Earn 20,000 bonus Amex points on Air France/KLM bookings [Targeted]

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Amex has launched a new offer for spending with two SkyTeam airlines – Air France and KLM. The offer may only be available to targeted to consumer and business Platinum Cards and it allows targeted cardholders to earn 20,000 bonus Amex points on just $1,000 of spending with either airline.

Spend $1,000 and get 20,000 bonus points with Air France/KLM

Headline Details

Earn 20,000 additional Membership Rewards® points one-time after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $1,000 in one or more purchases online at airfrance.us or KLM.com by 12/31/2024. Flight must originate in US and be charged in USD to qualify.

Key Terms

• Enrollment is limited.
• Eligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend.
• Limit of 20,000 additional Membership Rewards® points per eligible Card Member.
• Offer valid only on flights booked online through US websites airfrance.us and KLM.com or via US mobile app.
• Flight must originate in US and be charged in USD to qualify.
• Not valid for purchases made through partner sites, agents, affiliates and third parties.
• 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.
• Eligible Card Members will earn 20,000 additional Membership Rewards points on qualifying purchases on their eligible Card.
• Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.
• Any Membership Rewards® points received through this offer are in addition to the Membership Rewards® points normally received for purchases charged to your Card.
• Additional Membership Rewards® points should be credited to your program account within 90-days after 12/31/2024, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.

See your targeted offer for full terms and conditions.

Quick thoughts

It’s a shame that this is limited to departures from the US but this is still a very nice offer to be targeted for as it’s essentially the points version of the ‘spend $1,000 ang get $200 back’ offer that Amex often publishes for Air France/KLM spending.

$1,000 isn’t much to spend on air travel (if you’re a family or booking a premium cabin) and when you add in the fact that the spending requirement doesn’t have to be met in a single transaction and that you only have to book and pay (not fly) by 31 December 2024, this becomes an offer that should be relatively easy to use.

We value Amex Membership Rewards points at 1.5 cents each and that values the offer at $300 which I think most would agree, is a great effective rebate on just $1,000 of spending.

We have only seen this offer targeted to the Platinum Card® from American Express and the Business Platinum® Card from American Express so while it’s possible that other Membership Rewards cards are being targeted as well, it looks like this may me a more narrowly targeted offer than a lot of the other new offers we’ve seen recently,

Still, a lot of readers should be able earn the 5 points/dollar that the consumer Platinum Card offers on up to $500,000 of spending made directly with airlines (1 point/dollar thereafter – terms apply) while also earning the 20,000 bonus points from this deal leading to a haul of at least 25,000 points.

We would value that at $375 and that’s why we’ve already been looking for good Air France/KLM deals this morning 🙂

Bottom line

American Express is now targeting select cardholders for an offer which would allow them to earn 20,000 bonus Amex points when spending a minimum of $1,000 with Air France/KLM.

If you have been targeted, make sure you read the terms and conditions of the offer carefully before you book (not all spending with the airlines will qualify to trigger the credit) and make sure you book using the US versions of the Air France/KLM websites.