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 of the Amex program gives you the flexibility to transfer your points to another program that’s more convenient for you. What’s more, the transfer is free!

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 see first the airline partners and then at the bottom of the page the hotel partners:

Then, the hotel partners:

You have two options:

• or 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 because you have control over the account opening. You will immediately know your loyalty number and password.

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

We much prefer option A: by letting American Express open an account for you with the loyalty program, you’ll often have to wait a few days.

If you’d like 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.

You can convert your Membership Rewards points into airline tickets, hotel stays or other rewards programs not available in Canada.

Keep an eye out for the Marriott Bonvoy transfer bonus promotion, which usually arrives twice a year.