Transfer Partner Hub — April 2026

American Express Membership Rewards Transfer Partners

Amex Membership Rewards has the deepest airline bench — 14 transfer partners including all three major alliances. MR points are especially strong for international business class, with ANA, Aeroplan, and Virgin Atlantic providing sweet spots unreachable from Chase or Capital One.

14 partnersOptimal value: 2 cppPortal baseline: 1 cpp

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|Points & Miles team|Updated April 2026

Airline partners (12)

Delta SkyMiles

SkyTeam · 1:1 ratio · 1.2 cpp

British Airways Executive Club (Avios)

oneworld · 1:1 ratio · 1.5 cpp

Air Canada Aeroplan

Star Alliance · 1:1 ratio · 1.7 cpp

Sweet spot: Transatlantic business

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

Star Alliance · 1:1 ratio · 1.6 cpp

ANA Mileage Club

Star Alliance · 1:1 ratio · 2.1 cpp

Sweet spot: Domestic Japan + transpacific

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

oneworld · 1:1 ratio · 1.4 cpp

Air France/KLM Flying Blue

SkyTeam · 1:1 ratio · 1.4 cpp

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

SkyTeam · 1:1 ratio · 1.5 cpp

Emirates Skywards

1:1 ratio · 1.3 cpp

Etihad Guest

1:1 ratio · 1.4 cpp

HawaiianMiles

1:1 ratio · 1.2 cpp

JetBlue TrueBlue

1:1 ratio · 1.3 cpp

Hotel partners (2)

Marriott Bonvoy

1:1 ratio · 0.7 cpp

Hilton Honors

1:1 ratio · 0.6 cpp

Sweet spot: 1 MR → 2 Hilton pts

Cards that earn Membership Rewards

American Express Gold Card$250 annual fee · American Express American Express Platinum$695 annual fee · American Express American Express Blue Business PlusNo annual fee · American Express American Express Blue Business Cash CardNo annual fee · American Express

Other transfer programs

Chase URFlagship flexibility; Hyatt is the crown jewel at ~2.3 cpp.Capital One1:1 to Turkish — best Star Alliance gateway in the market.Citi TYSame Turkish Airlines edge as Capital One; Qatar is exclusive.BiltOnly program to transfer to both Hyatt and American Airlines.