AMEX Tutorial: How to Transfer American Express Membership Rewards Points

It is possible to transfer your American Express Membership Rewards points to certain popular loyalty programs.

This feature allows you to transfer your points to the most convenient program for you, free of charge.

As of January 2026, transfers to Flying Blue are at a 1:1 ratio, allowing you to accumulate miles faster for your award tickets.

Here are the four American Express Membership Rewards cards for consumers:

Here are the 3 American Express Membership Rewards cards for Small Business:

American Express Canada partners with 6 airline loyalty programs. Here’s a list of each, with transfer rate and duration:

American Express Canada partners with 2 hotel group loyalty programs. Here’s a list of each, with transfer rate and duration:

Discover step-by-step how to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to other loyalty programs.

First, you’ll need to log in to your American Express online account.

Click on “View and Redeem Points“.

You will then be taken to the Membership Rewards program page.

If you have multiple cards linked to the same American Express online account, make sure the correct Membership Rewards account is selected.

If applicable, click on”Switch Account” and choose the account from which you want to transfer.

Then, in the Use Points section, choose Transfer Points.

Then, you will first see the airline partners, followed by the hotel partners at the bottom of the page:

Then, the hotel partners:

You have two options:

• either you already have an account number with the loyalty program (Aeroplan, Marriott Bonvoy, etc.) = enter your membership number
• either you do not have an account and would like American Express to open one for you = option B

This is the option we prefer, as you have control over opening the account. You will immediately know your loyalty number and password.

You will need to add your existing account number to the transfer.

We strongly prefer option A: by letting American Express open a loyalty program account for you, you will often have to wait a few days.

If you want to go with this option, here are the steps:

Then, once your account has been added, you will be able to transfer your Membership Rewards in 3 steps:

To transfer your Membership Rewards points, you will need to indicate:

• The amount of Membership Rewards points to be transferred
• Security information related to one of your American Express cards (4 digits on the front + 3 digits CSC in the back)

A verification screen will display to show you:

• the number of Membership Rewards points transferred
• the number of points obtained for the partner loyalty program

Once the transfer is complete, you’ll see a confirmation screen with your new points balance.

To view a list of your Membership Rewards transfers, go to “Your Points Account” and click on “My Rewards”.

You will then see this summary.

Transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to partner programs such as Aeroplan, Flying Blue or Marriott Bonvoy is one of the best strategies for optimizing your rewards.

Thus, you can convert your Membership Rewards Points into flight tickets, hotel stays, or other rewards programs not available in Canada.

For Canadians, transfers to Flying Blue are now at a 1:1 ratio as of January 2026, allowing you to accumulate miles faster for your award tickets.

Pay particular attention to the transfer bonus promotions for Marriott Bonvoy, which usually occur twice a year.