How Kaitlyn Bristowe Turned Unused Amex Points Into a $932 Business Class Trip to Paris

In this clip from the Off The Vine podcast, Kaitlyn Bristowe tells her guest how a points expert on Instagram, Rachel Points, saved her roughly $20,000 on flights. Kaitlyn holds an Amex Platinum card and had let more than two million Membership Rewards points pile up because she never used them. One tip changed that.

The clip works because both women are in the same boat. Each has the card, each has ignored the points, and by the end each is rethinking every flight she has ever paid cash for.

The $8,000 Flight Problem

Kaitlyn needed to get to Paris for the Louis Vuitton fashion show. She checked Delta first, since she calls herself a "Delta hoe," and the one-way fare came back at more than $8,000. She passed. Then she saw Rachel Points explain that you can link your Amex card to a points booking system and pay for premium cabins with the points most cardholders never touch.

Kaitlyn Bristowe at the podcast mic with the caption "THE AMEX" on screen

The result: a round trip business class ticket, lie-flat beds included, for $932 out of pocket plus 350,000 Amex points. Against the $8,000 one-way cash fare, that is where her rough $20,000 savings figure comes from.

Kaitlyn explaining the booking with the caption "I PAID $932" on screen

The Guest's Reaction

Her guest, identified in the episode description as founder and investor Jaclyn Johnson, admits she is in the same position. She has an Amex she does nothing with, and her boyfriend tells her she is wasting money. Hearing the $932 number stings. She says it is upsetting because now she has to go back and look at what she paid for her own flights, then decides she does not even want to say the number out loud. Kaitlyn agrees she does not want to hear it.

The guest reacting on the couch with the caption "THIS IS SO" on screen

Rachel Points Will Save You

The clip closes with a straightforward endorsement. Kaitlyn says everybody should follow Rachel Points on Instagram, calls the whole thing "bananas," and floats having her on the podcast to learn more. The guest says she is on it.

Kaitlyn reading from her notes with the caption "THE HACKS" on screen

Key Takeaways

Kaitlyn Bristowe had over two million Amex Membership Rewards points sitting unused on her Platinum card.
A Delta cash fare to Paris was quoted at more than $8,000 one way.
Using a points booking method she learned from Rachel Points, she booked round trip business class with lie-flat beds for $932 plus 350,000 points.
She estimates the tip saved her about $20,000 on that trip.
Both host and guest had the card and the points but no idea how to use them, which is the whole point of the clip: check what your card already gives you.

Resources

Rachel Points on Instagram -- the points and miles creator Kaitlyn credits with the savings
Off The Vine podcast -- the full episode features founder and investor Jaclyn Johnson