At least with Amex you can transfer to airlines and you will almost always get more than 1 cents per point by transferring to an airline. Unfortunately, Amex’s

At least with Amex you can transfer to airlines and you will almost always get more than 1 cents per point by transferring to an airline. Unfortunately, Amex’s hotel partners - Hilton and Marriott are usually horrible redemptions. Chase -> Hyatt is the gold standard. But Hyatt has a small footprint