Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners
All 22 Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners in our database — 18 airline and 4 hotel — with the ratio and typical transfer time for each, plus what we value a point at (1.5¢).
Ranked by math · Compensation never changes the order · Methodology
American Express Membership Rewards has one of the longer partner lists in our database, weighted toward airlines. Most transfers are 1:1, but several partners use a different ratio, so check the ratio column before moving points.
All Amex Membership Rewards partners
| Partner program | Type | Ratio | Transfer time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus AerClub | Airline | 1:1 | instant-48h |
| Aeromexico Rewards | Airline | 1:1.6 | instant-48h |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Airline | 1:1 | instant-48h |
| Air France-KLM Flying Blue | Airline | 1:1 | instant-48h |
| ANA Mileage Club | Airline | 1:1 | 2-4 business days |
| Avianca LifeMiles | Airline | 1:1 | instant-72h |
| British Airways Club | Airline | 1:1 | instant-48h |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Airline | 5:4 | 4-8h |
| Delta SkyMiles | Airline | 1:1 | instant |
| Emirates Skywards | Airline | 5:4 | instant |
| Etihad Guest | Airline | 1:1 | varies |
| Iberia Club | Airline | 1:1 | 12-24h |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | Airline | 5:4 | instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | Airline | 1:1 | instant-48h |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | Airline | 1:1 | 15-24h |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Airline | 1:1 | 12-24h |
| United MileagePlus | Airline | 1:1 | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | Airline | 1:1 | instant |
| Choice Privileges | Hotel | 1:1 | instant-48h |
| Hilton Honors | Hotel | 1:2 | instant-24h |
| Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club | Hotel | 4:1 | varies |
| Marriott Bonvoy | Hotel | 1:1 | 1-48h |
Ratio = Amex Membership Rewards points : partner points or miles. Partner list checked October 9, 2026.
Not 1:1: Aeromexico Rewards (1:1.6), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (5:4), Emirates Skywards (5:4), JetBlue TrueBlue (5:4), Hilton Honors (1:2) and Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club (4:1).
Cards that earn Amex Membership Rewards
- 1

American Express® Gold Card
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $325
- Overall score
- 80
- 4X Membership Rewards points at U.S. supermarkets (up to $25,000/year)
- 4X at restaurants (up to $50,000/year)
- 3X on flights through American ExpressTravel
Welcome offer: Earn up to 100,000 Membership Rewards Points after $6,000 spend in 6 months.
- 2

Business Gold Card
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $375
- Overall score
- 74
- 4X points on your top 2 eligible categories each month (advertising, electronics/software/cloud, gas, restaurants, transit, wireless), on the first $150,000 in combined purchases per year, then 1X. 3X on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com. 1X on everything else.
Welcome offer: AS HIGH AS 200,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $15,000 in purchases on your new Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer.
- 3

The Platinum Card® from American Express
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $895
- Overall score
- 71
- 5X points on flights booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel®, on up to $500,000 per calendar year
- 5X points booked at hotels on American Express Travel®
- 1X points on other purchases
Welcome offer: As high as 175,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $12,000 in purchases on your new Card within the first 6 months of Card Membership.
- 4

Blue Business® Plus Credit Card
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $0
- Overall score
- 69
- 2X Membership Rewards points on all purchases (up to $50k/year, then 1X)
Welcome offer: Earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your Card in your first 3 months of Card Membership.
- 5

Business Platinum Card®
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $895
- Overall score
- 65
- 5X points on Flights & Prepaid Hotels booked through American Express Travel including, Fine Hotels + Resorts® and the Hotel Collection
- 5X Membership Rewards® points on all flights booked on AmexTravel.com
- 2X points on eligible purchases in key business categories, or on single purchases of $5K or more. Purchases eligible for multiple additional point bonuses will only receive the highest eligible bonus. Earn 2X on up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year
Welcome offer: AS HIGH AS 300,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer.
- 6

American Express Green Card®
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $150
- Overall score
- 58
- 3X points on travel, including airfare, hotels, tours, campgrounds, car rentals, cruises, vacation rentals, and more
- 3X points on transit including trains, buses, ferries, subways, and more
- 3X points on dining at restaurants worldwide, including takeout and delivery in the US
Welcome offer: Earn 40,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $3,000 on eligible purchases on your American Express Green Card® within the first 6 months of Card Membership.
- 7

The Platinum Card® from American Express for Charles Schwab
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $895
- Overall score
- 57
- 5X Membership Rewards® points for flights booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel®, on up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year
- 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel®, including Fine Hotels + Resorts® and The Hotel Collection
- 1X point on all other purchases
Welcome offer: Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® points after spending $12,000 in purchases on your Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Charles Schwab in your first 6 months of Card Membership.
- 8

Business Green Rewards Card
American Express · American Express- Annual fee
- $95
- Overall score
- 50
- 2X points on prepaid flights and hotels booked on AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App
- 1X points on other eligible purchases
Welcome offer: Earn 25,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership.
Sorted by overall score. Card data checked October 9, 2026.
Canadian cards that earn Aeroplan
Air Canada’s own Aeroplan conversion page lists Amex Membership Rewards as a program whose points convert into Aeroplan at 1000:1000 (Aeroplan’s page, read October 7, 2026). Aeroplan is also the points currency of 13 Canadian credit cards, ranked on our Canadian site: best Aeroplan credit cards in Canada. Conversions are one-way and subject to the program’s own rules.
How this page is built
Partners, ratios and transfer times come from our transfer-partner table, checked against Amex Membership Rewards’s own partner list. Partners are listed by type and then alphabetically — this is a reference list, not a ranking. Cards are sorted by our overall score; partner (affiliate) links never change which cards appear or their order. Point value: our blended cents-per-point figure from /point-values/.
Card details come from our database, which is verified against each issuer’s own website; see our methodology, editorial policy and corrections policy.
Questions, answered from the data
How many transfer partners does Amex Membership Rewards have?
22 partner programs in our database: 18 airline and 4 hotel.
Which Amex Membership Rewards partners transfer 1:1?
Aer Lingus AerClub, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, ANA Mileage Club, Avianca LifeMiles, British Airways Club, Delta SkyMiles, Etihad Guest, Iberia Club, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and 4 more.
Which partners transfer at a different ratio?
Aeromexico Rewards (1:1.6), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (5:4), Emirates Skywards (5:4), JetBlue TrueBlue (5:4), Hilton Honors (1:2) and Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club (4:1).
Which Amex Membership Rewards transfers are instant or near-instant?
Listed as instant or near-instant: Aer Lingus AerClub, Aeromexico Rewards, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Avianca LifeMiles, British Airways Club, Delta SkyMiles, Emirates Skywards, JetBlue TrueBlue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Choice Privileges and 1 more. Times are typical, not guaranteed; never transfer until you have found the award space.
What is a Amex Membership Rewards point worth?
We value Amex Membership Rewards points at 1.5¢ each (our blended value, explained on the point values page).
Which cards earn Amex Membership Rewards?
In our database: American Express® Gold Card, Business Gold Card, The Platinum Card® from American Express, Blue Business® Plus Credit Card, Business Platinum Card®, American Express Green Card®, The Platinum Card® from American Express for Charles Schwab and Business Green Rewards Card.