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24.07.2024 - 20:51 / thepointsguy.com
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card offers new cardholders a welcome offer of 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 within the first three months of account opening. Additionally, the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card offers 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening, plus a $250 Capital One Travel credit in the first cardholder year.
You can cover recent travel purchases at a rate of 1 cent per mile, making 75,000 miles worth $750 toward travel. However, the real way to maximize Capital One miles is by transferring them to one of 15-plus airline and hotel transfer partners. Capital One allows cardholders to transfer their miles 1:1 to valuable programs like Avianca LifeMiles and Turkish Airlines' Miles&Smiles, to name a few.
If you want to maximize your 75,000 Capital One miles, here are five great redemption options.
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By transferring your Capital One miles to Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program at a 1:1 rate, you can take advantage of some of the best redemption rates to fly to Europe.
The program has now standardized saver-level pricing for all one-way flights between the U.S. and Europe as follows, regardless of origin or destination, meaning you can connect at no extra cost:
With 75,000 Capital One miles, you would have more than enough miles for a round-trip flight to Europe in premium economy. While Air France has a decent premium economy product, if you can find seats in KLM's Premium Comfort cabin, we rate it one of the world's best premium economy experiences.
Remember that these rates are only for the lowest saver-level seats, which are limited.
While United's MileagePlus program is not a transfer partner of Capital One, several programs that partner with United are, and they offer excellent redemption rates to Europe.
You could transfer your Capital One miles to the Avianca LifeMiles program to book business-class flights to Europe on United, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines or Swiss for just 63,000 miles one-way.
You could also book shorter journeys up to 4,000 miles in length, such as an itinerary from the East Coast to Western Europe, through the Air Canada Aeroplan program for 60,000 Aeroplan points. Another solid Aeroplan option is to redeem 70,000 points for flights up to 6,000 miles in length, such as those from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) or from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) in Greece.
Yes, your 75,000 bonus miles from Capital One could score you a one-way overnight flight to Europe in a lie-flat bed. You're more likely to arrive rested,
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