How many points do I need for a flight with Bank of America?

Bank of America rewards points are worth up to 1 cent per point. The exact ammount depends on which BofA rewards card you have and how you redeem the points.

For example, points from the Bank of America® Travel Rewards credit card are worth $0.01 each when redeemed for travel credits (1,000 points = $10). They’re worth $0.006 per point (1,000 points = $6) when redeemed for cash, and gift card redemption values vary.... read full answer

Meanwhile, all points earned with the Bank of America® Premium Rewards® credit card are worth $0.01 per point.

Other points-earning BofA credit cards are co-branded with specific companies. The Free Spirit Airlines Credit Card, the Free Spirit Airlines Credit Card with No Annual Fee, and the Sonesta Credit Card are a few of them. Many have different point-redemption values, too.

You need at least 7,500 miles for a free flight on American Airlines. You can redeem 7,500 AAdvantage miles for a free one-way domestic MileSAAver award flight of up to 500 miles in distance. For a domestic flight longer than 500 miles, you’ll need 20,000-30,000 award miles.

American Airlines’ flight awards chart... read full answer is divided into four different award levels: MileSAAver, MileSAAver Off Peak, AAnytime Level 1, and AAnytime Level 2. The award levels differ based on availability, date, and region. MileSAAver and MileSAAver Off Peak are the cheapest options with the least availability. AAnytime Level 1 and Level 2 have much better availability, but require more miles (up to twice as many).

How Many Miles You Need for a Free Flight on American Airlines:

• One-way flight in the contiguous U.S. and Canada: 7,500-30,000 miles
• One-way flight to Alaska: 15,000-40,000 miles
• One-way flight to Hawaii: 20,000-50,000 miles
• One-way flight to Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean: 12,500-37,500 miles
• One-way flight to Europe: 22,500-65,000 miles
• One-way flight to Asia: 32,500-80,000 miles

Those mile requirements are all for Main Cabin seats. Business and First Class flights will cost more miles, anywhere from 25,000 to 170,000 more per one-way flight. Regardless of which flight you choose, you’ll still have to pay the fees and taxes for the flight.

Bank of America rewards do not expire as long as the account is open and in good standing. You will forfeit any rewards you have yet to redeem if you or Bank of America closes your account for any reason.

Although Bank of America rewards don't expire until the account is closed, it's still a good idea to redeem your rewards as often as possible. Just bear in mind that Bank of America will not allow you to earn or redeem any rewards whenever you're late making the minimum payments.... read full answer