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How to Transfer Membership Rewards

The Membership Rewards program is a loyalty rewards program from American Express that allows cardholders to earn points for using their credit card. Members earn one point per dollar spent. Points can be used to claim rewards such as free flights, merchandise, car rentals and hotel accommodations. The program offers a Transfer Points facility that allows members to transfer Membership Rewards points to their chosen airline's frequent flyer program or to a hotel's guest points program. The Membership Rewards account must be linked to the destination program prior to initiating the transfer.

American Express credit card
Membership Rewards account
Partner program account
Telephone
Computer
Internet access
Web browser

Instructions

Transfer Membership Rewards Points to your Airline
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  Go to the American Express Membership Rewards Airline Transfer page:
  
  http://www.membershiprewards.com/catalog/travel/NewPointsTransfer.aspx?intlink=TravelMRtab2011BasicTransferNow
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  Click on the "Airlines" tab to see the list of available airlines, if not already selected.
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  Click on the logo of the airline to which you want to transfer points.
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  Read all of the information on the airline's points transfer page before proceeding.
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  Follow the instructions and create an account in the airline's rewards program if you don't already have one.
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  Click on the "Link your <<name of airline>> account" link in order to link the two programs and facilitate the points transfer. You will need your membership numbers and credit card number for this step. You may also need to make telephone calls, if required. Follow the instructions on the page to ensure you properly link the accounts.
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  Call the airline, if necessary, to check seat availability.
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  Enter the number of points you wish to transfer.
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  Accept the terms and conditions.
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  Confirm the transfer.
Transfer Membership Rewards Points to a Guest Program
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  Call the hotel and find out if points are accepted for a booking.
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  Get a confirmation number for the room.
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  Go to the Hotels Transfer Points page:
  
  http://www.membershiprewards.com/catalog/travel/NewPointsTransfer.aspx?intlink=TravelMRtab2011BasicTransferNow
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  Click on the "Hotels" tab, if not already selected.
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  Click on the logo for your hotel program to take you to the transfer screen.
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  Follow the link to create a guest points account on the hotel's program, if necessary.
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  Follow the link to link your Membership Rewards account to your guest points account, if not already linked.
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  Enter the number of points you wish to transfer to the guest program.
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  Accept the terms and conditions.
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  Confirm the transfer.