Transfer Membership Rewards to American Airlines?

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Mar 3, 2009, 12:29 pm

#16

Brobbel

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: NL

Programs: FB M&M AA Amex HH SPG and others

Posts: 1,929

Quote:

Originally Posted by ouzbt

Amex points for travel are fairly useless out of dallas with the AA monopoly. Any tricks to get them converted over?

http://webflyer.com/programs/mileage...rter/index.php

According this tool the best way is:
Path #1 Miles/Points
American Express Membership Rewards (US) converts to (starting) 10,000
Continental OnePass (at a ratio of 1:1) converts to 10,000
Amtrak Guest Rewards (at a ratio of 1:1) converts to 10,000
Choice Hotels Choice Privileges (at a ratio of 5000:15000) converts to 30,000
American AAdvantage (at a ratio of 5:1) Total: 6,000

where restrictions are for Amtrak.

The other path, through Starwood, gives less:

American Express Membership Rewards (US) converts to (starting) 10,000
Starwood Preferred Guest (at a ratio of 999:333) converts to 3,330
American AAdvantage (at a ratio of 1:1) Total: 2,500

Using the bonus when converting a block of 20,000 points will give you 3,250 miles for each 10,000 points.

Mar 3, 2009, 1:18 pm

#17

hiltonlondon2009

Join Date: Nov 2008

Programs: Too Many to Count

Posts: 510

Unless you really want them, I wouldn't convert MR to AA miles. It just isn't an attractive proposition

Mar 5, 2009, 7:43 am

#18

dkelly1110

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Hoboken, NJ

Programs: Amex Plat, SPG Gold, Hyatt Plat, HH Gold

Posts: 495

Quote:

Originally Posted by super-mileage-fan

Welcome to FT ouzbt! There are no good and legit ways to do this.

However,, AA is a OneWorld airline & you can transfer to some other OneWorld partners if you are seeking an AA ticket.

Try searching FT for threads on MR to AA for more.

Look in the Sticky at the top of this forum and read about converting MR to Mexicana.

Mar 7, 2009, 12:30 pm

#19

traveler18

Join Date: Sep 2005

Programs: CX Diamond, AA Gold, Bonvoy Platinum

Posts: 497

Also Starwood offers a 5,000-mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 Starpoints to miles

Mar 7, 2009, 10:25 pm

#20

ctownflyer

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: CLE

Programs: UA GS+LT UC, AA EXP+LT PLT, Fairmont LT PLT, Marriott PLT, Hilton DIA, Hyatt Glob, Avis CHM

Posts: 4,682

Try a trade on CC?

Mar 7, 2009, 11:53 pm

#21

Brobbel

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: NL

Programs: FB M&M AA Amex HH SPG and others

Posts: 1,929

Quote:

Originally Posted by traveler18

Also Starwood offers a 5,000-mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 Starpoints to miles

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brobbel

http://webflyer.com/programs/mileage...rter/index.php
The other path, through Starwood, gives less:

American Express Membership Rewards (US) converts to (starting) 10,000
Starwood Preferred Guest (at a ratio of 999:333) converts to 3,330
American AAdvantage (at a ratio of 1:1) Total: 2,500

Using the bonus when converting a block of 20,000 points will give you 3,250 miles for each 10,000 points.

So it is possible, but still a very bad deal.

Jul 8, 2009, 11:57 am

#22

zjfriedman

Join Date: Sep 2007

Posts: 136

What is the current AMEX > AA Miles converstion rate?

I couldn't find anything specific online, can you help me?

Jul 8, 2009, 12:25 pm

#23

ctownflyer

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: CLE

Programs: UA GS+LT UC, AA EXP+LT PLT, Fairmont LT PLT, Marriott PLT, Hilton DIA, Hyatt Glob, Avis CHM

Posts: 4,682

There is none.
Your best bet it to try trading AMEX points for DC points which can be converted to AA miles.

Jul 8, 2009, 1:03 pm

#24

mia

Moderator

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: Miami, Mpls & London

Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold

Posts: 48,976

American Airlines does not participate in Membership Rewards. All airlines are listed here...

http://www.membershiprewards.com/cat...lFreqFlyerProg

You may be able to redeem for travel on American Airlines by transferring to Mexicana, but you should not transfer until you are certain that the AA flights you want are available through Mexicana's program.