As borders continue to open and restrictions are eased across the world, your next international trip may be closer than you think.
As borders continue to open and international travel restrictions are eased across the world, your next trip may be closer than you think. If your sights are set on global travel adventure this year, you may have the chance to turn your dream into an itinerary. Whether you’re hoping to explore a new destination, pamper yourself in a relaxing locale, or make connections with friends and family, there are a number of international vacation destinations to satisfy your wanderlust. To help inspire your next trip, we’ve rounded up some trip ideas that are certain to spark excitement—book your next getaway with American Express Travel and stay at one of these amazing Fine Hotels + Resorts® and The Hotel Collection properties.* You can find more information and tips on the return of international travel through our COVID-19 Information Hub.†
†Please be aware that international travel may be impacted by changing requirements and restrictions; travel guidance will vary by country.
For many of us, when we think of traveling abroad we think of Europe, and what better place to celebrate getting back to what we love than by visiting the City of Love? Surround yourself with luxe details at Castille Paris, located in a beautifully restored 18th-century building in the heart of the first arrondissement. Use your $100 experience credit1 toward a meal at the award-winning L’Assaggio, run by Michelin-starred chef Ugo Alciati.
1Experience Credit varies by property.
Roomers Munich, Autograph Collection in Germany is a destination in itself with its playful modern decor combining colorful flourishes with copper and brass accents. Enjoy a room upgrade at check-in, when available2, and explore the historic surroundings. Don’t miss a private tour of the incredible fairytale-like castle of Neuschwanstein, arranged by the hotel.
2Certain room categories are not eligible for upgrade.
The charming coastal haven of Borgo Egnazia in Brindisi, southern Italy, is as alluring as it is relaxing. Fortunately, there’s guaranteed 4pm check-out to maximize your time. Breathe in the fresh air rolling off the Adriatic Sea as you stroll through ancient olive groves of the Itria Valley. This hotel is made from local stone and may resemble an ancient citadel, but it has all the modern comforts you’ll desire for your seaside escape.
Settle into Santorini at Canaves Epitome. The property is perched on the northwestern tip of the Greek island and makes for a stunning place to relax and unwind. Cruise around the island discovering hidden gem beaches and caves along the coast or plunge into one of the many pools at the resort. Use your $100 experience credit toward evening cocktails as you gaze over the tranquil Aegean Sea.
Oh, Canada. How we’ve missed you! Make up for lost time by staying at the warm and welcoming Four Seasons Resort Whistler. Soak in the free-form heated pool at this intimate mountain retreat after a day of exploring the blue caves or the 14-room spa. It is vacation, after all. Get the most out of your stay with guaranteed 4pm check-out.
Or stay close to business and culture at The St. Regis Toronto, which soars 65 stories above the bustling Canadian metropolis. Take the elevator up to the 31st floor and treat your mind, body and soul to some bliss at Iridium Spa, or indulge in a different kind of therapy in the retail district just steps away from the hotel.
Vogue Hotel Montreal Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton is a Card Member favorite where you can experience your own pied-à-terre in this charming city. Take a seat at La Société Bistro and enjoy a chic blend of Parisian and North American cuisine using your $100 experience credit.
Your stay at Vancouver’s Wedgewood Hotel and Spa begins with complimentary Belgian chocolates, and each turndown service includes freshly baked cookies. Need we say more? A room upgrade at check-in, when available, will maximize your already generous accommodations, and nightly live entertainment at Bacchus Lounge further sweetens the deal.
For some quality me-time, you can’t overlook Mexico. Set between two scenic bluffs on the Baja peninsula, Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection is an ideal introduction to Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas. Kick-start a day of fantastic food with complimentary breakfast for two, then sample the local cuisine at Cocina del Mar. Don’t miss the weekly Mexicanisimo fiesta, where chefs cook traditional regional specialties and fireworks illuminate the night sky.
For swimming, snorkeling and diving, visit Montage Los Cabos, which offers some of the region’s finest aquatic activities. Lounge on the pristine white sand beach or spice up your trip with a visit to the nearby mining ghost town of El Triunfo. Soak up a little extra sun with your guaranteed 4pm check-out.
If Cancún is calling, check into NIZUC Resort & Spa, which overlooks the Caribbean Sea. Tequila tasting, Mexican agave body treatments and tennis are all on the menu — take your pick. And don’t forget to take advantage of the complimentary 50-minute massage for two people per room during your stay.
With ocean views from every room, an oceanfront whirlpool and a spa featuring a Mayan Sanctuary Ritual, there’s something for everyone at Kempinski Hotel Cancun. Explore the area’s ancient Mayan heritage and vibrant marine life and use your $100 experience credit at one of the hotel’s inviting eateries.
Set within a lush complex with crystal clear lagoons, Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya will connect you with the local culture through activities, tastings and more. Hike out to the nearby Mayan ruins, and then post up poolside with tacos from Tinta del Pulpo using your $100 experience credit.
Go big and then go home. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana is the all-inclusive, all-suite resort you’ve been waiting for. Overlooking the shores of Juanillo Beach, it’s minutes away from championship golf courses, a state-of-the-art marina, deep sea fishing, eco-parks and adventure excursions. Laze in the outdoor oasis lagoon or use your $100 experience credit toward a revitalizing massage in the hotel’s spa.
For full-service luxury lodging with an eco-friendly approach, Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth is your destination. Hike the island’s nature reserves, head out on a deep-sea fishing trip, then cook your catch with the help of a hotel chef. Or simply soak up every glorious moment on the resort’s 18 lush and secluded acres before your guaranteed 4pm check-out.
An endless summer dream awaits at The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico, nestled at the foothills of El Yunque National Rainforest and steps from the azure waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy state of the art cuisine, explore the lush and exotic wildlife of our sanctuary, and test your golf skills in Bahia’s expertly designed 18-hole course. For more excitement, enjoy our water sports or take advantage of your $100 experience credit which can be used toward pampering yourself with a custom spa day in our Iridium Spa.
Located on its own private island in the Turks and Caicos, COMO Parrot Cay epitomizes luxury. With 1,000 unspoiled acres of nature and a mile-long beach, you’ll be able to truly unwind in paradise. Traverse tropical forests on complimentary cruiser bikes, and snorkel off Fort George Cay while learning about fish identification and coral ecology. With guaranteed 4pm check-out, there’s time to do it all.
*Terms and Conditions
Fine Hotels + Resorts Program: Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) program benefits are available for new bookings made through American Express Travel with participating properties and are valid only for eligible U.S. Consumer, Business, and Corporate Platinum Card® Members, and Centurion® Members. Additional Platinum Card Members on Consumer and Business Platinum and Centurion Card Accounts are also eligible for FHR program benefits. Companion Card Members on Consumer Platinum and Centurion Card Accounts, Additional Business Gold and Additional Business Expense Card Members on Business Platinum and Centurion Card Accounts, and Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Card Members are not eligible for FHR program benefits. Bookings must be made using an eligible Card and must be paid using that Card, or another American Express® Card, in the eligible Card Member's name, and that Card Member must be traveling on the itinerary booked. The average total value of the program benefits is based on prior-year bookings for stays of two nights; the actual value varies. Noon check-in and room upgrade are subject to availability and are provided at check-in; certain room categories are not eligible for upgrade. The type of experience credit or additional amenity (if applicable) varies by property; the experience credit will be applied to eligible charges up to the amount of the experience credit. Advance reservations are recommended for certain experience credits. The type and value of the daily breakfast (for two) varies by property; breakfast will be valued at a minimum of US$60 per room per day. If the cost of Wi-Fi is included in a mandatory property fee, a daily credit of that amount will be applied at check-out. Benefits are applied per room, per stay (with a three-room limit per stay). Back-to-back stays booked by a single Card Member, Card Members staying in the same room or Card Members traveling in the same party within a 24-hour period at the same property are considered one stay and are ineligible for additional FHR benefits (“Prohibited Action”). American Express and the Property reserve the right to modify or revoke FHR benefits at any time without notice if we or they determine, in our or their sole discretion, that you may have engaged in a Prohibited Action, or have engaged in abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with your FHR benefits. Benefit restrictions vary by property. Benefits cannot be redeemed for cash and are not combinable with other offers unless indicated. Benefits must be used during the stay booked. Any credits applicable are applied at check-out in USD or the local currency equivalent. Benefits, participating properties, and availability and amenities at those properties are subject to change. To be eligible for FHR program benefits, your eligible Card Account must not be cancelled. For additional information, call the number on the back of your Card.
The Hotel Collection Program: The Hotel Collection (THC) benefits are available for new bookings of two consecutive nights or more made through American Express Travel with participating properties and are valid only for eligible U.S. Consumer and Business Gold Card, Platinum Card® Members, and Centurion® Members. Additional Card Members on Consumer and Business Platinum Card Accounts, and Additional Card Members on Consumer and Business Centurion Accounts are also eligible for THC program benefits. Delta SkyMiles® Gold and Platinum Card Members are not eligible. Bookings must be made using an eligible Card and must be paid using that Card, or another American Express® Card, in the eligible Card Member's name, and that Card Member must be traveling on the itinerary booked. Room upgrade is subject to availability and is provided at check-in; certain room categories are not eligible for upgrade. The type of experience credit or additional amenity (if applicable) varies by property; the experience credit will be applied to eligible charges up to $100. Advance reservations are recommended for certain experience credits. Benefit restrictions vary by property. Benefits are applied per room, per stay (with a three-room limit per stay). Back-to-back stays booked by a single Card Member, Card Members staying in the same room or Card Members traveling in the same party within a 24-hour period at the same property are considered one stay and are ineligible for additional THC benefits (“Prohibited Action”). American Express and the Property reserve the right to modify or revoke the THC benefits at any time without notice if we or they determine, in our or their sole discretion, that you have engaged in a Prohibited Action, or have engaged in abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with your THC benefits. Benefits cannot be redeemed for cash and are not combinable with other offers unless indicated. Benefits must be used during the stay booked. Any credits applicable are applied at check-out in USD or the local currency equivalent. Benefits, participating properties, and availability and amenities at those properties are subject to change. To be eligible for THC program benefits, your eligible Card Account must not be cancelled. For additional information, call the number on the back of your Card.
$200 Hotel Credit: Basic Card Members on U.S. Consumer Platinum Card Account are eligible to receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when they or Additional Platinum Card Members use their Cards to pay for eligible prepaid Fine Hotels +Resorts® and The Hotel Collection bookings made through American Express Travel (meaning through amextravel.com, the Amex® App,or by calling the phone number on the back of your eligible Card) or when Companion Platinum Card Members on such Platinum Card Accounts pay for eligible prepaid bookings for The Hotel Collection made through American Express Travel (meaning through amextravel.com, the Amex® App, or by calling the phone number on the back of your eligible Card). Purchases by both the Basic Card Member and any Additional Card Members on the Card Account are eligible for statement credits. However, the total amount of statement credits for eligible purchases will not exceed $200 per calendar year, per Card Account. Fine Hotels + Resorts® program bookings may be made only by eligible U.S. Consumer Basic Platinum and Additional Platinum Card Members. The Hotel Collection bookings may be made by eligible U.S. Consumer Basic and Additional Platinum Card Members and Companion Platinum Card Members on the Platinum Card Account.
Delta Sky Miles® Platinum Card Members are not eligible for the benefit. To receive the statement credits, an eligible CardMember must make a new booking using their eligible Card through American Express Travel on or after July 1st, 2021, that is prepaid (referred to as "Pay Now" on amextravel.com and the Amex App), for a qualifying stay at an available, participating Fine Hotels + Resorts or The Hotel Collection property. Bookings of The Hotel Collection require a minimum stay of two consecutive nights. Eligible bookings must be processed before December 31st, 11:59 PM Central Time, each calendar year to be eligible for statement credits within that year. Eligible bookings do not include interest charges, cancellation fees, property fees or other similar fees, or any charges by a property to you (whether for your booking, your stay or otherwise). Statement credits are typically received within a few days, however, it may take 90 days after an eligible prepaid hotel booking is charged to the Card Account. American Express relies on the merchant to process transactions within the same calendar year that you made the prepaid booking in order to apply the statement credit in the calendar year that it was intended. For example, if you make an eligible prepaid booking on the last day of the year, but the merchant doesn’t process that transaction until the next day, then the statement credit available in the next calendar year will be applied to the Card Account, if the purchase is eligible.
Statement credits may not be received or maybe reversed if the booking is cancelled or modified. To be eligible for this benefit, your Card account must not be cancelled or past due at the time of statement credit fulfillment. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your transaction as eligible, you will not receive the statement credits. For example, your transaction will not be eligible if it is a booking: (i)made with a property not included in the Fine Hotels + Resorts or The Hotel Collection programs, (ii) not made through American Express Travel, or (iii) not made with an eligible Card.
Participating properties and their availability are subject to change. If AmericanExpress, in its sole discretion, determines that you have engaged in or intend to engage in any manner of abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with this benefit, American Express will not have an obligation to provide and may reverse any statement credits provided to you. If a charge for an eligible purchase is included in a Pay Over Time balance on your Card Account, the statement credit associated with that charge may not be applied to that Pay Over Time balance. Instead, the statement credit may be applied to your Pay In Full balance. Please refer to AmericanExpress.com/FHR and AmericanExpress.com/HC for more information about Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection, respectively.
5X Membership Rewards® Points Platinum Card: Basic Card Members will get 1 Membership Rewards® point for each dollar charged for eligible purchases on their Platinum Card® or an Additional Card on their Account and 4 additional points (for a total of 5 points) for each dollar charged for eligible travel purchases on any Card on the Account (“Additional Points”), minus cancellations and credits. Eligible travel purchases are limited to: (i) purchases of air tickets on scheduled flights, of up to $500,000 in charges per calendar year, booked directly with passenger airlines or through American Express Travel (by calling 1-800-525-3355 or through AmexTravel.com); (ii) purchases of prepaid hotel reservations booked through American Express Travel; and (iii) purchases of prepaid flight+hotel packages booked through AmexTravel.com. Eligible travel purchases do not include: charter flights, private jet flights, flights that are part of tours, cruises, or travel packages (other than prepaid flight+hotel packages booked through AmexTravel.com), ticketing or similar service fees, ticket cancellation or change fees, property fees or similar fees, hotel group reservations or events, interest charges, or purchases of cash equivalents. Eligible prepaid hotel bookings or prepaid flight+hotel bookings that are modified directly with the hotel will not be eligible for Additional Points.
Bonuses that may be received with your Card on other purchase categories or in connection with promotions or offers from American Express cannot be combined with this benefit. Any portion of a charge that the Basic Card Member elects to cover through redemption of Membership Rewards points is not eligible to receive points. Additional terms and restrictions apply.
Merchants are assigned codes based on what they primarily sell. We group certain merchant codes into categories that are eligible for Additional Points. A purchase with a merchant will not earn Additional Points if the merchant’s code is not included in an Additional Points category. Basic Card Members may not receive Additional Points if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as eligible for an Additional Points category. For example, you may not receive Additional Points when: a merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services, a merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers), or you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet.
To be eligible for this benefit, the Card Account must not be cancelled. If American Express, in its sole discretion, determines that you have engaged in or intend to engage in any manner of abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with this benefit in any way American Express may remove access to this benefit from the Account. For additional information, call the number on the back of your Card or visit americanexpress.com/rewards-info for more information about rewards.
5X Membership Rewards Points for Business Platinum Card: You will get one point for each dollar charged for an eligible purchase on your Business Platinum Card® from American Express. You will get 4 additional points (for a total of 5 points) for each dollar spent on eligible travel purchases. Eligible travel purchases include scheduled flights and prepaid flight+hotel packages made online at AmexTravel.com, minus returns and other credits. Additionally, eligible travel purchases include prepaid hotel purchases made through American Express Travel, over the phone with our Travel Consultants or made online at AmexTravel.com, minus returns and other credits. Eligible travel purchases do NOT include non-prepaid hotel bookings, scheduled flights and prepaid flight+hotel packages over the phone, vacation packages, car rentals, cruise, hotel group reservations or events, ticketing service, cancellation or other fees, interest charges, purchases of travelers checks, purchases or reloading of prepaid cards, or purchases of other cash equivalents. To be eligible for the 5x Membership Rewards® points, you must both reserve and charge the travel purchase with the same eligible Business Platinum Card®. To modify a reservation you must cancel and rebook your reservation. You can cancel and rebook your reservation on AmexTravel.com or by calling a representative of AmexTravel.com at 1-800-297-2977. Cancellations are subject to hotel cancellation penalty policies. If hotel reservations are made or modified directly with the hotel provider, the reservation will not be eligible for this 5X Membership Rewards® point benefit. To be eligible to receive extra points, Card account(s) must not be cancelled or past due at the time of extra points fulfillment. If booking is cancelled, the extra points will be deducted from the Membership Rewards account. Extra points will be credited to the Membership Rewards account approximately 6-10 weeks after eligible purchases appear on the billing statement. Bonuses you may receive with your Card on other purchase categories or in connection with promotions or offers from American Express may not be combined with this benefit. The benefits associated with the Additional Card(s) you choose may be different than the benefits associated with your basic Card. To learn about the benefits associated with Additional Card(s) you choose, please call the number on the back of your Card.
Merchants are assigned codes based on what they primarily sell. We group certain merchant codes into categories that are eligible for additional points. A purchase with a merchant will not earn additional points if the merchant’s code is not included in an additional points category. You may not receive additional points if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as eligible for an additional points category. For example, you may not receive additional points when: a merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services; or a merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers); or you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet.
Please visit americanexpress.com/rewards-info for more information about rewards.
Pay with Points: To use Pay with Points, you must charge your eligible purchase through American Express Travel to a Membership Rewards® program-enrolled American Express® Card. Eligible purchases through American Express Travel exclude non-prepaid car rentals and non-prepaid hotels. Points will be debited from your Membership Rewards account, and credit for corresponding dollar amount will be issued to the American Express Card account used. If points redeemed do not cover entire amount, the balance of purchase price will remain on the American Express Card account. Minimum redemption 5,000 points.
See membershiprewards.com/terms for the Membership Rewards program terms and conditions.
If a charge for a purchase is included in a Pay Over Time balance on your Linked Account the statement credit associated with that charge may not be applied to that Pay Over Time balance. Instead the statement credit may be applied to your Pay in Full balance. If you believe this has occurred, please contact us by calling the number on the back of your Card. Corporate Card Members are not eligible for Pay Over Time.
Terms and Conditions for the Membership Rewards® program apply. Visit membershiprewards.com/terms for more information. Participating partners and available rewards are subject to change without notice.
The value of Membership Rewards points varies according to how you choose to use them. To learn more, go to www.membershiprewards.com/pointsinfo.
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