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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¢).

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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 programTypeRatioTransfer time
Aer Lingus AerClubAirline1:1instant-48h
Aeromexico RewardsAirline1:1.6instant-48h
Air Canada AeroplanAirline1:1instant-48h
Air France-KLM Flying BlueAirline1:1instant-48h
ANA Mileage ClubAirline1:12-4 business days
Avianca LifeMilesAirline1:1instant-72h
British Airways ClubAirline1:1instant-48h
Cathay Pacific Asia MilesAirline5:44-8h
Delta SkyMilesAirline1:1instant
Emirates SkywardsAirline5:4instant
Etihad GuestAirline1:1varies
Iberia ClubAirline1:112-24h
JetBlue TrueBlueAirline5:4instant
Qantas Frequent FlyerAirline1:1instant-48h
Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAirline1:115-24h
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyerAirline1:112-24h
United MileagePlusAirline1:1—
Virgin Atlantic Flying ClubAirline1:1instant
Choice PrivilegesHotel1:1instant-48h
Hilton HonorsHotel1:2instant-24h
Leading Hotels of the World Leaders ClubHotel4:1varies
Marriott BonvoyHotel1:11-48h

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. 1
    American Express® Gold Card

    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. 2
    Business Gold Card

    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. 3
    The Platinum Card® from American Express

    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. 4
    Blue Business® Plus Credit Card

    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. 5
    Business Platinum Card®

    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. 6
    American Express Green Card®

    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. 7
    The Platinum Card® from American Express for Charles Schwab

    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. 8
    Business Green Rewards Card

    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.