Transferring and Combining Points Between People: A Complete Guide

Flying Blue Family is the Flying Blue option for combining Miles between 8 people. You can find the entire step-by-step procedure here, in our article on Flying Blue Family: how does the Air France program work?

Avios can be transferred from British Airways Executive Club to another person. The minimum per transaction is 1,000 Avios points and the maximum is 60,000 Avios points. The maximum for a full year is 200,000 Avios points.

Alternatively, you can combine the Avios accounts of 6 Avios members on the British Airways website.

Such a transfer resets the 36-month points expiry countdown.

WestJet Dollars can be transferred to another person for a fee.

Please note that companion vouchers and other flight benefits are not transferable.

VIPorter points cannot be transferred or given to another person.

The transfer of Aventura points to another person is not permitted.

It is only possible between the accounts of one and the same person.

BMO Rewards points can be donated and transferred to another person who also has a BMO Rewards account.

American Express Membership Rewards points cannot be transferred to another person, despite the fact that they are very flexible and can be transferred to many other loyalty programs.

BONUSDOLLARS cannot be transferred to another person.

NBC Plan À la carte Rewards points cannot be transferred to another person.

MBNA Rewards points cannot be transferred to another MBNA member.

RBC Avion Rewards points can be transferred to another person. The condition is that the 2 people must share a joint bank or savings account and a credit card that earns RBC Avion points.

TD Rewards points cannot be transferred to another person.

CT Triangle Rewards money can be transferred to another person.

Moi points cannot be transferred to another Moi member.

PC Optimum points cannot be transferred to another member.

Another option is to create a group of up to 5 PC Optimum members, with each member’s points combined in the group account.

According to the program’s official terms and conditions, Scene+ points cannot be transferred to another person.

In fact, several readers have reported being able to transfer their Scene+ points to another person.

Call Scene+ Customer Service at 1-866-586-2805 and both account holders must be present.

VIA Préférence points can be transferred to a family member, spouse or friend free of charge. The minimum is 100 points and the maximum is 5,000 points per transaction.

Best Western points can easily be transferred to another person living at the same address.

Hilton Honors has a very convenient option to combine Hilton Honors points called Hilton Honors Points Pool. This is permitted between 11 people, such as friends, family members or a spouse.

A member may transfer a minimum of 1,000 points and a maximum of 500,000 points to this pool in any calendar year. A member can receive up to 2 million points in a calendar year.

An IHG One Rewards member may transfer points to another person. There may or may not be a charge, depending on the member’s hotel status.

Marriott Bonvoy members can redeem a maximum of 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per year. Read our article on How to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to another account.

Here are some conditions for the transfer:

• A member can receive up to 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per calendar year.
• You must transfer a minimum of 1,000 points
• Maximum of 6 transfer transactions per calendar year, with a maximum of 2 transfer transactions per month.

World of Hyatt points can be transferred (or received) between 2 people once every 30 days.

Sharing loyalty program points between members is a smart strategy for maximizing the benefits offered.

If your preferred program doesn’t allow you to transfer points to someone else, spend them as you wish. As long as you’re losing them, get yourself some gift cards, merchandise or an account credit!