to Paris in business class, in December for $996 one way… could fly home from Paris to Boston on the points acquired from buying the flight with the Amex offer.
Any datapoints or thoughts on if this would work to pay for taxes and fees on an Air France partner booking (e.g. Virgin Atlantic metal), provided the flight leaves from the U.S.?
Terms say not valid on a partner site so I doubt it will work unless you’re paying through airfrance portal.