Originally Posted by
appfly
I am waiting for my AMEX EB card and will cancel my normal AMEX at the same time. Will my Rewards points be transfered to my EB account automatically with the 1/10 exchange rate or do I have to request it? Are they cancelled otherwise?
Anyone with experience?
They are two different currencies for two different cards!
Transfer your collection of Membership Rewards points to whatever program you want them in (like 10:1 to EuroBonus or 8:1 to HHonors) before cancelling your first card. If you don't do it yourself, I should hope that the AmEx people have the decency to ask you where you want your points when you call to cancel. Depending on your target program, you might want to "top up" your AmEx MR points to some nice, round, tranferable amount first. (If you have 126986 MR points, go and buy a cup of coffee or something to get 127000 -> 12700 EB points.)