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Tag: American Express Membership Rewards

With hundreds of posts about American Express Membership Rewards, it can be hard to know where to begin! This Complete Guide offers a good summary of information. The guide says…

In my opinion, transferable points programs, are the most valuable points to accumulate.  These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel.  Even better, points can be strategically transferred to airline and hotel programs when valuable awards are available.  If you’re at all interested in free travel or luxury travel with points & miles, then you need to understand the basics of each of these programs, including Amex Membership Rewards.

If you’d like to dive deeper, the posts below investigate the nuances of earning, managing, and transferring these Membership Rewards points more deeply.

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Buy miles via Amex Membership Rewards (only through 12/30/23)

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In general I don't recommend purchasing airline miles, even at a discount, but if you have an immediate need for miles for a high value award, it can make sense. If you have an Amex Membership Rewards card, you can buy miles indirectly at a cost of only 2.5 cents per mile (or less when transfer bonuses are in effect). The best airline programs for these indirect mileage purchases, in my opinion, are: ...
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[EXPIRED] Extra 1x at Walmart.com and other retailers

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There's a new offer out this morning to earn an extra Membership Rewards point per dollar at Walmart.com through 12/31/17. This would be in addition to your...
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(EXPIRED) [Targeted] 30% off some Amazon categories (up to $15)

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After adding something to my cart at Amazon last night, I saw the following advertisement under my cart, touting 30% off in "select new categories"...
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[Expired] 20% transfer bonus to Aeroplan from Membership Rewards [Targeted]

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Mommy Points is reporting what appears to be a targeted transfer bonus that looks pretty awesome if you've got it -- a 20% bonus when transferring...
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33% Transfer bonus to Hilton Honors

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Earlier this week, American Express began to offer a 33% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards points to Hilton Honors. At the normal ratio, you can...
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10K+ Membership Rewards with each of these new offers

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There are some strong new Amex Offers this morning and over the past couple of days -- including a couple for 10,000 points after...
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Holy availability! Transcon flat beds in Delta business for 18K points; Hawaii cheap, too

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  Update: This appears to be dead as availability suddenly changed from daily to nearly nonexistent and rates have increased to 35K or more on dates...
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[Expired] 20% off at Amazon w/ 1 point [Targeted, $50 max discount]

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In yet another promotion for using American Express Membership Rewards points to pay at Amazon, you can get 20% off your Amazon purchases when you...
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[Expired] 25K Membership Rewards with $1K cruise booking [Targeted]

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There's a great new Amex Offer out for 25,000 Membership Rewards points with a $1,000 or more cruise booking with Crystal Cruises. The Deal Spend $1,000+ on Crystal...
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[EXPIRED] 5.5x on groceries, 4x on gas & more extra point offers [Targeted]

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Amex has been adding offers to earn an extra 1x Membership Rewards points at a variety of stores through the end of this year....
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[Expired] 4X additional Membership Rewards for Gas [targeted]

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Update: Several readers have reported seeing this offer on Everyday and Everyday Preferred cards as well. An extra 4X on a card that already...
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[EXPIRED] More Amex 2X Merchants

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American Express has added merchants to the list of places where you can earn 2X Membership Rewards from now through December 31, 2017. You...
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1:1 transfers from Membership Rewards to Avios

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Update: After publishing this post, a representative reached out to confirm that this is indeed a change, not a promotion. See below for more...
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2X Membership Rewards points at Staples [Targeted]

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A new Amex Offer showed up on a couple of my cards today: 2X Membership Rewards at Staples.com (an extra 1 point per dollar) through...

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