Transfer Account to another country?
May 18, 2002, 10:33 am
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Transfer Account to another country?
I am thinking of requesting AE to transfer my US account to Hong Kong. Have any one have any experience regarding this? Will my MR points transfer with my account and adjust the points automatically? (The reason is I have checked that you get 1 MR point/US dollar in US and 1 MR point/HK dollar in HK but the exchange rate is 1 US=7.8 HK and if AE transfer my MR points will the MR points be multiply by 7.8?)
May 18, 2002, 6:42 pm
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This can be done very easily. Ive done this about 5 times over the past 7 years. You can get a US$ card in Hong Kong if you want, and then the MR transfer is 1 to 1. I dont know about transfering US based MR points to HK$ based points, though. I suggest you speak to Amex HK and ask them how they would credit your US based MR points if you decided to change your MR currency base.
May 19, 2002, 7:36 am
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I've done this before and had no problems transferring the MR points from the US to HK. I called customer service in HK and gave them my US MR account number and the points showed up in my HK MR account after a couple of weeks.
May 19, 2002, 8:24 am
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Miles8, what was the conversion rate they used for these MR points?
May 19, 2002, 11:51 am
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HK rate is usually 1 MR Point per 7/8 HKD.
American Express will invoice you anywhere in the world so it is not necessary to transfer account. I doubt you will see any real Mileage benefit for transfering to Hong Kong Account. However, having a US Amex account will assist you in establishing a credit rating in Hong Kong if Amex HKG opens a local account for you.
Dave - London,UK
American Express will invoice you anywhere in the world so it is not necessary to transfer account. I doubt you will see any real Mileage benefit for transfering to Hong Kong Account. However, having a US Amex account will assist you in establishing a credit rating in Hong Kong if Amex HKG opens a local account for you.
Dave - London,UK
May 21, 2002, 6:01 am
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Interesting topic, raising some more questions:
Has anyone transfered a European MR account to the US or Asia? At which rate?
A purpose would be the ability to transfer points to more non-European airlines...
Has anyone transfered a European MR account to the US or Asia? At which rate?
A purpose would be the ability to transfer points to more non-European airlines...