What you save vs. a standard hotel booking in Paris

Based on the cheapest FHR property in Paris at $250/night:

$555 perk value = $300 hotel credit + $100 F&B credit + ~$80 breakfast + ~$75 room upgrade. Actual savings vary by property.

About Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts in Paris

The Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts program gives Amex Platinum cardholders exclusive benefits at over 1,000 luxury hotels worldwide. At every Paris FHR property, you’ll receive a guaranteed room upgrade on arrival, complimentary breakfast for two each morning, a $100 experience credit usable toward dining and spa, noon check-in, and guaranteed 4pm late checkout.

Amex Platinum cardholders also receive a $300 annual hotel credit on prepaid bookings through Amex Travel — applying this alongside FHR benefits effectively makes your first night free at many Paris properties. Combine with award miles for the flight and you have a luxury trip for a fraction of the cash price.

How to fly to Paris on points

Air France-KLM Flying Blue runs monthly Promo Rewards that can cut business class to Paris to under 45,000 miles — some of the best flash sale pricing in the industry. American AAdvantage miles also work well via Finnair for CDG service, often at 57,500 miles one-way. Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Flying Blue at 1:1, making this a natural use of MR points.

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