Can I transfer my American Express points to an airline?

You can transfer Amex points to high-value airline programs like Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, ANA Mileage Club, Avianca LifeMiles and British Airways Avios.



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This is simple: American Express Membership Points are worth exactly 1 cent apiece when booking flights or 0.7 cent if booking hotels through the issuer's portal. This math is made explicit when booking a flight or hotel while logged in.

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Chase Ultimate Rewards airline transfer partners
  • Aer Lingus AerClub. ...
  • Air Canada Aeroplan. ...
  • Air France-KLM Flying Blue. ...
  • British Airways Executive Club. ...
  • Iberia Plus. ...
  • Emirates Skywards. ...
  • JetBlue TrueBlue. ...
  • Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer.


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While 200K Amex points will typically only give you about $2,000 in value when you shop for flights in the Amex travel portal, you can sometimes find Business or First Class flights — that can normally cost over $10,000 — for only 200K points, when transferred to a frequent flyer program.

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You can still use your points as part payment on a flight even If you haven't got enough points to book a reward flight. With Points plus money it's simple - with as little as 3,000 points, you can reduce the cost of your flight, meaning you'll pay less in actual money.

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If you earn Membership Rewards points on more than one American Express account, you will need to choose which one to link to your Emirates Skywards account. Your Membership Rewards points will be transferred to your Emirates Skywards account within 48 hours upon your request.

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Shopping through the Amex Membership Rewards portal and statement credits generally offer the lowest value redemptions, while transferring points to the right travel partner tends to yield the highest value.

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We sampled flight awards available with U.S. carriers and found that consumers need between about 8,000 and 57,000 miles to get a free one-way coach flight. Free flights in business or first class start at around 25,000 miles and climb to well over 150,000 miles one-way.

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