London ranks as the top international destination booked with travel points this summer, according to Chase Travel. Paris, long associated with bucket list travel, fell to fourth place behind Vancouver and Tokyo. I sat down with Naomi Zeichner, head of editorial for card and connected commerce content at JPMorganChase, to better understand the summer 2026 rankings and the rise in using points for luxury travel.
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